Filipinos are known to be the happiest people even in the face of troubles and hardships. According to the Gallup’s 41st Annual Global End of Year Survey, the Philippines ranked as the 3rd happiest country in the world. Filipinos use their ‘national humor’ in different ways and here are the reasons why it’s noteworthy.
4. Filipinos use humor as a coping mechanism.
Filipinos use humor as an intervention or a mechanism to divert stress resulting from problems and setbacks. They escape life’s worst hassles by shifting their focus from problems to the funny aspects of every circumstance they face. In the middle of adversity, Filipinos are able to lift each other’s spirits to make stressful situations brighter and less serious.
Filipino humor also serves as a social glue that bonds every Filipino who share the same experiences in the face of any crisis. This shared laughter is what builds the essential solidarity that lets everyone know that many can relate to their experiences. Shared cultural views and circumstances pave the way to how Filipinos interact and socialize with their sense of humor.
2. Pinoys get creative for the sake of laughter.
Filipinos can also get really creative by localizing foreign memes. By incorporating Philippine culture into memes, they create a distinctly Pinoy meme culture that sets their sense of humor apart from other groups of people. Filipinos share a bubble of happiness resonated by their shared experiences and norms in various circumstances.
1. Â Filipinos address conflict without causing tension through humor.
Humor can sometimes mask and prevent Filipinos from taking important matters seriously but it can also be a way for them to  manage to expressing hostility without causing tension and to channeling their negative feelings towards others without directly resulting to heated exchanges. We use our humor to express both our identities as well as our opinions and beliefs which may be in opposition to some people. Filipinos have managed to find a way that engages one’s sense of humor to propagate relevant ideologies and views based on existing national conditions.
We could really take pride in our humor as it can also serve as a sign of our resilience. Having the ability to view the situation in the positive lens of humor reignites the hope and solidarity of Filipinos in overcoming whatever life gives them. On the bright side, always finding the reason to smile in the middle of the storm adds up to the genuineness of Filipino humor.
[DRAFT] Here are 4 Reasons Why Filipino Humor is Noteworthy
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Filipinos are known to be the happiest people even in the face of troubles and hardships. According to the Gallup’s 41st Annual Global End of Year Survey, the Philippines ranked as the 3rd happiest country in the world. Filipinos use their ‘national humor’ in different ways and here are the reasons why it’s noteworthy.
4. Filipinos use humor as a coping mechanism.
Filipinos use humor as an intervention or a mechanism to divert stress resulting from problems and setbacks. They escape life’s worst hassles by shifting their focus from problems to the funny aspects of every circumstance they face. In the middle of adversity, Filipinos are able to lift each other’s spirits to make stressful situations brighter and less serious.
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3. ‘National’ humor unites Filipinos.
Filipino humor also serves as a social glue that bonds every Filipino who share the same experiences in the face of any crisis. This shared laughter is what builds the essential solidarity that lets everyone know that many can relate to their experiences. Shared cultural views and circumstances pave the way to how Filipinos interact and socialize with their sense of humor.
2. Pinoys get creative for the sake of laughter.
Filipinos can also get really creative by localizing foreign memes. By incorporating Philippine culture into memes, they create a distinctly Pinoy meme culture that sets their sense of humor apart from other groups of people. Filipinos share a bubble of happiness resonated by their shared experiences and norms in various circumstances.
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1. Â Filipinos address conflict without causing tension through humor.
Humor can sometimes mask and prevent Filipinos from taking important matters seriously but it can also be a way for them to  manage to expressing hostility without causing tension and to channeling their negative feelings towards others without directly resulting to heated exchanges. We use our humor to express both our identities as well as our opinions and beliefs which may be in opposition to some people. Filipinos have managed to find a way that engages one’s sense of humor to propagate relevant ideologies and views based on existing national conditions.
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We could really take pride in our humor as it can also serve as a sign of our resilience. Having the ability to view the situation in the positive lens of humor reignites the hope and solidarity of Filipinos in overcoming whatever life gives them. On the bright side, always finding the reason to smile in the middle of the storm adds up to the genuineness of Filipino humor.
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