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JoeAmWhen Leaders Run into Each Other
Now this blog is not just another foreigner whining. If you will bear with me, you will see it is quite the opposite. It is just that I start where others leave off. So get through the early part and we’ll be fine. You will hear many foreigners complain about how inconsiderate Filipinos are. Maybe … Continue reading
The 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
The Society of Honor by Joe America 