OK, in yesterday’s column, I discussed the worst things that I had experienced while living in the Philippines. I like today’s topic more, though – the best things I have experienced here. I would say that the good outweighs the bad by an immense amount, it’s not even a close contest. If that wasn’t the […]
Are Filipinos liars?
No, Filipinos are not liars in general. Of course there are people who are liars in every race, but from what I can see, Filipinos have no more greater degree of liars than any other race. Why do I even ask? Well, I hear a lot of foreigners, tell me that they think Filipinos are […]
Big Impact
It’s been almost a year since I first met Bebe Metillo. I was introduced to Bebe by a reader of this column too, a young lady named Shannon. I had mentioned in a column last year that I was looking for a good language teacher, because I wanted to learn to speak Bisaya. Shannon contacted […]
Is dual citizenship the wave of the future?
Today, I was reading a very interesting article in the Palm Beach Post online edition, entitled “With U.S. in slump, dual citizenship in EU countries attracts Americans.” The article was basically about the fact that a recent trend in the USA is that Americans are seeking dual citizenship from European countries where their parents or […]
Living out
I am considering doing something a little bit different. I am thinking about “living out.” What’s that? Well, I’ll explain it in this column. As anybody who reads this column regularly knows, I have been studying Bisaya (the local langauge where I live) for some time now. I started studying in August 2007. I am […]
What is the national language of the Philippines?
Over the years, I have heard some talk among other foreigners about language and the Philippines. There is some minor misunderstanding among many foreigners when it comes to language. Most foreigners decide not to try to learn any local language when they move here, while others struggle with the question of which language to learn. […]