The Culture Of Distrust?

[Jack Peterson]

I work in London; my Chief Accountant is a Filipino, trained at SGV, but has lived in the UK for decades, and he exhibits the same mistrust of anything and everyone!

 

On this I will concur. I do believe it is written into their learning and training. :rolleyes:

 

JP :tiphat:

addition to post. 

I worked for 12 years for a major International Accountants employing many Filipinos. they checked others work  with absolute scrutiny.

Edited June 27, 2015 by Jack Peterson

[Tukaram (Tim)]

The Filipinos I know are all very honest.  I wonder if it comes down from management.  The bosses thinking the poor Filipinos are all out to scam them (as the bosses do). 

 

We had some bosses like that at my old job (Dallas schools), I told them many times if they don't trust me to fire me - otherwise leave me the F alone.  Almost every one of those bosses had to quit to avoid prosecution. 

[Larry45]

 

 

The QUESTION IS what is the root cause of this?

 

Is it desperation caused by poverty?

Is it a throw back to 300 years of Spanish colonialism where anything the Master left laying around was fair game?

Is it resentment to 100 years (almost) of American occupation?

Is it due to 4 years of ruthless Japanese domination where the only way to survive was to raid supply dumps, hide your crops and lie to those in authority?

Is it due to the 10 years of martial law, where informers were thought to be lurking around every corner?

 

There must be something in the cultural make up that unless a person is closely related by blood, marriage or clan they are not really trusted.

 

 

All of the above....plus the issue of the US handing over power to a Filipino gov't that was infantile, at best.  Filipinos were no where ready to govern themselves in 1946, and those in power predictably set the standards for looting their country.  Poverty became commonplace and corruption trickled down to all levels of the country.  Thus setting the stage for a "culture of distrust."

 

That's my simplistic opinion, but many Filipino historians blame the Japanese occupation more than anything else.  But one thing is certain, it's not the fault of the Filipino people.  Nothing is!   :lol:

[Gratefuled]

I am taking a S.W.A.G. at it. I suspect poverty has a lot to do with it. Force of habit. Even if one can afford to pay for it. I've seen kids open up a bag of candy and start eating from it at a grocery market. I had to stop them. They hurried off laffing as they ran.

Why do you think there is no toilet paper in the stalls in public CRs?  The customers will steal it. That's what I was told.

 

S.W.A.G.   ( Scientific Wild Ass Guess ) and expression I heard once from someone in management.

[scott h]

The Filipinos I know are all very honest

 

Agreed Tim, most the Filipinos are honest when dealing with folks they know or are related to. If your not family or friends, watch out lol.

 

You know we always talk about the Kano tax, but if we pay close attention, anybody is open to being gouged, while else are Filipinos so skilled at haggle :hystery: ng

[lonewolf]

most times I think the biggest thieves become the management themselves and so they think everyone is like themselves and are trying to protect themselves from themselves if that makes sense

[Old55]

How many Spanish colonies were able to later become successful democracies? Perhaps a mixture of family-tribe first with Catholicism enables many to do whatever because "its for my family" "its fate". I'll just say a few Hail Mary's and its all good. 

It is human nature to not trust but the institutionalization of mistrust is very high in Philippines.

 

[scott h]

How many Spanish colonies were able to later become successful democracies

 

Florida??? :hystery: ....oh wait, forgot about the chads,,,nevermind

[Jack Peterson]

How many Spanish colonies were able to later become successful democracies?

 

Not sure even Spain Did Old.

 

JP :tiphat:

[WordsandMusic]

My Mother in law had a kid walk through her house looking for anything metal to sell. Didn't care if she was there or not. She ran him off with a stick or something, but my wife stated that if they think they can get something from you without too much hassle they certainly will. If they see something they really like, they will wait and come back later and get it.