I barely recognize u from ur last video (sharing about the ended relationship) However I've noticed some good changes. You look great! There's a glow coming out of u. hmmn i guess its the peace within. Im happy to know u've decided to stay in the Philippines. Dont stay longer though çoz it will be difficult and hard for you let us go. Just kiddin! Keep those nice reactions goin. I enjoyed every one of it. Hope you can also share some from your hometown. We certainly love to hear more from ur side of the story. Keep shining brightly!
First off, LOVE your channel. I watch a lot of Pinoy content as I'm not currently living in the country. Surprisingly, it's foreigners like you, Kulas of Becoming Filipino, Kumander Daot and Mike from The Canadian Beaver who make it less homesick for me. Ok, just to react A LEEETLE bit: 😁 1. Treating people on YOUR birthday- Yes, it's done but it's not mandatory. And you d9n't really need to spend a lot. If people grumble about it, they won't do it to your face. So, its their problem, not yours. 2. Rice- Yes, Rice Is Life. But I disagree that we will refuse to eat without rice. We will eat, because to refuse food for such a shallow reason is IMMENSELY disrespectful to the food. And God might punish you by taking your food away. Also, Vanessa, OF COURSE we eat Pancit WITH rice. Like you said, rice is life. We even eat rice with spaghetti. 3. Tabo- I'm sure foreigners feel its weird. True, the banyo's usually have a bidet now. But the tabo allows you to regulate the water amount and pressure. I've used bum guns that HURT when the water spurted out. And for us Pinoys, toilet paper is NOT an option, as much as possible. I can't even fathom going Number Two and just WIPING afterwards. I'd walk around feeling ick for the rest of the day. Oh and great pronounciation of Tabo. You said it with good inflection on the ending O with the descending accent. Just pronounce the middle A longer. Its more TAaah-bò, not really Tuh-bow. 😁 4. Rising Your Hands Crossing A Street- No, there's no ritual to it. Its more like the pedestrian saying "I'm going to cross now. See the hand? You'll stop if you know what's good for you." 😆 5. Bowing While Walking Between Two People Talking- Generally accompanied with a sheepish "Excuse me po..." it's not really a mark of respect. It's more like "I need to pass, but you two are BLOCKING MY WAY." We dip our heads so that the conversers don't need to break eye contact. Also, if your head is lower than theirs, we can all pretend you're just invisible. 😂
Hihi thank you so much for your nice words! I really appreciate and I’m happy I can make you less homesick 🥹❤️ thank you for the detailed summary hehe!!
i was started living in the island before, i experience to drink rain water, but in a filtered. the rain is very useable to the island. wash the clothes, wash dishes, another bath or etc.
bowing the head when you pass by two people in between them on a conversation because there is just no other way to go around you,is a sign of respect,like excuse me just passing through...
normal life sa pinoy pg kumain ,wla tlagang table knife,maliban nlang sa mga pinoy rich na pamilya!!meron tlaga silang table knife...at sa amin kinalakihan nmin na myron kaming knife na png sliced sa bread at tawag pa sa mama ko dati nung bata pa kami slicerknife..
if you get wet from the rain thats only drizzling, you may get sick, the term '' Subaw" in bisaya. you've been exposed to a heat the whole day and you get wet in the evening. thats meant by Jason when you he says you get a shower. cuz here in Philippines. Cold weather makes you sick and flu and sneezing will be common on those months of cold days or in a tyhphoon season. specially this ber months.
It's hot in the Philippines, the change of temperature tends to make Filipinos sick. And so, a drizzle of rain on your head will very likely make you sick unless you take a shower or a bath to even out the temperature of your body. I believe this because most often than not, I get sick when this happens. That's why you'll see Filipinos starts covering their heads when it starts to rain.
It is typical for Filipino and Filipina using Tabo and Timba Comfort Room instead of showering 🚿or faucets because plumbing is expensive, always stock of water plastic water container outside or inside or poso water pump on the wells.
I've been busy at work this past few months so I wasn't able to watch your videos, and one thing I noticed, You look much much prettier now than last time I watched some of your videos, and I think you've gained some weight, but you're prettier now,
@@happyreactionswish I could go there and see you in person, and maybe we can make a video or content together, I can share you a lot of ideas that you can feature on your contents,
I don’t know if it should be labeled “weird,” more like unusual. But speaking as a Filipino, we do own and use complete cutlery, especially if you have a college level education and live in a city. It makes it sound like we’re barbarians or something. As for birthdays, that’s just part of Philippine hospitality. Of course when you invite people, you’re the one hosting, and it’s expected for the host to foot the bill, but sometimes your closest friends will on occasion, treat you out. As far as pasalubong goes, it’s part of Philippine hospitality and it’s usually limited to family and close friends. But it’s also traditional in Japan for travelers to shop for souvenir gifts (omiyage - お土産) for the same reason. Drivers are obligated to stop at pedestrian lanes if there are people crossing. It’s in the traffic regulations. Not that it’s strictly followed but if someone were to get injured or worse because the driver failed to stop, it’s a lot of inconvenience at the very least to the driver if not incarceration. So I don’t know how widespread that practice of this hand signaling is. As to rain, this is a tropical country that’s constantly hit with monsoons and typhoons so I don’t know how prevalent that superstition is anymore. I, and most people I know, don’t follow it. What are quirky Filipino practices? Pointing with your lips - that’s instantly a Pinoy thing. And using furniture still their protective plastic wrapping in your house. Also having a bucket or other container for storing water in the bathroom is a very Pinoy practice.
As a Filipino myself, I'd like to add more details to three out of the nine things mentioned 😊. 1. Rice - when the rice is freshly cooked from the rice cooker or the local cooking cauldron (kaldero), the one who will be the first to scoop the rice has to draw a cross sign on the surface. It's like a way for blessing your food for good health. In my defense, this behavior is related to religion. Roman Catholic is one of the dominant religions here in the Philippines. Some people might want to change religions when they grow up, but before they realize that they have that choice, what's practice in a Catholic family becomes their daily practice. 2. Tabo - not really about the tabo but about taking a bath in general. Before we start to pour water on our body, we will dip our fingers on the water in the tabo and do a sign of the cross. In my defense, again this is related to religion. 3. You'll get sick if even you'll get drizzled by the rain - in my opinion, acid rain could be one of the reasons. I also don't know why getting your hair trickled by rain could be so bad, but hypothetically, Philippines is a tropical country. So the people are more exposed to a warmer climate. So since our body temperature has to balance with the tropical climate, our bodies will try to match the rise in temperature. If it suddenly rains, the temperature of our environment will also change. Our bodies will then slowly regulate our temperature to match the weather. But that happens gradually. If you get wet, the cold temperature from that drop of rain may affect how your body regulates body temperature. And that may trigger the sudden rise of body temperature. One more thing, the practice of showering might be to wash the acid rain off so that no viruses might affect you. Even now, the change of seasons can still influence the start of fevers, coughs, and colds to Filipinos. So that's all I guess😅
All is true but pancit and bihon I used them sometimes as my viand for my rice 😂 weird right?, but who cares what important to me is my stomach well be full.
Are all of these traits normal to you? Or weird as well? ☺️😅
not weird. but still glad that most people across the globe found these funny
I barely recognize u from ur last video (sharing about the ended relationship) However I've noticed some good changes. You look great! There's a glow coming out of u. hmmn i guess its the peace within. Im happy to know u've decided to stay in the Philippines. Dont stay longer though çoz it will be difficult and hard for you let us go. Just kiddin! Keep those nice reactions goin. I enjoyed every one of it. Hope you can also share some from your hometown. We certainly love to hear more from ur side of the story. Keep shining brightly!
Been a long time since I last watched your video. And youre looking more gorgeous/prettier now! 😘
Vanessa if you dislike the ulam and theres pancit. Pancit can be your ulam. So pancit plus rice We called it Carb carb carbs food. Lol
Heheh nice that sounds good 😊
Thats Filipino style 😂
Strawberry Jams or Ube Jams or wood carving or Igorota just kidding.
also did the bless thing ("mano po", put the elder's back of hand to my forehead) to a foreigner and he just laughed
Yes that’s what I thought he meant first when saying “bowing down” 😅
Thank you for your kind reaction video. I’m just finding this late ☺️
Makiki-raan pO sign of respect ethics.
First off, LOVE your channel. I watch a lot of Pinoy content as I'm not currently living in the country. Surprisingly, it's foreigners like you, Kulas of Becoming Filipino, Kumander Daot and Mike from The Canadian Beaver who make it less homesick for me.
Ok, just to react A LEEETLE bit: 😁
1. Treating people on YOUR birthday- Yes, it's done but it's not mandatory. And you d9n't really need to spend a lot. If people grumble about it, they won't do it to your face. So, its their problem, not yours.
2. Rice- Yes, Rice Is Life. But I disagree that we will refuse to eat without rice. We will eat, because to refuse food for such a shallow reason is IMMENSELY disrespectful to the food. And God might punish you by taking your food away. Also, Vanessa, OF COURSE we eat Pancit WITH rice. Like you said, rice is life. We even eat rice with spaghetti.
3. Tabo- I'm sure foreigners feel its weird. True, the banyo's usually have a bidet now. But the tabo allows you to regulate the water amount and pressure. I've used bum guns that HURT when the water spurted out. And for us Pinoys, toilet paper is NOT an option, as much as possible. I can't even fathom going Number Two and just WIPING afterwards. I'd walk around feeling ick for the rest of the day. Oh and great pronounciation of Tabo. You said it with good inflection on the ending O with the descending accent. Just pronounce the middle A longer. Its more TAaah-bò, not really Tuh-bow. 😁
4. Rising Your Hands Crossing A Street- No, there's no ritual to it. Its more like the pedestrian saying "I'm going to cross now. See the hand? You'll stop if you know what's good for you." 😆
5. Bowing While Walking Between Two People Talking- Generally accompanied with a sheepish "Excuse me po..." it's not really a mark of respect. It's more like "I need to pass, but you two are BLOCKING MY WAY." We dip our heads so that the conversers don't need to break eye contact. Also, if your head is lower than theirs, we can all pretend you're just invisible. 😂
Hihi thank you so much for your nice words! I really appreciate and I’m happy I can make you less homesick 🥹❤️ thank you for the detailed summary hehe!!
i was started living in the island before, i experience to drink rain water, but in a filtered. the rain is very useable to the island. wash the clothes, wash dishes, another bath or etc.
I agree!! That’s so true
bowing the head when you pass by two people in between them on a conversation because there is just no other way to go around you,is a sign of respect,like excuse me just passing through...
Yes like you don’t wanna “interrupt” the conversation right?
Your looking great now🎉❤
Thank you so much ❤❤
normal life sa pinoy pg kumain ,wla tlagang table knife,maliban nlang sa mga pinoy rich na pamilya!!meron tlaga silang table knife...at sa amin kinalakihan nmin na myron kaming knife na png sliced sa bread at tawag pa sa mama ko dati nung bata pa kami slicerknife..
Hehe nice that’s good to know I didn’t know that 😅
I love to bring pasalubong for family, close friends and for the closest neighbors .
That’s a lovely thing to do 😊❤
if you get wet from the rain thats only drizzling, you may get sick, the term '' Subaw" in bisaya. you've been exposed to a heat the whole day and you get wet in the evening. thats meant by Jason when you he says you get a shower. cuz here in Philippines. Cold weather makes you sick and flu and sneezing will be common on those months of cold days or in a tyhphoon season. specially this ber months.
I think as a German used to live during - temperatures I think I’m used to it 😅
It's hot in the Philippines, the change of temperature tends to make Filipinos sick. And so, a drizzle of rain on your head will very likely make you sick unless you take a shower or a bath to even out the temperature of your body.
I believe this because most often than not, I get sick when this happens. That's why you'll see Filipinos starts covering their heads when it starts to rain.
😮 okay that gives a new view on this topic hehe
when two or more people talk and you are passing them you must bow while walking it is a sign of respect because when you do that it means to excuse
I understand 😊
Hats off to you vanessa! Lovelots🤗
THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS IN THE HOUSE. LOL
JUST NOTICED IN YOUR BACKGROUND. Hahahaha
Merry Christmas Vanessa!
Hahahahah it’s been standing here since last year Christmas 😂😂😂😂❤ if you believe it or not
@@happyreactions Really! OMG! That's cool! Hahaha
Yes. Rain shower can make you feverish.
It is typical for Filipino and Filipina using Tabo and Timba Comfort Room instead of showering 🚿or faucets because plumbing is expensive, always stock of water plastic water container outside or inside or poso water pump on the wells.
Pitcher and bucket always partner inside the Comfort Room.
Thank you miss Vanessa. I hope you always well .
Thank you po ❤❤
I've been busy at work this past few months so I wasn't able to watch your videos, and one thing I noticed, You look much much prettier now than last time I watched some of your videos, and I think you've gained some weight, but you're prettier now,
Thank you so much 😊❤
@@happyreactionswish I could go there and see you in person, and maybe we can make a video or content together, I can share you a lot of ideas that you can feature on your contents,
I don’t know if it should be labeled “weird,” more like unusual.
But speaking as a Filipino, we do own and use complete cutlery, especially if you have a college level education and live in a city. It makes it sound like we’re barbarians or something.
As for birthdays, that’s just part of Philippine hospitality. Of course when you invite people, you’re the one hosting, and it’s expected for the host to foot the bill, but sometimes your closest friends will on occasion, treat you out.
As far as pasalubong goes, it’s part of Philippine hospitality and it’s usually limited to family and close friends. But it’s also traditional in Japan for travelers to shop for souvenir gifts (omiyage - お土産) for the same reason.
Drivers are obligated to stop at pedestrian lanes if there are people crossing. It’s in the traffic regulations. Not that it’s strictly followed but if someone were to get injured or worse because the driver failed to stop, it’s a lot of inconvenience at the very least to the driver if not incarceration. So I don’t know how widespread that practice of this hand signaling is.
As to rain, this is a tropical country that’s constantly hit with monsoons and typhoons so I don’t know how prevalent that superstition is anymore. I, and most people I know, don’t follow it.
What are quirky Filipino practices? Pointing with your lips - that’s instantly a Pinoy thing. And using furniture still their protective plastic wrapping in your house. Also having a bucket or other container for storing water in the bathroom is a very Pinoy practice.
Happyy 😃
Yeahhh 😂❤
Advance Merry Christmas
visit here at Port barton
Hehe nice I was there before 😊 need to visit again!
When did you come here in tagaytay? I think you do , unfortunately I din't meet you.
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I eat pancit bihon with bread or rice. 😂 carb+carb=carbs 😂
Sooooo many carbs 😂😂😂
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How i wish i can take a picture with you my dear Vanessa😔😍
Come to boracay heheh ❤😊
@@happyreactions But i'm here in iloilo city🤭
As a Filipino myself, I'd like to add more details to three out of the nine things mentioned 😊.
1. Rice - when the rice is freshly cooked from the rice cooker or the local cooking cauldron (kaldero), the one who will be the first to scoop the rice has to draw a cross sign on the surface. It's like a way for blessing your food for good health. In my defense, this behavior is related to religion. Roman Catholic is one of the dominant religions here in the Philippines. Some people might want to change religions when they grow up, but before they realize that they have that choice, what's practice in a Catholic family becomes their daily practice.
2. Tabo - not really about the tabo but about taking a bath in general. Before we start to pour water on our body, we will dip our fingers on the water in the tabo and do a sign of the cross. In my defense, again this is related to religion.
3. You'll get sick if even you'll get drizzled by the rain - in my opinion, acid rain could be one of the reasons. I also don't know why getting your hair trickled by rain could be so bad, but hypothetically, Philippines is a tropical country. So the people are more exposed to a warmer climate. So since our body temperature has to balance with the tropical climate, our bodies will try to match the rise in temperature. If it suddenly rains, the temperature of our environment will also change. Our bodies will then slowly regulate our temperature to match the weather. But that happens gradually. If you get wet, the cold temperature from that drop of rain may affect how your body regulates body temperature. And that may trigger the sudden rise of body temperature. One more thing, the practice of showering might be to wash the acid rain off so that no viruses might affect you. Even now, the change of seasons can still influence the start of fevers, coughs, and colds to Filipinos.
So that's all I guess😅
Wow nice thank you so much for your detailed response 😊❤
@@happyreactions ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh I really love ur videos✨💖💖
Oh you are more blowing Vanisa than before!
you blooming now vanessa are you happy now?
Haha thank you yes I am trying 😅😅
Hello
Hiiiii ❤
@@happyreactions normal maam, love to see in person
All is true but pancit and bihon I used them sometimes as my viand for my rice 😂 weird right?, but who cares what important to me is my stomach well be full.
So true hihi 😊❤
Your a peach ✌️❤️🇺🇸
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It’s not weird, we’re just different from you
you got big a little 😮
Too much good filipino food hahah
Ingat ka lagi ( stay safe always ) my dear Vanessa🙏❤
Salamat po ❤❤
Sorry Ms. Vanessa but your background is too noisy.
what happen to you love bin long time i dont see you, are you diet you getting skinny?
Actually I’m getting heavier 😂😂