Indeed. Filipinos evaluate their priorities more in terms of their feelings social relations, social standing, freedom to sleep in the afternoon, freedom to eat what they like, etc.. They want to be able to dabble on their own priorities.

Again "sacrifice" is a four-letter word. The Spanish tried to put that discipline here for 400 years and failed. The first thing a filipino will evaluate about you is, "are you stricto". Even pointing out a flaw for them is being too strict. They want everything smiles always. That is why the toilet is always broken here. Filipinos can break any thing and they don't care. Don't you dare loan them a computer or smartphone or even motorcycle, it will surely come back damaged. They won't even think to rig up some fix with bubble gum. They'll leave it broken and use a bucket instead.

I remember the story of how the Americans put up a sign during WW2, "$$ per head for Japanese captured". The filipinos rolled the heads onto the lawn of the military base. The Americans had to change the sign to "$$ per head and entire body of ...".

Filipino attitude is "use and moveon". Life is too short. Don't waste time on fixing anything.

German and filipino are nearly opposite, and perhaps that is why these opposites attract (at least in bed), lol.

As best I can ascertain from my limited exposure, Chinese are "don't fix, don't build quality, just demolish and rebuild every 2 years" (very prone to using some agent to increase erections such as herbal Viagra). The Japanese are the perfectionist Germans of Asia (and the most docile in bed). The Koreans are the loud, obnoxious, free-spirit Americans of Asia (and I hear from the ladies they are the most active in bed, basically non-stop rabbits).

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