Are Filipinos mayabang in nature?

[LytSlpr]

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EXCERPT FROM A FICTITIOUS INTERVIEW IN THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER:


Benigno:

So what is it about the Philippines that keeps you coming back for more?

Mr. Corruption:

I love the people and the people love me! Aside from this, mahilig mag-yabangan at mag-lamangan ang mga Pinoy sa kapwa nilang Pinoy. So Pinoys are very prone to the ravages of excessive consumerism to satisfy yung pangangailangan nilang mag-pasiklab — using stuff they could hardly afford — the latest celphones, luxury cars, tacky jewelry, and P80-to-P120-per-cup coffee in the top brand-for-gullibles cafe: Starbucks.

[fingolfin]

... hehehehe. Filipinos are indeed flashy. He cited the best example being constantly updating on cellphone models. They tend to spend more than they earn. It's a pity, actually.

[xyberblue]

Mangutang pa gani para lang makapalit ug cellphone...

[fingolfin]

... hehehe. you only need to go to malls and observe which type of botique/specialty shop gathers the biggest crowd.... cellphone botiques.

[iloveyou4ever]

this is very true!

[FK]

ako lain ako pagsabot... para nako Kowang ra ta sa Pansin.

ganahan ta makadungog... Oi nindot lagi imo fon, nindot lagi imo t-shirt, nindot lagi imo shoes.

[klavel]

sometimes we wonder why some pinoys seem to have the latest in everything and claim to have suffered from poverty..maybe some people indulge in to these things rather than focus much on our country's problems bec. it won't help them get to live their lives to the fullest..not that i'm saying they're "manhid" but rather choose to live that way..so, have it their way!

[kyuusai]

A quiet fact, we can't deny this thing even to our selves we do make yabang di bah.. one of the example kanang sa mga celfone model, palit dayun ug bag-o though dili kaayo gamit ang mga applications. I don't know with them but for me cellphone is more importantly use for communication ra jud...

[cool]

sakto gyud wanting attention gyod na kanang way kwarta mangotang lang para makapalit og mahalon.

pero naa man say oban nga gusto og quality. if you have money, its ok to buy the suv,cell phones and brandname clothes pero kong mangotang ka, abnormal nana.

sometimes we want to buy the expensive brand name merchandize because of the high quality. so dili na pasikat if you can affort it.

[glenn]

I don't see a reason kung mahalon imong gamit hambog kana .... I mean who cares kung maka afford ka?.... Actually its not mayabang kundi Caprichoso ...... Capricho leads you to become extravagant ..... and most filipino poses those values ...... Pero kung ang imong intention nganong ni palit ka og mahalon nga cell phones para ipang hambog unta ma hold up ka or di kaya mapick pocket.....