Creating a better world without "woke" PC discourse

Without Borders: Stories by the Inescapably Foreign.

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Creating a better world without "woke" PC discourse

Nolan Yuma

Apr 11, 2023

"Developing nation? Bro. Let's get to the point. We're a poor country," says Aeron. In this conversation, Aeron DEllosa from @animmigrantslifepodcast and Nolan Yuma don't hide the truth with political correctness. Instead, they get right to the point when discussing immigrating to Canada, Filipino culture and psychology, Tagalog, decolonization, and racism.

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00:00 - Intro

01:46 - Montreal vs Vancouver

06:07 - Becoming Canadian and staying Filipino. Individualism vs Collectivism 11:09 - Utang na loob & Corruption

16:19 - Pakikisama & Hiya & cultural differences in confrontation styles in Canada, the Netherlands, and the Philippines

26:12 - Political correctness isn't helping marginalized people

33:54 - Acculturating to Canada & types of racism

41:38 - Is the Philippines a matriarchal society?

52:47 - Decolonisation in Filipino culture

58:41 - How dangerous social media is for understanding culture

1:02:03 - Wrap up

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Without Borders: Stories by the Inescapably Foreign.

Without Borders is a podcast for nomads, expats, immigrants, refugees, third-culture children and anyone else that feels inescapably foreign. All the episodes include transcripts for English learners.

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