Any Filipinos on the forum?
 

Since the 370 was penned by a Filipino, I was just wondering if there were any on the forum.

Half flip here :hello:

+1

The designer is a forum member FYI. :tup:

AK posted the interview with the designer.

Full Flip here.

Yep, that's me.

born in the PI, but white, does that count? Cavite City.

My wife is Filipino. Does that count? :icon17:

mga GAGO:icon18::icon18:

Are you a Filipino Albino?

You are by definition I suppose.

Only if you've eaten Lichon.

hoy! psssst!!

*waits for all filipinos to look*

lol :hello: +1

+1 Made in the philippines born in america

Born in the Philippines, but proud to be an American :usa:

:gtfo2: YOu ain't Philipino :icon08: :icon17:

Ulol's :tup:

<--- pinoy

Born in P.I.!

im flip!

To legitimately claim to be of a certain ethnicity you should at the very least be familiar with its customs, culture, history, traditions, and be able to speak the native language. In the case of the Philippines that language is Tagalog. If not it’s about as lame as my self trying to claim I’m Irish and German simply because of my blood line. Who you are has a lot more to do with where and how you were raised NOT what country you were born and or who your parents are, etc. Most of you including my self would be more accurately described as: “American of “insert decent" ".

Such a serious post. Are you Ilocano?

I am Sir:tiphat:

Awesome!!

Very deep answer.

Actually there are several languages spoken there, not just Tagalog. Understanding a culture doesn't make you any less of your ethnicity. I'm proud to be American AND Filipino. No one ever said you only had to pick one. Genetically we all decend from a common ancestor anyway, which renderes all classifications of race meaningless.

Over 100 languages/dialects. All are Filipino.

Beat me to it, AK. :shakes head:

I'll admit I'm white washed, cant speak a full sentence of it, but I do understand most of it. Sure wished I learned it well though....but besides my parents, I had no one else to speak it with and be fluent.

How dare you sir. Now get out of our thread, cracker.

Another Ilocano here too. :tiphat:

Did I say ONLY Tagalog? No, I didn't. Tagalog and English (Yes English) just so happen to be the "official" and most wide spread language of the Philippines. So chances are if you're going to flaunt your "Filipino" heritage you'll at least know the national language, customs, culture, traditions, etc. The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7000 islands so of course there are different dialects’. Yes, one can chose to be “proud” of whatever he /she wants but choosing to represent a nation you know al most nothing is beyond lame. I say if you’re so proud to be “Filipino” learn the national language, culture and actually live there for a few years at the very least. If you feel the same way after that then by all means flaunt your “Filipino Pride”! Otherwise you just look kinda silly.

I think someones ethnicity/race is based off your bloodline and how your raised. I consider myself a Filipino Italian American but when i have to declare my race on forms, job apps, etc there is no option for that lol so you have to check multiple ones and almost always there is not a option for American, so i am left with Asian and European when i haven't even stepped on those continents. So i think knowing the languages and customs etc is not a necessity, at least to the government, when someone is saying their "Filipino" or whatever because you are more so talking about where your family traces back from.

No...Balut :hello:

Why are you so defensive? I wasn't "flaunting" my heritage, just asking a question. Your the one who looks kind of "silly" for assuming anything about my background. I'd like to know how many American really know their history. I guess that doesn't make them American.

Stop saying lame. It's lame.

This was a fun thread until you posted. Are you like this in every thread?

:icon18: I agree, it was a fun thread. :shakes head:

:iagree:

ummmm... I am very white I guess. British parents and they immigrated to Canada one year before I was born in Canada.

BUT! I have some very very nice friends who are Filipino and they are great! Served overseas with one (we called him the Mexican cuz he loves spicy foods!) and I would walk thru a minefield for him.(Lol, I think I did once!)

Met another wonderful lady on a cruise ship (stop stereotyping here) who worked in the lounge. She was a fantastic lady, wife, mother, waitress etc and was also a great friend to my wife and I during our cruise.

My co-worker has a Filipino girlfriend who is an amazing cook. Met her last week and I think she is great! She is new to Canada and we are glad to have her here!

One of the things I love about Canada is that very few people (native Canadians excepted) can claim to BE from here. Everyone comes from somewhere else.

A Chinese friend at work looks very oriental, speaks Mandarin and has a rich cultural identity. Yet his family has been in Canada for almost 200 years!

My next door neighbours are Polish and the others are from El Salvador. My step-dad is Ukrainian and my crazy son thinks he is German! (he speaks fluent German now and pretends he is Austrian actually... weird)

I toured Afghanistan with the French Canadian "VanDoos" and did a lot of my work in French (I am bilingual). I also worked side by side with the Americans in Panjwaii District (Crazy Americans! We called them "Cowboy" for a call sign cuz they were VERY reckless!)

Bottom Line: Celebrate your heritage, no matter where you live. It is who you are, not your address that defines you. nuff said.

^^ Fun post! Thanks for getting the fun back in this thread!

:ic:iagree: well said.

Enough of that. If I offended anyone, I apologize.


Are their any 370z owners on the forum in the Philippines? It's a relatively expensive car there after all the import fees, so I would suspect it's pretty rare. Probably double the sticker price of the US.