How Do Filipinos View Balikbayans?

[shodandille]

12 ako nung lumipat ako dito. di pa ko nagbabalikbayan eh... pero, i've got comments anyways

 

akala ng iba nagiinarte lahat ng mga balikbayan. pero hindi naman palagi eh! i'm still 100% pinoy pero natural, sometimes i do just as the americans do cuz as they say "when in rome, do as the romans do" and sometimes, that has become the norm for me. and its very offensive pag sinasabi ng mga tao "ang arte naman nun!" over the smallest details. when i call the ref "fridge" and when i say "purse" instead of handbag, hindi ko naman ginagawa yun para ipamukang mataas ako e... i TRY to use more familiar terms when speaking to filipinos pero i tend to forget paminsan e. its like being forced to call your dad by his first name... paminsan, u still say "dad" diba?

 

ang kinaiinis ko yung ganito "i've been in the u.s. for 4 years, i've forgotten tagalog..." what the heck?! my uncle has been here for 50 years, he still knows tagalog... may imik ka?! ako, my accent -- american pag nag-e-english. filipino parin pag nagtatagalog. alangan namang tigasan ko yung accent ko para maging masaya yung kapwa pilipino ko pero hindi ako maintindihan ng iba kung kausap.

 

pero ang kinaiinis ko, yung mga filipino na napaka-insensitive pag magsalita and grabeng manlait. i once heard a filipino balikbayan say "walang sinabi ang ateneo kahit sa community colleges lang ng america!" well, that infuriated me. alam ko naman na the philippines CAN and DOES produce good things too.. i know ateneo's a good school from feedbacks and based on the atenistas i've met... gusto kong sapakin yung nagsabi nun kasi its such a stupid comment!!!

 

advice lang sa mga nasa pinas: BALIKBAYANS AREN'T GODS BUT THEY AREN'T THERE TO PUT U DOWN EITHER. just treat them with your natural hospitality... PERIOD!

 

aah! basta! i've got so much more to say pero i think these are the important ones

[shodandille]

I came and spent about a month in the Philippines just recently.  I pretty much grew up in the US but always had the urge to go back to my home land and possibly stay for good.

 

I dare not digress, but as a balikbayan, I do believe we are misconstrued.  I can assure you that I have nothing against my fellow Filipinos but the main difference is contributed to the diversity in culture, values, lifestyle...etc.  For instance, people who are outspoken in the states are considered intellectual and the ones that are not outspoken are considered lame.  In the Phillipines, being outspoken is a sign of arrogance.

 

Rather than misjudging the balikbayans, I think we should think twice and consider their experiences in a foreign land.  To become sucessful, one needs to fit and adapt in a diversed environment.  One of you will be a balikbayan someday, I don't think it would be fair if you are misinterpreted...right?!  I thought so! ;-)

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ha! :boo: totally agree.. especially about the being outspoken part... cuz i'm outspoken and thought of as "walang modo" when i think i have a point and they just dont wanna admit it cuz they think i'm too young to have a point about anything...

[shodandille]

sheeeeeett, thought this rat is dead.  guess it's true, rats r as hardcore as cockroaches.  they never go away.  so waddup boo?  thought u ditched me, biatch?  gotta say i miss our conversations.  don't like s*ckin me schlong?  awwww, c'mon dawg...being a fag that u r.  know u luv that.  bout some hairy sweaty balls egot?    actually, u disappoint me.  that's all u gotta say to ur kababayans abroad after all that smart talk?    tsk tsk tsk.  pare, just like u, we're here to stay.    look at u..."i'm on an island with a wireless internet...wooohooo! i'm such a looooseeeerrr!  me gots a wireless broadband!  wooohhooo!"    uuumm yah, u're really special, uh huh.    that's the last thing i would do on vacation.  why don't u cum over here in guam where there's quiet a few of our kabayans who want to whoop u ass.  it's only a few clicks east of our motherland.  i'm here till monday. 

 

well, gotta go fly my truck.  gotta make some moh cash..CA-CHING!  u enjoy that island, i hope u're far enough from the Abu Sayyaf.  NOOOTTT!    so long c@ck suckahhh...braker braker over over!

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what the heck?

we're all filipino here remember? and we're talking about how annoying balikbayans are (my kabayans in the states annoy me particularly because of the way they talk) so just a reminder... i understand everything u said but i dont think everybody else does...

[jt2003]

Ummm...so Balikabayans are ex-Filipinos who "chose" to leave?

 

So what about those who had no choice, like maybe they were still children? Are they not considered Balikabayans when they come back?

 

And what about those who did chose to leave because they wanted to earn money to send back to their families? No not the "official OFWs" but those who found another way....

 

Hmmmm...I'm confused!?!

 

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Please refer to Post #92, which contains the official definition of a balikbayan, as provided for in Republic Act no. 6768.

[igol ays]

what the heck?

we're all filipino here remember? and we're talking about how annoying balikbayans are (my kabayans in the states annoy me particularly because of the way they talk) so just a reminder... i understand everything u said but i dont think everybody else does...

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his comment was NOT directed to everybody else

it was for boomouse

[Riot6]

Please refer to Post #92, which contains the official definition of a balikbayan, as provided for in Republic Act no. 6768.

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Yeah...but according to Boomouse:

 

A balikbayan is an ex-Filipino who has chosen to immigrate to some foreign land and who has found the means (and perhaps the psychological need) to visit the country he left.

 

 

[igol ays]

^ boomouse has his views

fortunately for some of us, he's not always accurate

[shodandille]

his comment was NOT directed to everybody else

it was for boomouse

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i know. but this is a forum. u can send private messages if u want to say something directly to someone.

[shodandille]

^ by the way, just in case u might think that what i mean by "my kababayans particularly annoy me by the way they talk" i don't mean u can't talk that way. i just mean, its probably not best to talk like that kapag fellow filipinos mo lang ang kasama mo...

[warhead]

sheeeeeett, thought this rat is dead.  guess it's true, rats r as hardcore as cockroaches.  they never go away.  so waddup boo?  thought u ditched me, biatch?  gotta say i miss our conversations.  don't like s*ckin me schlong?  awwww, c'mon dawg...being a fag that u r.  know u luv that.  bout some hairy sweaty balls egot?    actually, u disappoint me.  that's all u gotta say to ur kababayans abroad after all that smart talk?    tsk tsk tsk.  pare, just like u, we're here to stay.    look at u..."i'm on an island with a wireless internet...wooohooo! i'm such a looooseeeerrr!  me gots a wireless broadband!  wooohhooo!"    uuumm yah, u're really special, uh huh.    that's the last thing i would do on vacation.  why don't u cum over here in guam where there's quiet a few of our kabayans who want to whoop u ass.  it's only a few clicks east of our motherland.  i'm here till monday. 

 

well, gotta go fly my truck.  gotta make some moh cash..CA-CHING!  u enjoy that island, i hope u're far enough from the Abu Sayyaf.  NOOOTTT!    so long c@ck suckahhh...braker braker over over!

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some people are more Popish than the Pope, this fellow feels more American than the Americans, 'hood slang and all, notwithstanding the fact that Guam is just an unincorporated territory of the US..a mere military installation of the US. . You are the lowest of the low.. Humarap ka sa salamin at tanungin mo sarili mo kung Kano ba ang tingin sa yo ng mga totooong Kano.

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some people are more Popish than the Pope,  this fellow feels more American than the Americans, 'hood slang and all, notwithstanding the fact that Guam is just an unincorporated territory of the US..a mere military installation of the US. . You are the lowest of the low.. Humarap ka sa salamin at tanungin mo sarili mo kung Kano ba ang tingin sa yo ng mga totooong Kano.

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Way to go, warhead!

[rbtmnl]

^ by the way, just in case u might think that what i mean by "my kababayans particularly annoy me by the way they talk" i don't mean u can't talk that way. i just mean, its probably not best to talk like that kapag fellow filipinos mo lang ang kasama mo...

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are you refering to the accents of your kababayans or the actual content of their conversations (words they use, expressions, etc)?

[arn_arn]

Some people views balibayan mapera, mayaman na, and bigtime

[ric2000]

like all people they fill a need both here and abroad.... :boo:

[strong_cock]

In short majority of the Filipinos are ignorant that is why when they go overseas to work and go back to the Philippines, you can see that they didn't change their ways but except they start complaining more...

 

In my own opinion this ignorance is caused by the lack of education of our people and you can blame the poverty to the Government.

 

Anyway, back to the topic...I think balikbayans worked hard for their money and they reserve the right to show in what way they want. It could be by wearing those thick gold necklace, imported rubber shoes etc etc... haha but that's their business...as long as they dont complain to others when they're in the Philippines, that's fine.

 

People complain, it's human nature...I always complain when I'm there but I don't complain to others, I keep it to myself because I do not want others to feel humiliated or bad. If I don't have anything good to say, I keep it to myself and that's what others should do, not just balikbayans but other people in general.

 

Everytime I'm there, I try to keep a low profile, I don't even tell my some friends that I just came from overseas, I just tell them that I live in the province.

 

And I could also attest that some filipinos I've met here complains a lot that they're so annoying. I think people should accept what they have and what the other people or country can provide. In short be flexible and learn to live with what you have and what is available. We should all be grateful for what we have and if we have something to give to the less fortunate, please try to give a little of that fortune.