Comments by "Angry Kittens" (@AngryKittens) on "Life Where I'm From" channel.

@A.Baskoro-pl7zx They're middle class in the Philippines too. :P haha. The point really is to make them look poorer, and thus less of a target. It's the same reason why middle class families in the Philippines rarely paint their houses or have decorations outside.
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Non-Muslim countries bend over backwards to accommodate Muslims by providing mosques, prayer rooms, halal food, etc. Muslim countries do not return the favor. In Saudi Arabia, even bringing a Bible or praying in public is a crime punishable by death.
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@Social Justice Warrior Proselytizing or converting anyone is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Bringing Bibles or praying in public with a Muslim audience can both be interpreted as proselytizing. And did you think I was only talking about Japan?
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@Social Justice Warrior To what? Are you telling me they don't punish apostasy and proselytizing with death anymore? LOL. Because that is categorically false. Bring more than one Bible, bring a Bible in Arabic, read it to a Muslim Saudi citizen, pray in public. See what happens.
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@Social Justice Warrior "It's not that bad. They only put you to death in SOME cases where you bring a bible. Not all the time. Sheesh, relax." I repeat. They do not return the favor. I'm assuming your SJW moniker is not sarcastic. Funny how you're making excuses for continuing social injustices.
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The pineapple is a Red Spanish variety, which has been in the Philippines since the 1600s or something. They used to be really really economically important, because their leaves were used to make luxury textiles for export to Europe, along with abaca, a banana-like plant. Sadly, the industry was destroyed in WW2, along with pretty much all Filipino cities and other major native industries, and never really recovered, which is one of the main reasons for the economic situation in the Philippines right now.
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@Social Justice Warrior Here. Though you need a subscription to read this. This explains it better: Hypocrisy Most Holy Ali-Ali Ahmed (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111653650439338424
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Japan is the single most artistically aware culture in the entire world.
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@wzukr That is not what I mean. Art is universal, of course. Even more beautiful art exists outside of Japan. But Japan is the only place I know where aesthetics is something observed at a societal level. It's almost like a philosophy, except it affects even the most ordinary of things. I'm not talking about individual masters of art, priceless paintings or statues and all that. I'm talking about how slightly misshapen earthen jars are treasured over the perfect ones. How a bamboo water fountain device meant to scare wild boars became a beloved garden instrument. How even raking gravel becomes art. Simple straw mats. Seasonal plants. Weapons and armor. Writing. Food (even bento boxes and candies). And in this video... clipart that everyone just agrees to use because they are aesthetically pleasing. As an artist myself, it's almost like every single ordinary Japanese person has the "artistic eye".
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The pre-Hispanic "religions" of the Philippines - Anitism - is very very similar to Shintoism. The shamans are also female. The "gods" (anito) are not gods, but different spirits of living and nonliving things and concepts which can be good, evil, or neutral. They can be divided into two types: the anito of places and concepts which are personifications of the places they inhabit. They are inhuman, with inhuman motivations. And they are usually the most powerful spirits. They include spirits of mountains, volcanoes, springs, rivers, lakes, the sea, forests, the sky, the land, and the moon. Though they can also include individual spirits of a specific rock, a household item, or a tree. The second type are the "free" anito which can move around like humans and have personalities (and are in some cases, formerly human). They can take human-like or animal form, and usually have desires and motivations not too dissimilar from humans. They are also not worshipped per se. For most people, the best way of dealing with them is to avoid them entirely. When interaction is required (like passing through a forest with an anito), permission is vocalized or offerings are made. They can also be appealed to in cases of sickness or times of crisis. I have a feeling that these practices were introduced to Japan along with rice cultivation and stilt-houses by the pre-Austronesians (the ancestors of Malayo-Polynesians). Later evolving into the current practices though syncretization with Buddhism introduced from China.
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Yep. We know about the security guards. Hence why we treat them more like doormen for the most part, despite their visible guns. It's more like a tradition by now, which is why it puzzles us when foreigners get so uncomfortable around them. They've never caused problems and they do deter crime at least, since those guns are real. Armed robberies are extremely rare in the Philippines, in comparison to western countries like the US, for example. There are TRUE security guards though, the ones in airports and ports. Those are more no-nonsense.
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