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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
Loose Ends
Let us take a quick fly across the news and catch up on a few loose ends. Anteater Jacket 22,000 Pounds Is a Lot of Anteaters The Chinese poaching vessel that ran around on Tubbataha Reef near where the US minesweeper was recently extracted carried 11 tons of dead anteaters. Those Chinese, boy, they are … Continue reading
Cross-Cultural Conversational Convergence
I’ve long been interested in the process whereby people communicate. Indeed, that was a part of my college education in journalism. We studied matters like non-verbal communication and how to craft arguments to win a debate. Much of the particulars of the course work has evaporated from the synaptic cobwebs of my mind, but a … Continue reading
Whither Weather?
Chilean Weather Weather is something we often ignore, often curse, often chat about when there is little else to yap about. I am definitely for weather. I like it. Now I’ve been around this planet a bit, thanks to my banking job and the wanderlust of being a Myers Briggs personality profile INFJ, always looking … Continue reading
Parsing Fitch
The critics of the Philippines ate another bite of hat the other day when the Fitch Rating Agency upgraded Philippine debt to investment grade. Discussion threads on the upgrade were again the habitat of the 100 percenters, broken down about 80/20, with 80% offering commendations and full credit to President Aquino, and 20% claiming all … Continue reading
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