Do Filipinos Know Each Other? by Raju Mandhyan

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  • This truly happened!
    The questions raised by the Lucy Lui look-alike were as follows:
    Where are the jeepney stops? How do you get on a jeepney? How do you get off a jeepney? How do you know in which direction is the jeepney going? East or west? How does one know how much the fare will be? If the driver collects then who drives while he collects? How does he keep track of who gets on and who gets off? What if you don't pay? Why do Filipino inside a jeepney sit so close to each other? Do they KNOW each other?
    Yes, they do! In fact not only do they KNOW each other, they LOVE each other!
    As delivered for Coca- cola on Women's Month in the Philippines by Raju Mandhyan

ความคิดเห็น • 536

  • @bababooey2436
    @bababooey2436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I remember one time I went to New York, I just had this gut feeling telling me to scream/shout and so I said, "Kapwa Kabayan!" (Fellow Countrymen!" and out of nowhere several heads turned towards me and they raise their fist before saying, "Mabuhay!!" Just so you know, those people were total strangers to one another. And well, because of what I did, it actually brought us together like we're a bunch of old friends having a reunion. This happened 8 years ago and it was hilarious!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Men! That is a beautiful story, kapatid! Ahhhmaazing!
      Share more?
      Time. Day. Month. Exact location in Manhattan, etc.,
      Galing!
      Grabey!

    • @rdc1431
      @rdc1431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wish I was there😄❤️

    • @geoaliguay5467
      @geoaliguay5467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😄😄😄

    • @amydelaostia8886
      @amydelaostia8886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😃me too.. wish i was there to witness it! ❤️

  • @sheilap.ibanez8982
    @sheilap.ibanez8982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    Who's still here watching in 2019???

  • @rdc1431
    @rdc1431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    I am here in the US and whenever I meet Filipinos around I greet them Kabayan :) I will never ever forget where I came from. I cried when I was taking the oath of US citizenship. I feel like I was betraying my country when I did that. I really choked up. Others may mistake it as some kind of happiness being a US citizen, but no. Even if I took that oath, deep inside me I will still be a Filipino. I am staying here only until my husband dies and my son will be grown and be able to take care of himself. Hopefully, introducing him to our culture will make him change his mind and decide to stay in PI as well. I am praying for that. Most of all, I want to come back so I can help other Filipinos in their poverty. Somehow, someway I will be able to do that.

    • @reskie0009
      @reskie0009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Who am I to judge how you feel,
      You know better amongst us what/how you judge your act regardless of emotion.
      When I was young, everytime I see white(westeners) person, my impression to them is they are above me in everything., and when I turned 23, i went in middle east to work w/o educational degree & experience(9th grader), I just bring myself w/ bravery&sense of respect, after 6 yrs, my friend told me to apply in Canada, same thought, I will just bring the same person there but I doubt to make it,
      Then Canadian embassy in Riyadh sent an email to provide my transcript & it should at least 21units, at that moment, I turned it down and told my friend that I will not meet the requirements even I can find ways for financial with this application.
      Then I went back In the Philippines, my sister told me I have to try in USA, I said no, I will not even think of that because of 1 pc of requirement, but still she beg me to try so we can have a better life, I told her ok I'll try it but I'll never expect, I went to US embassy in manila and failed the last round of the interview, I saw most of there are eager to go in that country a lot of them are begging and crying just to have a visa, but not me, when the last interviewer told me that I wasn't eligible with it, I said well that's fine, can I have my passport and left the building.
      Then this old man pop out saying you(filipinos) should be proud to be one, should be a patriotic, should have dignity, should have pride though lot of you doesn't have a choice but to work overseas for the meantime, I'll do my best to lift up our nation.
      Dyan ko naramdaman na tama ako na karamihan sa atin ay my inferiority complex towards westeners.
      Masaya ako na may pangulong tulad ni duterte,
      Kaya last time sa smart office s my SM merong kano na sunod sa pila ko para kumuha ng ticket at sinabi nya na dalian ko, lumingon ako sa kanya tinignan ko lang cya from foot to head then down to his foot again w/o any word. That moment dun ako nakaramdam ng inis sa puti, dun ko naalala yung pagpunta ko sa us embassy.

    • @thecatlover1460
      @thecatlover1460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      maharlika17 ..that is why I did not change status...I do not want to denounce my nationality.

    • @Silver09346
      @Silver09346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mga pinoy sa japan mga hambog lalo na mga citizens na, kaht magkabanggaan kayo sus...parang d nkakita ng tao, kahit i aisatsu/greet mo prang yung reply ei parang napipilitan...
      then one time nun habang naghihintay ako sa kasama ko sa isang shopping center, may bata sa tabi ko na naglalaro sa tablet then later dumating yung tatay sabi lilipat daw sila kasi baka daw hablutin ko yung tablet ng anak niya....natawa nlng ako,

    • @christopherbryanrenevdacio3549
      @christopherbryanrenevdacio3549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice one madam.!

    • @rickdugdale9412
      @rickdugdale9412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      maharlika17 same here

  • @otto3967
    @otto3967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Absolutely true when you meet kapwa filipinos here in the states you end up being invited at their houses for food and parties! 😄

  • @tanyapolka9800
    @tanyapolka9800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    i remember one time in kyoto japan i was just looking on a place to go then on the spot where i stand, there were three filipinas which happens to have a trip to kyoto, because i heard them speaking my language i tell to them "pinoy pala kayo ^_^ (oh you are filipino)" then the ending, i was now part of their trip and they ended up as my bestfriends ^_^

  • @themongol2160
    @themongol2160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    This is one of a great assessments to the Filipinos by an Indian descent and its funny

  • @ninaogawa3446
    @ninaogawa3446 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    We Filipinos are not racists but everytime we see a filipino it’s automatic that our hearts connects us like Wifi and tells us we are one race and be glad to meet them.

  • @crischansan
    @crischansan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I was skeptical, do we really _know_ each other? But then, it is true, in a sense, that the Filipino's camaraderie as a nation is so powerful. Sometimes scarcity do cloud us, otherwise, we treat each other as family. How we see our neighbors' house as our own and ours, them; how OFWs meeting for the first time yet, it looks like they've known each other for long; how we empathize with victims reported on tv; how we pitch in singers/artists to every single youtube reactor; how we crushed internet/text polls to support beauty queens; how we raise views of international talent shows to support full, half-, 1/4, tad-blood Filipino contestants; how everyone, in one mind, watch in anticipation of a win of a boxing pride; how people come together in non-violence, disregarding their own safety, for democracy. All for one, one for all. Now that's family.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bingo! You nailed it. Thanks!

    • @crischansan
      @crischansan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I knew the hospitality and strength of Filipinos especially when they do come together but, I never thought of it in your perspective, the nation as one family, so thank you as well.

    • @crischansan
      @crischansan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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    • @tigertvRenzh
      @tigertvRenzh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      sub to sub

    • @pingyu5141
      @pingyu5141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Once in a foreign country, strolling down with my family on a busy tourist area, there's this family (also parents with kids) about 30 meters away walking down the opposite side, who turned and locked eyes with us, then we simultaneously waved and smiled.... those are filipinos of course, like we are all 'family', we just felt it.😊

  • @kimmin3359
    @kimmin3359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    That's being natural for every Filipinos,, that even we don't know each other we love and respect every fellow men

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We call that "kapwa tao."

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "we love and respect every fellow men"......Kapwa Tao:)

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thank you. I understand. Like tagalog....taga ilog, = from/by the water/river. Salamat po!

  • @aliceinchain7889
    @aliceinchain7889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The video made me realise that we don't just like each other but we love each other we are family and that made me a softie but reading comments of my fellow Filipinos made me cry..

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stay focused on the love and the light.

    • @aliceinchain7889
      @aliceinchain7889 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RajuMandhyan thank you for this sir

  • @mteomteo747
    @mteomteo747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    when we were in wellington new zealand for a training, pinoys working there takes time to call us kabayan whenever we came across them and have a little chit chat. my friend with me is a good cook and he presented to cook pinoy food for a family we came across after a little talking, then they buy all needed ingridients and we were offered a night stay in their home doing videoke , so we.skip staying in the hotel for one night and the family was very happy eating pinoy food they really missed. we are now a close friend on facebook.

  • @catherinecullamat6496
    @catherinecullamat6496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    oh my god!!!!! I don't know how I got here! I was searching for a topic for my report and this showed up on the list. the title caught my attention, so I clicked it! and tell u , I'll be forever thankful to that! this is so amazing speech I'm going to share it with my friends!

  • @ednawilkinson3998
    @ednawilkinson3998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wherever you go even you don’t know your destination as long as you find a Filipino in the street you don’t need to be worry. Because Filipino is very kind to everybody. The kindness of Filipino is always be.

  • @late-bloomstrategy9694
    @late-bloomstrategy9694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    my guess why filipinos know each other is because maybe we think we are a minority. so we always have this thought/principle which is "the only person that can help you besides yourself is your neighbor". it's all about being neighbors that we know each other. i may not know you, but if my neighbor knows you, then i know you, too, maybe not personally but i trust my neighbor, so, then i know you. 😁

  • @aurorav.7209
    @aurorav.7209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This video is from 2011,I've been away for many years and still the same, no bus stops. How about at present time, still no bus stops? I wonder. So much has change and progress , still the same. That's good in a way because I will feel like I've never went away when I go back home.

  • @bbullwits258
    @bbullwits258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video, Raju! I am a Canadian artist, with a passion for the Philippines and pinoy culture. I dream of living there one day and starting a charity. God bless and salamat for inspiring. - Blaise Bullwits, BF Turnbull

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good dream! I pray it comes true for you soon. Look me up when you get here and Salamat din po kayo!

    • @kmabini1935
      @kmabini1935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      one coutry makes whole world godbless sir

    • @bbullwits258
      @bbullwits258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RajuMandhyan Maraming Salamat, I really appreciate that! I've lived in a shell for so long, and brave men like u inspire me to let loose and have FUN! God bless u all and magandang araw!

    • @bbullwits258
      @bbullwits258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kmabini1935 Oo! Filipinos add value and so much more wherever they go on earth! I pray in the next life I am born Pinoy! Pagpalain kayo ng Diyos! 😁🇵🇭🇨🇦🙌

  • @AguiluzMulawin
    @AguiluzMulawin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I moved back to the US and got my first apartment at age 18, the landlord's wife was a Filipina. Since I didn't have any furniture, they gave me all their their old furniture and everything that I didn't need to buy anything for the apartment except for food. Several years after I got settled in, I made friends with another Filipino who was going thru some hard times and I allowed him to move in with me while he was looking for another job and another place to stay.

  • @sanathalove
    @sanathalove 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Wow. I never thought it was unique about us. I thought everyone else is just like that. 😂

  • @kenjialipante5042
    @kenjialipante5042 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    wow i love this speech. this is so true and accurate. you are great Observer Sir.

  • @esmeraldaesmeralda8015
    @esmeraldaesmeralda8015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My gosh old references . He was in the phil whilst edsa was under construction amazing! Godbless you Raju :)

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I was riding jeepneys when they were planning LRT on Taft Ave. God bless you too!

  • @crisvelailyn7293
    @crisvelailyn7293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I JUST FINISHED WATCHING AND I'M SO TRIGGERED WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED THIS DESERVES A MILLION VIEWS I LOVE THIIIIISSSS LIKE O M G THIS IS SO ACCURATE WAHAHAHHAHAH this is the funny way how to discuss culture shock I LOVE THIS 😍

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for liking it Crisvel Ailyn Migrino. Salamat!

  • @charmborromeo7354
    @charmborromeo7354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    After hearing this. I feel proud that i am a FILIPINO.

  • @escobalvictoria024
    @escobalvictoria024 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Am just remember my flight back to the Philippines from Hongkong. I'm in the middle sit in business class. My left side is Filipino guy and in my right side is American guy. We didn't Know each other. But when a Filipino guy try to talk to me in Tagalog, we started chatting and laughing as if we're close relative. And the American guy in my right who's tring to sleep was Disturbed. Then he asked me if we've known each other and I said no, Just now. That time, he start chatting us. And told us why he is coming to Philippines. He said that it's his first time, but because his wife who happened to be Filipina, he has to know the country. Although he is not confident of going alone.

  • @metrohim
    @metrohim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Damn your smart Sir and THANK YOU for making me realized about my countrymen - PILIPINOS!

  • @yujinacafe
    @yujinacafe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I love how you observed us Filipinos, You are now part of the Family...actually i look like from India and my sisters looks like from China...but sometimes my looks change to Latina...hahaha....and when i walk on the street of Tokyo...i know if someone walking towards me is a filipino or not cause she looks more Japanese..but then i know...and you know what?
    We Filipino when we feel that someone( specially here abroad) is Filipino we both look at each other’s eyes...and then we know...and to make it sure she’s a filipina...we smiled back and talk saan ka dito...or Pinay ka no?And the other Pinay...will talk to me...i’m not sure if ur pinay cause u looks like latina or somewhere from a america sur....and then we laugh....even the most suplada, a sun hit or snob...is the best clue that’s she’s Filipina...hahaha....kunyare suplada cause, the truth she’s shy or afraid na masungitan din...but when they talk...it’s non stop...lol

  • @melcor5736
    @melcor5736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It truly takes an outsider to see the forest of Filipinos! Sharing this!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for sharing. Salamat po!

  • @jisoonyan8854
    @jisoonyan8854 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I don’t know when this video was made but i thank God i heard him talking here,,, bless you Mr. Raju I don’t know you but you inspire me with this video your words are too powerful and it motivates me

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everything and everyone is a blessing and it is the love we share that keeps us connected and related. Stay inspired and loving:)

  • @zethcao11
    @zethcao11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    ha ha ha strangest community - yeah, we don't know each other - but I had an experience when we went to Korea with my sister last May without any tour guide just an address - we met a Filipino family at the airport going to Jeonum Province and we went with them. When we met their relative, they introduced us and we asked the direction going to Naju City. She brought us in the ticket booth and paid our transportation and directed us in the bus. You see we just met and as if we knew each other ha ha ha. Thanks for that person.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "pagtulong sa kapwa"

    • @pingyu5141
      @pingyu5141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What's nice and happy is, when in another country, a kababayan you chanced upon always have that warm smile and ready eagerness to help out when you are lost or confused... although total strangers, they feel like 'family'. Thanks God for the close knit family culture of the Philippines that we still enjoy beyond our shores.

  • @launchpad25
    @launchpad25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this guy. He tells the truth, and he knows us (filipinos) well

  • @caesartopacio9636
    @caesartopacio9636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For better or worse, there's always a Filipino beside you. Cheers sir 👍.

  • @heidilara2133
    @heidilara2133 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    filipinos is a multi taskers all.over the world..mabuhay

  • @LykaValdez
    @LykaValdez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember I was in the Dominican Republic and I heard someone speaking Filipino and I hurriedly talked to him.

  • @immortal2326
    @immortal2326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It’s so true.. it’s in our genes. It’s imbedded to us. I can’t help myself to say hi if i see one of my Kabayan anywhere in the world.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Immortal! thank you, po!

  • @DinahSalonga-g9l
    @DinahSalonga-g9l ปีที่แล้ว

    Great speech! I agree with this observation. Filipinos form a bond of sorts. Once we were in an airport lounge in Schiphol and the duty manager was a Filipina. When she saw our group she brought an entire cart of snacks for us!
    I also experienced something similar aboard a cruise ship with my friend’s family. We got treated to all the Filipino dishes during meal times. They were so happy to see their kabayans on board.
    And this is why I encourage my friends to teach their kids and grandkids how to speak Tagalog. It is the key that unlocks this privilege club.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, @Dinah Salonga!
      The whole thing roots from our ancient past where these beautiful islands nourished us abundantly. We did not have to grab, scam, or hoard stuff. We shared, cared for, and respected each other.
      We still, consciously and unconsciously, live out values like 'kapwa tao', and 'bayanihan.'
      I am not a native, but I have learned through osmosis:)

  • @joetoday7273
    @joetoday7273 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for making a simple yet a perfect definition of Filipnos, it fits like a glove

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Walang anuman po!

  • @patrickjohnesplana9770
    @patrickjohnesplana9770 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    yeah we know each other in other countries when filipino got lost they just speak loud with filipino words The problem is solve cause there will be filipino helping always

  • @rogemillecastillo3183
    @rogemillecastillo3183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You don't really feel this as much when you're in the Philippines but when you go overseas then this makes a lot of sense. Everywhere I go here in Canada I always hear the word kababayan even though I don't know these people.

  • @meritonhirochema4537
    @meritonhirochema4537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That is our nature. Even we are in other country and just look in eyes. We smile and ask are you a filipino? If yes then we talk in our language. We ask are work here, etc.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True.

    • @jolanflag4824
      @jolanflag4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      not all filipinos esp.immigrant sos maryosep parang sa kanila na canada..ang yayabang nila.

    • @jolanflag4824
      @jolanflag4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Roland Tuason -HINDI AKO NAIINGIT FOR WHAT.KC CITIZEN DIN AKO.PERO NAOOBSERVED KO LANG AT NAKIKITA KO...LAHAT TAU AY MAMATAY.

    • @bluewolf4789
      @bluewolf4789 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats true. eye to eye contact and try to sense if he is a filipino. 😂😂😂😂

    • @StopGoTV
      @StopGoTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meriton Hirochema Tama po 🙂

  • @cassyclim8
    @cassyclim8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A youtube recommendation that I clicked and finished.

  • @aha5888
    @aha5888 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Omg. This gives me chills cus i just realized it.

  • @emzudaundo6823
    @emzudaundo6823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    True ,,khit dto sa ksa alm mo ung feeling n ang saya ,,bungad kaagad sau kumusta kabayan at amo mo ok lng ba,,nkakagaan ng damdamin☺

  • @JPEspulgar
    @JPEspulgar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Yes filipino are one big family, so please stop the hate,

  • @kkl_eats
    @kkl_eats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love it
    Although there is great divide within us
    There is also a deep link
    We forget to see that we are family
    We act like it when we see one of us struggling
    We act like it when we are in a strange land
    Hope we also see the beauty

  • @mabeldipollo9251
    @mabeldipollo9251 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watch this over and over again feeling like ""ohhh yes that's us"" thank you mr raju... i just hope that the world of fast tech and modernisation won't rub us so much of that "" why are they sitting so close, do they know each other thing"" we, ofw will no doubt remain like we know each other for always .... Wish for more speakers like you...

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Mabelle, the gurus of research who study social sciences and culture did a research a few years ago raising the question if modernization and information access and travel will harmonize the whole world into a common culture and the outcome of that research was a resounding "no!".
      We may change our superficial habits like eating McDonalds or dressing like Benetton but our deeper values and our true culture will sustain for thousands and thousands of years.
      We, Filipinos, are tribal and islandic and caring. The spirit of Kapwa Tao and Bayanihan will be always with us. Mabuhay!

    • @mabeldipollo9251
      @mabeldipollo9251 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the reply sir... And yes God bless us all ....

  • @StJohn-cb6if
    @StJohn-cb6if 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the funniest 40-second talk i've ever listened to!!!! i find his barely-concealed disdain absolutely adorable. yay!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      40 seconds? Glad you like it. Salamat!

  • @chingbagamaspad1291
    @chingbagamaspad1291 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hehehe I'm laughing to this video but its true....though we ddnt know each other since but when there were incidents we've meet like here in abroad or any where place it seems we really knew each other..very true Filipinos had a spirit of family ties whenever in the globe we might be...I experienced it...mabuhay!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I experienced it too...Mabuhay!

  • @johntonelete
    @johntonelete 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So true my friend...

  • @darthbiker2311
    @darthbiker2311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    It's funny and a bit sad. When Filipinos meet each other overseas, it's all heartwarming and glad smiles to be with a kabayan in a foreign land. But when we get home, the labels that kept us divided - wealth, social status, regionalism, religion, even race - all kick in. Metro Manilans feel superior, Cebuanos despise the "taga-Luzon" in general, everybody hates Chinoys because they're rich and refuse to "integrate," Indians are perceived as loan sharks, Africans don't get the same treatment as Caucasians (and recently, Koreans), the Iglesia ni Kristo are seen as a religious mafia of sorts, Muslims are believed to adhere to some passage in the Quran that says they can take advantage of Christians without consequence... Sure, there's largely no pain or suffering as a direct consequence, but these divisions (to be fair, some may be justified) have kept important legislation from being enacted and have held back policies that should have moved the country forwards.

    • @rdc1431
      @rdc1431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I learned at a young age to respect people of all ages; whatever their status in life was. I learned that the hard way. We had a "katulong" in our house when I was 12 years old and did not really appreciate how she made our life better by doing everything for us. But, by its very word and meaning, "katulong" means somebody helping you out. Not a slave. When we had to move house from the province to the city, I had to do EVERYTHING. Clean the small house we moved into, go to the market with my mother, help my mother out in preparing the meals, IRON my own clothes (I hated that the most out of all the household chores I had to do :), and do my own LAUNDRY. Then, I remembered how tirelessly she worked by herself when most of us just do nothing. My mom helps her out though. But not me. I did not have the opportunity to say sorry to her and thank her for helping us (even though she gets paid to do it) when we got back to visit my grandmother in the province and that really made me sad. From then on I resolved to give respect to people who have jobs that others may think is too lowly. I thank them wherever I may find them: in the CR's working to clean it for us to use, the man or woman sweeping the streets for us to traverse without stumbling over trash that PEOPLE throw haphazardly (litterbugs), greeting the guards, salespeople, and vendors. Bottomline: RESPECT ALL PEOPLE WHATEVER THEIR STATUS IN LIFE.

    • @keithursal9744
      @keithursal9744 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      we share the same perspective... yhats what i think

    • @sidmichael1158
      @sidmichael1158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Respect gets a long way

    • @markfrancis1925
      @markfrancis1925 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Such a stupid person are you, asshole.

    • @metalsadman
      @metalsadman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it's double edged, it's also our fellow filipinoes who usually will bring us down.

  • @rossgalan7457
    @rossgalan7457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, you greet Filipinos (older then you are) as if it were your family by saying "ate" (sister), "kuya" (brother) "tay" or "tatay", etc.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or, in some scenarios....Manong or Manang. Ha ha!

    • @trumpet-call1372
      @trumpet-call1372 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes like a family

  • @johnleeson2923
    @johnleeson2923 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Raju, i totally agree with you.. wherever Filipinos met each other, they greet to each other. Like here in the middle east, even me, when I met a Filipino just a simple raise of my eyebrow and he/she replied back the same gesture. And that's how unique we are compare to other nationals.

  • @josueocay6427
    @josueocay6427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your so nice sir you know our culture I very much appreciated. I enjoy your video. God bless your family.

  • @heavenablaze6343
    @heavenablaze6343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Filipino, I just take for granted this trait that we possess and good thing you have this lecture and it served as an eye opener because you, as an outsider can determine the difference or the unique trait that we have because you have experienced other cultures as well as you are from a different culture & also have observed other cultures like the American culture. Thank you Raju for the enlightenment.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dear Heaven Ablaze, Thank you for your appreciation. I used to be an outsider. Now, on the outside I may not look like it, in my heart I know that I am an insider. Mabuhay po!

  • @jaja2ification
    @jaja2ification 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    watching in 2018

  • @SOCSKSARGENOFW
    @SOCSKSARGENOFW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    November 7 2019 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
    And that is why I am not afraid traveling alone, coz I know I will meet my fellow Filipino out there and everywhere!

  • @ngnunez
    @ngnunez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That is so true! We filipino living abroad has unity. The only community that is so close that we called the Filipino Mafia at work. Lol.

  • @pinoytizen6617
    @pinoytizen6617 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone still remember on what happen in the fight of gilas and australia. That's how strong the bonds of the Filipinos!

  • @murtaledalton2524
    @murtaledalton2524 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very funny and enlightening...Its really good to see foreigners appreciating our ways of life. I mean they can see the good and/or the funny side in our ordinary and unpleasant daily scenarios.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for appreciating and enjoying. See if you like this other one too:
      th-cam.com/video/-1k0s8AW-b4/w-d-xo.html

  • @jayclawwit6489
    @jayclawwit6489 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why I ended up here, but I've not regretted it. Sometimes, an outsider is what we need to point out what's right in front of us. Magkaisa tayong mga Pilipino!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you ended up here. Everything happens for a reason. Mabuhay!

  • @LoveMOMofFOUR
    @LoveMOMofFOUR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a very good observation about the Filipino culture.

  • @elmer9787
    @elmer9787 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo. Brilliant & very articulate Sir Raju Mandhyan from Manila.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salamat po kayo. Thank you!

  • @cbuanimax
    @cbuanimax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spot On! I love how he keenly observed the Filipino culture, attitude and mentality. You could appreciate our traits when you got to experience other cultures from other nations you visit, from there you would be proud of yourself that you are a Filipino, We are different, totally different from others, We are special.

  • @wrjjunko233
    @wrjjunko233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Proud being Filipino!

  • @ayurimakotomi8128
    @ayurimakotomi8128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here in hongkong..if u don't know each name others unless u are Filipino..feel free as a sisters and brothers..

  • @gerlynanne4741
    @gerlynanne4741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    October 20,2019 😊

  • @justinnamuco9096
    @justinnamuco9096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You seem very intelligent and well-spoken. Great talk!

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blessings lang po yun! Salamat!

  • @imboglitz2400
    @imboglitz2400 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bravo...so true...sir

  • @giovannidepettirosso832
    @giovannidepettirosso832 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Raju and God bless you

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you too for appreciating. God bkess too:)

  • @TheGOODNEWSfromHeaven
    @TheGOODNEWSfromHeaven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Western people in general value their personal space that's why she's wondering why people inside the jeepney sit closely :-)

  • @maylynbayani
    @maylynbayani 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know. My clinical professor in Australlia told me that what strikes her about filipinos is that we take care of our own. We take them under our wing. I remember talking to a lady in the Justice of Peace office and other thought we came together based on how close we are. I have met her only 3 mins ago.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It must have to do with the fact that 1000s of years ago the Maharlikas was a happy, abundant tropical paradise and the Kayumangis were satisfied and very giving towards each other. Culture continues:)

  • @zhofreecaballes7091
    @zhofreecaballes7091 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow thanks Raju that is so true! i am an OFW and that is exactly what is happening.. we really love each other like a family.. and yes the edsa people power is nothing but a family reunion :-))))

  • @myevega5665
    @myevega5665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful speech!!

  • @guccismile7608
    @guccismile7608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS SO HEARTWARMING

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool. Yup, the jeepney drivers are the best drivers in the world, so much multi-tasking with all the going on and mostly stressed passengers. Thanks.

  • @marisaclavelinabuentipo7451
    @marisaclavelinabuentipo7451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Am an ofw. Was so desperate when i smiled to whom i know my fellow filipino. Perhaps its because he is professional and have high paying job that must be the reason why he snubbed me.
    But glad to other filipinos whom i met in the mall who were smiled at me

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Forgive agad the few exceptions

  • @pinoytubeonline
    @pinoytubeonline 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    like wine as it is getting older the sweeter it gets, i watched this many time already

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am humbled and happy that you do. Have you tried watching, "Maano Po"

    • @pinoytubeonline
      @pinoytubeonline 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RajuMandhyan no sir i will thank you for recommending

  • @rowell147
    @rowell147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Insta subscribed. Love this 😍

  • @michaeljakeusman
    @michaeljakeusman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    oct 1 2018. wow! this video is now 7 years old!!!

  • @Peking_blogger
    @Peking_blogger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm from philipines...living now here in Saudi Arabia..

  • @dominiquebalabat197
    @dominiquebalabat197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You would only appreciate this video if you’re a Filipino living abroad. Other cultures would be amazed by how Filipinos literally talk their way throughout the whole day just to travel and even just in the commute, you can see all kinds of people from different walks of life being polite when passing jeepney fares

  • @johnwest360
    @johnwest360 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing speech Sir!! Thumbs up!!! 👊👊👊🇵🇭

  • @juanchavez4564
    @juanchavez4564 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you are alone anywhere in the world in a crowded places, e.g. pedestrian, mall, busy places, just say “Pppsssstttt” those who look back at you I’m hundred percent sure that is a Filipino. Why, because every Filipino has been culturally raised up to be mindful and always ready to lend a helping hand for those who are in need.

  • @errancelibraiel3368
    @errancelibraiel3368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you.

  • @nenitareyes6455
    @nenitareyes6455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He's very humorous person...😁😀

  • @jajacool314
    @jajacool314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im smiling watching this up to d end 😊

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed po! See if you like this one:) th-cam.com/video/WvZCm59o2eU/w-d-xo.html

  • @ramzabeoulve7333
    @ramzabeoulve7333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    when he said "holdaper inside there" i suddenly remembered my childhood friend/neighbor who tried to mug me. i was walking home from school one night and the street i was walking on had no lights (the street lights we're busted) when suddenly someone put their arms around my shoulders and i felt something sharp poking my lower back. the guy said "give me what you can" i wasn't that scared since it wasn't my first time getting mugged and i had the habit of not bringing my wallet save for a coin purse, i started taking out my coin purse when i suddenly heard "shit, Ramza!?" and the mugger bolted away. after i got home i had a hunch on who it was and wasn't surprised when my friend started to distance himself from me, we hadn't talked since.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It happens across the world. Not to worry.

  • @realtyvlogtv7911
    @realtyvlogtv7911 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching support nice to meet you raju last time in calauan

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your support. Connect on FB too, please.

  • @jovyabayon9437
    @jovyabayon9437 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing filipino.attitude ..that's true..god bless

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you too:) Mabuhay!

  • @mingteedee
    @mingteedee 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    so sad the talk was so short, but very enlightening... I didn't think it the way foreigners see us, but I am glad you made me aware of that, and will use that to inspire more people from other countries

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the things most cultures do is not recognize and appreciate our own selves with kindness and wonder. We need to accept we are good people and we care:)

  • @bellengine2167
    @bellengine2167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    it is not just that we know each other but we help each other especially when you are in another country. It happens to me a lot of times already when I am travelling and also when you go on a big cruise where we know lots of filipinos work also .

  • @bloodiemiefilomeno9417
    @bloodiemiefilomeno9417 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aaahh...I love being born and raised pure filipino.....

  • @claryjace6166
    @claryjace6166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow this is so good compliments to us Filipinos THANK YOU 😍💕

  • @edithzulueta7236
    @edithzulueta7236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are still watching this year 2021 February

  • @aprilyndirectories
    @aprilyndirectories 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This restores my faith to filipinos.. ^_^ thanks this will help me in deciding..

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Faith in others is always a very good first step for almost everything.

    • @aprilyndirectories
      @aprilyndirectories 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      True sir.. Thank you.

  • @lulubaniqued6883
    @lulubaniqued6883 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Raju!

  • @janmerchbagoncia3546
    @janmerchbagoncia3546 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    a very wonderful insight sir, thank you for the appreciation. it may seem sarcastic at first but, althrough out what you have observed is true.

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just fun:) Thanks for enjoying:)

  • @gracebasiwal7279
    @gracebasiwal7279 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow... amasing jst like im listning to grndpa a story tellng😚😚😚😚

  • @deevalen9498
    @deevalen9498 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tayo lang pala ang ganun? Wow namn.

  • @ugmangdamlag7328
    @ugmangdamlag7328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you!

  • @cheflizlaz
    @cheflizlaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Sir. God bless 🙏🏾

  • @arwinsilva490
    @arwinsilva490 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hats off to you sir! awesome analysis!👍👍

    • @RajuMandhyan
      @RajuMandhyan  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate your appreciation:)