We've had threads about the best culture or threads about your favorite culture, but none I think about your own, so express yourself and tell all the goods and bads about your culture, in case we might want to travel there someday.
I'm Filipino, basically meaning that I live (used to live) in the Philippines. It's in Southeast Asia, democracy, and is the only Catholic nation in that part of the world.
It has a rich history, once dominated for 333 years by the Spanish; who established hundreds of cathedrals and grand churches in the capital city of Manila. If you're one of those religious people, and you haven't seen a cathedral, a good way to get a glimpse of one is by going here. Trust me, there are literally dozens in a single town alone.
It's also had a long military history. Along with occupation comes revolution, tried and tested, the Filipinos fought through many underground tunnels and in the dense jungles/forests as guerillas. There a TON of museums dedicated to them and if you're a history buff or just plain curious, stop by a couple of them if ever you chance to visit Southeast Asia.
As far as recreation goes, the beaches are top-notch. A lot of foreign visitors tour the many white beaches and canoe or kayak the many rivulets and sea-caves in the islands. There's much to do, such as going to the beach, taking horse-rides all throughout many islands, and just plain hiking up the many caves. There's lots to see; Baguio, the summer capital, is where all the good stuff happens. You can find everything over there, including every convenience most people know of.
There's also a lot of shopping centers to buy things from books to video games, from software to food. There are huge food centers everywhere even if you don't know where to look. They always have signs that have logos Pepsi or Coca-Cola on them so it's rather easy to find one. (Usually there are also labels of: Sari-Sari Store, meaning All-Purpose store)
Food. It's delicious, don't let people (including myself) tell you otherwise. Just stay away from food that have weird names and always ask what it's made of. But if you like taking risks, take a bite, it won't hurt.
People. They're nice, they know how to speak English rather well and fluently, and they know what they're on about when guiding tourists. Learn a few phrases, but that really wouldn't matter. xD
Transportation. Major forms of transportation: Bus, Tricycle, and Jeepney. Buses you know about, tricycles are motorcycles with a cab that seats 2 people inside, 3 people outside, and jeepneys are just jeeps with extended cabs; mini-buses basically.
I'm Filipino, basically meaning that I live (used to live) in the Philippines. It's in Southeast Asia, democracy, and is the only Catholic nation in that part of the world.
It has a rich history, once dominated for 333 years by the Spanish; who established hundreds of cathedrals and grand churches in the capital city of Manila. If you're one of those religious people, and you haven't seen a cathedral, a good way to get a glimpse of one is by going here. Trust me, there are literally dozens in a single town alone.
It's also had a long military history. Along with occupation comes revolution, tried and tested, the Filipinos fought through many underground tunnels and in the dense jungles/forests as guerillas. There a TON of museums dedicated to them and if you're a history buff or just plain curious, stop by a couple of them if ever you chance to visit Southeast Asia.
As far as recreation goes, the beaches are top-notch. A lot of foreign visitors tour the many white beaches and canoe or kayak the many rivulets and sea-caves in the islands. There's much to do, such as going to the beach, taking horse-rides all throughout many islands, and just plain hiking up the many caves. There's lots to see; Baguio, the summer capital, is where all the good stuff happens. You can find everything over there, including every convenience most people know of.
There's also a lot of shopping centers to buy things from books to video games, from software to food. There are huge food centers everywhere even if you don't know where to look. They always have signs that have logos Pepsi or Coca-Cola on them so it's rather easy to find one. (Usually there are also labels of: Sari-Sari Store, meaning All-Purpose store)
Food. It's delicious, don't let people (including myself) tell you otherwise. Just stay away from food that have weird names and always ask what it's made of. But if you like taking risks, take a bite, it won't hurt.
People. They're nice, they know how to speak English rather well and fluently, and they know what they're on about when guiding tourists. Learn a few phrases, but that really wouldn't matter. xD
Transportation. Major forms of transportation: Bus, Tricycle, and Jeepney. Buses you know about, tricycles are motorcycles with a cab that seats 2 people inside, 3 people outside, and jeepneys are just jeeps with extended cabs; mini-buses basically.
But then I come from the rural, mainly aggricultural part of Denmark known as West Jutland where it's boring as hell and the weather is the best toipic of discussion, so usually I tend to forget about DK. The though of it bores me, even though I know it's got a great culture in the larger cities. I lived in Odense for a while in DK, and bugger me, the ammount of bicycles going around is amazing. It's pretty much the same in most of scandinavia and the netherlands (or so I'm told) but it's so impressive every time. Not having somehwere for people to put their bikes is like not having a front door. There are so many more bikes than cars. There are PUBLIC BIKE PUMPS on street corners where you can just stop and quickly pump up your tyres. No wonder you hardly see a single fat/obese person (no offense intended to anyone on the board - but we all know it's a problem in the UK and US) in Denmark. 
