Why Do Filipino's Smile So Much? :-)

[nigel]

S M I L E!!!! Filipinos just L0VE to smile a lot. When you're in the Philippines and you smile at someone, he would smile back at you.

That's what Filipinos are....smiling

Reasons:
They are courteous and respectful.
They love life.
They laugh at their mistakes, on silly things or even misfortunes.
They are just genuinely happy people.

What about the way Filipino's are feeling that family is important...and what about the Filipino's firm belief in God? Because I'm on the outside looking in, it makes me think this might be a factor in Filipino happiness...no?

[Jay&Zobel]

What about the way Filipino's are feeling that family is important...and what about the Filipino's firm belief in God? Because I'm on the outside looking in, it makes me think this might be a factor in Filipino happiness...no?

Yep!!
God, Family & Friends make a Filipino so so happy!

I really think it's the attitude, the optimism about life!!!

[pennybarry]

What about the way Filipino's are feeling that family is important...and what about the Filipino's firm belief in God? Because I'm on the outside looking in, it makes me think this might be a factor in Filipino happiness...no?

Family is not just important but most important to us. That's why it was heartbreaking when I moved to UK and leave my family. Now I'm here, little by little, I can get on with my new life.

My Mom is not a churh-goer but believer and goes to church occassionally. Every year, Mom and her 2 best friends goes to Antipolo and Black Nazarene. At night before she goes to bed, I used to hear her loudly prayers.
One time I heard her talking to God and said, Lord give me a chance to win a lottery so there's no need my children to work abroad and stay with me here in Pinas. I laughed lol. But made me cry in her next line of prayer. I missed them terribly and couldn't sleep of worries. Please guide them for me. Sometimes she's really funnyShe makes me laugh and cry in minutes