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JoeAm“What’s Your Bag?”
I love idiomatic expressions. Sancho Panza is my idol. Well, one of them, along with Barak Obama, George Carlin, Grace Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Dickens and a bunch of people rich of character who are both compassionate and drop dead intelligent. Well, I suppose it could be argued by some that Carlin and Bierce were … Continue reading
The Shallow Press Defines the Philippines
This may seem like another of those obnoxious “Americans do it better” blogs. But if America DOES have a more constructive standard, are we to ignore it, refuse to learn from it, wave a Filipino pride shirt high in the air and go ignorantly forward? Not me, bubba. The journalistic standards in the States, up … Continue reading
GRP: A Ship of Fools
GRP is “Get Real Post“, an Australian blog that pops off at the mouth regarding the Philippines and Filipinos. It is a tinny whine of a voice half the time, and a clear, insightful voice of useful perspective the other half. The problem is, no one really takes the insight and runs with it because … Continue reading
Obscenity is Contextual
My headline writer and I got into an argument about the headline for this article. He wanted something like “Canadian Comedian Insults the Philippines!” I argued that our audience is not a bunch of shallow sensationalists. They want something worthwhile to think about. He argued that Filipinos are passionate and like getting riled up about … Continue reading
Welcome to joeam.com
The Philippines is beautiful, eh? Dynamic. Yes, troubled in some respects. And on the move . . . The Philippines is the primary subject of this blog, along with cross-cultural issues that are pertinent to understanding the Philippines. Congratulations on finding your way to the new Society of Honor blog site. You have earned one … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 