Social customs in the Philippines: The general characteristics of social customs in the Philippines can be summarized in the following words: Filipinos are frank, straightforward and cheerful, and believe in Roman Catholicism. Unfortunately, the American way likes to imitate women first, which is quite popular. They generally like jasmine as the national flower, indicating good luck, making friends, being polite and paying attention to etiquette and civilization. In the details of life, influenced by western society, the upper class in the Philippines is very popular with women first. No matter what you do, you are used to paying special attention to women. However, in rural areas, women's status is very low because most of them are more than men. Their upper-class lifestyle is limited to imitation, and they like the American lifestyle best. They have strong family values and generally like others to talk about and praise their families. People in the upper class generally like suits; Ordinary people, men like white shirts, suits and pants; Women like to wear collarless dresses or sand cages; Old people still like to wear hemp or grass or wooden slippers. They like jasmine words best. People think that jasmine is full of fragrance, giving people a happy and beautiful impression. People respect it as the national flower and regard it as a symbol of purity, sentiment and friendship. When welcoming guests, hospitable Filipinos often string jasmine flowers into beautiful garlands and offer them around their necks to show their pure friendship with visiting guests. Etiquette: Filipinos are used to shaking hands when meeting guests in social situations. When you are with acquaintances or relatives and friends, you are usually very casual. When some men and women meet, they often pat their shoulders as gifts. When young people meet their elders, they should kiss the back of their hands to show their respect for them. When young girls meet their elders, they should kiss their cheeks as gifts. When the younger generation meets the elder, they should take off their headscarf and put it on their shoulders before speaking, and bow deeply, calling the elder "Bo" (meaning "Bo"). Muslims should shake hands when they meet. When they meet outdoors, if they don't wear hats, they must cover their heads with their left hands. Some primitive tribes in the Philippines hold hands in a unique way when they meet guests. As soon as he shook hands, he turned and walked back a few steps, which meant to let the other person know that there was no knife hidden behind him. They thought it was a sincere and true handshake. Belief taboo: most Filipinos believe in Roman Catholicism; There are also a few people who believe in Islam; Ethnic minorities believe in primitive religions. People who believe in primitive religions believe in animism and worship the gods of nature, especially crocodiles and birds. They think there is a god bird, which is a great and all-powerful god of creation. It created heaven, earth and people, and is called batalla. Filipinos are very taboo about the number "13". It is considered that "13" is an "evil god", a symbol of bad luck and disaster, and an extremely disgusting number. They are afraid to pass things or food with their left hand. It is considered that the left hand is dirty and despicable, and it is extremely disrespectful to use it. They are usually reluctant to talk about politics, religion, national situation and corruption. Muslims are afraid of pigs. They banned pork and used pig products; I don't drink milk or wine. Filipinos do not like ginger; I also don't like eating animal guts and things with strong smells; Not interested in the whole fish. Eating habits: Rural people in the Philippines generally live on rice and corn. Non-staple food is mainly vegetables, seafood, eggs, poultry and meat. Dishes like to put more spices, especially spicy spices. Bananas in Zamboanga City and the coastal areas of Sulu Sea in the Philippines are used to eating cassava and fish. They seldom eat rice. Although beef, mutton and pork are not taboo, most people are anorexic with meat. They like to eat all kinds of fruits, especially sugar cane. Filipinos are addicted to chewing betel nuts in their daily lives. Betel nut is always indispensable in their hospitality. Besides this custom, people in Golosz like to chew tobacco leaves. They are used to eating western food, but they are also interested in Chinese food. Upper-class people are used to eating with knives and forks, while rural people and Muslims are used to grabbing food with their right hands. The eating habits of Filipinos have the following characteristics: 1. Pay attention to the pleasing of dishes and the freshness of dishes. 2. Generally, the taste is not salty, fragrant, sweet and slightly spicy. The staple food is rice, and people are used to eating pasta. 4. Non-staple foods such as beef, mutton, chicken, duck, fish and refined pork. I also like tomatoes, cauliflower, green peppers, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and other vegetables; Seasonings such as sugar, balsamic vinegar, pepper, pepper, curry powder, etc. 5. Cooking methods prefer dishes made by frying, frying and baking. 6. Chinese food likes China's Sichuan cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine. 7. The menu is very popular, including Beijing Roast Duck, Braised Sanbai, Milk Cauliflower, Winter Bamboo Shoots, Green Peppers in Red Juice, Eggs in Red Juice, Crispy Chicken, Dried Fish, Crispy Tomato, Fried Chicken, sweet and sour pork, Roasted Suckling Pig and other dishes. 8. Shuijiu likes to drink espresso, yogurt, beer, orange juice, Coca-Cola, coconut juice and other drinks. 9. Fruits Filipinos like to eat bananas, pineapples, cherries, peaches, mangoes and papayas in fruits; Dried fruits such as melon seeds, almonds and walnuts. = = = = = = = = = = = Language Tagalog, or translated into Tagalog and Tagalog, belongs to Malaya-Porini West Asia language family in Austronesian language family, and is mainly used in the Philippines. The so-called "Filipino", which is regarded as one of the national and official languages of the Philippines, is developed with Tagalog as the main body. According to the census data conducted by the Philippine government in 2000, among the 76,332,470 Filipinos, 265,438+0,485,927 are Tagalog speakers. In addition, nearly 50 million other Filipinos use Tagalog as their second language. Tagalog is the only official language among nearly 170 native languages in the Philippines.