Today was very frustrating for me because medyo madami-daming katangahang Pinoy ang na-encounter ko today.
1) Friend bragged about how he gets away with doing as little work as possible at his online job. Hay, kaya walang asenso. Pineperpetuate pa yung idea to online employers that Filipinos are lazy.
2) Another friend todo-kwento about some obviously get rich quick scheme he wants to join. Bumebenta pa pala 'to? Magbanat kaya siya ng buto? He's one of those Filipinos looking for that one time big time deal instead of persevering to become successful.
3) Two women at the ATM ask me if I'm last in line. I say yes and instead of lining up, they proceeded to sit comfortably at the shaded area and gossip away while everyone else lined up under the sun. Syempre, as soon as it was my turn, chaka lang sila tumayo and started claiming that they were in line after me. I asked them, "Bakit di kayo pumila? Iba na yung tao sa likod ko." Ang daya nila ha. Di na nga marunong pumila, nang-isa pa ng kapwa. Wala, nganga na lang sila and singit pa rin.
4) People at the stores, public transportation, restaurants, clinics and etc.: so, so very few use please, thank you, excuse me and their equivalent in our language. May makabangga ka, tititigan ka lang. May magtatanong, direcho tanong, wala nang paumanhin. Public transportation, tricycles and taxis especially, if they don't want to take you on as a passenger, wala man lang "sorry" or kahit "no" -- alis lang agad like you don't exist. Are we turning into rude people who also don't know how to use our words?
5) Siraulo neighbor, early in the morning, sticks his head over our fence and shouts that he wants to buy a freakin' cigarette from our OTHER neighbor who has a sari-sari store. Super bad trip to wake up like this. I see why Filipinos are often called a noisy bunch. We just shout whenever, whatever we want. In the case of my neighbor, wala pa siyang sense of peace, respect, order and space!
Hay, no wonder it's a bad day kasi pangit gising ko! Sometimes, living in this country feels like being surrounded by idiots!