Every country has its own custom of morality. For example, in the Philippines, we grab a hand of someone older and put it in our forehead with a bowing motion. That's called "mano". it shows that you're respecting the person you mano with. it is a usual scene on family reunion, when all range of age will meet.
However, these simple acts are not practiced by this generation. I mean for every 20 years, new set of customed people are born. Imagine a family gathering. The 40 years olds are showing respect to 60 years olds by "mano po". but the 20 years old, high-spirited and self-centered, wouldn't even care to build relationship to the distant 60 years old. That's how rebellious modern man is.
it is disrespectful or walang galang
the word walang comes from the root word WALA, meaning to have nothing or of no content.
the word galang in english means respect. And MAGALANG is the english word for respectful.
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