philippines is interesting. like its perfectly ok to say “women are the bosses” because its true. almost all aspects of your life as a filipino is somewhat govern by a matriarchal lead. but at the same time, its competing for the most sexist state of all time
Alam nyo, we dont need to have other nationalities validate our food. Eh kung di nila trip, eh di wag. Much of our food is tied to community gatherings, family...something that individualistic cultures do not have.
the ube ice cream thing got insanely big although i do not hold any hostility towards the ice cream guy, the entire discourse sure did show how shallow the west sees filipinos and our culture