ruked5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

they have the loot of the ww2 to bankroll the recovery.

kevonv888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

WOW! psychedup247, so you're gonna be a neurosurgeon sometime soon? Amazing! (Beat that juveniledm!) I bet you'd do a lot of brain surgery when you get to the Philippines. We have a lot of countrymen like juveniledm who have brain dysfunctions.

kevonv888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

juveniledm... I pity you more because you are still snowed under your glorified, mushy, and subjective ideals and beliefs.I took the side of benign00, NotAFencesitter, and psychedup247 for the simple and obvious reason that they have "well-developed brains" unlike you, that siento guy and a lot of other fellow Pinoys.

kevonv888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

juvenildm...you are doing our countrymen a disfavor by withholding any opportunity for them to expand their saleable skills (talk about crab mentality!!). It's not about being non-nationalistic; it's just about being "realistic" and coping with the world. Don't turn a blind eye to the "reality" that in the Phil. society, the ability to speak really well in the English language opens a lot of door of employment and business opportunity that will allow them to lead a "better life."

NotAFencesitter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

juvenil - You make it sound like you are still in high-school, your comments are too immature. I'm pretty sure kevon888 is old enough to decide which arguments make sense. Wag ka nang magtampo na hindi ka niya kinampihan. What crab mentality are you talking about? You're the one who wants the rest of the country to stop progressing. You speak in English and yet don't want the rest of the population to speak it - you contradict yourself. What colonial mentality? They teach English in school.

NotAFencesitter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

juvenil-When & who ever said that everyone should learn to speak English so everyone can go abroad? Our point is about being more competitive to foreign companies who are still willing to invest in the country.Would you rather lose out to India for example because you feel your national pride is being damaged once everyone knows how to speak English? Would you rather that companies like Intel for example, go elsewhere? Who's going to suffer? Filipinos too because there will be less jobs

NotAFencesitter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

juvenil-You need to ask sientoporsiento about your points 1 & 2 because to quote:"Kayo talagang mayayaman at mga intelihente. Masyado kayong manglait at mang api sa kapwa nyo!" He came to this conclusion upon seeing a discussion in English.You'll be able to answer your points 3 & 4 because you seem able to write in English so should feel the difference in your confidence level.Writing and speaking in English is just an additional skill. Nobody said we should forget about Tagalog completely.

benign00 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The value in being proficient in English is not at all about working abroad. It has everything to do precisely with what you say about "creating more local jobs". Where does the ability to "create" jobs come from"? It comes from turning raw resources into assets that generate income. You need expertise and technology to do that.Count how many business, engineering, and finance books/journals are written in English and how many are written in Tagalog and you'll get your answer.

benign00 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And you stop being judgmental - specially of caregivers and English speakers.

juveniledm (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

kevonv888- i pity you for chosing to take the side of benign00 and friends. Look at you now? Trying so hard to express yourself in English and acquiring their crab and colonial mentality.