To start off, I would like to agree with the statement of the author of the article that we, the Filipino people, are a shallow race. And why is this so? How come we Filipinos are so contented and so impressed by menial occurrences and things that we forget to notice and understand the deeper meaning of everything?
Our culture (the way we dress, the way we speak, what we watch, what we eat, etc.) is heavily influenced by the culture of the West. We could almost imitate them were it not for our brown skin and short statures. Why do we have to copy other cultures? Why not use our own? A probable cause for this would be the Spaniard's colonization of the Philippines and the imposition of their own culture on ours. In effect, almost all Filipino culture disappeared and was replaced by Spanish ones, ones we recognize as Filipino cultures.
The Philippines has so little, that is why the Filipino makes-do with what he has and enjoys every little bit of it, no matter how shallow it is.
I believe that we are shallow not because we choose to, but because we have no choice.
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