WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES

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Where in, if you're thin,
They will call you, "Pader", "Poste"

Where in, if you're fat,
They will say, "Napabayaan sa kusina." "Baboy", "Balyena."

Where in, if you're small,
They will call you, "Pandak", "Duwende"

Where in,  if you're tall,
They will call you, "Giraffe", "Kapre"

Where in, if you have a lot of pimples,
They will call you, "Pangit"

Where in, if you have a big eyes,
They will call you, "Tarsier"

Where in, if you have a chinky eyes,
They will say, "May nakikita ka pa ba?", "Amin ang West Philippine Sea."

Where in, if you have a dark color of skin,
They will call you, "Negra", "Uling", "Sunog"

Where in, if you have a light color of skin,
They will say, "Nasobrahan sa gluta.", "Espasol."

Where in, if you're correcting them,
They will say, "Mayabang", "Feeling matalino."

Where in, if you don't know how to speak in English,
They will call you, "Bobo"

Where in, If you're defending yourself,
They will say, "Bastos, akala mo kaya na mamuhay ng mag-isa."

Where in, if the person whom you love is always hurting you, but you still love him/her.
They will say, "Martyr", "Tanga sa pag-ibig"

Where in, if you can't still move on,
They will call you, "Tanga"

Where in, if you got pregnant at the young age,
They will call you, "Malandi"

Where in, if you didn't give them imported "Chocolates", "Sabon", "Lotion"
They will say, "Nakapag-abroad lang, yumabang na."

Where in, If you're explaining your side to your parents,
They will say, "Walang utang na loob.", "Bastos", "Walang pinag-aralan."

Where in, if you're a member of LGBT
They will judge you.

And lastly, where in, if you're ugly,
They will judge you immediately.

"No one is born ugly, we're just born in a judgemental society.” — Kim Namjoon.

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