Is Class Discrimination Common Among Filipinos?

**jut703** · October 29th, 2014 02:23 PM

It happens anywhere. Moreso perhaps in places with huge income inequality such as the Philippines.

It's naive to think that in places such as malls or other establishments that are after a sale, people will give equal attention to the guy who looks like a squatter and the guy who looks like he can actually afford to buy.

However, salesmen should learn to recognize that a lot of rich people often aren't flaunty with what they where, yet for some reason one can still distinguish that they're well-off compared to an actual pauper wearing the same kind of attire (say, shirt and shorts with sneakers). It's in the way they carry themselves, the way they talk, and of course the way they look.

Fair-skinned folks have a huge advantage in perception over those who are kayumanggi. That won't go away soon. Also those with smooth complexion - even if they aren't mestizo, they still set themselves apart from your kanto tambay. On the flipside, some people (social climbers) often overdo it and it's noticeable too.

Ganun talaga, so best to always dress appropriately.

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**_Cathy_** · October 29th, 2014 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

It happens anywhere. Moreso perhaps in places with huge income inequality such as the Philippines.

Yes I agree. But I was appalled to witness such blatant display of discrimination in a professional setting

**safeorigin** · October 29th, 2014 02:37 PM

my mother and I were shopping once for her macbook pro as her birthday gift. I went in first to the shop while she bought stuff at the pharmacy. the store clerks were looking weird at me, probably because they think I'm the "probinsyano/holdaper" type of guy and thought I couldn't afford one. They couldn't say it outright but I could tell they wanted me to leave. LOL

**vinj** · October 29th, 2014 02:38 PM

It's alive and kicking.

**cast_no_shadow** · October 29th, 2014 02:58 PM

who hasn't?

**bloowolf** · October 29th, 2014 03:11 PM

Reminds me of an incident at the Manila Polo Club a few years back. There is this club member, meno, di gwapo, oily skin, may butas mukha. He is fond of wearing white roudneck t-shirts, kadalasan yungbigay lang ng suppliers. Once, umupo sa Sports lounge parang kumain. Nilapitan nung waiter at sinabihan "excuse me po, bawal po driver dito" :-0

**monty_GTV** · October 29th, 2014 03:15 PM

common na yan among pinoys, dito lang sa forum mamatahin ka dahil probinsiyano ka. sa mga construction companies naman sa mideast, yung kategorya ng manpower ay between Expats and TCN's o third country national

**jut703** · October 29th, 2014 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by bloowolf

Reminds me of an incident at the Manila Polo Club a few years back. There is this club member, meno, di gwapo, oily skin, may butas mukha. He is fond of wearing white roudneck t-shirts, kadalasan yungbigay lang ng suppliers. Once, umupo sa Sports lounge parang kumain. Nilapitan nung waiter at sinabihan "excuse me po, bawal po driver dito" :-0

Naisip ko lang, in cases like these, eh mukha naman talaga siyang driver, so the waiter couldn't have been able to tell that he was a millionaire.

He was probably just carrying out his directive to keep the place exclusive to guests. The guy looks like a driver so he assumed he was a driver.

Money doesn't automatically improve your image unless you spend on yourself. If they don't care about image then they shouldn't get offended when people mistake them for drivers.

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