WHY DO FILIPINOS LOVE NOISE????

It is actually a personal choice for one, whether Filipino or not, to do the same. Playing loud [tag]music[/tag] and noise does not apply to all Filipinos but can be observed in most of them, and those who do not do it seem content and comfortable with it. We beg for your understanding of what would seem like a very inconsiderate attitude on the surface. I assure you, habits like this are not meant to hurt other people, especially foreign nationals around us. See when we do these habits within the country we do not think we can affect a lot of people because most of us are used to it. What could seem loud to a foreigner could just be average to most of us; which is why when you seem like you’re very much affected by it, most people around you are almost unaware of the facT.

Aside from the fact that Filipinos are “happy” people by nature and music is a sort of entertainment, most Filipinos possess an innate fear of being alone or of being excluded from the pack/group which most of us are unaware ofRight from birth, a Filipino is never left alone. Babies sleep with their parents and when they grow older, they are made to share rooms with the other siblings in the house. In poorer societies, the entire family even shares a whole room which makes up the entire house. Only a small portion of the population can afford separate rooms for each child. But even when they can afford it, babies and little children are not left alone because of superstitions. Because of the extended family a lot of Filipinos have, there is always someone to look after the baby.

As a result, they grow up and get use to in an environment full of people. In times when they find themselves alone, Filipinos feel a certain amount of loneliness and sadness which most would call boredom. Music and noise comes as a soothing relief and makes one feel much better by creating the impression that they are not alone. This is the reason why Filipinos flock in packed places during fiestas and celebrations despite the noise and heat and smell. It is the sound and feel of home; and home is equated with families.

Friends go out in “herds”, as I call them, everywhere and a lot remain friends until they’ve grown old. You would seldom see a true loner pinoy. We are always happy and merry-making. This feeling is very much familiar to me because this is exactly how I feel when I am all alone; I feel aching emptiness and longing. I feel very uncomfortable with people sitting in one room and not talking to each other, regardless of whether they are hostile or just being silent. The ticking of the clock becomes a haunting sound to me. This is the time I reach out for the music player or the TV, to drown the silence.