A short YouTube video by John Jonas explaining why many Filipinos dislike video interviews. The speaker lists several reasons: fear of embarrassment (especially from being misunderstood), concern about unreliable Internet connections, and anxiety about household noises or interruptions during a live video call.
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Well, there's a bunch of things. Number one, they're scared of being embarrassed, which is probably the primary driving factor. They're scared of being embarrassed. And if they get embarrassed, it's like. I mean, it's so bad for them. And how can a video interview embarrass them? Well, they fear that you won't understand them. Maybe their English is perfect, flawless. They know they're going to understand you because they watch American tv. They know they're going to understand you, but they're really scared about you not understanding them. And if you don't understand them, well, that's a disaster for them. They're also scared about their Internet connection. They don't know if it's going to be sufficient because they probably haven't done a video interview before. And if it's dropping, if it's dropping them, well, they're embarrassed. They're worried that you're going to hear the chickens clucking outside or the dogs barking or that someone's going to walk through their kitchen while they're doing the interview and they're going to be embarrassed.
