Inconsiderate or Just Filipino Culture? After 20 Years Abroad, Even I Forgot!

Inconsiderate or Just Filipino Culture? After 20 Years Abroad, Even I Forgot My American husband finally said it: "I think Filipinos are inconsiderate." The driving, the all-night videoke, the dogs... so over a cup of coffee, I let him make his case. ☕ Here's what I didn't expect: after 20 years of living abroad, I'd forgotten some of the answers myself. In this episode of One Cup, Two Cultures, we talk about what shocks foreigners about living in the Philippines — trikes pulling into traffic without looking, overtaking into oncoming lanes, headlight flashes that mean the OPPOSITE of what they mean in America, karaoke at 2am — and slowly rediscover together why none of it is what it looks like. From pakikisama to kapwa to "kain tayo," this is the unwritten language of Filipino culture that foreigners never get taught... and that even balikbayans can forget. By the end, he understands the roads. And honestly? So do I, all over again. 💬 TELL US IN THE COMMENTS: Foreigners — what confused you most when you first arrived in the Philippines? Filipinos — what do foreigners do that YOU find inconsiderate? Be honest, we can take it. 😄 ☕ One Cup, Two Cultures — a Filipina home after 20 years abroad and her American husband, making sense of life in the Philippines over coffee. New episodes weekly. Subscribe and pull up a chair. #LivingInThePhilippines #FilipinoCulture #Philippines #ForeignerInThePhilippines #Balikbayan #ExpatLife #FilAm #CultureShock