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FLIP GOTHIC REFLECTION

                   
Filipino's Great Culture
                         
            What makes us Filipino? What made us different from other races?

            From the story written by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, there is a big difference between American teenagers from Filipino teenagers. American teenagers are very rebellious, there are piercing their tongues, they dye their hair blue or violet for fun, they don't respect elders, especially their parents, and they don't value education. They just want to hang out with friends and do some vices. They dressed up liberated and don't give any fuck. And that is the reason why Nella sent his daughter to the Philippines so that she will be guided by her mother. When Arminda arrived in the Philippines specifically at Uber, her grandmother had difficulty with how Arminda looked and act. She can't imagine how her daughter raised her granddaughter. Arminda also got difficulty coping with the Filipino culture. As stated in the story, Filipinos are used to being respectful and showing affection to their elders, especially with their families also makes education their top priority. And as Arminda's grandmother had shown in the story, Filipinos also are very forgiving and don't build anger in their heart, especially with our family because we are family-oriented. We also love celebrating festivals and honoring our patrons just like the Sinulog Festival which is honoring the baby Jesus Christ or known as Santo Niño. Arminda finds those things very interesting that's why she is now learning the Filipino culture and trying to adapt it to herself.
            Even though Arminda was used to American culture, there is still something that wanted to know or to learn about the Filipino culture. So Filipino culture is indeed a great one and we must be proud of being Filipino.

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