Is Drinking and Gambling a habit that is problematic among Filipinos?

flipperr: Is Drinking and Gambling a habit that is problematic among Filipinos?
I notice Filipinos love to drink. In fact they basically do it all day…every day. Also I notice that Filipinos love to gamble. Even if it means gambling away all of their money.

Just curious….Do you think that the habit of Drinking and Gambling is problematic among Filipinos?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Buddo
they dont drink as much as us English, boyo

Answer by samantha
yep

Answer by @wrestler@
Drinking is not half as bad as the Aussies and the Germans. Gambling is bad, even at small stakes, because sometimes there isn’t even money left for food.

And there are a lot of Filipinos who do not drink, or Filipinos who drink responsibly.

Answer by V for victory
yes, i see many adults drinking red horse on a high noon. young men who cannot down a bottle are called weaklings. gambling the same. as they say, ang taong walang bisyo, maagang namamatay.
those who don’t have vices, die young.

Answer by Marika
Every country in the world has its share of gamblers and drinkers, Philippines included. But Pinoys will not give away their kids just for a bottle of beer, unlike their foreign counterparts.

Answer by aimdeep
Drinking and Gambling are universally sickness not just the Pinoy.

Answer by bebe
It depends. I guess not.

Answer by jim
well drinking it is quite normal and lightweight here in PH, but gambling, it cant be really serious unless you are a politician who gambles funds that doesnt belong to him.

Answer by Galliano
In the states, gambling is a bigger problem for Filipinos than drinking. Most Filipinos that I know love the casinos and mah jong but are not big on drinking.

Answer by clncarplz
Seems like most of the MEN do it so it must not be any problem. LOL

Answer by BALONEY
My father did both. Drink and gamble but he was a responsible parent and husband. I think his drinking was the cause of his poor health in his late years. His gambling was less.

Answer by waaaahh
Filipinos aren’t so risky unlike the youngsters here in America. Trust me, I hear freshmen here in the US talking about alcohol and cigarrettes including sex almost everyday from different people.

I’ve grew up there and they don’t drink until 25, at least..most of them. I agree with Marika. Filipinos have a culture, which is quite conservative…like any other Asian country.

It’s aproblem to everyone in the world. But there are countries where drinking is illegal. I look up to those countries.

Answer by theguywhoreportedmeisamoron
MY OLDER BROTHER USED TO TELL ME,TO BE A MAN YOU HAVE TO DRINK AND SMOKE.
I DRINK AND SMOKE WHILE I PLAY THE RACES.

Answer by delive_rance
DEPENDS actually on the person involve. If the person is persistent on drinking and gambling at the same time without much cue from friends or family then it is awesome problem not only to the family but to the person itself.

SO YOU NOTICE that, good that Filipinos love to drink. Americans also love to drink didn’t you notice in some American movies how they gulp up one cup of whiskey after another? Americans also love gambling, that is why Las Vegas is very popular in the US is it not? Filipinos do not monopolies gambling and drinking mechanism in men.

IT IS PROBLEMATIC, but if you carefully use a magnifying glass this is just a small part of the problem Filipinos have in their daily lives.
1. On drinking—-Filipinos love to drink that is quite true, to release them from their daily doze of problems perhaps or just to end the night away.
2. On gambling—–Filipinos love to gamble that is also quite true. A habit brought by the Americans at the turn of the century perhaps. Filipinos go gaga over American lifestyle didn’t you notice. Most Filipinos love to sing American songs/American artist/American latest craze..etc…you open up a Filipino celebrity show on tv, the Filipino artist there will sing a famous American song from the beginning of the show. In both category, Filipinos are just imitating what they see on television or movies. And since most of the films shown on the Philippines are straight from Hollywood what else do you think would happen?

Answer by Kenji
Are you referring to the low-class Filipinos?
I guess it is a problem to Filipinos.
Also, I don`t actually agree to your statement since most Filipinos drink with a limit.
While gambling is not that common here. Only some upper-class people usually do this!