Philippines、Filipinos、Filipinas、Pinoy、Pinay、Pilipino、Pilipina……糊涂了么？看来对于菲律宾群岛上的住民，一千个人就有一千种叫法，包括菲律宾人自己的叫法。可是不用担心，这本惹人喜爱的向导介绍了菲律宾7000多个岛屿的通行礼节、风俗和禁忌，它的第一页就会告诉你怎样与这个滨海天堂中那些快乐而健谈的人民搭话。我们刚才说了健谈？这个词用得太保守了！菲律宾人是南亚最唠叨、最无所不谈的人，因此他们也成了心肠最软、态度最好的人。三个菲律宾人在一起时，像是一群唱歌的鸟儿；四个就像高峰时段的火车站；而五个可就是一场足球赛了！
　　等等，他们是那种大声嚷嚷的美国人吗？不！菲律宾只不过恰好是美国的前殖民地，从而在词汇、口音和生活方式等方面比邻近国家更接近美国而已。菲律宾人用起缩略语来是在亚洲领先的，它们随时都会出现在谈话中（“我的D.I.是那个C.R.”）。他们也很善于创造诙谐有趣的新词汇，用来形容从食品到国民劣根性的任何事物。
　　不要以为菲律宾人是东方的美国人。他们保持着相当独特的风俗传统，许多人至今还在直接用手吃饭。他们那虔...

The Pinoy
Religion
History of the Filipino People
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Friend’s house
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Mainly for Men
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　  Philippines, Filipinos, Filipinas, Pinoy, Pinay, Pilipino, Pilipina... Confused? It seems everybody has a name for the inhabitants of the Philippines, including the Pinoys themselves. But don't worry. On the first page of this delightful guide to the etiquette, customs and taboos of more than 7,000 islands that is the Philippines, you'll find the words that you need to use when among the smiling and talkative people of this tropical paradise. Did we say talkative? That's an understate...