putangina@lemmy.world to Philippines@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTo you, what are things that should and should not be normalized in Filipino culture?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareTo you, what are things that should and should not be normalized in Filipino culture?putangina@lemmy.world to Philippines@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareaqua_synonym@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoUtang na loob. I mean, it’s good to pay back but the moment you pay back, they feel like they are indebted to you and they pay you back. That makes it an endless cycle of give and take and is often weaponized to win elections or favors
Utang na loob. I mean, it’s good to pay back but the moment you pay back, they feel like they are indebted to you and they pay you back. That makes it an endless cycle of give and take and is often weaponized to win elections or favors