Oh no! Sometimes I can’t help but notice how many Filipinos act like “American puppies.” You can clearly see the difference in how they treat Americans compared to how they treat fellow Filipinos. And as a Filipino myself, I say this not out of hate but out of honest observation.
I once witnessed a situation in an office where three visitors arrived at the same time — two Americans and one Filipino. What surprised (and honestly annoyed) me was how the staff treated them differently. The two foreigners were greeted warmly, with big smiles and overly friendly gestures. But when it came to the Filipino visitor, their energy suddenly dropped. Their faces turned serious, and it was clear they weren’t as enthusiastic to entertain him.
Then, as soon as they went back to the Americans, boom — glowing smiles again! Their laughter sounded exaggerated, the kind of “plastic laugh” people use just to please someone, even when the jokes aren’t really funny.
This behavior says a lot about a deeper problem in our culture. It’s as if we value foreigners’ presence more than our own people. You can even see this in some of our leaders — always eager to agree when a foreigner speaks, nodding along as if every word is gospel truth.
Let me be clear though: I’m not anti-American. I respect them. What I’m against are the Filipinos who forget their own worth — those who treat foreigners like royalty but see their fellow Filipinos as less deserving of the same respect and warmth.
At the end of the day, respect should have no nationality. We should learn to value our own people just as much as we admire others.
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