protein_gusher Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 we always hear others (foreigners specially) praise us filipinos for being a very welcoming and hospitable people. truly, we go out of our way to make sure our guests are comfortable, we show them our best behavior, treat them to the best food, the best room in the house, etc. etc. --- we all know the drill. but i got to thinking: are we hospitable because we feel inferior? is hospitality the result of a difference in social rank? do we treat others whom we feel beneath us the same way? example: if the family of your katulong came to spend the night, would you give them the guest room? note that in countries like france and australia, they're not as hospitable as we are. is it because the french and the australians feel superior to us? what do u think? Quote Link to comment
protein_gusher Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 so u would give the guest room to your maids family if they come for a visit? on christmas time, when all these cultural minorities come to the metro and knock on your door you would open your gates and serve the best meal you have in the house? thats what hospitality means, right? Quote Link to comment
Defiant Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Not really... I think it's because Filipinos like to give the best they can offer to guests, either at par with us or higher... We sorta have a showy nature of proving who has the best... And our pride is a part of it also. Syempre sa katulong hindi... May pagkamataas ang ugali ng pinoy eh. Quote Link to comment
kenshin11 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) Compare to all other nationalities, Filipino are most hospitable. I guess it is more of a cultural heritage, values instilled to them. People who are eating, regardless of the expensive or very cheap good they are eating, they will always offer a stranger food. No way that this is due to inferiority complex. Keep it up. Edited June 12, 2008 by kenshin11 Quote Link to comment
LYCHEE Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 historically the pinoys have been hospitable to all foreign visitors (esp. the spanish colonizers)...but if you mess up & abuse that hospitality, you'll end up like magellan. :upside: Quote Link to comment
jetlag143 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 it's in our culture Quote Link to comment
Peitho Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I don't think so. We just want to boast, that's all. Let them use the nicest china, the newest blankets, the best tasting food they'll come across, etc. etc. Quote Link to comment
Touching_drip Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I still reckon espanyol lang ang may pakana nyan para sa kanilang kapakanan nung unang panahon. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Or Private Daniel Smith ..but if you mess up & abuse that hospitality, you'll end up like magellan. :upside: Quote Link to comment
gadalej Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I don't think so. We just want to boast, that's all. Let them use the nicest china, the newest blankets, the best tasting food they'll come across, etc. etc. i think this hits a spot. i agree mahilig tayo magpabida. that' also the reason why we react the way we do when we feel slighted, when our hospitality is abused. its an affront to our ego. Quote Link to comment
makeoutwithme Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I don't think so. We just want to boast, that's all. Let them use the nicest china, the newest blankets, the best tasting food they'll come across, etc. etc. :thumbsupsmiley: tama! sometimes its ok to treat them and all but i dont think its coolbending backwards just to please them. Quote Link to comment
JDC5 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Those are the things I miss about Philippines is the hospitality me being a british born filipino there is a big differents on how Europeans act compare to Filipinos im not just talking about UK but europe as a whole. So it's always a pleasure for me to go to the Philippines. Quote Link to comment
mc_darklight Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 we're born to be hospitably but unfortunately we're born with crab mentality also.... Quote Link to comment
jun dela cruz Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 the longing to be accepted sooner by the superior race is the reason why most pinoys are hospitable...the moment the visitor feels comfortable with the host, the host may now brag "kaibigan ko yan" Quote Link to comment
MRROUGHSEX Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I think Filipinos are hospitable because we are. It is a good trait to keep and be proud of. Quote Link to comment
protein_gusher Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 I think Filipinos are hospitable because we are. It is a good trait to keep and be proud of. my original question delves into the real or hidden reason why we are hospitable. whether we realize it or not, i think that we are hospitable because we feel inferior. races that feel superior to others are rarely hospitable people. maybe the next time we are feeling hospitable (specially in the case of foreigners) we can pause a moment and ask ourselves: "am i treating this person/s well because i feel/am inferior to them?" would you treat them the same if they were your brown kababayans whom you feel are beneath you? strip away all the pretense and go deep down into your real feelings. Quote Link to comment
einnad Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 this inherent quality of us pinoys makes us boast about our heritage handed to us by our forefathers. I think that more than the feeling of inferiority, it is our ability to make our guest feel at home that make us a good host to say the least. I hope that this quality in us will indeed propel our country into Asia's top tourist destination in the near future. Quote Link to comment
robbietan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 hospitality has nothing to do with having an inferiority complex. I dont see any french with i.c. being hospitable, even to their countrymen. masyadong kasing mabait ang mga pinoy, we abolished slavery a loooooooong time before the americans went to war over it. sa mga "god fearing" onaks, ang paglatigo sa isang slave is normal. sa pinas, kapag minura mo ang katulong mo, ikaw ang masama. a world of difference. too bad the thais are giving pinoys a run for their money in the "hospitable" business. Quote Link to comment
tik Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 nasa magandang pagpapalaki lang 'yan. Quote Link to comment
masternikki Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 kain tayo ang offer kahit hindi nila ishare food hehe Quote Link to comment
ganid Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Hospitality is a virtue not a character flaw (e.g. inferiority complex) Quote Link to comment
popoyman Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I think it is because we are more civilized. Quote Link to comment
skykaLabaw Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Somehow, it's because of cultural heritage. And well, you know how we always want to show off. But well, this is actually worth a note. Quote Link to comment
miyong76 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 pinoy are hospitable by nature, it's because of the spanish trait and culture we inherited. but the difference is wealth, spaniards are more wealthy compared to pinoys so in short parang nagiging impractical tayo at all times resulting to pagiging mayabang. kahit wala ka ng pera basta may maihanda ka lang oks na! yan ang pinoy. Quote Link to comment
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