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Philippines, we're not in Kansas anymore

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February 7th 2009
When we arrived in Manila I thought we'd left Asia: Everyone speaks English (American occupation lasted about 90 years), the names of the towns, streets, people, and money are all in Spanish (Spanish colonialism lasted over 300 years), and there are churches everywhere instead of Buddhist/Hindu temples. People are super nice and very polite. They manage to get a sir or ma'am into every sentence ... read more

Asia » Philippines

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more