🇨🇦 A Canadian content creator found family in the Filipino community — and it changed everything. 🇵🇭
@Jayyhartmann never expected that learning Tagalog in Canada would lead to a life-changing bond with Filipino culture, people, and values. From street food mishaps to being embraced like a long-lost kapatid, this is a powerful story of unexpected belonging.
🌏 In this video: • How Jared became fluent in Tagalog — without living in the Philippines
• The power of Filipino hospitality and radical inclusivity
• What it’s like being a foreigner welcomed into the Pinoy diaspora
• Why learning a language can transform your identity
💬 YOUR TURN: Has Filipino culture ever made you feel at home — even far from the Philippines?
Drop your story in the comments! 🇵🇭👇
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Timestamps:
0:00 Tagalog intro
0:33 Introduction
0:56 Jared's introduction to Filipinos
1:50 Jared's current work and content
2:29 Filipino culture
5:19 Canadian culture
6:01 Jared's time in the Philippines
7:06 How Jared learned Tagalog
7:48 How the Philippines impacted Jared's life
9:14 Filipino history and culture
9:56 Filipino personalities
11:33 Collectivist vs individualist culture
13:40 Switching language and personality
14:48 Age respect in the Philippines
16:54 Asian directness
18:21 Formalities in Filipino language
19:03 Filipinos abroad
19:50 Learning languages as a foreigner
22:17 Speaking Tagalog as a white guy
24:11 Different languages in the Philippines
25:35 Multilingual Filipinos in Canada
27:38 Karaoke and music
29:51 Using music to learn languages
32:08 Filipino food
37:26 Filipino hospitality in the Philippines
41:22 Southeast Asian inclusion and hospitality
42:23 Recommendations in the Philippines
43:53 Jared teaching Tagalog to Evolve
45:29 Outro and Tagalog message
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