Lesson 5 Flashcards
Most popular qualities of Filipinos
Hospitality
Observed by people of all ages. Children respect elders by saying po and opo
Respect
Filipinos tend to keep families intact through the generations.
Strong family ties and religions
Filipinos are generous people, we always share with those around us.
Generosity and Helpfulness
Filipinos are hardworking people to the point that we are willing to work almost the whole day just to feed our families.
Strong work ethic
Filipinos being the most loving people in the world.
Love and caring
Maintain tight relationship with their family regardless if the children are old enough and have families of their own
Close family ties
Going out of our way to help others
Self sacrifice
Spirit of communal unity and cooperation
Bayanihan
Positive Filipino Traits
- Hospitality
- Respect
- Strong family ties
- Generosity and helpfulness
- Strong work ethic
- Love and Caring
- Close family ties
- Self sacrifice
- Bayanihan
An attitude of “what goes around, comes around” or “come what may”. The tendency yo surrender our future to fate.
Fatalism
Prevalent in politics where people tend to push each other down to clear the way for their own gain
Crab Mentality
Leaving everything to God’s hand.
Bahala Na Attitude
Lack of patriotism and the attitude where Filipino favor foreign products than their own.
Colonial Mentality
Means procrastination. Derived from a longer Filipino phrase called “Mamaya na”. It is a poor habit of laziness that results in heavier workloads.
Mañana Habit
Nigas means flame and kugon means Cugon grass that easily burns ot after it is lit. Refers to the attitude of eagerly starting things but quickly losing eagerness soon after experiencing difficulty.
Nigas Kugon
Arriving late at commitments.
Filipino Time
Negative Filipino traits
- Fatalism
- Crab Mentality
- Bahala na Attitude
- Colonial Mentality
- Mañana Habit
- Ningas Kugon
- Filipino Time
Cultural Concepts of Filipinos
- Pamamanhikan
- Harana
- Mano/ Mano po
- Padre de Pamilya
Is the filipino tradition of a man and his family visiting his bride’s family in order to ask for her hand in marriage. The word literally means to climb the stairs of the house.
Pamamanhikan
Traditional form of courtship in the PH wherein men introduced themselves wooed women by singing underneath her window at night. Nocturnal in practice.
Harana
Common gesture to greet and means bless. Performed as a sign of respect towards elders and as a way of accepting blessing from elders.
Mano/Mano po
Also known as head of the family, householder, family man
Padre de Pamilya
