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JoeAmThe Filipino Mirror Syndrome
If we look carefully, we can figure out how and why Americans and Filipinos differ in their values. That is the main theme of this blog. The exploration is aimed at sorting out differences in motive and style. It is always going to be patently unfair because there are always exceptions to the generalities I might … Continue reading
In Whom Do You Trust?
Do you have a copy of The Elements of Style by Strunk & White? Almost every professional writer who writes in American English has a copy of this gem, calling it by the authors’ names, as in “grab the old Strunk and White, eh?“. It is the bible of writing rules, laying waste to old stuffy … Continue reading
Friendship: How Filipinos Do It Best
Sometimes it is difficult to get into words the finer points of our cultural doings. They are subtle, rather like Rembrandt brush strokes that, ever so finely add a touch of shadow to represent a darkness of spirit, or a touch of light to represent God’s heart flowing through the scene, or love between mother … Continue reading
Hypocrisy and What It Is Not
Sometimes it is exhausting trying to defend America against disparaging words easily tossed about, with no relation to fact. Of late, the term “hypocrisy” has been occupying the disparagement limelight. I’d like to discuss that word and arrive at an understanding of when the U.S. is hypocritical, and when she is not. I’ll also use … Continue reading
Envy, Integrity and Missing the Mark
My wife watches “Voice of the Philippines” every Saturday and Sunday evening. I stop by if I can watch the singers singing, rather than watch the judges rationalizing or commercials selling. The singing contest is an interesting set-up, with competition at two levels. (1) The singers compete with each other, and (2) the four coaches … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 