Funny & Weird Philippines
From lost-in-translation moments to bizarre laws — the funniest and weirdest things about life in the Philippines.
13 videos in this collection, spanning 2020 to 2026.
1. 15 WEIRD FACTS (About Life In The Philippines)
Pea runs through a collection of Filipino customs, traditions, and everyday behaviors that would surprise or confuse Westerners. She covers everything from death rituals and circumcision to public urination etiquette and gestures that mean the opposite of what foreigners think.
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2. The 10 FILIPINA COMMANDMENTS The Key To A Heavenly Relationship (Comedy)
Pea presents a comedic but genuinely informative set of "10 Filipina Commandments" — the unwritten rules foreign men must follow to maintain a happy relationship with a Filipina partner.
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3. Jeepney Etiquette In The Philippines (Rules Rituals and Funny Traditions)
Pea breaks down the complete unwritten rulebook of riding the Philippines' most iconic public transportation: the jeepney. She covers the vehicle's World War II origins, the economics of being a jeepney driver, route systems, fare etiquette, and the quirky signals passengers use to communicate — from kissing sounds to coin-tapping — all filmed on...
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4. FILIPINO CULTURE IS FUNNY: What's Different About The Philippines
Pea walks through a grab bag of cultural oddities and everyday realities that surprise foreigners in the Philippines — from gender-segregated mall entrances and absurdly expensive toys to the creative uses of four-lane roads and the Filipino superpower of ground-scanning radar for dodging poop.
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5. 8 WAYS TO ANNOY A FOREIGNER - Use At Your Own Risk (COMEDY)
Pea takes a comedic break from heavy topics to present eight tried-and-true ways a Filipina can drive her foreign partner insane. Each "technique" is rooted in a genuine cultural difference that causes real friction in Filipino-foreigner relationships, and Pea pokes fun at her own culture throughout, acknowledging these habits can be both...
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6. DO NOT ANGER A FILIPINA By Doing These Unwise Things (Comedy)
Pea delivers the companion piece to her previous "8 Ways to Annoy a Foreigner" video, this time flipping the script to show foreigners how to drive a Filipina crazy.
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7. THIS FILIPINA IS WEIRD - 10 Strange Things About The Filipina Pea
Pea records a casual hotel-room chat while in Leyte preparing for her upcoming Christmas special. She breaks her usual rule of keeping her personal life private to share ten personal facts about herself, revealing personality traits, quirks, and opinions that flesh out who she is beyond the cultural commentary.
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8. LOST IN TRANSLATION - Doing Things The Filipino Way
Pea walks through a collection of Filipino customs, habits, and cultural quirks that confuse, amuse, or frustrate foreigners living in or visiting the Philippines. She positions herself as a cultural ambassador translating behaviors that longtime expats stop questioning but that blindside newcomers.
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9. 10 Weird Things About The Philippines That Will Freak You Out
Pea does a candlelit "culture class" episode walking through a collection of Filipino customs, communication quirks, and daily-life realities that confuse, frustrate, or outright horrify Westerners.
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10. 10 Bizarre Things About The Philippines That Will Shock You
Pea walks through ten genuinely strange aspects of daily life in the Philippines that tend to confuse or offend foreigners. She explains the cultural logic behind each one, ranging from how Filipinos express gratitude to why 93% of Filipino men are circumcised — and why that leads to a very specific misconception about birth control.
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11. Expats Can Hire Filipina Girlfriends As Maids Weird Laws In The Philippines
Pea interviews attorney Dave Batula about a grab bag of Philippine laws that foreigners stumble into — from passport confiscation by hotels and hospitals, to the tactical move of hiring your girlfriend as a domestic worker, to laws allowing you to kill your spouse's lover in the act, to the age of consent and the legality of giving money to...
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12. The Strangest Things About Living in the Philippines - 12 Weird Facts
Pea presents a candlelight culture episode covering a dozen quirky Filipino customs and behaviors that baffle foreigners, ranging from New Year's superstitions involving fruit and grapes to the unspoken dining etiquette of the "shame piece," explaining not just what Filipinos do but the cultural logic (or superstition) behind each practice.
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13. 10 Funny Things About Filipinos That Foreigners Always Get Wrong
Pea delivers another installment of her "Candlelight Culture" series, breaking down Filipino habits and quirks that confuse foreigners — from the backwards way Filipinos answer negative questions, to why your girlfriend goes silent during sex, to the reason you might get charged different prices for peeing vs. pooping in a public restroom.
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