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routofpretty · 7 years ago

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1. i went to to Liliw, Laguna a few months ago with a fren when summer started and it's v pretty. also linggayen, pangasinan where my brother lives.

2. we don't rly travel and I'm not that fond of it for some reason but I'd love to go to other countries and explore the philppines more too

3. we're a fucking archipelago we got a l l the sea

4. sinigang definitely or tinola or homba (but idk if that's purely filipino my mom makes it and I love it)

5. I don't rly listen to opm but I'm partial to Up Dharma Down

6. jfc Hayaan Mo Sila by Ex Battalion - I stg if I have to hear oNE MORE TIME

7. gago (it's basically akin to like stupid or idiot but also one of the things me and friends call each other a lot because it's true anyway), libre (free - because it's.... who doesn't like free), pusa (cat - just because I like cats)

8. I'm not actually filipino by blood??? my mom is full chinese and my dad is full spanish so a lot of people think I'm some european person

9. I'd love to go to indonesia and singapore

10. ... I curse a lot... but my personal favorite is putangina (motherfcuker/sonofabitxh), and tanga (stupid)

11. I don't rly know any???? (I probably should tbh)

12. they're fine but things always get lost in translation, as with all things. and some things don't go as well when they're translated

13. omg that's a long list. I wasn't raised with them because my fam is kinda religious but imma drop my stupid favorites: if you have a pimple you're in love, if you jump at midnight on new years eve you'll get taller, and if you step on a nuno (I'm not sure about the translation its like a nest near a tree ???????) you have to say excuse me and apologize or else bad shit gonna happen

14. not rly. indie films are actually much better than mainstream media here because (especially local tv) it has a lot of cliche plot points and twists and shitty props and effects

15. softdrinks = coke, toothpaste = colgate, hot chocolate = milo

16. that we're uneducated. it's true the education system kinda sucks but as a country we're very americanized and so we mimic a lot of shit happening there (thankfully not all the shit). and the government is also definitely corrupt.

17. y e s. it's just that when we were studying Philippine history in class our teacher sucked do I did not enjoy it at all but our history is amazing and badass

18. of course. English was my first language but when I started school I learned filipino and boom here I am now constantly surprising people I've just met because 'nagtatagalog ka pala???" (you speak filipino????)

19. yas. my favorite is the sun (on the flag) because it's literally the original eight provinces that stood up for our freedom and das cool

20. Basketball. definitely

21. our president (jkdontkillme) and all the corrupt officials (so basically our entire government)

22. that we're stubborn and will fight for what is right and that if we feel oppressed we protest and that we toppled a dictator without bloodshed. but I'm ashamed of our racism. of our prejudice. of our hypocrisy.

23. tanduay. jk idk. probably beer, either red horse or San Mig

24. we joke about ourselves a lot tbh

25. not rly. but there are times when I wish we had access to certain technologies and stuff that's only available in the west

26. not rly???? like I don't rly see us much but like in all things not white, hollywood could use some tips

27. none tbh. I'm not rly into local showbiz

28. yaaas. the only one I can name is the underground river in palawan it's v pretty. the mountain we were at in Liliw was amazing too but I never got to learn the name

29. mostly just the online north vs south stuff. that south peeps always adjust for north peeps

30. I'm not filipino by blood???? so??? like????? my whole family??????

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given how Americanized this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.

1. favourite place in your country?

2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?

3. does your country have access to sea?

4. favourite dish specific for your country?

5. favourite song in your native language?

6. most hated song in your native language?

7. three words from your native language that you like the most?

8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?

9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

11. favourite native writer/poet?

12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?

17. are you interested in your country’s history?

18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?

19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?

20. which sport is The Sport in your country?

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?

27. favourite national celebrity?

28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?

29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?

30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?

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