[babel-fish]

Every foreigner is thought to be an American; these Filipino people are very miss informed. Don’t you just hate it when you hear someone shout ‘Hey Joe’ to me that show’s a lack of education?

Geography is not a subject any Filipino’s is taught correctly at school, most Filipino’s have no clue where other countries are other than those in Southeast Asia and America. So if you state you are from a European country the normal response is where is that in America. It’s amusing but in truth very sad seemingly even if a Filipino is highly educated the response is just the same.

It’s mostly only those that have traveled overseas, or have a foreign partner that learn where other places are in the world. It really surprises me that the government is happy at the fact their citizen are not wise about the world they live in.

Actual education is seemingly good other than the crowded classes and if parents can afford a child can get a very good education but with out a proper information on where the Pope lives. Yes most do not know what country the Vatican city is, though religious teaching is observed as this is a Catholic state. It would not surprise me if the Muslim minority does not know where Mecca is other than its direction.

Then it sad when someone says my English is slang and then they are bemused at the statement, I am an English man and that’s where English comes from. Of course you get the normal retort “Where is England in America”, lol

Well that’s it in a nut shell Joe, have a good day and if the locals stare at you, believe me they don’t think you’re a monkey.