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SOUNDING BOARD
Sunday, December 29, 2002
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Filipinos are easy to spot on the beach
John MacLean's BBCnews.com feature on the extra holiday break imposed by the Philippine government to its working population says that the extra holiday is expected to boost domestic tourism. Boring. But his side comment on Filipino behavior is more interesting:
"Filipinos do sometimes go to the beach. They are easy to spot. They are the ones swimming with all their clothes on."
Quite sweeping and I'm not sure if Mr. McLean is trying to be ridiculous. But as I ponder upon it, his comment may have more than a glimmer of truth in it.
posted by Allan at 8:15 AM (GMT+8)
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