BREAKING

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Culture : A Country's Identity


Wazzup Pilipinas!

The word CULTURE comes with:

C- captivating
U- unique
L- long lasting
T- terrific
U- universal
R- recognizable
E- endearing

Customary beliefs including ways, religions, foods, anything that encompass the word COUNTRY'S IDENTITY. As we all know all countries world wide have their own authentic cultures that make them extraordinary, that can possibly touch others hearts and make them be amaze and be affected. Two countries that have distinct cultures are Japan and Philippines. These two countries have their differences in terms of their vast and wonderful cultures. We can compare them and let us be amaze and say "WOW" with their beautiful culture that we can adapt some also.

Nihonjins used to bow as sign of respect while Filipinos kiss someone elder's hand or bless - putting a hand on your forehead. Nihonjins eat Sushi that consist of raw fish while many Filipinos don't like the taste of raw fish's. Nihonjins often drink teas to rejuvenate their bodies while Filipinos drink a hot cup of Tablea - chocolate disc. Nihonjins used to prepare a Bento - complete meal consisting of rice, veggies, meat etc. while Filipinos were contented on a meal of rice with one viand. 

Chopsticks and bowls were used often by Nihonjins as eating utensils while spoons, forks and plates were commonly used by Filipinos.  Nihonjins preferred spicy sauce like Wasabe and a bowl of Ramen to heat up their bodies if the weather is cold while Filipinos have their very own Champorado - a chocolate porridge with Daing - a dried salted fish. Nihonjins while eating, girls are separated from boys while Filipinos preferred a complete family members in one table. Nihonjins have their Sake - rice wine while Filipinos have their Lambanog - coconut sap wine.

Nihonjins have three styles of writing such as: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana while Filipinos use the Romanized system of writing. Nihonjins have their very own art of folding papers called Origami while Filipinos have one of their old style of painting called Batik. Nihonjins are very known by their sport Sumo wrestling while Filipinos have the sport of Sipa that uses Rattan ball. Nihonjins were known by riding bicycles and their Shinkan-sen - bullet train  while Filipinos have Jeepneys with different colorful designs. Nihonjins have Kimono while Filipinos have Baro't Saya. Shinto is a native language of Nihonjins while Catholicism and Islam are widely tolerated by Filipinos. Nihonjins used to spoke their native language called Nihongo while Filipinos because of different ethnic groups, languages varies such as: Tagalog, Cebuano and many more. These are some examples of great cultures of Japan and Philippines.

We know that Japan is one of the country that is advanced in terms of technologies and have a stable economy unlike Philippines but these countries may be equal if they will share each others cultures. No matter how vast the Japanese and Filipino cultures they have their own distinct uniqueness that will make them world class. So what ever may happen we need to be proud and patriotic in our own ethnicity because this will serve as our identity if we will visit many countries because culture is country's identity.

~Mitszi Rebua

Picture source: https://www.google.com.ph/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi 







Champorado
Bowing
Jeepneys
Lambanog
Sake
Shinkan-sen
Origami
Ramen

About ""

WazzupPilipinas.com is the fastest growing and most awarded blog and social media community that has transcended beyond online media. It has successfully collaborated with all forms of media namely print, radio and television making it the most diverse multimedia organization. The numerous collaborations with hundreds of brands and organizations as online media partner and brand ambassador makes WazzupPilipinas.com a truly successful advocate of everything about the Philippines, and even more since its support extends further to even international organizations including startups and SMEs that have made our country their second home.

8 comments:

  1. The article was interesting and I learned a lot about the differences of the two countries and how their cultures are very unique and distinct from each other. Nice article :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. This article is very informative especially in terms of the manners that we should exercise in ourselves.

    ReplyDelete
  3. It was indeed interesting and really thought well of....keep up the good work Mitszi!

    ReplyDelete
  4. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  5. what a nice article :)) It was so interesting and very imformative article.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I'm extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your weblog.

    Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself?
    Anyway keep up the nice quality writing, it is rare
    to see a great blog like this one today.

    Also visit my web page: los angeles moving company

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn't appear.
    Grrrr... well I'm not writing all that over again.
    Anyhow, just wanted to say wonderful blog!

    Feel free to visit my site ... How to get rid of bacne;
    youtube.com,

    ReplyDelete
  8. You're so cool! I don't believe I've truly read a single thing like that
    before. So good to discover another person with some
    genuine thoughts on this subject. Seriously..

    thank you for starting this up. This web site is something that is required on the web, someone
    with some originality!

    Here is my blog Will there ever be a cure for herpes ? - Find Out Today

    ReplyDelete

Ang Pambansang Blog ng Pilipinas Wazzup Pilipinas and the Umalohokans. Ang Pambansang Blog ng Pilipinas celebrating 10th year of online presence
 
Copyright © 2013 Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events
Design by FBTemplates | BTT