The Filipino Traits Flashcards
The Filipinos considers his family
better to the achievement of personal happiness and wellbeing. For a Filipino the family is a support system that provides
them and the other family members not only with financial but
also emotional security in trouble and stressful times.
Family centered people:
Filipinos believe that there is a god
governing the world and the destiny of its people as a
consequence of this philosophy, we have become stoic and
brave in the face of problematic circumstances.
Highly spiritual people:
It means self-esteem or self-love. Because of this
trait, a Filipino refuse to swallow his pride. For instance, when
insulted by a friend, you can expect Filipino not to accept any
help offered to him by that friend who insulted him
Amor-propio:
This trait is very important to a Filipino.
is ease in getting along with our fellows for the purpose of
maintaining good and harmonious relationships both within and
outside our homes
Pakikisama
For Filipinos, is the ardent desire to be a
person in our own right. It is manifested to get a good education, earn modest income, and improve our economic
status
Pagsasarili
The Filipino avoids personal
affront or the feeling of hiya. Hiya is a feeling of anxiety, fear of being exposed, and fear of abandonment.
Sensitivity to personal affront: T
we are generally clean people; they try to maintain the cleanliness of their homes and surroundings. They have the
tendency to disregard rules on cleanliness when we visit public
places.
Cleanliness
they receive their visitors warmly and make them feel that they are in their own home. They offer them the best
of what we have and make them feel comfortable while they
are with us.
Hospitality:
Filipinos are generally fatalitic. They believe that what happens to us is due to their fate or destiny. This fatalistic
outlook in life is often manifested in our expression Bahala na.
Fatalism:
the Filipino is also individualistic. It seems not to be concerned with the welfare of others
Individualism:
they are also highly religionalistic people. They
tend to be loyal to the region where we belong. This religionalistic attitude is very much prevalent during election
time
Regionalism