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ATTITUDES AND CHARACTERISTICS
Philippines
The Filipino people(Filipino:Mamamayang Pilipino) orFilipinos
are an Austronesian ethnic group
native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 104
million Filipinos in the Philippines,[31]and
about 11 million living outside the Philippines.[32]
There are around 180 languages spoken in the Philippines, most
of them belonging to the Austronesian
language family, with Tagalog and Cebuano having the greatest
number of native speakers.[33]
The
official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and English
and most Filipinos are bilingual or
trilingual.[34][35]
Most Filipinos refer to themselves colloquially as
"Pinoy"(feminine: "Pinay"), which is a slang word
formed by taking the last four letters of"Pilipino"and adding
the diminutive suffix "-y". The lack of the
letter"F"in the pre-1987 Philippine alphabet, Abakada, had
caused the letter"F"to be substituted with
"P". This is why, when the 28-letter modern Filipino alphabet
was made official in 1987, the name
Filipino was preferred overPilipino. The nameFilipino was chosen
by the Spanish explorerRuy Lpez
de Villalobos, who named the islands "las Islas Filipinas" ("the
Philippine Islands") after Philip II of
Spain. Filipino values are, for the most part, centered at
maintaining social harmony, motivated primarily
by the desire to be accepted within a group. The main sanction
against diverging from these values are the
concepts of "Hiya", roughly translated as 'a sense of shame',
and "Amor propio" or 'self-esteem'.[2]
Social
approval, acceptance by a group, and belonging to a group are
major concerns. Caring about what others
will think, say or do, are strong influences on social behavior
among Filipinos .[3]
According to the anthropologist Leonardo Mercado, the Filipino
worldview is basically 'nondualistic'.
Based on his linguistic analyses of Filipino value terms
likeloob(Cebuano buot), he concludes that
Filipinos desire harmony, not only in interpersonal
relationships, but also with nature and religion, while
still remaining nondichotomous.
China
China is a great countrywith a long history. With the passage of
over 5000 years, Chinese gradually
have developed their own characteristics.
When it comes to the characteristics of Chinese people, we cant
skip the one of the greatest educatorsand philosophers, Confucius.
He put forward the idea that people should be merciful, tolerant,
and
humble. The thought of Confucius has had a great impact on
Chinese people.
The Chinese put much importance on personal relationships. They
pay attention to the skills of speaking,
try to make others feel at home, and they enjoy a congenial
atmosphere. However, when there is a conflict
between two groups, usually Chinese in their respective groups
will only strive for their own group,
which makes the whole divided. And members in one group will be
really nice to each other others.There are some differences between
Chinese and Americans. Often, Chinese tend to be modest, while
Americans tend to be more straightforward. And in China, things
can be shared among close people, but
in America, privacy is so important that even the closest
friends like to keep a slight distance.
Singapore
When the esplande was finally constructed, there were spades of
Singaporeans unhappily exclaiming
"London has its Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, America has its
Statue of Liberty and Australis has its
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3 million of their citizens within the last half century, but it
seems to go beyond that. Even among the
Vietnamese there is a certain attitude that seems a bit more
rigid. Thank you, excuse me, please,your welcome, etc., are not as
common here. People are blunt and are not afraid of telling you
that youroutfit is ugly, you are getting fat, or that pimple on
your forehead is enormous. The interesting part is
these things are not considered offensive; it is just the
culture. My perception of the Vietnamese people
has changed somewhat now that I have developed friendships with
many of them. My Vietnamese friendsare extremely kind and friendly.
Once getting past the stern exterior, they are some of the most
genuine
people I know. It is rare for them to allow me to pay when going
out and they have helped me avoid being
ripped off on several occasions. The friendships may take a
little longer to cultivate, but once established
they could last forever.
Japan
1. They adapted to catering to authority and to harmonize with
others.2. They tend to place themselves in their own exclusive and
closed communities. Accordingly, they
have introverted personalities and they pay serious attention to
harmony and cooperativeness in
the group. They feel comfortable with familiar people in the
communities they belong to. Theydeveloped their sense of allegiance
in the group consequent to be exclusive. The behavior of
competition and appealing themselves is observed only within
their own community. On the other
hand, they are enthusiastic in absorbing or imitating other
cultures.
3. Consequently, they have more interest in human feelings and
emotions than scientific or logicalconcerns. In terms of book read,
literary books rate more highly than scientific books,
comparied
with westerners.
4. Japan has a population of about half of the United States
with a land area about 90% of the stateof California. Therefore,
roads, parks, houses, etc. are designed in miniature size. This
environment influences largely their lives. They tend to pay
attention to precise details rather than
the big picture. They are better at developping transistors than
space development projects. Mini-component audio systems are
essential in their narrow houses often referred to "rabbit
hutches".
5. Japan is a country poor in natural resources but rich in
hard-working and diligent people.Africa
Some aspects of traditional African cultures have become less
practiced in recent years as a result of years
of neglect and suppression by colonial and post-colonial
regimes. There is now a resurgence in the
attempts to rediscover and revalue African traditional cultures,
under such movements as the African
Renaissance, led by Thabo Mbeki, Afrocentrism, led by a group of
scholars, including Molefi Asante, as
well as the increasing recognition of traditional spiritualism
through decriminalization of Vodou and other
forms of spirituality. In recent years, traditional African
culture has become synonymous with ruralpoverty and subsistence
farming.
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