Yes, lots of Americans are ill informed...so are a lot of Filipinos. But come to think about it, if everyone was concerned about things that are useless in their daily lives, do you honestly think there could be progress ? Your wealth of knowledge about geopolitics won't buy a mansion but maybe a wealth of knowledge in stocks, commodities or real estate will. You can't blame people for pursuing what is important to them...and FYI, I don't think most Americans think they're the center of the world. Just like how most Filipinos think that everything from the US is better, a lot of Americans think that if its from Europe, its better...so on and so forth.
fine. everything is a matter of style, so to speak. (i won’t call your roses “kagwangs†or useless because i have a meager knowledge of roses, though i’m interested in giving myself a chance to learn.)
we got into this discussion in the first place because of your conclusion about a region and its “kagwangs†for which you eventually admitted you have meager knowledge about nor interested to learn more about. sure, my knowledge of geopolitics won’t buy me a mansion (not interested; couldn’t maintain it), but neither would your lack of it buy you one.
whoever is blaming anyone here for pursuing what is important to them? i only wanted to clear up some misperceptions with the little firsthand knowledge that i have. and yes, we both know that most americans don’t think they’re the center of the world. to believe otherwise is another form of misperception.
fyi, i doubt if most filipinos think that everything from the u.s. is better. i, for one, believe that czech crystals, venetian lace, french perfume, portuguese corks, german cars, swiss mountains, spanish oranges, italian olives, japanese technology, british english, thai sauce, european football, filipino husbands, and american practicality are the best.
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