Dear jack:

Suggestions for you to consider:

1. Regarding traditional Filipino games,Wiki: “Sungka is played on a board game using small sea shells in which players try to take all shells. The winner is determined by who has the most shells”- you can buy one or put together this game by googling the game, collecting sea shells and so forth, then if you get the chance, show it to her and ask her if she wants to play that game with you.

2. You can look for a YouTube of one of the popular (and appropriate) Filipino comedians, like Ai-Ai, the known name of Martina Aileen de as Alas, called the “queen of comedy” (I never saw or heard her shows, better you check it beforehand). Other names of Filipino comedians are Listed in Wikipedia and elsewhere.

3. A more serious point:  if you are a practicing Christian, you may be able to bond with her over the fact that “As of 2010, over 90% of the population (in the Philippines) were Christians, with over 80% professing Roman Catholicism”.

Religion and Family are very high value in the Filipino culture, so if you are not a Christian, or better in this regard, a Roman Catholic- your chances to be the boyfriend of a traditional Filipino Roman Catholic woman are low, and if her family is not likely to approve of you as her boyfriend for any reason- your chances are low as well.

4. Always talk and act respectfully to her. It is important to act respectfully toward people of any culture and ethnicity. Respect is a very high priority value in the Filipino culture.

anita