Discrimination against Filipinos exists!

Thanks for the vote...but I'm sure A LOT would negate that...nyehehehehe

well there's a person who really like that,,, and we are glad that we are not among of them...

so what if i'm not good in english???!!!! i have my own language.. i have my own race... i need english only to communicate with english people.....

magiclodmagic...hmmm nice to see the otherside of the picture.. The darkside of the picture hmm

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this always be the word to yield out after a certain nationality issues goes against other nationality...sometimes and most of the times, conversation can go havoc especially when two individuals converse with an irritating moods with them ....lastly, it was always our ego who get hurts...

As long we know that we are a responsible individual, god fearing and loving, no matter what race you're in.., it really doesn't matter....

ROBIN!!! To The Batcave!!!

Sometimes you have to read between the lines to know the real context of a post but others just concentrate on some lines or phrase then make a new topic out of it, instead of the whole topic or article.

and then the battle of wits and sarcasm starts which will turn a thread into another hate thread where everyone tries to outwit and degrade others...

just voicing out my thoughts..

"Jack Frost VS Jack Cool"

what was written in the thread is not the whole of it, we are missing the small prints!!!!! Lol!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Its easy for anyone to suggest on how to handle it...but it's different when you're the one who experienced it..

and posting it in here made her felt better...

so don't make her feel the same thing by making uncalled comments..

sorry for you misty..the next time you'll know better.

"Jack Frost VS Jack Cool"

skin speaks....

you dared to comment on us talking in our vernacular with other nationalities around? Look again!!!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

If somebody will call me " hey Filipini or Filipino" I'll just answer back "why ameriki or american...kalas! then call it quits. But thank God never been...

Coz I am hard to recognized if I am a Filipino or not....nyahahahaha

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MARIGLODMAGIC...THE ZOMBIE!!!!

That a pretty sight in my mind, you know....PEACE!!!

Just make it their business of stirring issues around, for obvious stinking reasons.

If you are well educated and have confidence on your selves, will you allow yourselves to be dragged or stirred upon by these DO NO Gooders?

Get a life :)

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youre really an IDIOT!. do you really think you can stir up things by posting this garbage and using a newly created name???...

as for those of you who got carried away by this amateur then im so sorry to tell that you got fooled.

as i said earlier, racism is everywhere. its EVERYONES job to prevent it.

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i agrea, rhese peeple from saiss arew bads.

With all due respect to their hard-work against meagre salary packages, so far I never saw any Filipino/Filipina who speaks with their "Kabayan" in English if any non-Tagalog guy is there !!

I have worked in other GCC nations too before Qatar & found everywhere same very bad habit, specially on phone... if the other side is also of same accent.. they just ask "Kabayaan??" & then they just start talking & do not care if somebody is around them... such conversation may be a headache to other persons... but who cares !!

Professionalism is, irrespective of our nationalities, we should speak in common language which others around us could be able to understand.

You can also see in Questions & Answers section.. & many other sections of QL... Filipinos start their Questions/ads with "KABAYAN Only".... "PINOY Only"...

Regarding insults.. ego problems...specially in the third world Country people... I know one simplest formula in Gulf Countries... If you are really that "Egoist"... then if anybody is misbehaving with you, just give him/her a most befitting reply without giving any value to his/her skin-color.. and always get ready to leave the job...

Otherwise, just shut your mouth.. & keep on earning money to feed your family...'coz there is nothing much in our Countries... we can fulfill all our dreams in a few years here, which is very difficult if we go back home !!

stop stirring things up ,,HEY MOD a British-sounding lady ,,,stop stirring things up ,,,HAHAHAH..,

harvard? Cambridge? Oxford? of course this are the reputable school in U.S. BUT MS. MISTY GIRL JUST SAID SCHOOL IN THE PHILS. DUH?!

Dont go far beyond the topic Puhlease..

"a step towards the right path is two steps away from evil"

==> "Of course, I said yes, (since I just understood her!)((I am a graduate of one of the best universities in the Philippines and having a post-grad education at that!)) "

sometimes, it's the person's attitude exhibited towards others not the race.. we should also look onto that..

British-sounding lady over the telephone

^^ what do you mean by that? You know British accents?

I don't think so! You do not know the difference between American, Canadian or European accents you racist cow.

Of course, I said yes, (since I just understood her!)((I am a graduate of one of the best universities in the Philippines and having a post-grad education at that!))

^^^ Best University in Philipines and in Education so why are you not working back home and also not working in Education. Liar.

Then, you know what she told me? WHY SHOULD I EVEN BOTHER TO TALK TO YOU!

^^^ She had a complaint idiot and she wanted to talk to the boss not the oily rag, your English is crap, you do not have a degree in anything, you are from a very small village, you are lucky you are not a maid!

Grow up! We respect you. We Filipinos are kind and friendly to anybody just as long you give us respect also. Respect begets respect.

^^^ you grow up, the reason the service industry is so bad over here is because of Pinoys and Indians, you THINK you are great at English and you are crap. You are being used, you are cheap labour, you are NOT GOOD at your jobs, you suck.

You are lazy, ignorant arrogant people who thinks the world owes you a favour. No we dont. Go back home get educated and then come back and most of all stop moaning. If you were educated you would not be here.

Get a grip, Most of you say you have degrees. rofl, so use them, we do. Morons!

You make me laugh so much, do you honestly think there are NO people in the West that are poor and starving? There are plenty! Indians brag about how well they are doing, they sent a rocket to the moon, Heres a hint< go feed your poor! Pinoys go on and on about how poorly they are treated, GO HOME THEN AND STOP BEGGING FOR JOBS FOR YOUR RELATIVES!!!

YOU MAKE ME SICK!

You complain about racism, you lot are the most racist on here.

QL is about guiding people into how we live in Qatar, how can we do that as Westerners is set by Pinoys and Indians who rule the roost, shout racism at every oppurtunity when it SUITS.

If anybody is looking in, Indians and Pinoys rule over White Westerners here, we are stuffed.

There are over 5 million of them over here. They have colonised the place< something they claim to hate,

Also QL, don't come on here if you are looking for help. It is supposed to be a forum helping ex-pats but it is not. It is a chat room for the elite few!

racism.......time and again it never fails to amaze me. oprah once said.. the only way to fight racism is to be excellent, or someting like that. as long as you know where you are standing you will be fine. its just a human thing to be sensitive sometimes specially if you are so proud of your race. damn...... so cool to be pinoy!

you will get used to it(racism) as time goes by...don't be carried away with your emotions or else, you'l go to Hamad for high blood pressure...lol

compose yourself..stay with your professionalism...you will encounter a lot of that here...don't be shocked, just be ready...mabuhay everybody! :)

have a nice weekend! :)

bout BRITISH and INDIAN NO COMMENT!!!!!

you just have to cope up with it. and being angry is not one of the solutions. in many instances you WILL at some point loose your cool and you WILL loose your professionalism. so next time, when dealing with other nationalities you have to expect this to happen and be ready for it. thats the way of life here. sadly. =(

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.thankx yano, ur sweet.

thankx, but no thank you(taray vah)

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how's BF? let's grab some cup?? i'll pick you both up...

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Malley :P

hihihihihi ang saya saya ng QL tonight :)

(oops sorry, english only in main forume :/

Heero!! let's grab a coffee??

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" fear always spring from ignorance.... "

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well mallrat, i'm not mindin of whatever everything nice elsewhere around me, as long as you can reflect what would others for you to say, so let it be.:)

CG 4 short

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"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

.hariibon is so right,

do not bite the dog, it has rabbies, lol......

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hav a nice weekend

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apologies for oncoming remarks.

but i just want to express my thought on a methaphorical sense, so as not to appear subjective.

here goes;

"you don't stoop infront of a barking dog and bark on it as well... else you'll both end up barking to nowhere."

diplomatic way of response is much plausible on situations like you just had. there are plenty of materials that can be googled on this aspect. and using it the next time around may work wonders.

cheer up!!

what a coincidence! i experience once too...

humbleness is what will make all like this worthwhile. hatred burst when your anger overcontrolled it. so just be calm, just drink ample of water and take deep breathe. In handling a teleconversation for a country with mixed nationalities, always expect everything to come at an unexpected. always get yourself ready that in whatever situation it may result, you still carry the charmed of smile. smile like you never heard anything. it won't get less to your personality. so just always be approachable and be friendly. cheer up!!

CG 4 short

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.toya your answer is better....

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I agree with what someone mentioned above, Philis are too polite at times. Infact Misty_girl says "we respect you". What the heck is there to respect a stranger? Just becos she sounds as a Brit? Isnt that too much?

Living in various countries, I have found one needs to demand respect to be respected. Misty you should never have replied to such questions about nationality....just ask her the reason for calling and bring her to track.

There are times that people are very sensitive. We might never know that that person had a bad day or PMS. :)

But discrimination, it really happens. If not being sarcastic about it, we will just charge it to experience. Or better to deal it with smile therapy even over the phone. I've been practicing it for 3 years working as customer service and still using it until now. :)

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"Admit your mistakes...before someone exaggerates the story."

by the way,

debeers

for me you're answer is the best...

the best way to remove that stress is shopping..

so happy shopping...

i think its not nationality issue here but thinking negatively, sometimes a caller may ask your nationality to add something like a know a Filipino also working here or I have a lot of Filipino friends but in your case since she ask you if you understand her because she have a british accent she might thinking you don't understand her because of her accent,

On the other hand when you think its of discrimination be courteus, just act professional on the conversation it's like a slap on her face and prove that she is wrong...

very wrong...indeed

but never be rude on the phone... never especially when you are working in a company it will reflects on the whole company...

in your case you didn't act right... sorry to say

I am a Filipino too but you told her to be professional while you're in your high tone...

i think you lost your professionalism too..

Think you're over reacted (sorry)... think it's not the way educated person should react... smile and cheer up kabayan.

I've received a call asking if I speak English. I said, absolutely, and I also speak Spanish and a little Arabic. Then I asked him, "In which language would you want us to converse?" I said that in a lighter voice and we had a nice conversation.

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Everything happens for a

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Don't get MAD...

don't get even...

get BETTER(than them)...whehehehe

misty girl..next time dont get mad..get even...

Starting from the point that you have the right to be treated fairly, you have a few choices about what you can do if you believe you have been discriminated against on the basis of your race say,

you might like to deal with it yourself, by speaking to the person involved, or

you could decide to lodge a complaint about the discrimination with your employer

otherwise, just pray for them, it works!

try to live with it, we cannot please everybody.... relax ang puso mo ikaw din ang talo dyan...

You can't teach experience...

Anyway,the boiling point started when she asked me if I am a Filipino. I said, yes

you should have asked what has my nationality got to do

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Her feelings were hurt n you all seem to make her want to feel worse...

You can't teach experience...

dms, friendship doesn't break off over a discussion. Lol.

sound discriminating?????????? If you say so, then I rest my case!!!!!! No use to argue with you!!!! I want you to remain my friends!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

I was descriminated by a Flipina when after speaking in my perfect English Accent she asked. Sir where are you from..hmmmm

Damm Misty you managed to realise she was a British lady..hmmmm

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Misty, British Sounding lady..

Did she have a Scotish, Irish, Welsh, Brummie, Cockney or Queens English accent..

Or did she have a perefect English Accent grammatically, then she must be Indian.

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dms, "British-sounding" is used as an adjective and "American", too. Both are attributed to a noun. So what are you talking about?

Every nation has racists, it could be she trully was arrogent or it could be she is sick of people saying "yes i understand'.

At the end of the day you must try to be professional.

i dont know the number of person agreed to AZI..but i am too...u got it well written..expressed...

yalla!!!!!!!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

do not get in in something you don't comprehend.

FYI, I did not answer MD intentionally because he did not comprehend my postings!

Now I ask you, do you understand what are we talking?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

That is exactly very eminent everywhere basta ibang lahi...mabilis asikasuhin at luhuran.pag kapwa manigas ka jan.mamatay ka jan. nawitness ko na yan.

here alone sa QL makikita mo.

tess, at least, I know i am not being singled out. Let's just show them that we are more than what they think of us Filipinos. We know our capabilities. And I stand for that. *Mabuhay ang mga Pinoy sa buong mundo.*

did you comprehend?

I am working mostly with the Europeans, and whenever they said “Indians” and “Filipinos” the distinctive tone like we don’t belong to the human race , I always answer back and say racist, it’s given working in a multi- cultural environment. In my opinion they acknowledged that they are the spoiled ex-pats here in Doha.

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thanks azi...i just need to blurt that out, than just keeping it to myself. it's a horrible experience.

do you understand what we are discussing?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Why did you waste so much energy on this stupid woman then continue to rant about it?

This is not going to be the LAST time you encounter that sort of ignorant attitude?

Get a grip. Some people are stupid, move on!

dmigtysolomon...you are right.

My boss understands me after talking to her. She symphatizes with me. She said, kudos for composing myself professionally.

anyway, thanks guys and gals for listening. that's a warm welocme for me in qatar. I have just been here for a month...and a very warm welcome...ugh! that hurts.

I just saw one comment from the Filexpat Thread "PE Doha" that the Filipino employees there is somewhat assisting right away the other nationality rather than our kabayans who have been there for a long time waiting for their queue from a long line.

Isn't it a clear sample of discrimination between kabayan against kabayan???

PEACE

answer magic dragon...yalla.

could be a woman the next room in your same office observing your reaction.. The way she blatantly ask about the boss, she knew the boss wasn't there.

What's the adjective? Filippinian?

were used as adjective while Filipino was used as noun? You get it?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

I was just showing the difference on how other nationalities discriminate Filipinos. If i just say, a lady, then, you would ask, how did she sound? how would you better describe that accent? do that for me, will you?

Lady looking for boss. Maybe misty_girl was jealous?

American and Filipino words, what you get?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

soon, you'll just brush it off and retort back (professionally). Just stand your ground...that lady will realize her mistake sooner or later.

Once you calm down about this, you'll be thinking some sarcastic but witty retort....,"I should have said like this/that to her" kinda thoughts...hehehehe

You are right, brit. It's misty_girl who brings up that nationality nonsense.

Well said...

As for the "British sounding lady" , did she manage to find the "American boss" ??

there maybe some who discriminate, but I don't. That's why, my blood is boiling...as in! I was polite and friendly and acted professional in dealing with it. Maybe, it's not the race, and it's the person's responsibility on her act, but why did she ask my nationality? She thinks, Filipinos can't understand?

Did you ever find me asking for your nationality here? What difference would it make if you were Chinese? As long as I like the comments, and even if I don't like them, it won't be a matter of your nationality.

my opinion...solely (can I borrow it, Azi????????)

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

well said Azilana7037..............i agree with u.

Asking one's nationality is always a discrimination!

azi, well said...

you might have misunderstood her... it's not you being a Filipino I guess.. perhaps, it's the way you sounded too. asking ones nationality is never a discrimination..

Admittedly or NOT, we do tend to act/behave differently when it comes to other nationalities.

I know others would (STRONGLY)DISAGREE with me...but I do see and witness some of us (PINOYS) treat others (whatever their nationalities are) especially those who's jobs are considered lower than us.

Like who, some would say?

How about the Nepali security guards or teaboys?

Those Indian drivers (including karwa taxi boys)...

And aren't we GUILTY of JUDGING our FILIPINA ladies who have a foreigner/expat for a boyfriend? Honestly, we criticize our own kind/race much worse than our western counterparts.

THIS TIME, please look in the mirror...I now see this a THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.

My opinion...solely

Constipation...a severe case of it...that is what she must have had!

Sorry to hear that. Well I guess politeness of Filipinos is some time a bad asset.

My simple advice stop using the words mam and Sir for strangers.. You should be OK..

Ask there names and use Mr or Mrs or Miss..

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And she must have something under her hat at the time so she vented out on you.

Keep your cool...if you think you're better than her, then prove to her that you are...if she's a BIATCH, then it doesn't mean you go down to her level and be one.

racism, it's everywhere.. happens to everyone... i can't be bothered with it anymore... this will surely open the floodgates to another bout of bashing...