I’m starting off with a new feature on this site, the Promdi Poll! Polls will be on a monthly basis featuring various topics mostly related to promdi life. Our first poll question is, what’s the ultimate sign of promdi-ness?
My choices are limited to my own perspective of being a promdi. For me, any place outside Metro Manila is already probinsya so I made the choices to as much as possible, represent all those living outside Metro Manila. It’s still a little rough so I’ll be needing some inputs from the readers since some of the choices may not even be familiar to them or I miss to put something so promdi in the choices that you think I should. Since this site is not screaming with traffic, the poll will run until the end of February so that we can at least have a significant number of votes.
Nonetheless, cast your ballots in our poll section. Flying voters are very much welcome.
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voted. pero para yatang, iba-ibang region meron unique style.
I guess the ultimate sign is the way they talk. Maybe for short conversations, but in the long run, may mahalo na na ibang salita. And most metro manilans don’t know any other dialect or variation sa tono.
@Lazarus. That’s my dilemma when coming up with the choices. We have so many provinces each with it’s own uniqueness. Thanks for voting!
That’s what I always dislike with Manilenyos. For them, folks who live outside Metro Manila are considered promdi. Some key cities found in the Visayas and Mindanao are also developing like what the cities in Metro Manila do. Nothing’s really different aside from the size, I guess. This partiality would always bother me. Anyway, I’m out of the poll.
Back to the sign, I too agree it’s with the accent–that is when speaking in Tagalog or English. I’m proud to say though that in call centers, Manila peeps would praise the “Bisaya” because they have this notion that we speak good in English. Ehem! A smart bargain huh! But I would agree it’s true. Ehem again! Lol.
Anyway, that’s my opinion. It may not be generally apply to every promdi but I’m sure it depends on how he/she projects him/herself to others. It depends on one’s “breeding”, others would say.
That’s because of the negative stereotype attached to being a promdi. I don’t really mind being a promdi since I’m really from the province. Just because we don’t live in Metro Manila means we’re dumb or stupid.
That observation is probably true. I think it’s because we’re very concerned with our accent when we speak Tagalog but still end up having that accent when we speak. But when we speak English it comes out more naturally.