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expatinthephilippines.com » – language http://www.expatinthephilippines.com a Dutch expat decided to spend the rest of his life in the Philippines Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What You Should Consider Before Becoming an Expat http://www.expatinthephilippines.com/what-you-should-consider-before-becoming-an-expat/ http://www.expatinthephilippines.com/what-you-should-consider-before-becoming-an-expat/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:47:50 +0000 Jan http://www.expatinthephilippines.com/?p=4029

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November 24, 2011, Federico Medina writes: I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to make the adjustment when I become an expat in the Philippines. My question has to do with the finances, and I'm hoping a financial savvy reader will respond. I'm 57 years old, have my own place in Makati, and have budgeted 120,000 pesos per month for the next 6 to 7 years. When I turn 63 or 64, that will increase to 170,000 pesos per month. Will this be adequate?
November 24, 2011, Jan writes: Federico, Thanks for visiting my website. Many expats would envie you for having such budget, especially that you have a place already. But it all depends on your daily needs and wishes. Your lifestyle is essential in answering this question. Keep your life simple and you can save every month. Live the life fully and you might be short. Do not forget that Makati is getting more expensive by the day.
November 29, 2011, Tukaram writes: In Cebu would it be best to learn Cebuano or Tagalog? It's hard to teach an old dog like me new tricks!
November 29, 2011, Jan writes: Tagalog is the official Filipino language, but the Cebuano is widely spoken in Cebu next to Tagalog. In shops, malls and also many people in the street speak some English, they are only shy to do so.
December 27, 2011, John writes: Tagalog is not spoken in Cebu, silly. Cebuano is. Tagalog is the language of Manila only. Tagalog is not an official language anywhere here. Ha, ha.
December 27, 2011, John writes: I think you mean 12,000 and 17,000. And yes you are very rich.
January 6, 2012, Bill writes: Ultimately you will need both, but Cebuano is the first priority. I recommend to practice speaking Cebuano with friends and acquaintenances, but also spend your private study time learning to read and speak Filipino/Tagalog. "Filipino" (the national language), is similar to Tagalog (the common language in Manila and Central Luzon), but not the same. Speakers of languages other than Tagalog will appreciate it if you respect that distinction. Many people that you encounter in public will speak English, but it will help you if you can establish some rapport in Cebuano first. Often they will be very happy to practice their English with you, but it will help if you can overcome their initial shyness or lack of confidence.
January 9, 2012, Jan writes: Bill, I agree wityh you that speaking Cebuano is fine when you live in Cebu. But do not try to use this language in the rest of the Philippines. Filipino however is widely understood, all over the Philippines. English is understood and can be used in malls, doctors offices, banks, hospitals and the like.
January 10, 2012, Bill writes: Yes I agree. Thanks for the site, I am finding it very helpful.

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March 26, 2011, Joop writes: Hi Jan. It was really very interesting to read again about the Philippine way,you told it perfect the most is exactly like you explained,I experienced this during being toghether with a Philipina for also 25 years and coming there many times. When you treat a Philipina wife well she is the best wife in the world! Nice new website,thanks Jan. Regards Joop.
March 26, 2011, Jack writes: Yes Jan, I can certainly relate to many of your observations...very amusing! Regards, Jack
March 26, 2011, Jan writes: Thanks Joop, it is experience that counts, and sharp observations ..... LOL
March 26, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Jack, It is most sharp observations, and experience of being married for over 23 years to a Filipina. Thanks for the comment and the picture.
April 2, 2011, Olivia writes: Hi Jan, The best site i've ever visited so far. All you observations are true. It cheers me up while reading. I missed the philippines. Good luck.
April 2, 2011, Jan writes: Thanks Olivia, As always I am doing my best to write attractive posts.
April 3, 2011, John Delpeut writes: Hello Jan, Amazing!!! These are stories that should be published in every newspaper in the world, published for the locals and Filipino community. Good information for those who want to start a relationship with a Filipino or who has the intention to marry. You hit the nail on the head. And for me it's really difficult to accept. But for some reason I love the Philippines. It's food, climate etc. Trying to survive.....
April 4, 2011, Jan writes: Hi John, Thanks for the compliment. It's all about sharp observations, and take the time to observe the Filipinos. And there are many more things to write, but that has to be in the future, it needs more study first. It was one of the reasons to write these: to help future expats and people who like to visit this country.
April 7, 2011, Mary writes: As they say, we are on Pilipino Time! I love your site. Keep those articles coming.
April 7, 2011, Jan writes: Mary, many thanks for these nice words. I do my best to write about my observings and about funny things I see.
April 8, 2011, Mary writes: Jan, One Filipino mannerism that is always found in a full blood filipino is their habit of pointing using their lips. This is their way of discretely pointing to something. Have you ever noticed that? I have a bad habit of doing this, and have even taught my co-worker who is from India. Now, she is doing it too....
April 8, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Mary, Some time ago I published a post about this kind of mannerisms of Filipinos. Nice picture you have send.....
April 8, 2011, Jan writes: and it's not a bad habbit, I found it kind of cute....
April 13, 2011, Marvin writes: Yes the lip pointing is very cute except when you ask them "Wheres the property line?"
May 13, 2011, B.Michels writes: Jan; I've been married to my asawa for 32 yrs and everything you said is true. I chuckled throug to whole article knowing that I was not alone in these observations. Oh you did leave out one thing the Filipino sign language. You know the pointing of the lips and other such movment. LOL
May 14, 2011, Jan writes: Pointing the lips, raising eyebrows and other sign language needs an other post, I suppose. I'll think of that.
May 20, 2011, Wilfried writes: Hello Jan, With much pleasure I read your site. I am also Dutch and married with a Filipina, but we living here in Holland. I have a house in BF homes, Paranaque. We are also playing with the thought to immigrate to the Philippines. But I think it would be difficult for me because two years ago I get an operation on a brain tumor. So I think it will very difficult to get a health insurance, and also the level of medical care is not so high as here in Europe. But we try to go every year to Phils. But one thing I missed in your article “how Pilipino are” That macho behave that the most of the male have.
May 21, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Wilfried, happy to know that you like my blog. The macho behavior of many Filipinos is worth a separate blog together with the bakla behavior. I still have to do some research for it, but it's coming.... I will send you a private mail to answer the other things.
May 24, 2011, blue writes: this is 110% truth what an amazing observations, good work!!
May 24, 2011, Jan writes: Thanks, Blue I have nothing else to do, but obeserving and laugh about it!! This is the Philippines.
June 12, 2011, Vance writes: Hi Jan, I was browsing the internet and found your article by total mistake and it was great!!! I am from North Carolina, USA and could relate to all you said. I am married to a Filipino and have been here in the Philippines for 5 months this time. I was here 6 months the last time from May 2010 to Nov 2010. Thanks for the reading. I have a new outlook now. I'm looking forward to more. All foreigners should read this.
June 12, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Vance, Thanks for visiting my website. Tell all your friends about the website, so they can read it as well.
February 7, 2012, kaypee writes: Absolutely true observation Jan!!! Authentic !!! your each and every observations remind me past experiences.By the way what about " Bakla " culture here in Philippines? And mentioning "time" they using word " later" even in newspapers....say something about it please...
February 7, 2012, Jan writes: yes, I still have to do a story about male behavior, both bakla and the macho, of the Filipinos. I am still gathering material and pics. And about Filipino time and all its aspects, that's a complete different issue, but I'll write about it as well.
February 7, 2012, kaypee writes: Good !! eager to read that story,by the way where i can find story about mannerism? how many articles in total in this site about Filipinos?
February 7, 2012, Jan writes: some of the manerisms are already there, read part 1 and 2 as well

How Filipinos are (my point of view) part 2
In my first post about this subject I told you already about several things, typical Filipino. Here are some more. Reasoning and Logic [caption id="" align="alignright" width="228" caption="reasoning and logic"][/caption] The Filipino way of reasoning and logic is very hard to understand. They
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Emily is the highly domesticated house cat, room mate, a kind of child and most favorite pet of the owner of this blog and his wife. In a funny way Emily writes about her migration to the Philippines, and of course
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October 27, 2010, Th. Nebig writes: Ik heb belangstelling voor Visayan. Woon inmiddels een aantal jaren op Mindanao., Hartelijke groeten
October 27, 2010, Jan writes: Theo, unfortunately I cannot help you with that, but there must be websites where to find information about Visaya language.

Learning Tagalog
For those people who would like to learn some Tagalog, the most spoken language in the Philippines, I'll give some links here where to choose from. For an expat to be accepted faster in the Philippines it would be best to
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One of the stars of ABS-CBN tv is the weather man Kuya Kim (Kim Atienza). [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kuya Kim Atienza"][/caption] After his talk about the weather he always tells something interesting about nature, animal life, some trivia or something
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December 11, 2009, Sikat ang Pinoy Talambuhay writes: Hello, I'm searching google and found your blog nice post. Mabuhay Sikat ang Pinoy!
December 12, 2009, Jan writes: Hi, Thanks for your visiting my website. Tagalog is such a difficult language to learn properly, I don't know if I will ever learn it! But I'll try.
December 15, 2009, Dolor Nevales writes: Hi Jan, It would be fun if you try learning some Filipino tounge twisters, too. You've been living in the Philippines for quite a long time now. Hope you'll find time to learn five to ten Tagalog words everyday. If you can stick on that goal, that means a vocabulary expansion of around 150 to 300 Filipino words on a monthly basis. Peace of cake, right? Well, your Pinoy friends here in the Netherlands are hoping to be able to communicate with you (in our native tounge of course) the moment Flor and you get that itch to visit Holland. By the way, I would like to make a small correction in your article. Good afternoon is "magandang hapon" instead of "magangdang hapon". Watch out with the pronounciation, too. Setting the wrong accentuation on the word "hapon" could change your simple good afternoon greeting into "a beautiful Japanese." Regards, Dolor Nevales
December 15, 2009, Jan writes: Hi Dolor, Nice of you to stop by again on my site, and thanks for the comment. Learning more than one word a day is difficult. If I do that, the words from yesterday will be forgotten.... ;-) (maybe an age issue ??) But who knows I start learning faster after this and will be able to speak a little tagalog by the time we will visit Holland. Regards to the Mah-Jongg group !! I have corrected the word with a type error. maraming salamat po!
December 15, 2009, mic writes: you can also try learning this one... "nakakapagpabagabag" in english it means "bothering"
December 15, 2009, Jan writes: nakakapagpabagabag ! That's also a nice one, I have tried to say this word, but I failed several times, so I gave up. Another one I heard on TV: kumukutikutitap = twinkling (from stars) These words are really breaking my tongue. ;-)
December 21, 2009, n0th1n6 writes: You can also try these: kapakipakinabang kapanapanabik
December 21, 2009, Jan writes: Thank you n0th1n6, I will add them to my list. For those who like to know the meaning of these words: kapakipakinabang = very useful kapanapanabik = something you long for or wanted so much
March 7, 2011, Filipino Tongue writes: I totally agree with you that Tagalog words, and even other words from other Philippine dialects, are really hard to pronounce such "kumukutitap, kinakailangan, etc.. Filipino dialects are really fun to learn with, especially to foreigners, and funny too.:-)
March 10, 2011, Jan writes: Hi, Thanks for visiting my site. I have visited your site and you wrote a nice article about language there. Good work.

more tagalog lessons 1
One of the stars of ABS-CBN tv is the weather man Kuya Kim (Kim Atienza). [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kuya Kim Atienza"][/caption] After his talk about the weather he always tells something interesting about nature, animal life, some trivia or something
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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="written tagalog, a long time ago, click on the picture to learn more about it"][/caption]Tagalog is one of the official languages in the Philippines. Most people however are using a mixture of tagalog and English called
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July 28, 2010, YTC writes: We'd like to invite Expats to join our TAGALOG CONVERSATION for BEGINNERS starting on AUGUST 14, 2010. The schedule will be every Saturday from 4:00 to 5:00pm. The language package will be for 8 hours and renewable upon the end of the 8 hours. The class size will be limited to a maximum of 8 students only. The venue will be in Alabang (near Alabang Town Center and Ayala Alabang Village) To inquire about the fee and other details, please call 02-4859292 or 0923-4291979.
November 7, 2011, Ed writes: Heh, reminds me of the time a former gf described our intimate moments, sabi sya "masarap kasama"; it took me 4 more years to understand ALL that she meant by that long after I'd moved on. Talaga, "sarap" (and so many Tagalog root-words) can and are commonly applied in so many different contexts, indeed Tagalog is one of the most contextual languages I've encountered, even in just common vernacular. Here's another one to ponder: "kita". Magingat yan! Buyer beware, if you don't understand already, you'll eventually learn far beyond any dictionary. :)

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="written tagalog, a long time ago, click on the picture to learn more about it"][/caption]Tagalog is one of the official languages in the Philippines. Most people however are using a mixture of tagalog and English called
Tagalog is breaking my tongue
Almost every day I am learning a new word in Tagalog, one ot the two official languages of the Filipinos aside from English. One of the first words I can remember learning was 'bulaklak' = flower. I have learned to say

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