Fun video John! Enjoy the weirdness, Filipinos probably feel the same about Western culture. Dr Seuss's (my spirit animal) reflection on weirdness - "We are all a little weird, and life is a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."
Offering food, even to a stranger by saying -- "Kain po tayo" or "Let's eat" is part of the sharing culture. Food is every Filipino's love language. It's as if you cannot stand eating, while seeing others get hungry. It is done out of concern. If I say it, then it means I am sincerely willing to share the food with you.
Filipinos aren't the only ones to put Salt on many fruit green fruits. It's a practice that is known and practiced in the West Indies. As you said it enhances the flavor. Like many things the climate and culture drives and affects all aspects of life in a Country. In a Tropical climate things naturally move more slowly to conserve energy among other things coupled with how the culture evolved. Hot climates with underdeveloped economies naturally lend themselves to moving and doing everything at a slower pace as everyone else is doing their thing at a likewise speed. They understand it wont the needle much to get ahead of others. In the Islands it called "Island Time". For those of us from the Western Countries we need to keep it moving to be very ambitious, to be always accomplishing some new Task climbing a new Mountain, goal achievement is very much at the top of our lives. Being ambitious and industrious are character traits that are revered and highly regarded in the West. Work ethic is also different in the Philippines due to the above mentioned traits. Those folks like yourself wanting or needing to unwind find it it's a good fit. Its a case of different strokes for different folks applies to to all of us.
I am planning to come and stay in Davao City soon. Thank you for your Videos they help me allot . Can you please make a Video with Visas how to get Permanently live over there ? I am an American like you. Thank you in advance .
Here in the place where I live we only put salt on young unripe fruits like mangoes, guavas & pineapples. It's rare to see people put salts on sweet fruits.
Great tips, thx for sharing. Try a little salt on watermelon, you be surprised. And oh, Mexicans from the province, “squat” in public, too. I live in Vegas, and saw a whole tour bus full of them, “squatting” against a casino entrance. It was embarrassing, with everyone staring at them. In my mind I was yelling, “Get up, you’re not in Mexico, you idiots”, lol!!! I’m Mexican/American, by the way. You can take them out of the village, but you can’t take the village out of them…
Very funny Pete. I have to try salt on watermelon. I just was told to put some salt on my pineapple this morning and it was good. Do they put salt on fruit in Mexico too? It’s been long time since I’ve been so I’m forgetting
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat Hi John, my parents were from a village, about a 2.5 hour drive from Guadalajara. But I grew up in Santa Monica, haha. In Mexico, I think they put salt, salsa, or lemon, on everything.
@@petepinal8415 Nice area. I used to have some family owned Santa Monica Ford. I grew up in Simi Valley during junior high and high school. Appreciate you sharing more
Pointing with mouth 👄. Do a fish 🐟 face in a Western nation = that human is crazy 😜. Fruit with salt 🧂. I do 👎 not do that: instead, add celery or another high salt 🧂 food.
