The first time I met Pinays in the States, I notice the differences in upbringing and attitude. I could not pinpoint the various Filipina in America until I read this entry from Sorsi who is currently in the US.
But the truth is, the more I meet the “Filipinas” here, the more I feel that I’m not one of them. I don’t like generalizing…okay, I actually love generalizing and making lists like this…even if they may be 95% inaccurate…but here are some of the kinds of Pinays I’ve seen here so far…
1. The Bitch-ified Fil-Am Pinay- These are the girls who grew up here and have been totally westernized or try hard to be. They usually act and look a certain way and it is easy to spot them. ..
2. The Confused Fil-ba-ko-Am-ba-ko Pinay- These are the girls who grew up here but were raised in a traditional Filipino way
3. The Blue-collar Pinays - They work as stackers, baggers, cashiers in Vons, Wal-Mart, Walgreens…(groceries and drugstores) etc
4. The married-to-a-white-guy Pinay - My bestfriend here for some reason tells me that one day I will be hooked up with a white guy too cuz he’s seen it happen so many times
5. The ‘changed’ Pinay
6. The 100% Pure Pinay - They came here to work…to provide a better future for their families.
7. The well-adjusted Fil-Am Pinays - Yes, there ARE those too. They have a nice balance of being Filipino and being American
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