Should Foreigners Learn Tagalog and Other Phil. Languages?
The answer above me has a point. If you plan on staying here for a looooong time, you’ll have an easier time communicating if you learn the language. With reference to those ‘other foreigners parading around the city with gorgeous Filipina gf’s warbling to them in English. Not one speaks Tagalog.’ only two words can explain that: Colonial Mentality.
If a typical filipino will be asked if he/she is willing to a language if he/she is going to some country let’s say japan, he would automaticaly say yes. it is sad that we filipinos are very hospitable which i may say has its drawbacks as well.. we are very tolerating when it comes to matters like these… i say that foreigners should learn our language when they come here…. we should not adjust for them after all they are the visitors… it’s just fair because when we come to they country, we try to learn their language ….
