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JoeAm"American government is a deviant subculture."
Let us suppose that I am back at my home on a mountain top in California, USA, never having traveled to the Philippines, and ran across a blog by a Filipino criticizing US government, social institutions and culture. Say he lived down in the valley below, a permanent resident of the US. What would I … Continue reading
Kissing and Telling
The Philippines is a mass of inconsistencies and the most inconsistent place of all is romance. “Romance” according to the Humpty Dumpty New World Dictionary is a noun meaning the process by which people exchange affection. It can also be an adjective. A romance novel, for instance, is about love gained and lost and gained … Continue reading
"Happy Go Dead" Filipinos
Do you know the expression “Happy go lucky”? It is one of those idioms that if you read it literally, it makes no sense. But with usage, it does. It means a person who is carefree, living life richly and maybe even dangerously, but always winning in the end. It attaches easily to the Philippines. … Continue reading
"My Mind is a Blob"
When I was teaching high school for one frightful term, education was moving to a “New Math” which involved set theory; unions and intersections and ways of looking at mathematical truths. I never quite got the hang of it, beyond drawing circles, nor did anyone else, for the schools quickly tap-danced away from that teaching … Continue reading
The Soul of a Beggar?
This is opinion. If you like the Philippines the way it is, simply click over to some other internet site and don’t trouble yourself with one guy’s musings on the condition of the state of affairs in the Philippines. Or just take Mr. Aquino’s word for it. He’ll be upbeat, I guarantee it. JoeAm says … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 