00:00They say that Filipinos are friendly and hospitable, according to a global survey.
00:06The Philippines is now the second country in the world with the easiest friendship.
00:11And Tano Tingkungko is the winner.
00:17Friendship!
00:18I'm just talking about friendship, Filipinos are not the last!
00:23In the survey of the global expat network, Internations.org,
00:28the Philippines is now the second country in the world with the easiest friendship.
00:33In the list of local friendliness, the Philippines is the fourth.
00:37In fact, 2 out of every 5 expats or foreigners living here have a Filipino friend.
00:434 out of every 5 answers in the survey said they feel welcome and at home in the Philippines.
00:5169% of the respondents said it's not hard to connect with Filipinos.
00:56That's why 58% of expats in the Philippines want to live here forever.
01:04A sociologist explained that the use of English helps the friendly image of Filipinos.
01:10Kapwa also has a big role in treating others differently.
01:16Kapwa is a psychological concept.
01:19When you invite them to your home, you treat them the way that you would want to be treated yourself when you go to another house.
01:26But it's not because Filipinos are true friends that you can treat them the way you want to be treated.
01:32Filipinos should not expect expats to accommodate them because it's not healthy for us as a country.
01:44For GMA Integrated News, I'm Dan Ating Kungko for 24 Hours.
01:56For the people of the world, stay tuned to GMA Pinoy TV and www.gmanews.tv.
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