Something Batangueños can be proud of.
Like many provinces in the Philippines, Batangas is one of which you can say “a home of one big family”. Almost all communities were composed of families that came from the same root. Anywhere you go are relatives.
Let’s say, if you go one place, you might meet the cousin of your great grandmother. And in another place, you might meet somebody which is also blood-connected to you.
Having said that, Batangueños have this trait of giving or sharing something they have, which probably is a cause of being connected with everyone in the community.
For instance, a neighbor will share something they cook for lunch with other families in the hood. “Are ang inyong kabahagi.” Or, a friend will offer to give you a free ride going somewhere. “Are na. Ako na ang magbabayad.”
Those traits are very common to Batangueños and are being practiced up to these days. Something we Batangueños should be proud of.
We also have a trait which really proves that Batangueños are the kindest kind of human in the world. Imagine offering someone to eat with you during lunch which whom you do not know. He’s just a bypasser that you happen to see while eating. Would you say to him “Oy! Daan muna kayo dine at maka-pananghalian.”. Translation:“Hey! C’mon! Why won’t you get by here for a while and spend lunch with me?” I don’t think so. But Batangueños can. It is because they know that even that strange man replied “Sige. (Sure)”, he’ll just continue walking and never eat. 
In some parts of Batangas, specially in rural municipalities, you can feel a peacefull essence of the environment. Given that there might be strange people, you’ll still have this confidence to leave your house door open, with nobody inside, and when you come back, nothing is touched. That confidence is because you and your house is secured by your neighbors that are very trustworthy. That’s how safe you are when in Batangas. Except in the city *grins*.
Anyway, I hope that this entry had gave you some ideas about our lifestyle and hopefully when you happen to meet a Batangueño along the way, you will never scream by fear, but by admiration. *Exaj
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