Being Married to a Filipino. How Is It Different?
Vložit
- čas přidán 11. 11. 2022
- We're not your typical Filipino-American couple! Being an American woman married to a foreigner and now living in the Philippines. I've learned many things in the time that I've been married to this man and his filipino family. Check out a few things I want to share about our journey together in marriage. These are in no way marriage tips or advice, just my perspective of the culture I've learned so much about through my marriage.
To support the channel and join our community, please follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Buy me a Coffee!
@livinlavidatagalog
@kasen_eats
Check out our travel link from WayAway to book your travel plans and earn cash back in dollars! wayaway.tp.st/Ezgcg8v2
Following us through Buy Me a Coffee will get you exclusive posts, behind the scenes and real time travel updates. Buy me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/LLVT
International Snack Box from Try Treats: www.trytreats.com?aff=501
SurfShark VPN Service Provider: get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer...
Livin La Vida Tagalog channel is viewer-supported. When you purchase services or products using the links found on this page, we may earn a small commission and you as a subscriber may earn discounts at no extra cost. Thank you ❤️
Music from:
Do It Like You - thmatc.co/?l=A164E792
www.epidemicsound.com/track/q...
www.epidemicsound.com/track/v...
www.epidemicsound.com/track/G...
I am an American woman also married to a Filipino man for thirty years. We are planning a trip next year to the Philippines to visit my husband's family. One thing I love about Filipino culture is their love for family.
yes they have no equal about family ties. they have much respect for the elders. in american culture the old will die alone in a nursing home.
Yeah no doubt Filipinos men married to overseas foreigners ladies while Filipinas married to overseas foreigners are on the rise too.
Not too many are willing to marry men from their own country in this millennium. That’s the true fact. Plenty of Asian men from their own countries are actually committing scandalous affairs and adultery behind their families and spouses back. A word of caution ⚠️ just be very careful with this sensitive issue and topic known as : relationships.
@@tonymckay6556 not all don't be a KAREN
@@tonymckay6556 an take all the assets as much they can from their elders.
Filipinos are family oriented sacrificing for the sake and welfare, most importantly and especially for the kids
I am a Filipino, married to an American wife for 59 years -- but when two people are very much in love -- it feels like only 54 years!
That’s amazing! We hope to have an everlasting, loving and successful marriage as well!
Why only 5-year difference? 😊
@@LLVTif God is between a husband and a wife, they will be firmly together.
Matthew 19:6
[6]So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
By teaching your bunso to call his older bro "kuya" instead of just his name, the respect between them are doubled and will surely contributed a lot to your boys being a well mannered persons. Godbless to your family.
true, and if you add "lodicakes" at the end it will quadruple the respect gained
We completely agree! We’ve been trying to get him to understand how important it is for him to use respectful language with his Kuya Kasen. He will get it soon I’m sure!
@@Stranglethorn HAHA GAGU
@@Stranglethornlodicakes with matching bow or salute
I'm Filipina married to an American We met in Dan Diego California and been together for over 25 years 🥂 I taught my husband the unique Filipino culture like you talk about in your blogs and he's really happy that all my younger siblings call him
Uncle ,kuya ..even though he has never met any of them.! I may also add , you also address your friends/ BFF parents like nanay ,tatay or mommy, daddy .
It's also a sign of respect to your friends family.😊
We only have a few nursing or retirement homes like "Home For The Aged", "Kanlungan ni Maria" and "Tahanang Walang Hagdanan" but those that were taken there are elders who don't have a family anymore. Yes, the young ones take care of their folks in their own houses because kids want to be with their old parents until their dying days. Homeless old people though were taken to the retirement homes. Filipino values are founded by love and responsibility as well for their elders. That's what makes us unique. Happy Anniversary!
Thank you for sharing! I hope the boys will take care of us one day!
@@LLVT surely they will because you taught them Filipino moral values
@@LLVT happy anniversary..
May bahay aliwan din
I’m sorry, I beg to disagree . There are nursing homes that are available in the PI and quite expensive for Philippines standard . Some of the elderly who resides are those who retired from abroad or their children are living abroad . I have a friend who is an only child but lives in the US she had no choice but to be put her mom in a beautiful nursing home in the PH. It’s not appropriate to pass the responsibility to her relatives who are also old in the PH. This was the best set-up. My friend is not in the retiring age yet so she can’t come home to the PH and she has a family to take care here in the PI. Maybe your asking why can’t her mother move to the US. Nursing homes in the US is very expensive and hiring a caregiver in the US as well. My friend needs to work to support her own family .
I am a Filipina married to a southern American. While it is a must in our culture to take care of our elderly parents, my husband is also a believer and doer of the same. He is taking care of his mom with an alzheimer. He always reminds himself that his mother took care of him full time when he was growing up, now it's his turn to take care of her. He said...it's the right thing to do.
That's beautiful 😊 we expect to do the same as well!
Filipino Man is ideal man loyal and kind
I'm deeply touched.
And if someone is married to a filipino, just bear in mind that the loving is for life. Couples growing old together are more often than not. There are some cases of legal separations between married couples but the percentage is really low. Unlike in other foreign countries, one quarrel could be enough to file for divorce. Filipinos take heart the married vows seriously... for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.. for filipinos marriage is such a serious business😊
If there is divorce in Philippines, 80% will apply for divorce.
@@silentwatcher1455 will since there's not why even think of that.🤔
@@silentwatcher1455 awww, here’s an expert.
@@silentwatcher1455 That's probable. It can be abused especially by women which files 80-90% of all divorces in the west. But I think it'd be a wishful thinking to pass a divorce law here considering the politicians and general population of the country doesn't approve it. We already have anullment here.
@@silentwatcher1455 Divorce is allowed in PH and it's no longer considered taboo. Used to be during the 2000s decade and prior, yes, but not anymore. Despite that fact, most Filipino married couples, including younger generations, refuse to file for divorce, even when they go through very rough hurdles during their marriage. On average, they still put an effort to save it rather than bail from it.
I was so impressed !!!
This is the first time I’ve come across your channel. I was captivated with your persona… very personal and organic. I’m so impressed how you embrace our Filipino culture. By the way, I’m fil-am and residing here in Chicago but still my heart and practices are still the Filipino way. All you mentioned actually we are practicing here in my household…. Like no shoes inside the house and the ate/ Kuya thing etc…Good luck to your channel and definitely count me in as one of your follower!!! Keep rocken’ 👍🏻😍
Thank you so much for watching! Happy New Year and ingat po ✌🏼
I'm retired from America but the place we live in is Tapaz capiz very small place not many of the people talk English so it is very hard my husband is also from the Philippines
I’m a pure Filipino living in the US . Thanks for loving the Filipino culture.
Thank you so much for watching ☺️
Hello! Happy 16th Anniversary! I think it is so commendable to see such a wonderful wife like you fully immersing yourself in our culture! Shows your love and commitment to your husband and family! You have a wonderful family! I am a Filipina American married for 20 years to a non-Filipino! Wishing you more years of wonderful memories with your family!
Thank you so much! Cheers 🥂 to many more years in your marriage as well 🥰
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO BOTH OF YOU.
There is a nursing home in the Philippines, but they called it "Home for the Age". There are not that many and it is for elderly who do not have children or a family member that are willing to take care of them. Stay safe and God bless.
Thank you for sharing this information! I bet the boys would like to go there and visit sometime.
Hello. Happy Beautiful 16th Anniversary. 💐🍾🥂. A video what it meant married in different cultures. Even though both of you were exposed to the Spanish influence but tradition/ cultural still exist in different countries, surprising and exciting. It’s a matter of acceptance. I’m pretty sure someday soon you’ll be fully integrated amongst Filipinos as we are welcoming and wants you to feel comfortable. While here enjoy your stay. Again Happy Anniversary to you both. 🙏🏻😘
Thank you so much for your sweet compliment! Salamat po and ingat ‘til next time 😊
it is really cool to be part of the Philippine culture for other foreign people who found their partner here in the country, stay safe always. God bless
It’s a beautiful culture 🥰 thank you so much for watching!
Congratulations! A mix of different culture is fun and you learn a lot. You have raised your kids well.
Thank you so much!
Lets raise a big happy family
Happy anniversary to a wonderful family. We have lots in common, i am married also to a Mexican American and i am a Filipino, living in San Diego. our silver anniversary is coming up this coming December. We both live in the Philippines for 8 wonderful years, but came back to U.S. because our rented house was ruined by the tenant, which cost us dearly to repair it completely. My wife also prefer Filipino foods, but we eat out at Mexican restaurant once in a blue moon. Thank you for sharing your wonderful comments being married to a Filipino. God bless
We are unique couples diba? It’s not typical but it definitely works ☺️ thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment!
Watching your channel give lots of your viewers what's it like for Americans live and raised two handsome boys in the Philippines. Many thanks again. God bless
We have a high regard on Sundays as a family day. After we go to mass, we sometimes gathers and eat together with closest family/relatives. The joyful anticipation of Christmas starts with the decoration of the houses and public places on September and ends on February. We have the longest Christmas celebration here. And also during "Misa de Gallo/Misa de Aguinaldo" ,we have to wake up as early as 3am to attend the mass and after that, we eat traditional "kakanin" like puto bungbong, suman, sikwate, etc.
It’s such a beautiful tradition and holiday season! I am really looking forward to embracing it while we are here in the Philippines 🇵🇭
It is great to see and hear positive things from being married to a Filipino. Our dishes were also from the Spanish during their colonization of our country and there are still more from every province. I was born, grew up in Manila but now living in Naga City Camarines Sur Bicol for 16 years now and can say that traditions, cultures and dishes varies.
I bet they differ from region to region and provinces for sure. Thank you so much for watching and ingat ‘til next time ✌🏼
I am from Filipino, Chinese, Spanish heritage and some, growing up in Oahu , they call us “potlucks” in the 80s meaning we came from different nations or countries! One thing for sure that I’ve learn from my ancestors is love, respect and honesty where I shared with my children. No swearing in my household also but freedom of expression is fine because I would like them to share what’s inside of their hearts and minds! I am a “potluck” American, lol 😂 it’s a normal sense of humor in our family. 6 generations from WW1, WW2,till today we’d contribute one in every family to join and serve in the military (family tradition). We didn’t force our children but they know how important this tradition to continues. Anyways, love your family especially the boys who have big personalities. Our family is full of jokers, some are comedians, singers, dancers in professions but majority are in medical fields like our oldest is a radiologist.
Thanks for sharing your video, love and hugs to all. God bless! 🙏❤️🤗
I love that term “potluck” 🥰 thank you so much for watching the channel and sharing your comment!
@@LLVT you’re very welcome! 🙏❤️🤗🇺🇸
We are very grateful to you for your gift to the filipino people of two wonderful and beautiful children. Thank you for loving our kabayan and embracing the filipino culture.
Thank you for the sweet compliment! Happy New Year and ingat po ✌🏼
Filipinos are amazing people, friendly and kind. Love from Philippines
I can relate to what you are experiencing back home because my wife is 1/2 Pilipino and Mexican and I'm purong Pinoy, so far so good with regards to relationship and of course some bumpy rides along the way. She was born in SoCal but was brought to PI when she was young for 18 years so she got most of the Pilipino way of life with some exemptions. We were together for 39 years and no regret what so ever and you can can do it too. Buenas suerte mija.
Congratulations Ron to you and your wife. We're not perfect. It's always a work in progress. Thank you! ❤️
Happy Anniversary to the both of uou!!! My sister and I share caring for our 92 year old Mom. We never thought of putting our parents in a care facility.
Thank you for taking great care of her! I’m sure she loves being with her family 🥰
Wow!! Happy 16th wedding anniversary!!Congratulations! We love your family!!
Maybe we don’t say it much but we are so proud of you and your beautiful family for currently living in the Philippines. From the bottom of our hearts thank you so much for coming over to be closer to us your loyal subscribers who love you and your family so much!! You have a great family! Kuya is so intelligent with reviewing all the foods that you take! Just like the mom! I know the adjustment won’t be easy also with the kids being in a new country.
Pls keep making your great vlogs so as to entertain us and also so that we will be updated with your family.
Stay safe and God bless!
Hi Raymund! What an unexpected write up! 😊 I really don't know what to say other than thank you so much! My husband and I only visited Philippines one time in 2019 and that was a life-changing moment for us. Three years later...were here! And thank you for the nice compliment with the rest of the fam. ❤️❤️
Happy 16th wedding anniversary. May your marriage be blessed with love and joy for all the years of your lives.
Thank you!
PROUD OF YOU EMBRACING THE PILIPINO CULTURE , ITS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭. ANYWAY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO BOTH OF YOU AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AS WELL 🇵🇭🇺🇸
Salamat po and Happy New Year!
I’m so proud of your family. Happy anniversary! I wish and pray for many more anniversaries to come. God bless your family. From a proud Fil-Am here in San Diego.
Salamat po!
Happy 16th! I have always enjoyed your vlogs because they are so relatable. Oh, by the way, the blessing of the pets is also practiced here in the States in commemoration of the feast of St Francis of Assisi. His ministry was dedicated to the underprivileged and for his love of animals. It is celebrated during the first week of October. 😊
Thank you po! I believe our church back in California also offered pet blessings in the first weekend in October. It was nice to see it is common here in 🇵🇭 too.
Respectable way to say "YES " , " Oo" in TAGALOG language
& has 3 levels such as:
* OO - for peers
* OHO - for older adult
* OPO - for elders
GOD BLESS
Thank you so much for sharing ☺️
I love your insights so true, and the video editing is awesome too. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO BOTH OF YOU!
Thank you so much! Kudos to my husband for the editing 😊
Thank you for sharing your background. It gives better context to your vlog. The kids are just adorable. They remind me of my son when he was their age. He's now an adult and so I miss those times. They would probably enjoy Le Petite Chef at the Hyatt there in BGC. At least for the experience of it. Oh, and your Filipino spaghetti looks so good it makes me drool.
Hi Dephne! We have not been to any of the Hyatt restaurants here yet, but it's on the list. Thanks for the nice compliment on my cooking skills lol. 🥰
It is very important for a Filipino family to have meal together..because that's our way to have a bonding , talk bout the things that happening with the family members..
Hi there! Yes, very true. We rarely skip meals together. It's a way for us to continue to strengthen our bonds.
I am appreciative so much of your total acceptance and integration into the Filipino Culture. You are one of a kind. God bless you and your family.
Thank you so much for the sweet compliment ☺️
I enjoyed your comments and letting others understand our Filipino cultures and way of life. Appreciated this video.
Thank you so much for watching ❤️
Filipino celebrations, so many foods. Sharing feast with family, friends and neighbors. They will always invite you to eat. Make the food always a pleasant experience and wonderful memory with people.
Hi Mary J. Food is such a big part of our lives. It's more than sustenance for many families like ours. It's about relationships and culture. ❤️
Kudos to you and your family..I’m Filipino man and married to my wife who’s Mexican American from Cali. with two kids..married for 15 years..thanks for the video.
Kudos to you and your family as well! Thank you so much for watching and ingat ‘til next time ✌🏼
Nice to see you here❤ I'm one of your fans in IG
The reason I subscribed in your channel is because of your truhfullness in everything you've said during the whole vlog, hope to see more from your family ❤
Wow, thank you so much!!
Happy Anniversary, been an avid fan and have been enjoying how you enjoy the Philippines.
Thank you so much!
Happy Anniversary! And more to come. Love this fam... 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you po! Many more to come 😊
Than you for embracing our Filipino culture. God bless you more and your whole family
Thank you so much for watching! Salamat po and ingat 'til next time!
You're such a great family....Welcome to Our beloved country, The Philippines. I already subscribed to your Channel and I don't skip ad..Cause this is My little way to inspired you to keep on vlogging the Filipino & Mexican/American Cultures. I love to know more about Mexican/American culture...Thanks Ma'am.
Thank You so much for watching and helping to support this channel! Salamat po 🙏🏼
I am Married to a Filipina with a beautiful happy half-Filipino baby girl.I am very blessed indeed. love your channel thanks for sharing your videos.
Thank you so much for watching and congratulations on the baby!
@@LLVT Thank you.
Here's an idea for content. And it's your idea. Give us a background of the restaurant and business owners at BGC, like what you did here. This will help think if I should just start a business there. And it will help Filipinos think they can also do it. Happy anniversary!
I love it! We try to get info if we can and if it’s available. We’re hoping to meet up with some folks eventually like we did with chef reina and chef Wayne in past vlogs. It’s really nice to meet the people who are making things happen 😉
Congratulations and happy anniversary! I applaud your vlog and appreciate you shining a light on the blending of your culture and your husbands!
Thank you so much!
In the Philippines, respect to the elders is a Pilipino custom that is by far unmatched by any culture except by the Japanese people.
Other cultures consider blood relatives as cousins but in the Philippines is different. For example, my parents siblings and cousins are considered elders regardless of age. I have aunts that are much younger than me and I have to respect them as such.
Also I have what you may call grand nephews and grand nieces that are much older than me and they will call me uncle.
And as you already noticed that older people than you are called kuyas and ates. Also people the same age as your mother are called Tita or nanay and those the same age as your father Tito or tatay.
RESPECT to the elders is the norm. Please enjoy and stay happy in the Philippines.
Thanks for the insight Michael. Yes, I have notice that about Japanese culture as well. Maybe Hispanic culture has something similar to some degree. They use the word 'usted' to address their elders.
Not the japanese. They leave their elders behind to die alone. You can watch videos about it.
Happy Wedding Anniversary! God Bless your marriage and your family!
Thank you so much!
Happy 16th Wedding Anniversary to a lovely couple…..Here’s to another100 more years🎉🎂🎁🥂🙏🏼
Thank you so much! Hundreds of years 😉😂
I love your vibe hosting this vlog. Really relaxing. May you share more videos
Thank you so much!
Hopefully there wouldn't be so much adjustments needed to be done on your part, when you're married to a Filipino, you're marrying a race which has been infused with multi-cultural influences. Spanish and American, which are so much your very own, being the most dominant ones, deeply imbedded in every Filipino character traits. Lucky you!
They seem very minor to me now but when we first got married it was quite an adjustment. Thank you so much for watching!
I never like illegal alien and Trump was right Mexico dump their worst in America with the criminals and drugs pouring from Mexico
It's a blending of Mexican, Spanish, Chinese and Indigenous. American influence is only in the language not the customs which is entirely HISPANIC Mexican in origin. The woman should know these customs exist in Mexico because they're the ones who brought it to the Philippines.I suspect she's not to familiar with Mexican traditions since she's probably a 3rd gen Chicana.
Blessed anniversary to both of you,thanks for sharing your personal opinion about Filipino culture.
Thank you so much!
Tina is a good conversationalìst deserves to be vlogging thats its fun to watch the boys are becoming handsome charming
Thank you so much!
Great restaurant with great food! The kids are becoming food connoisseurs! Happy anniversary and merry Christmas and a happy new year to your beautiful family!
Thank you so much! It is a very nice restaurant ☺️
Coz Filipinos live in communities that have good values and principles...they support each other...they got a lot of love to give.
They have such a strong sense of community. Thank you for watching 😊
Happy anniversary! Glad that you all enjoying the life in philippines, im planning as well to buy condo in bgc( once i retired)it might be little expensive but its more handy and accessible. Hope to see more of your 2 boys food critics 😁( their so good). Stay blessed from irelsnd.
Thank you so much and ingat po!
Happy anniversary may wife and I are 28 years in our marraige in God help and mercy going strong thanks for your comment to Filipino culture may God bless your family congrats for your wedding anniversary any kind people are welcome to our beloved country
Thank you so much and cheers 🥂 to you as well!
I love the 2 boys their just so sweet and loving … and respectful! Not to mention they’re pogi!!
Happy anniversary! That was a thorough summary, i would say.
Thank you 😊
If you didn't know yet just in case, not all Spanish influence on the Philippines came directly from Spain but through Mexico because of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade. Some aspects of Mexican customs, cuisine,words,etc were introduced to the Philippines. Example - they have the same currency name and some words like camote,chico,calabaza,etc
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing 😊
TIL the words "nanay" and "tatay" were borrowed from Nahuatl, an ancient Mexican language.
and mexico I've red that their tequila was influenced by tuba(coconut wine) of Philippines but they use types of cactus.. and civeche of latin America was influenced by kilawin from Philippines..
In Manila there is a small park named plaza Mexico, there is 3 monuments in honor to Mexico it is a few yards away from immigration offices in intramuros, the Mexicans also helped philippines fight the Japanese in the battle of Luzon.
In the Philippines, there is a town named Mexico. It’s located in the province of Pampanga.
@@liliareg5653 I live in Angeles city pampanga, Mexico is about 30 - 40 minutes away from Angeles city.
Hey, am glad to know about you guys.. first time to have seen you here.. praying for your stronger bond and love. God bless your family🙏🙏🙏🥰
Hi Vic! Thanks for the nice greeting. Any thoughts on what we can showcase on future episodes for new viewers like yourself? God bless as well!
Very nice video, not only entertaining but very informative as well. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello! It is not about nationality, it is LOVE.❤️
Love is love!
I would never love an illegal alien they are a plague to America like the Made in China virus
Love is GOD, not us🙏❤️‼️
Well, it's really happy and nice to hear a foreign national wife married to a Filipino husband having their children grown up in Filipino ways ...Indeed our culture centered on love of family, high regard and respect to our elders....but ofcourse like every families in the world...there is no perfect family at all...but generally I would say Filipinos have a very distinct character from other nationalities in terms of family relations, values and culture! like what we have been taught in our early learning ages...CHILDREN ARE THE HOPE OF OUR FUTURE...we must teach our children to become good parents, professionals, workers and leaders for our future generations...I wish your family Good Luck and God Bless! Happy 16th Wedding Anniversary!
Thank you for watching! We definitely want the boys to experience many cultures and see different values and customs. Salamat and ingat ‘til next time ✌🏼
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 16TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MORE BLESSINGS AND LOVE.
Thank you so much!!
Well done and very informative..you got it all correct about a Filipino culture. Happy Anniversary and God Bless.
Thank you so much!
@@LLVT you are welcome ..stay safe and happy
Hey guys, nice to see you back n smiling.
Thank you so much!
My first time to watch your video and I enjoyed it. I am a Filipino Registered Nurse here in TX and I appreciate everything Filipino you have acquired from your Filipino husband. I admire him for having instilled in you and for having raised your kids the Filipino way. I have been living here in the US for a long time but I haven’t forgotten my Filipino background and my Filipino values and my kids who are all professionals still observe the Fil values. You will never regret raising your kids the Filipino way.
Are you single or married
Hi Dinia! Thank you for the nice compliment! I will extend the thanks to him as well. It's good to carry on those values and morals. I'm curious whereabout are you in Texas? Our best friends are from Pearland and one of them is also an RN.
Even kids that are “not all professionals” still adhere to Filipino values as long as their parents taught them that. Typical Filipino mom here, has to mentioned “all professionals” haha!
@@LLVTI used to live in Houston but last October, I moved here in Manvel, which is just outside Houston. Pearland is just close by.
...happy 16th anniversary Love Birds! May God bless your lifetime vow and live happily ever after!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Wow, congratulations on your 16th wedding anniversary. May God bless your family all the more!
Thank you so much!
I love the way your content were about love, respect , cultured . Dedication and bonding , that you always put God in the mid of your healthy married life , congratulation wt all my respect ,, God bless your family always ❤
Thank you so much! We wouldn’t be where we are with being grateful to God 🙏🏼
Happy anniversary to both of you. You have a wonderful family and I love how you guys are raising your 2 boys, they are adorable and such a nice kids. Enjoy and God bless you all!
Hi R. Briones! Thank you so much for the kind words! We really do appreciate it! God bless as well.
I hope you guys also meet the other family vloggers like OurBachman family, the Wistl family adventures, Kito Family and Always be changing
Thank you so much for watching! We have met up with the Wistl Family, MomDuty, The Tyko Fam, and MamaYana too. Hopefully we will continue to be able to connect with several other families during our travels!
New subscriber here from California. Happy anniversary and wishing you happiness and long life.
Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing! Maligayang Pasko :)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FIL-AMERICAN FAMILY GOD BLESS!!!
Salamat po!
Happy Anniversary to both of you and don't forget to teach the filipino language to your sons so they could communicate easily during gatherings.👍👍👍👍
Hi Eric! We're trying. We watch a lot of Filipino tv and movies these days. All of our family speaks English to our kids 😅
I didn't escape ads. Keep vlogging. And congrat's for your family.
Thank you so much for watching!
Happy Anniversary. God bless..you have embraced our culture and taught your kids the right way. I love your topic on this vlog. Take care also two little cute.
Thank you so much for the blessing and for watching the vlog!
Happy Anniversary to you both 💞 wishing you ❤️ the best in life for your family. GOD BLESS ALWAYS 🙌 🙏, be safe 🧡
Thank you so much!
Welcome to the Philippines. Congratulations to you both on your anniversary.
Thank you!
God Bless you and the Family on your 16th wedding anniversary. We just celebrated our 45th this November. Being a first generation born Pinoy in the USA and married to native born Pinay, I am still discovering something I did'nt know about Philippine family culture especially involving dating before marriage and the roll of the man who has to follow certain rules to satisfy of the girl's family.
Agree sir, Filipino culture is so great, we got it from Malay and Spanish folks.
Thank you so much! Also to you, 45 years is such an accomplishment in these days, I pray that we also have a long lasting loving marriage and that we show our kids how to treat their significant other with love and respect. Thank you for watching!
@LLVT, so interesting to watch and to immerse on your observations about the Filipinos and the Filipino culture
Thank you so much!
Happy Happy 16th year Anniversary to you guys! More loving years to come! 🥰😍🤩❤️❤️❤️
Many many more 🥰 thank you!
New subscriber here originally from Long Beach, CA. I am currently planning my move to SE Asia in January, so your vlogs have been very helpful. I really like your carefree vlogging style and your family is awesome! Congratulations to you and your husband on your anniversary!
Hi mlrusell1! Thanks for nice compliment! We really do try to provide a great deal of transparency here. We realize that we have a lot of viewers that are wanting to move here from the states. The last thing we want to do is give a false impression of unicorn and rainbows all the time. If you have any other questions, send us an email Cristina.abelgas@icloud.com.
Hi La Vida. I am a Filipino married to a Filipina and currently living in New Jersey, USA. Im your new subscriber and i really hope your family enjoy your stay in the Philippines. Take care and God bless.
Hello po 👋🏼 thank you so much for watching! We hope you are enjoying the channel ☺️
Glad to hear that your very happy with your filipino husband..actuallly we are very kindness and our hospitality is also amzing
He makes my heart very happy 🥰
your husband is handsome and you are beautiful, God bless your family🥰
Thank you so much 🥰
Happy 16years anniversary to you both 👏👏👏
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Taking care of the elderly is typical (if not most) in oriental culture. Thanks for sharing your experiences and observation. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary.
Thank you so much!
Very interesting listening to you but very informative. Just returned from the Philippines, loved being in Makati, Manila and looking forward to getting back there. Now need to catch up on your past vids. Annnnd Happy Anniversary!!!!
Thanks John! Where are you from? We love Makati also!
@@LLVT I live in London, England. Whilst out there, our main base was in Makati and we kept returning there in between trips to La Union and Puerto Galera. Next time we are in Manila, we will be planning mini trips to Borocay and Cebu.
Happy wedding anniversary to both of you congratulation God bless you and your two boys🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much!
Happy anniversary to both of you ❤️
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Great to see you all back.Happiest 16 anniversary and GOD bless
Thank you po!
There wont be anything different being married to a Filipino man because you are a Mexican who share almost the same values and tradition that is why you are the perfect fit.Congrats to both of you and regards to your family in Mexico. Hope they can visit you in the Philippines one day.
Respect to you both. I love all couples who make their marriage work regardless of what culture you come from. I will tell I have known many Filipinos and their families and they are really respectful and kind to all people and yes family is very important and I give all the respect in the world for taking care of the elders. The company I work here in Washington State is about 50 to 60% Filipinos and I enjoy working with all of them. I have learned quite a bit of Tagalog over the 16 years at work.
Thank you so much! Stay warm up there in WA 😊
Happy sixteenth wedding anniversary to both of you, sixteen and going strong secret of successful husband and wife relationship put God in the center of your marriage....
Thank you! 🙏🏼
I am your new subscriber, thanks for sharing. Happy Anniversary and God bless your Family.
Thank you so much!
I always thought Mexican/Filipino couples would not have a problem because you'll both likely be Roman Catholics and have culturally innate respect and love for family, but your video made me rethink that; there are quite a few differences after all. 😁 I'm glad to see how your marriage has worked out well. Thanks for your video, I enjoyed it. 😀
Yes they are quite similar but I think that the “American side” of my upbringing definitely made some of the differences more apparent to us both. It’s been a really interesting experience so far and I look forward to a lifetime together ☺️
Good thing before I started watching this video I grabbed some food before heading home haha. I think most of your points made are also applied to Mexican culture or any Hispanic cultures. My godmother is Hispanic and pretty much everything she taught me is very similar. Maybe not Hispanic Americans.
Hahaha! Yes… you always have to eat with before or during our videos! Thank you so much for watching 😊
Going strong... CONGRATS🥳
Thank you po!
Happy 16th anniversary for both 💖 💕 watching from Kuwait
Thank you po!
I THINK YELLING DOES HAPPEN JUST THAT FOR THE MOST PART IT HAPPENS IN THE NOT SO AFFLUENT FAMILIES. IF YOU GO TO POOR AREAS IN MANILA YELLING AT KIDS IS JUST A NORMAL THING. IF YOU LIVE IN UPPER MIDDLE CLASS SUBDIVISION THE SURROUNDING IS USUALLY QUIET!.... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 💕
Aha! That’s good to know, unfortunately I still have my moments when I have to raise my own voice at them. Hopefully we can grow out of that together 😉
Ma" am you forgot the "tabo" every Pinoy bathroom / cr has one
we use that for "buhos "
in taking a bath, and at mealtimes don't ever drop a spoon or a fork coz there might be a visitor coming, and we don't sweep the dirt of the floor outside the door at nighttime becoz good luck may come out
of the house.
Yes nearly every bathroom has one… we actually do not have them and I never noticed any at my in-laws house either but maybe they didn’t keep that in the guest bathrooms 😉 thank you so much for watching and sharing your family traditions with us!
@@LLVT Salamat po!