To all Westerners, out of interest, if someone says 'The Philippines', what immediately springs to mind?

Question

I am preparing a proposal for a documentary and am curious to know that this part of SE Asia conjours up in the minds of lay Europeans and/or Westerners.

Answer 1

Catholics crucifying themselves in Holy Week...

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/4615

http://www.photos.ph/iskrapi/penitensya

Answer 2

The first thing that comes to mind is Imelda Marcos... and all of those shoes. Next would be General Douglas MacArthur. Also the Spanish-American War. And finally it has been reported that during the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, MO, that the Phillipine Village was set up to represent daily life as it was in the Phillipines during that time... and they would hunt, and eat dogs. I'm sorry that's the best I can do, but good luck....

Answer 3

" That's where I was born and until the year 2000, I was a citizen of that country"... I've lived in the United States since I was six months old, and haven't been back to the Philippines for a visit, yet. My mother is also from the Philippines. My dad was stationed at Clark Air Base when he met my mom... Mom just went back for her first visit in nearly 21 years back in June to celebrate her parent's 50th wedding anniversary!

Answer 4

Westernized asia. A little like Puerto Rico or Cuba with a slight Asian twist

Answer 5

I think of the Bataan Death March in which the Japanese killed thousands of Americans and Filipinos, the Philipino Insurrection of the early 1900s, Dewey's destruction of the Spanish fleet in 1898. Oh and of Lapu Lapu - I believe he was responsible for the death of Ferdinand Magellan.

Answer 6

Imelda Marcos

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Manilla

Imelda Marcos

jungles

"The Year of Living Dangerously" (yes, I know the difference)

hard-working people

Answer 9

Markos, Mc Artur's I SHALL RETURN, the stragle to install a democracy,the beautyfull presidentesses and unfortunately their natural catastrophyes .

Answer 10

The first thing I honestly tink about is my adopted filipino cousins.



Second--a land lost between cultures. Are they Asian? American? Islander? Spanish? Everything and nothing?

Answer 11

A beautiful country.

Answer 12

Sadly the first thing that springs to mind is the child sex trade and sex tourists.

Answer 13

I just pictured one of those huge straw hats.

Answer 14

My good friend Anna

Answer 15

Bluntly, giling-giling!

Answer 16

Gorrillas. (The gun toting, pillaging type, not the hairy mammals)

Answer 17

haha my ex gf, she was from the philippines

Answer 18

Mabuhay!!! To all pinoys...

Answer 19

mongoloid faces.