Talk:Maria-Clara de la Cruz/@comment-118.93.44.177-20120518125443/@comment-121.54.58.142-20120531031121

You know a lot e. You've read our history very ell. I agree with most of your corrections. As I've observed, Filipinos are rather reserved, hesitant to be frank, demure and euphemistic, contrary to being outspoken.

However:

Philippines are religious and still quite superstitious. I would like to note that Filipinos in the South are predominantly Muslims. It's feels like saying that Philippines is a Catholic would leave out our Muslim brothers in Mindanao. But I don't know how it should be represented as a Philippines' attribute so I guess that can be acceptable since Muslim Filipinos aren't much interested in having their culture imbued in Philippines' attribute since they aren't much of an otakus. (Pardon if I said that.)

Not many people knows this but Spain's rule was actually more humane than how it was commonly depicted in old history books. That's the analysis contained in more sophisticated or thorough books on Philippine history. And that's what some professors who have attended seminars or masteral degree in Philippine history say. The Philippines actually preferred it to had been colonized by Spain than Netherlands or Britain.

Well, it is true that the British occupation in Manila is a little obscure in the Philippine history. Not a lot of Filipinos knew that Britain once occupied a part of the Philippines, so I think it would just fit to say that Philippines has somewhat already forgotten about Britain's occupation.

It is supposed to be America whom Philippines has a crush on, a huge crush. Despite what happened during the American colonization the Philippines is actually (pardon me if I say this) still very clingy and subservient to the U.S., as noted by a lot of professors and critics here. And quite fascinating to know that most Filipinos in the rural areas who were less fortunate enough to avail education always mistakes any Caucasian foreigner to be an American. It's like the only country they know is America. And Caucasians mistaken to be American always get special treatment and admiration. Some would even think that Canada, Britain, and Germany are located in/parts of America. I remember my professor always complain about how we, Filipino youngsters, are so fond of American culture and entertainment, and how the government always seek for America's help, and how Philippines is so subservient to US. And he would say, "Don't you read history!" Well, personally, I'm no longer much of an admirer of US. I also remember my another professor who, it's probably only the Philippines who adores US that much, despite US being more generous to Taiwan.