Is Class Discrimination Common Among Filipinos?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I'd say it is although I personally never experienced it during my visit last year. I wore cheap Wal-Mart shorts, t-shirt, and shoes. No watch and no phone although I always had my laptop backpack with me.

Good thing too. I have my mom's temper. If someone decided to look down on me (eg downright rude), I would've slapped down that person hard.

I also didn't have issues at airports or coming back to the US. Oh well. I probably didn't look like the typical Filipino, anyway. Even here in the US, most Pinoys think I'm Hispanic or something.

In a couple of (Fil-Am) parties, the guests stopped talking when I showed up. They stared and started whispering among themselves. One Filipina even remarked out loud to my wife that she didn't know her hubby was Mexican. Then after my wife explained everything, they all smiled and said welcome.

At the other party, they mistook me for Puerto Rican.