Paula Vianca N. Gonato, 35 years old, Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines-Western Visayas. Qui prend bien soins quotidiennement de tatay et nanay (c’est grand parent), joyeuse, serviable et souriante qui n’aime pas les photos.

  1. Dans la vie de tous les jours, quand tu abordes quelqu’un que tu ne connais pas, comment te présenterais-tu à lui ?
    It will depend on the situation. If in the office or in a formal setting, then I would say some greetings like good morning, good afternoon or good evening then I will introduce my self. In the case of street encounter, I wouldn’t care not unless they will ask questions or I don’t mind at all if they look suspicious. During casual setting with friends then I would say hi or hello then wait for my common friend to introduce us
  2. Que ressens-tu quand un étranger t’aborde ?
    I would feel scared or terrified if they look like a bandit or suspicious looking but if they’re kind approaching and polite then I would feel just fine
  3. Qu’est ce qui, à tes yeux, en 1 mot est très important pour toi et ta communauté ?
    Hospitable
  4. Comment définirais-tu le volontariat international ?
    It would be a great opportunity if it deemed necessary to that community
  5. Une question plus générale : comment imagines-tu le monde de demain ?
    The world in the future seems unclear because of the current problem related to global warming and war
  6. Pourrais-tu nous faire une blague typique de ton pays ?
    A typical joke in the Philippines is a funny dumb joke. For example :
    A story in school.
    The history teacher asked Juan : Who killed Magellan ?
    Juan answered : Lapu-lapu
    History teacher asked again : Who killed Lapu-lapu ?
    Juan answered : The cook
    The typical joke in the Philippines is more on a question and answer related to our culture questions and are easy questions but answered with dumb answers. Juan is always used in this Q&A joke because Juan is a common name for Filipinos for men and a symbol of Filipinos who loved humor and happy people
  7. As-tu envie de dire quelque chose aux personnes d’autres pays comme moi ?
    People in the Philippines are very friendly and hospitable. We may not be powerful country but people are very resilient.
    Merci !