the itialian's comment was 5% insult & 95% praise. at that moment, i was only pround of who i am & for what i have achieved in front of their eyes.

see this, the whole philippines is a country influenced by everything foreign. the educational system, the religion, the political system, economic system etc etc. all of them came from foreign policy makes, educators, economist & industrialist. there's nothing really out there that is original filipino? right? the reality is if not for foreigners, perhaps filipinos will be mostly tribal people living in villages & with abundant but untapped natural resources right under their noses... of which by the way, were mined by foreign companies. take the pineapple in davao. for hundreds of years filipinos didn't realized its huge potential... until DOLE stepped in & made it a million dollar industry with filipinos at the far end of the revenues in terms of only what? menial jobs???

you see dmigtysolomon, being influenced by foreign culture doesn't automatically make you lose your identity but in fact, enhances it by making you a lot more globally competetive. embrace the world!