Philippine Culture: Unique Gestures of the Filipinos

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:30:25 +0000

The Philippines is a very diverse country. In history, the Spanish colonized the Philippines for approximately for 333 years. A long year under a foreign dominance has influenced prevalently among the Filipinos. After the Spaniards, Japanese dominated, then the latest were the Americans. With all the influences mystifying the Philippine culture; its culture is a sincerely distinct. One product of multi-cultural past of the Philippines, is the local Filipinos’ quite one-of-a-kind gestures.

Lip Pointing – This might be a big surprise for foreigners who visit the Philippines. The Filipinos usually “point their lips” when they what to point or direct at something. This could be in direction or referring to certain object.

Big Smiles – One attraction of the Philippines is the Filipino people itself. Most Filipinos generally wears a smile in their daily lives. It is normal for Filipinos to naturally smile to foreigners as a sign of friendship. This adds hospitality to the Philippine Culture.

Stare – Foreigners should not get offended when Filipinos stare. Quite often Filipinos stare for several reasons. It could be admiration, fascination of your clothes, amazed by something you wear. A stare in Philippine culture is not regarded negatively by the receiver unlike in western culture.

Eye Pointing – In addition to lip pointing, eye pointing is used by the Filipinos in the way pointing a finger is used. Using the eye to direct, point, relate to something. Eye pointing in the Philippine culture is a common occurrence among the locals. In some situation, eye pointing could mean a go-signal if prior discreet agreement has been done prior.

Elbowing – Elbowing someone in the Philippine culture is used to get the attention of someone. Depending on the situation, this connotes “stop” of what someone currently doing.

Gestures in the Philippine culture play a vital role in non-verbal communication between the locals. A foreigner who wishes to visit the lovely country needs to understand and respect the local’s gesture to avoid miscommunication or misunderstanding.

Philippine Tourism At Its Best

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:34:55 +0000

“Tara na! Biyahe Tayo!” A common phrase used in the Philippines indulging explorers- foreigners or natives to travel. Traveling, a locomotive action of the body which is directly proportional to the mind’s drive to depart from a place and reach a place of choice according to the standards of man’s senses. This gives justice to the Philippine tourism as the Philippines have and have grown numerous sets of splendored locations well-suited for traveling and excursions. Though the Philippines experiences several economic and political issues, this doesn’t lessen its tourism’s worth and beauty; from the brilliance of white sand beaches, to the towering mountain ranges and terraces.

The Philippine tourism is undoubtedly increasing as year passes backed up by the data released by the Department of Tourism telling that on the first quarter of 2011 1.3 million foreign tourists have docked in the land and chose to visit the Philippines’ riches. This output is said to mount up to the last months of the year. The increase of tourists in the country is affected by different factors employed by the government, by the economy and most excessively by the people. Filipinos have a great command in the language branded as the bridge language of the world. Filipinos well understand and speak English making this an asset for foreign transactions and makes communication easier between foreign tourists and the natives. Another factor that should be counted on the Philippine tourism uprising is the lower cost of living Filipinos have. This makes the tourists’ money more manageable for them because of the cheap fees for hotel accommodations, convenient food and lower fees for traveling expenses.

The Filipinos’ intangible genuineness of being hospitable people keeps it richer than any other nations. There may be some fraud, but the some couldn’t embody the whole, and that’s what makes Philippine tourism remarkable.

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Philippine Culture: Unique Gestures of the Filipinos

Philippine Tourism At Its Best