Pinoy Cultural Etiquettes That Are Actually Embarrassing

Culture is what defines a people. The Philippine culture is what sets Filipinos apart from others, from Americans, Japanese, British, etc. It 's our very own identification mark. Although a number of us may no longer adhere to certain Filipino cultural practices, collectively, we continue to hold on and honor the Filipino culture, and share these practices to the next generations and even to people of other cultures.

While it 's admirable to honor our very own culture, there 's no such thing as a perfect culture. We recognize that some of our cultural practices fall short from being laudable. So here is the list, starting with number 10.

10. Attempting to please everyone and avoiding negative remarks.

Filipinos try their best to avoid confrontations. Our non-confrontational attitude can only get us so far when the situation calls for honesty and openness. In some cases, we can get away with indirect communication, too much diplomacy and fake politeness. We tread forward with caution, yet in the process we hurt the other party even more for being untruthful. Filipinos can be very focused at getting everybody on board at pleasing them, but this ultimately impedes decision-making and project completion because we have to admit it – it 's impossible to please everybody.

9. Being unable to handle criticisms or negative comments.

Perhaps the very reason why Filipinos don 't want to make negative remarks is because