In chapter 6 of our speech book we covered what the definition of a culture is and discussed a little bit of the differences and kinds of cultures around the world. How many of you know where the country of the Philippines is located? Did you know that America purchased the islands of the Philippines from the Spaniards for $20million dollars? Today I will be discussing briefly about the history of the country, where the country is located, and the different cultures each region has and share with you some of my personal experiences when I was living there.
             According to askjeeves.com, Philippines is located about 7,772 miles from Sioux Falls, SD. It takes approximately sixteen hrs. none-stop flight from Sioux Falls airport to Ninoy Aquino airport in Manila. There is no none-stop flight so when mom and I went to the Philippines 2years ago, it took us approximately 23hrs to get there stopping in Minneapolis and in Tokyo,Japan. According to Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, copyrighted in '96; situated about 750miles east of the coast of Vietnam, the Philippines are separated from Taiwan on the North by the Bashi Channel. The country comprises about 7100 islands, of which only about 460 are more than 1sq mile in area. The total area of the Philippines is about 115,830 sq miles that is approximately 4times the size of Maine according to askjeeves.com. The islands of the Philippines are divided into three major geographic groups; Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Manila is the capital and the largest city of the Philippines. The first humans in the Philippine Islands are thought to have come from China and the Malayan Archipelago some 250,000 years ago.
             A Filipino is a mixed of Chinese, American, Spanish and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 76.5million as of May 2000. The Philippines is currently the third-largest English speaking country in the world, after United States and the United Kingdom. From fourth grade throug...