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Mark of true Filipinos are very culturally orientated and traditional. During the colonial period many centuries ago, traditions and traits are formed which are being pass on to generations to generations. Some of which are evolving and new ones are being created due to changes happening in the society. These comprises of traits, vocabulary, things and foods.

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Created by: paul01234

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This is also known as crabs in the bucket, which is a metaphor describing a crab escaping from a pot. So, instead of letting one crab escape, they pull down each other in order to prevent anyone ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

A tagalog term meaning funeral wake. The lament of a dead person is usually within a week or two before the burial ceremony or even longer depending on the family's decision. This usually took ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

It is a simple way of showing respect to anyone. These words are uttered during simple conversations or discussions. It is usually said to a person older than you, an elderly, boss, or other people ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

This is one of the many bad habits of a Filipino. It is a simple term for "late habit." This definitely describes that Filipinos are fund of being late in cases like appointments or a simple task. ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

This is a short term for refrigerator, which is a box-type machinery to cool foods and beverages and also to preserve freshness of meat and vegetables. So, if a Filipino says "ref" he implies it is ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

The correct term for saying the electric power is off should be black-out. Instead of saying black-out, a Filipino would say brown-out.

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

If someone says "comfort room" in the Philippines, it means the bathroom. A simple Filipino bathroom comprises of a faucet (water source) and basin (small or large pale) with tabo (dipper/shower ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

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