⌛ For a While

I always liked, "Exactly more or less".

 

Latino?

just like the latinos,

No instead of yes!

" You will come NO? "

 

Heritage.

Just like the Spanish!

They have a lot to answer For.


Jack P.:D

 

The word " actually " in every phrase ....

 

Agreed, I get a lot of "Basically" too!


Jack P.

 

"They will (or will not) "entertain" you.
Graduating classes are called "batches" and schools name the most popular boy as "Prince Charming", but the most popular girl is called a lowly "Muse".

 

How about

How about, "go lets" instead of "lets go". While shopping at Lee Plaza I ask what appeared to be a well informed employee, "Where is the salsa"? The reply was "Out of stock, Sir". No problem, on the very next isle, there is the salsa. I took a jar back to her and said, "This is SALSA and it is right there in the next isle". But you know what, while in Viet Nam I was looking for a ride, here it would be a "Hub-ba hub-ba" but I also wanted a driver that had a good handle on english because I'm ignorant and can only speak english. Here how it went: "Do you speak english?", YES. "I want to go to XYZ, do you know where that is?", YES. Now here comes the test. "Do you know who I am?" YES. "Do you hate your mother?" YES. "Will you drive me all day/night long for free?" YES. "Do you only speak the language, ""YES""? YES. AT this point I wave him off and go on to the next driver and the whole process starts all over again. After three or four, they realized that I needed an english speaking driver and pointed him out. I ended up with not only a good driver, I also got a very good interpreter, it just took some time to figure out, who, he was.
After 9 months here I am still enjoying the fun that is generated by, "The Language Gap". I have had countless times where the "Language Gap" has had me LMAO. Just the same, I have had countless times when I got frustrated over my inability to speak Visayan.
I love this place!

 

My personal favorite is when I call LBC to track an international package. The customer service agents say "Can I hold you?" when they want to put me on hold while they try in vain to find my package. This almost always diffuses an otherwise stressful conversation.

On the other hand, when I call PLDT they speak Taglish to me. I even gently tell them that I do not understand Taglish as I am a foreigner and they respond with "Yes sir", then start speaking Taglish again.

It is so frustrating I am tempted to hangup and call LBC because I have a desired to be held.

 

"Dere, over dere!"

Soon = 5 minutes, 1 hour, next day, next week, next month, next year!

"Cold" = anything less than 80 degrees F.

"They said" = what possibly "they" said last week, last month, last year and could be entirely accurate, but in all probability is NOT accurate!

Load = cell phone load = how much $ is loaded onto a cell phone enabling the user to text or make calls.

"I need to buy load". A load of what??

"Could you please buy me a Coke or a Sprite while you are out?"

....and the party you asked comes back with a partially filled plastic bag and a straw!

"lectricity"

"Brown out"

A lot of rain automatically = a typhoon?

 

Last 2006 - You mean there was one before?