Fact or opinion? Can you explain why?
Generosity has nothing to do with race or nationality.
Filipinos, however, have a custom of “pasalubong”, where anyone who’s going anywhere is obliged to buy something for whoever was left behind. This is well and good but it also puts financial pressure on the person that can cause them to lose money for their own use.
In the US, there is no such custom. When I went to the US, I brought my colleagues souvenirs but I received nothing in return. I did receive a free tour but that was taken against company budget. And that was fine by me. I could afford to buy stuff. And I did buy stuff for my family because while I was on a budget, there were some incredibly cheap designer items I could not let pass. And I guess the custom is ingrained in me.
Filipinos also have this toxic habit of asking others for “palibre”, which is coercing somebody to purchase something for you for no reason other than you want them to. A person celebrating their birthday is pressured into buying free food for other people.
In the US, the person having the birthday is the one that receives a party and gifts.
From a political point of view, I’m actually not sure what the Philippines has given to the US ASIDE FROM CHEAP LABOR.
Maybe you are confusing tradition with actual kindness.
Why compare anyway? If you are generous, then you are generous. That doesn’t mean everyone else is or isn’t.
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