What is the difference and similarities of the philippines and other south east asian countries
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Answer:
There are lots of differences between the Filipinos and the rest of SEA.
- Our fluency in English is one. Another is our food which has mixed with Chinese, Japanese, American, Spanish, and now - Thai and INdonesian dishes.
2 .Our neighbors still retain their traditional dresses. Unless there is a cultural affair or a very formal event which will showcase traditional dresses, Filipinos dress in western clothes.
3. The 85% Christianity among Filipinos has given us, among other things,”tolerance”, “women equality”, and easier intermarriage - unlike our neighbors, INdonesians and Malaysians, who are Muslims.
4. We have millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)who bring in US$30B annually in remittances - the biggest source of foreign exchange, more than our agricultural and industrial exports.
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Explanation:
Philippines is an archipelagic State same with Indonesia.
Our capital city which is Manila is the most populous city in the world as of 2019.
We have the most populous Catholics in South East Asia. Also, we Filipinos are well known to be religious. According to some of my friends who visited and living in other South East Asia Countries the tradition going to church during holy days of obligation is seldom obeyed in their country. That is why our malls is well known to have chapels and daily mass.
The oldest China Town in the world is located here in Philippines which is Binondo, Manila.
We are the one happiest nationality in the world. Even though we Filipinos have struggles in life we find ways to enjoy life.
Philippines is among the top Facebook users in South East Asia.
We Filipinos are influenced by the trends. If there is a new trend in music, fashion, gadgets, cars, and etc we Filipinos have the attitude of band wagon.
Philippines is one of the country that the younger generation is dominating the population.
Name of Filipinos is mixed with different origins. Most of the last names of Filipinos is originated from Spanish since we are colonized by Spain (Reyes, Bautista, Garcia, Rodriguez, Fernandez, Lopez, Ignacio, Martinez, Gomez, Gonzales, Santiago, Santos). Some of our last names is derived from Filipino words [Isip (Think), Palad (Palm), Liwanag (Bright), Papa (Father), Puno (Tree), Cahoy (Wood), Basa (Read), Lima (Five), Galang (Respect), Corona (Crown). We are the only country in South East Asia that likes to combine different kind names.
A lot of Filipinos have a lot of mixed ethnicities because of the number of OFWs and Filipinas married to a foreigner from different countries. There are Filipino Chinese,Filipino American, Filipino Australian, Filipino Arabian, Filipino mixed with European nationalities.