Home Conversations Behaviour Hard to say “no” ? ConversationsBehaviourCustomsImage / FaceKeeping you facePhilippinesPoliteRespect Hard to say “no” ? By Marco de Groen - Feb 14, 2014 SHARE Facebook Twitter Filipinos find it hard to say no. So even when they say yes, they may not mean it. Sometimes, they would say, “maybe” or “let’s see” but that actually means no.