Lesson 5

Question 1

Most popular qualities of Filipinos

Answer 1

Hospitality

Question 2

Observed by people of all ages. Children respect elders by saying po and opo

Answer 2

Respect

Question 3

Filipinos tend to keep families intact through the generations.

Answer 3

Strong family ties and religions

Question 4

Filipinos are generous people, we always share with those around us.

Answer 4

Generosity and Helpfulness

Question 5

Filipinos are hardworking people to the point that we are willing to work almost the whole day just to feed our families.

Answer 5

Strong work ethic

Question 6

Filipinos being the most loving people in the world.

Answer 6

Love and caring

Question 7

Maintain tight relationship with their family regardless if the children are old enough and have families of their own

Answer 7

Close family ties

Question 8

Going out of our way to help others

Answer 8

Self sacrifice

Question 9

Spirit of communal unity and cooperation

Answer 9

Bayanihan

Question 10

Positive Filipino Traits

Answer 10

• Hospitality
• Respect
• Strong family ties
• Generosity and helpfulness
• Strong work ethic
• Love and Caring
• Close family ties
• Self sacrifice
• Bayanihan

Question 11

An attitude of “what goes around, comes around” or “come what may”. The tendency yo surrender our future to fate.

Answer 11

Fatalism

Question 12

Prevalent in politics where people tend to push each other down to clear the way for their own gain

Answer 12

Crab Mentality

Question 13

Leaving everything to God’s hand.

Answer 13

Bahala Na Attitude

Question 14

Lack of patriotism and the attitude where Filipino favor foreign products than their own.

Answer 14

Colonial Mentality

Question 15

Means procrastination. Derived from a longer Filipino phrase called “Mamaya na”. It is a poor habit of laziness that results in heavier workloads.

Answer 15

Mañana Habit

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

Nigas Kugon

Question 17

Arriving late at commitments.

Answer 17

Filipino Time

Question 18

Negative Filipino traits

Answer 18

• Fatalism
• Crab Mentality
• Bahala na Attitude
• Colonial Mentality
• Mañana Habit
• Ningas Kugon
• Filipino Time

Question 19

Cultural Concepts of Filipinos

Answer 19

• Pamamanhikan
• Harana
• Mano/ Mano po
• Padre de Pamilya

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

Pamamanhikan

Question 21

Traditional form of courtship in the PH wherein men introduced themselves wooed women by singing underneath her window at night. Nocturnal in practice.

Answer 21

Harana

Question 22

Common gesture to greet and means bless. Performed as a sign of respect towards elders and as a way of accepting blessing from elders.

Answer 22

Mano/Mano po

Question 23

Also known as head of the family, householder, family man

Answer 23

Padre de Pamilya