A Rare Interview With The Filipina Pea - All Questions Allowed!

Pea's friend Glenda turns the tables and interviews her with unscreened questions, drawing out personal details Pea rarely shares on her channel. The conversation covers her relationship philosophy, what she brings to a partner, her views on sex and aging, her current LDR with an American, and why she stopped being attracted to Filipino men — followed by a bonus segment where Pea rattles off her biggest pet peeves, from escalator blockers to people who don't think animals have feelings.

Setup: Glenda (who has appeared in previous videos) proposed the interview — Pea hasn't seen the questions in advance and warns the conversation might "go off the rails" ​

• Pea acknowledges this is unusual because she deliberately keeps her personal life off her channel — "when I started my channel, I made the point that this channel is going to talk about information about life here in the Philippines" rather than daily life vlogging
• She calls herself an introvert who thinks she's "in the wrong industry" and still finds it cringeworthy to hear her own voice — she doesn't watch her own videos after editing

How she started the channel ​

• During the pandemic, she needed a job and couldn't just sit around
• Wanted to do something she enjoyed and was good at, despite not being into social media or comfortable talking to a camera
• Couldn't travel due to strict pandemic restrictions, started watching Philippines videos on YouTube
• Thought she could treat it like a hobby or school reporting — "the way you're conveying information"
• Started from there and "somehow I'm still here"

Quick-fire personal preferences (rapid questions from Glenda) ​

• Netflix over Disney+
• 50s decade over 30s
• Lights off
• Smart over rich
• Cold coffee over hot
• Dress over pants (or "can I just be naked?")
• Rich over funny — wait, no: funny over rich
• Comedy over thriller (hard choice — loves both)
• Movie over concert
• Sneakers over high heels
• Facial hair over clean-shaven
• Seascape over landscape
• Airplane over boat

"Sleeping booty" question (from a previous video's topic) ​

• Pea confirms she's fine being woken up for sex: "I don't mind being awakened to a nice surprise anytime"
• Clarifies it's spooning-initiated, not "the back door"
• Exception: only not okay if she's sick

What she brings to a relationship ​

• Wants to be "the peace and solace" of her partner
• Doesn't nag, is generally happy, has an agreeable attitude, is not combative, likes harmony
• Her understanding of what men want: "they're simple creatures — they want peace, they want agreeableness"
• Being agreeable doesn't mean being a "yes sir" person — it means meeting halfway
• Takes care of herself physically to remain desirable, because "whether we like it or not, men would always think about sex till the end of their days — until they die"
• Acknowledges women's sexual value decreases after 40 if they don't maintain themselves — "someone's always turning 18, so imagine 40 and 18"
• Can also offer intellectual conversation for men who want that
• Consistency and stability: "I'm very reliable — if I married you, I'm just going to be married to this guy till the end"
• Very Filipino in this regard — like her mom and grandmother, no divorce (and the Philippines doesn't have divorce anyway)
• Doesn't believe in changing partners: "once I said yes, that's about it"

Views on prenups ​

• Would insist on signing one herself — to ease her future husband's mind
• Understands the male perspective: men who worked hard to build assets shouldn't lose everything if the wife initiates divorce
• Calls the common outcome (wife gets the house she didn't build) "so unfair — anyone would see that"
• Signing a prenup is no problem because "I'm with you forever, so there's no problem with the prenup — no monkey business"

Age limits for a partner ​

• Maximum: twice her age, which at 30-something puts the ceiling around 60+
• But there are exceptions — if someone takes care of himself, he won't look his age (same applies to women)

Does size matter? ​

• "Of course it matters" — wants "normal, average" size
• Wants something "aesthetically pleasing to hold"
• But acknowledges "love can change that opinion"

Staying friends with exes: hard no ​

• Reasons: there was a romantic history, and maintaining contact is unfair to a current partner — creates insecurity and suspicion
• "Once it's done, it's done — there's no going back"
• She's very patient and loyal, but if trust is broken "there's no way you can mend it back"
• Would be civil if they ran into each other (hi and hello) but no texting or ongoing communication

Current relationship status ​

• Currently in an LDR with an American
• They've met in person "several times"
• She believes LDRs generally don't work if you've only met online and never in person — "I strongly believe that's not really a relationship if you haven't seen the person"
• Communication: at least once or twice a day, not by formal agreement but naturally — "proof of life"
• Can be video calls but doesn't have to be long — "maybe while I'm showering, multitasking — could be just a headshot, but you know, people have needs"
• Not always video — doesn't have to "show everything," though she's playful about it

Why she dates Westerners ​

• Wasn't originally a plan — happened organically, with multiple previous relationships with foreigners before her current American partner
• No longer attracted to Filipino men romantically or sexually: "I can appreciate good-looking Filipino guys, but not to the point that I'm sexually interested"
• Emphasizes this isn't against Filipinos — she can see and appreciate attractiveness but it doesn't translate to romantic or sexual interest anymore

Best gift she'd want for Christmas ​

• A hotel voucher to stay somewhere and sleep — no cell phones, no nothing, just rest
• If she could choose anywhere: Austria (then jokes "charot" meaning "just kidding" but not really)
• Ideally "with someone to cuddle with"

Glenda suggests doing this quarterly or monthly, possibly next time in bathing suits by the pool, with viewer-submitted questions ​

• Pea jokes about viewers asking her bra size — then reveals it herself: "32A" (repeated with emphasis and humor)
• Says she's "very difficult to offend" and very open, within bounds

BONUS SEGMENT: Pea's Pet Peeves ​

• "I could care less" vs. "I couldn't care less": people say the exact opposite of what they mean, and it drives her nuts even though it's become the accepted phrasing
• Movie deathbed scenes where someone with 42 gunshot wounds and a knife in their head is told "don't worry, you'll be just fine" — Pea says she'd never lie like that: "If you step on a landmine and you're so messed up that I don't even know what body part I'm talking to," she'd say "I will do everything humanly possible to help you and I won't leave your side" and then call emergency services — comfort without obvious lies
• People who stop at the bottom of escalators to decide where to go, leave shopping carts in the middle of aisles, or park blocking the road — "basically anybody who thinks they're the only human being on the planet"
• Commenters who accuse her of never covering a topic (like "bad Filipinas") when she's already done 50 videos on it — "before you accuse me of something, why not spend 20 seconds to take a look"
• Biggest pet peeve: people who don't think animals have feelings — specifically seeing a dog tied up outside in the sun on a short leash with no water. She gets the dog water, suggests a longer leash, and leaves as soon as she can, never to return: "I already know I'm not going to have anything in common with someone like that"

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