tvee are you Filipino

Salamat Mikey!

I have my Titos and Titas! I am Half Pinoy!

Hi Mikey

Yes, it is available in Filipino Supermarkets po

Great comment brother😀 I have been living in Manila for almost 2 years and i really had a hard time about how the elders behavior towards the young ones.

TL;DR: Respect other cultures because none of them is "primitive." I daresay having "respect" as the social norm default is better than having "you're not above me" as our egoistic default, if we're ever going to have an open, more "forward" modern society. - ...okay, hear me out. Modern Filipino families tend to combine affection and treating children as equals with Filipino morals...I can testify to growing up that way. In no way should we completely scrap either "traditions" or "the modern way" of doing things. Our heavily West-influenced country integrated both aspects by now. But my personal take is that po & opo don't impose inferiority, nor is it "backwards"...do we call other Asian countries with other gestures for acknowledging their elders "backward"? We admire South Korea's pop culture, and Japan's advanced innovation. Both countries have distinct respect for elders. But it's safe to say their nations are far from "primitive" in any sense of the word. Respect for elders iin "po" and "opo" is actually general respect for everyone, even strangers our age. It reinforces not that we are submissive dogs on leashes, but decent beings who default to "respect" when we don't know someone. I know people a year below me addressing me with "po" which they drop once we become closer, whch is completely fine. If a society's default is "you're not above me," then the fact that EGO is the default won't surprise me when people complain that decent human beings are on the decline. Again, this is just my take: Don't call any cultural tradition "primitive" just because you think it doesn't fit your view of the modern world; I think many communities, especially the indigenous, would find that, I don't know, _disrespectful?_ Seriously. (I don't meant to be rude, just adding to this point because I believe the Internet is good for healthy debate. Have a good day po!)

@@caseofkc2170 The Philippines is a very poor country with thousands and thousands of heavy social problems. These social problems lead to deep poverty. The real poverty in that country is intellectual, social and cultural. There is only one solution to fix that nation and adapt it to the 21st century: Filipino philosophers and intellectuals must standup and talk. A massive national socio-cultural revolution must be organized across the country and abroad. Many aspects of the actual Filipino culture and mindset must be abolished. Unfortunately that will never happen. Filipinos are very conformist and love authority. To fit in society and avoid gossips, the Filipino must pretend everything is doing fine and act bashfully all the time. He will certainly not stand up and and try to change things. He believes that only a macho strongman/dictator can change things.

in the philippines without Po and OPO the elders will get angry and would want to kill you.