Stereotypes associated with Philippines

Answer 1

Con

Filipinos...

- have the Mañana habit (or are always late).

- eat dogs. (Though may be frequently done in the province, they would not be considered a Philippine delicacy)

-are treated as second - class citizens by the Chinese

-live in a third world country and very poor.

-are often nurses, mail-order brides, (illegal) immigrants, a singer in some lounge band or a prostitute when working abroad with husband and children back home to support.

-cheap and frugal

- have colonial mentality: preferring white skin over dark skin

-love to gossip (aka "tsismis")

Pros

Filipinos...

-are very optimistic.

-are family oriented and respectful to elders.

-are decent English speakers and very literate.

-are hospitable (especially to foreigners.)

-are crazy, unstoppable fighters and very hardworking. We did kill Magellan.

-are talented singers (or at least loves to do Karaoke.)

-have beautiful women

Other Mannerisms/Practices/Features

Filipinos...

-Mispronounce words especially the f's, p's, v's and b's

-always have rice in meals.

-are brown or dark skinned and have a flat nose.

- predominantly Catholic (although many in the south are Muslim)

-would say "Psst!" and "Hoy!" to get a person's attention, their form of "Excuse me"

- don't like "outside dirt" inside the home. So they don't remove their outside shoes and use slippers inside the household

-like "rose gardens and orchids" ,"oriental" furniture, with the "plastic" covers, and "plastic rug runners".

-eat with their "hands".

-tend to work in accounting, as physicians or nurses, or electrical engineering. Filipino parents tend to push "math and science" majors in college.

-loves Basketball and Pacman when it comes to sports

Answer 2

Filipinos think of Americans as fat and happy people, obese people, no culture people, showoffs who thinks their rich with lots of cars and lots of money, and just loves to eat inside fast food restaurants. They have no discipline, too liberated, too much of this freedom of speech rule which causes parent's offspring to grow up with no respect, and allowed to talk back to parents which results in rebellion. Most Filipinos even think that Americans are (swingers) who doesn't last long in relationship due to liberated sex with multiple partners and high numbers of divorces out of all countries worldwide.

Answer 3

That they know Spanish and that they work in hospital custodial positions are stereotypes of Filipinos. In reality, many Filipinos do not rely upon Spanish other than as a research language regarding their archipelago's history while many others indeed may work in hospitals, but as doctors and nurses.

Answer 4

Some stereotypes associated with the Philippines include being good at singing and dancing, being hospitable and welcoming, having a strong sense of family values, and excelling in professions such as nursing and caregiving. It's important to recognize that stereotypes do not represent all individuals from the Philippines and can be limiting and inaccurate.