Filipino, Please Be Polite

We see lots of Filipino here in UAE, they are everywhere across the country, they are in supermarkets, shops, and even streets. Yes they are one of the major nationalities who reside in UAE. But they are not the only one.

How about other Malay like Malaysian, Singaporean, Brunei, and the most same-looking nationality: Indonesian? They -together with the Filipino- reside in UAE too. My dear Filipino friends apparently do not have any idea about this fact.

To greet fellow Filipino in Tagalog (Filipino Language) is a polite way to communicate among them, and to speak in English seems to be considered rude. In many occasions they greeted me in Tagalog, I explained (and even apologized) that I don't speak Tagalog. Instead of appreciating  my goodwill to avoid misunderstanding they frowned. It confuses me, why do they frown? Is it because the disappointment from unable to see their co-Filipino or is it a distrust?

Why cant they accept the fact that this is a whole new era, where since I moved here on 2005 (maybe long before), lots of other Southeast-Asian reside in UAE. Why is it so hard for the Filipino to go with the flow and do what everybody does to be polite with others, if not by greet others in English, start by saying: "Are you Filipino?" before saying anything in their language.

No offense to my Filipino friends, this is how I feel.


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