How to Spot Pinoys in International Airports

I believe nothing can be more interesting than taking the flight back home to Manila. It’s not so hard to identify a Filipino among passengers weaving through Zaventem, Schipol, Heathrow or any other airport abroad. If a Pinoy sees somebody who looks Southeast Asian, he’d flash the latter a smile. If the latter smiles back, the Pinoy would ask, “Pare, saan ka?” Pinoys always find home in other Pinoys.

At the terminals assigned to flights bound to Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, etc., it was usually quiet. Waiting passengers usually read, e-mailed on their mobile phones or laptops, or just sat still. When I reached the terminal for the flight bound to Manila, I felt that there was only sun and dust outside and no snow. Was I home already? (click on link to my travel blog to read more)

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