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PATIS
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WHERE’ THE PATIS
• Is an essay by Camen Guerrero Nakpil that
explore the phenomenon of how “ travel has
become the great Filipino dream “. Filipinos
Go abroad either to tour foreign landscapes
and experience other cultures or to work
abroad so that they can give their loved ones a
better life. It is a sacrifice that a lot of Filipinos
have chosen to make.
• In a foreign land, you must learn to adjust and
adapt to a new culture and to a new way of life. The
way you dress, the way you speak, and the way you
act will gradually change according to social
conventions.

• It is said that “ a Filipino may denationalize himself

but not his stomach”. Wherever we go, we will
always crave a taste of home, and there is no
better way to experience that than by eating a
home cooked Filipino meal that reminds you of who
you truly are.
• Reminds us that
although it is good to
discover new things
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and to experience
new custom, we must The
always remember our
roots, for it molded us Patis ?
into the person we
are today.
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WITHIN US
BECAUSE WE
ARE
DISTINCTIVELY
FILIPINOS !