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The Iskos and Iskas of the Philippines
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It is Sunday noon. The atmosphere is a bit humid though the sun is high up in the sky. Families are having lunch in the cement benches surrounding the lagoon. The children are throwing stones at the muddy pond situated in the middle. Students are jogging around the lagoon. This is the typical picture of the UP Lagoon during Sundays, the only day of the week when there are no classes. The lagoon has become a park for those families having quality time with each other. It has become a stress-relieving venue for UP students trying to recharge for the coming fast-paced academic week. While observing UP students, I cannot help but compare them to Ateneo students. True enough, the differences are apparently great. These obvious differences have been comically transformed into school jokes circulated through email and text messages. The usual content of these school jokes would be the simplicity of UP students, the sophistication of Ateneo students, and the ludicrous classiness of La Salle students (though I will not talk about them in this article). The most noticeable of these differences would be their dressing habits. UP students dress in different ways, but they all dress in a simple way. You will even notice some students walking around in their house clothes. Some are in athletic outfit, though they don’t appear showy or athletic at all. Some guys wear old, faded jeans that really don’t seem to match their shirts. Some just go with sandals or slippers on their feet. You will hardly notice students wearing nice clothes, perhaps a few, but just a few.
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