Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[Junok]

Where I'm from. A lot of us Filipino - Americans don't associate with Filipino-fobs.

Is this true in your area ?

LOL, what. Fil-Ams are corny as hell to me. I don't even like hanging out with them. They're the type of people who are embarrassed to step in a Seafood City because it stinks and everyone speaks Tagalog, i hate those Fil-Ams.

 

[shogun]

What the hell is a seafood city?

 

[Junok]

What the hell is a seafood city?

It's an Asian supermarket that caters more to Filipinos.

 

[QU!K]

I thought filipinos consider themselves pacific islanders

 

[DadNboujee]

I thought filipinos consider themselves pacific islanders

Depends on who you ask. Goes hand in hand. But to my recent post. You don't see a lot of Fil-am that want to learn their native language. In the Philippines there really is no language barrier is you speak English and only English.

 

[heatpinoyboy]

I found that some immigrant parents (with regard to Filipinos) to the United States tend to focus on English, maybe as a result of historical US occupation after WW2 and the crazy adaptations that the Philippines has undergone to sort of parallel the US. Even today the Philippines is rife with bi-lingual Filipinos making it a hot spot for english-speaking students.

my mom wasn't having any of that though so i learned Tagalog growing up

 

[jape]

LOL, what. Fil-Ams are corny as hell to me. I don't even like hanging out with them. They're the type of people who are embarrassed to step in a Seafood City because it stinks and everyone speaks Tagalog, i hate those Fil-Ams.

you sound mad. sterotyping all fil-ams like that is just stupid and vice versa

matter of fact the labeling of fil-ams and fob's is ridiculous.

must be a cali thing.

 

[JPS]

I really hope people don't read that kids nonsense and generalize all Filipinos to be that idiotic

I legit felt brain cells dying reading that moronic dissertation of self hate

He said us lmao. Us! Like dude got a frog in his back pocket

 

[DCAllAfrican]

How do I pronounce the Japanese last name Inoue

Is it

A. in - uh - way

or

B. I - noy (like roy)

Or are those two things the same sound?

 

[watermelondeity]

 
How do I pronounce the Japanese last name Inoue

Is it

A. in - uh - way

or

B. I - noy (like roy)

Or are those two things the same sound?

first one

 

[slighted]

I love Filipino females, but is it just me or do they not age well?

This is from my own experience / observation unless I'm missing out on Cali Filipino girls.

 

[shogun]

^
It really depends. Some of my friends' moms are cute. Saw this Filipina cougar at marshall's last week too.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Do they not age well because they are of that Ethnicity or is it because they are of that Ethnicity AND in that Cali sun year round?

 

[HNL HI]

How do I pronounce the Japanese last name Inoue

Is it

A. in - uh - way

or

B. I - noy (like roy)

Or are those two things the same sound?

either E - Know - Eh or E - Noy(like roy)

 

[wballz]

Where I'm from. A lot of us Filipino - Americans don't associate with Filipino-fobs.

Is this true in your area ?

It's true here in Canada.

 

[wballz]

I thought filipinos consider themselves pacific islanders

Only idiot filipinos do.

 

[wballz]

Where I'm from. A lot of us Filipino - Americans don't associate with Filipino-fobs.

Is this true in your area ?

LOL, what. Fil-Ams are corny as hell to me. I don't even like hanging out with them. They're the type of people who are embarrassed to step in a Seafood City because it stinks and everyone speaks Tagalog, i hate those Fil-Ams.

And the person or group that complains usually look like my effing maids. Smgdh.

 

[nomadicsole21]

LOL, what. Fil-Ams are corny as hell to me. I don't even like hanging out with them. They're the type of people who are embarrassed to step in a Seafood City because it stinks and everyone speaks Tagalog, i hate those Fil-Ams.

Swear we've had this debate in the other pages but I used to be like this when I was young. Now that I've grown up and understand both sides I appreciate all my people's and my people's people

I hate people who are embarrassed about their culture and language. Self hate is one of the things I can't stand in people.

Saying that, I got a question for us Asian Americans, Can y'all mess with a FOB chick though? The only thing holding me back is the accent, it mentally reminds me of my mom and aunts and ishh when speak they speak English :x

She's pretty bad, Taiwanese chick my friend knows from back home that came to vacation. No pics but I might do it

 

[Junok]

What's wrong with maids, man?

LOL, what. Fil-Ams are corny as hell to me. I don't even like hanging out with them. They're the type of people who are embarrassed to step in a Seafood City because it stinks and everyone speaks Tagalog, i hate those Fil-Ams.

Swear we've had this debate in the other pages but I used to be like this when I was young. Now that I've grown up and understand both sides I appreciate all my people's and my people's people

I hate people who are embarrassed about their culture and language. Self hate is one of the things I can't stand in people.

Saying that, I got a question for us Asian Americans, Can y'all mess with a FOB chick though? The only thing holding me back is the accent, it mentally reminds me of my mom and aunts and ishh when speak they speak English :x

She's pretty bad, Taiwanese chick my friend knows from back home that came to vacation. No pics but I might do it

Maybe i shouldn't have generalized the whole Fil-Am, but there are a lot of Fil-Am's like that and it just pisses me off when i see it. Hell, i call out my friends when they do it,

I was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to Cali when i was 10, so i can kind of understand both sides because i was once a FOB living in the US and now that i'm 24, i get why they act like that. It just makes me mad when they act high and mighty and embarrassed about the Filipino culture and our people.

 

[nomadicsole21]

What's wrong with maids, man?
Maybe i shouldn't have generalized the whole Fil-Am, but there are a lot of Fil-Am's like that and it just pisses me off when i see it. Hell, i call out my friends when they do it,

I was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to Cali when i was 10, so i can kind of understand both sides because i was once a FOB living in the US and now that i'm 24, i get why they act like that. It just makes me mad when they act high and mighty and embarrassed about the Filipino culture and our people.

Yeah definitely. I had plenty of times when I gave FOBs the cold shoulder but I learned and I feel you on that. I'm a first generation American and that's not far from FOBs either. I had to adjust to American culture myself too. I'm glad I surrounded myself with people from all walks of life back in High School. It definitely broadened my mind and views on a lot of things in the world and definitely made me less judge mental of people in general.

 

[water runs dry]

These days, I try to be more open to FOBs (whether they're Fil-Am or another race). I'm actually a little concerned that they assimilate well here in the states in a safe manner. You hear all these horror stories about exchange Chinese students coming here and getting bullied, or worse, getting killed.

Then there are other instances where in some ways I can't think of, but I know is a possibility, is that they are taken advantage of/scammed by others (or worse, by they're own people.)

It all comes down to being open to other cultures, learning something from them and hopefully from that, you can gain a new perspective on things.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

My favorite Web Series

Japanology Plus Series - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFt0mzIZ98I0exZvQ7gJhKg/videos

 

[bostoiah]

Don't know if right thread for this. But thought I'd share

My cousin who's a boy just came here from Vietnam two weeks ago. He's gay, he wears make up, he's 16, and he's a "fob". He's starting school in a week and I told him expect to be picked on. Mad respect to "fobs". Going to a new country not knowing the language and learning everything all over again is tough man

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Don't know if right thread for this. But thought I'd share

My cousin who's a boy just came here from Vietnam two weeks ago. He's gay, he wears make up, he's 16, and he's a "fob". He's starting school in a week and I told him expect to be picked on. Mad respect to "fobs". Going to a new country not knowing the language and learning everything all over again is tough man

Yea dude has like 3 different targets on his back. Good luck to him

 

[HNL HI]

 
My favorite Web Series

Japanology Plus Series - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFt0mzIZ98I0exZvQ7gJhKg/videos

thanks man, this is real dope.

bout to grab me a bento.