Is Class Discrimination Common Among Filipinos?

[uls]

Maaaybe. That or it's because I have my wife's nephew with me and he's better dressed than I am.

Jun don't get mad ha

it's like this

your wife is a typical brown-skinned pinay right? (in other words she's native-looking)

and you're a light-skinned, hispanic-looking guy

so people are always wondering "you're the husband????"

"how did she get guy like you?" or "why did you end up with her?"

people are thinking "you could have done way better considering your looks"

you're a curiosity

[kagalingan]

nung sa ortigas pa ko nagwork pag weekdays at naka business attire ako abot tenga ngumiti yung mga nagbebenta ng condo habang iniaabot yung flyer nila.

pero pag weekends di nako pinapansin nakashorts lang kasi ako eh.

Ito post ko hindi sayo pero i just want to talk about this.

A good profiler eh alam kung may kwarta or waley.

Kaya madami biglang yaman eh hindi pa rin pinapansin kasi hindi mawala yung kinalakihan. You can wear signature clothes, body accessories, cars. Pero waley talaga dating.

Kahit mag-effort pa to present yourself part of the elite if hindi ka ganun nung bata eh wag na lang. It will look force. Ang dami dito sa pinas. Masyado "stiffypilit." Inhale exhale naman.

Good Example: watch yung recent series sa isang nba player. Yung scene ni george paul and d-wade drinking wine. Ang sagwa.

[uls]

wala naman problema sa skinhead


people don't look at only 1 single thing people to draw conclusion kung ano socio-economic status mo

it's skin tone, skin quality, teeth, nails, the way you talk, the way you move, what you're wearing etc

[uls]

Ito post ko hindi sayo pero i just want to talk about this.

A good profiler eh alam kung may kwarta or waley.

Kaya madami biglang yaman eh hindi pa rin pinapansin kasi hindi mawala yung kinalakihan. You can wear signature clothes, body accessories, cars. Pero waley talaga dating.

Kahit mag-effort pa to present yourself part of the elite eh if hindi ka ganun nung bata eh wag na lang. It will look force.

yes the newly rich dala parin nila ung "gaspang" ng kinalakihan nila

it takes at least a generation for that to fade

if the newly rich send their kids to top private schools magiging refined mga yan pag laki

[kagalingan]

uls,

Ang hindi ko pa gusto once umasenso lang ayaw na turuan magtagelog yung anak. My gawd !!!!! Hindi natural. Tayo lang ang third world country na ganito. Kinahihiya ang native language. Minsan pabulol-bulol para kunyari hindi sanay laking international.

Sabi nga "ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinangalingan eh hindi makakarating sa paruruonan." (magiging alipin ka lang ng bagay na inaasam mo na hindi naman ikaw) You will look like a slave trying to please everyone.

Later magkwento ako about the filipino-chinese nung 1980s bakit bilib ako sa kanila. And why are they reaping the benefits now.

[dreamur]

Kags, can you share the discrimination against the syanong bisaya?

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[Jun aka Pekto]

Jun don't get mad ha

it's like this

your wife is a typical brown-skinned pinay right? (in other words she's native-looking)

and you're a light-skinned, hispanic-looking guy

so people are always wondering "you're the husband????"

"how did she get guy like you?" or "why did you end up with her?"

people are thinking "you could have done way better considering your looks"

you're a curiosity

I get dark too because I'm an outdoor type of guy. My skin has a brown hue and not just a tan. However, I revert back to my normal skin tone once the weather cools down.

My wife wasn't always dark. She has a high degree of Chinese ancestry. Younger photos of her showed her having a light complexion (unlike her brother who was always dark complexioned). But, once she reached working age, she spent a lot of time outdoors managing her family real estate properties and she got darker. She was light-complexioned back when we lived in New York because of the cool climate. Of course, she got darker once more when we moved back here in Arizona.

Anyway, when got married, I considered myself the lucky one and....too bad for her.

[ninjababez]

Filipinos don’t even speak their native tongue in their own country, like me now in this forum.
Pero, tagalog ako makipagusap. I have a British surname & my roots in RP go back in the Spanish occupation. I am mestizo looking, but I’d rather speak tagalog & I am very nationalistic.

sakin sagwa, may tagalog ako na di masabi; meron naman sa english hirap. ang bagsak ko taglish minsan.
pero naisip ko, yun ang madali para sakin; at naiintindihan naman ng mga tao sa forums.

[dr. d]

sakin sagwa, may tagalog ako na di masabi; meron naman sa english hirap. ang bagsak ko taglish minsan.
pero naisip ko, yun ang madali para sakin; at naiintindihan naman ng mga tao sa forums.

well, 'tis common knowledge,
many chinese kids cry in frustration, because of their chinese class.
and many filipinos have filipino as among their lowest marks in school.
when we were young, speaking filipino within the confines of the school, was forbidden and came with a penalty. the only time filipino was allowed, was in filipino class.
times have changed.

[forceG]

well, 'tis common knowledge,
many chinese kids cry in frustration, because of their chinese class.
and many filipinos have filipino as among their lowest marks in school.
when we were young, speaking filipino within the confines of the school, was forbidden and came with a penalty. the only time filipino was allowed, was in filipino class.
times have changed.

My daughter is in IS, naging frustration din namin ni wifey na baloktok tongue ni daughter speaking our dialect and she cant express herself using it kaya always English na lang sya.. ngaun naman shes taking Chinese and Japanese..


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[dr. d]

My daughter is in IS, naging frustration din namin ni wifey na baloktok tongue ni daughter speaking our dialect and she cant express herself using it kaya always English na lang sya.. ngaun naman shes taking Chinese and Japanese..


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it's always nice to know another, non-native language.

[Jun aka Pekto]

well, 'tis common knowledge,
many chinese kids cry in frustration, because of their chinese class.
and many filipinos have filipino as among their lowest marks in school.
when we were young, speaking filipino within the confines of the school, was forbidden and came with a penalty. the only time filipino was allowed, was in filipino class.
times have changed.

Really? I went to school there and everyone spoke Tagalog. The exceptions were me and others who came from abroad....and there were quite a few of us. I learned some Tagalog like I learned Spanish. I was able to speak words and phrases. But, it's not the same as speaking the language I think in because I always thought in English. While I was there, I spoke Filipino in words and maybe a few phrases. But, never in a full-blown conversation. You know, words like Para! when I want to get off a jeepney. But, I was the quiet type while I was there.

My friends and teammates were no help. They just kept teaching me Tagalog words for body parts and I remember them to this day. The rest I dumped when I returned here.

[mbb144]

Yes it is! Sa hospital, kapag alam nila na mayaman grabeh ang accommodation, parang hari o rayna. Pero pag puno ka ng uling, snub ang aabotin mo. Minsan nga may napapatay dahil pinabayaan kasi walang pera.

[dr. d]

Really? I went to school there and everyone spoke Tagalog. The exceptions were me and others who came from abroad....and there were quite a few of us. I learned some Tagalog like I learned Spanish. I was able to speak words and phrases. But, it's not the same as speaking the language I think in because I always thought in English. While I was there, I spoke Filipino in words and maybe a few phrases. But, never in a full-blown conversation. You know, words like Para! when I want to get off a jeepney. But, I was the quiet type while I was there.

My friends and teammates were no help. They just kept teaching me Tagalog words for body parts and I remember them to this day. The rest I dumped when I returned here.

my school back then, was strongly influenced, if not controlled, by iberian furriners. at that time, it was still predominantly american cars on the road. toyota was still being introduced.
nationalism was still in its infancy. asian development bank was still non-existent.

even today, "i dream in english".
heh heh.

[bloowolf]

Sorry, this is OT, but since we are talking about English & Tagalog languages.... imagine yourself as a foreigner in an elevator and hear a Pinoy ask the operator “Miss, bababa ba?”
“Bababa ka ba?
Operator: opo, bababa.
Tagalog is a funny language.

[Jun aka Pekto]

my school back then, was strongly influenced, if not controlled, by iberian furriners. at that time, it was still predominantly american cars on the road. toyota was still being introduced.
nationalism was still in its infancy. asian development bank was still non-existent.

even today, "i dream in english".
heh heh.

I was here during Marcos' time as a dictator. He was pretty nationalistic (in his own way). I mean, I recall having to stand with a formation of all the students in front of the PH flag singing something. I had no idea what we sang. But, the whole thing reminded me of the Cold War commie propaganda videos. I remember thinking, "What the hell am I doing here?"

Imagine me there and the week prior when I was in a US school. Culture shock, for sure. ;)