I flew from Hong Kong to Cebu airport in the Philippines and I knew from the flight that I was in for a treat. In addition to all the “western” men with Filipino women there were also quite a few missionaries onboard the plane. The Philippines is predominately Christian unlike the other countries I have been to which have been predominately Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist.
I had taken a ferry from one island to another and just before we left the dock a prayer was broadcast over the loudspeaker blessing our journey. Another time I was in an extremely crowded supermarket and at 6pm a prayer was broadcast over the loudspeaker and everybody in the entire store stopped for about 5 minutes to bow their heads in prayer. It was the oddest thing and I felt a little naughty for continuing my shopping while this was going on.
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