Tag: onion skin
Does Prasertsri Kosin (a.k.a. ‘Koko Narak’) deserve to be deported from the Philippines?
There is some basis in what Thai national Prasertsri Kosin says about Filipinos, specially the part about the Philippines being home to a “dangerous” society and Filipinos being “afraid of …
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The fallacy of Filipino composition
In the strictest sense of the term, the fallacy of composition is a logical fallacy where one asserts that what is valid for one part will be good for the …
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Onion skins are so annoying
The term we use to describe hyper-sensitive people here in the Philippines is balat-sibuyas, which literally means “onion-skinned”. The analogy is that just as onion skin easily comes off, Filipino …
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Miss Earth USA Nicole Lynn Facebook post offends Filipino ‘pride’
The latest perceived affront to Filipino “pride” comes from a certain Nicole Lynn who, just after she flew into Manila on the 3rd December 2011, reportedly appeared as guest in …
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