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12 Annoying Attitudes of Filipinos We Need To Get Rid Of"

This document discusses 12 attitudes of Filipinos that could be improved. These include crab mentality, ningas cogon (enthusiasm that quickly burns out), mañana habit (procrastination), Filipino time (things get done late), being easily offended, not following rules, colonial mentality, balikbayan box mentality (exploiting overseas workers), bahala na attitude (whatever happens happens), culture of corruption, self-deception, and overpartying. The document suggests these attitudes should be reduced to improve Filipino culture.

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12 Annoying Attitudes of Filipinos We Need To Get Rid Of"

This document discusses 12 attitudes of Filipinos that could be improved. These include crab mentality, ningas cogon (enthusiasm that quickly burns out), mañana habit (procrastination), Filipino time (things get done late), being easily offended, not following rules, colonial mentality, balikbayan box mentality (exploiting overseas workers), bahala na attitude (whatever happens happens), culture of corruption, self-deception, and overpartying. The document suggests these attitudes should be reduced to improve Filipino culture.

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“12 annoying

attitudes of
Filipinos we need to
get rid of”
1.

The term “crab mentality” is used to describe a kind of selfish, short-sighted thinking that runs
along the lines of “if I can't have it, neither can you.” This term is especially widely used among
Filipinos, who use it specifically to refer to people who pull other people down, denigrating them
rather than letting them get ahead or pursue their dreams. As a general rule, an accusation of
having this type of mentality is a poor reflection on someone's personality.
2.

This word is almost always seen only in the phrase ningas-


kugon (ningas kugon), which means “flaming cogon grass” or
figuratively, quickly going up in flames. It refers to the Filipino cultural
trait of very enthusiastically starting things, but then quickly losing
enthusiasm soon after.
3.

Guys, did you know what is Mañana Habit?? Ok, it is familiar to all Filipinos... Mañana
Habit is a Spanish word meaning “Tomorrow” or “At an specified future time”. In short, it
is exactly described as “Procrastination”.
In Filipino terms, Mañana Habit means “Mamaya na” or “Do it Later”. Which results in a
very unorganized way of doing things, specifically for office tasks because it affects the
overall performance of an employee. Skipping deadlines, stress and anxiety are just
some effects of that habit.
4.

Filipino Time, which means things get done whenever they get done. Official Timing of The
Philippines.
I set up a party for 6:00. This is interpreted as 7:00 Filipino time. 

In some cases, Filipino hosts deliberately set the time an hour or so earlier, knowing that the
guests will arrive an hour or so late. In this case, the poor Americans are surprised to see that
they're the first ones to arrive and the only ones there for the first hour or so.
5.

The term we use to describe hyper-sensitive people here in the


Philippines is balat-sibuyas, which literally means “onion-skinned”.
The analogy is that just as onion skin easily comes off, Filipino
people are easily hurt.
6.

Why is it to hard to Filipinos to obey the rules? This social phenomenon is not
exclusive to hardened criminal either – a look at everyday life in the country
shows Filipinos from the entire social strata nonchantantly breaking the rules like
jaywalking or as dangerous as beating the red light.
7.

Tangkilikin ang sariling atin (Patronize what is ours)


A colonial mentality is a conceptual theory around feelings of inferiority within some
societies post-European colonialism, due to their comparison of their own to the
values of the foreign powers which they became aware of through the contact period
of colonization.
8.

“Balikbayan box mentality.” People ingrained with this mentality either


become exploitative or jealous of the success of the OFW, not knowing
that he/she is working hard away from his loved ones in a foreign
country. Some also believe that the practice undoubtedly contributes to
the Filipinos’ colonial mentality.
9.

In your dealings with some Filipinos at work or at home, you might


have had a handful of them saying, “Bahala na.” In the literal
sense, it is like saying “Whatever happens, happens” as if they do
not have a care or control of a situation. This behavior actually has
two meanings and it helps to understand which kind of Filipino you
are dealing with.
10.

One of the biggest social ills our country has continued to face since time
immemorial is the issue of corruption. Let’s face it, our “culture of corruption” is
embedded deep within our system and reinforced by a complex web of economic
and social factors which include personal ambitions and a twisted sense of loyalty
to friends and kin. The Philippines is in for a long haul if our officials and we
ourselves do not get rid of this very negative habit.
11.

Deceiving yourself by telling yourself that you definitely have a


standard and hence feeling good, but mentally suppressing the
truth that you keep changing goalposts or changing the rules to
suit your need to defend your position /statement/choice.
12.

Now there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a fiesta and party every now


and then, it’s just that we Filipinos tend to overdo it. Birthdays,
anniversaries, graduations, and even somber funerals are celebrated by
Filipinos like there is no tomorrow. Sometimes we even make up the
slightest of reasons just so we could have an excuse to party. What’s more,
a host would sometimes even strain his own finances just to impress his
guests.

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