Should Foreigners Learn Tagalog and Other Phil. Languages?
Your question was a good one until we got to your little anti-westerner attitude you made in your comment about white folks with Pinay girlfriends. So maybe you should look within your heart, and address that first. As for your Tagalog comment. You have to understand that the Philippines is a bi-lingual country just like Canada. If you want Filipinos to talk to you in Tagalog then politely ask them to talk to you in Tagalog. I do it all the time when I go to Japan to practice my Japanese, and do it in the Philippines to practice my Tagalog.
I think its fun for a foreigner to learn Filipino language. I’m teaching my British boyfriend to speak Tagalog because he wanted to learn and talk with me in Tagalog. He also like to chat with his Filipino colleagues and other Filipinos he meet in the supermarket, hotel reception, anywhere. Although he find some words funny telling me its like a pygmy language.
Well I think maybe if they will be staying in the Philippines for a long time would be good. Maybe if you get to know everyone they will know that you are able to speak Tagalog and they will respond back. But there are instances where the people do not speak any English at all which can be a hard situation like in a tricycle. So I think that if the people were to stay a long time in the Philippines… it would be Great to learn. I can only speak a little bit, but I understand more. Sometimes i get into the situation where I kind of ignore what they say because I can’t understand it… ehehe. It would be a good thing because you won’t know if there will be a time when It will come to a good use. Its always good to be prepared.. oh yeah i guess they want to speak english to practice it… hehe good luck with your tagalog.
