2) extremely sugary drinks
3) candy stores everywhere
4) animals everywhere (roosters- I hate them!, goats, water buffalo, dogs, chickens, lizard things...)
5) the gaudier the gnies and tricycles the better (mini cabs)
6) white people are stared at
7) basketball hoops are everywhere and and any flat areas are used as courts (even it it's dirt)
8) families of 4 on a small scooter is considered a waste of space (you can fit at least 2 more on there!)
9) extremely friendly people wanting to know where your from and what you think of the philippines and its' people
10) amazing fruit that produces 365 days a year!
11) beautiful flowers that are in bloom 365 days a year!
12) honking is friendly here, it lets others know you're passing them (lanes are just guidlines)
13) KKK means something very different here... something about heroes. If they only knew what it meant in North America.
14) The cutest kids ever - I have had many a conversation with kids where we're both speaking a different language and it seems to work. They've got the awkward stare down pat!
yp15) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE...
16) If you're a white female you're told you're pretty everyday, asked if you're single and asked if you participate in beauty pageants
ReplyDelete17) The sense of community here is so strong. Here is where they coinced the phrase "it takes a village to raise a child"
18) kids are always seen walking with their arms around each other