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JoeAmHit and Run Dads and Other Scurrilous Dogs
You know, much of Philippine culture differs from Western norms. I can deal with it fine. I may crab or write blogs, after all, I have to write about something. But I deal with it because it is my choice to be here. Smoke, rudeness, slanderous neighbors, killer chickens, tuba drunks, cheating, religious hypocrisy, pollution, … Continue reading
"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 Society of Honor by Joe America 