Dislikes About My PI Trip:

Disclaimer: This is solely a reflection on my experience & observations. Thus, isn't meant to represent Philippines as a whole. More like... an insight for you about my family. In addition, because it is only an outline, it has yet to be judged as a final draft.

• Many people are driven by tradition & superstition
• Levels and expectancies of being the following:
  
• Respectful
• Cordial
• Family oriented
  
• Expectancies of mentalities, mannerisms and actions
• Conservatives disliked the new way my Lolo preferred people donating money for my Lola's funeral expenses (he only wanted people who can afford to donate to do so; apparently it's tradition that everyone pays an even amount of expenses regardless of one's own financial issues)
• The bible is everything
  
• Elders underestimate the youth
• Lack of trust
• Natural tendencies to give orders
• Obedience expectancy
• Rare cases of leveled conversations with elders
  
• Passion & true personalities seem to be kept on the down low
• Society's expectancies of abiding to the norm
  
• Thus seemingly suppressed to the point of passiveness
• Passiveness, which leads to too much forgiveness
  
• Vanity & Pride
  
• Reputation is highly valued
• Complete families are envied
• Everyone likes to play the blame game
• Avoidance of one's own personal problems
  
• Workers at malls & open markets
  
• Too many workers!
• Which means they mustn't get paid a lot
  
• Stare a lot
• Persistence in assistance!
• It was nerve wrecking to constantly have someone over my shoulder
  
• Majority of colleges
• Practically all of the colleges I saw in Manila were medical schools
• As if that is our only choice in PI
  
• Fixed mentalities
• The mentality that one is tied down by their environment, thus not striving for more
  
• Always looking for the cheaper price
• Assuming commands and precautions have good reasons without asking 'why'

I think I'll get into detail later...
But I'll definitely post what I liked about PI later.

It's only fair :]