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 Dec 31 2004, 05:10 PM
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Okay. My cousins are English Speaking American Kids (well, I am too.. but I wasn't born here) and they don't speak a bit of Filipino. Now my mom and my nanny aren't good at english.. and if you talk to them in English so fast .. then.. well, they'll misunderstand you. Like..
[example 1] My cousin: Where is the bathroom? My nanny: ! *goes and grabs a glass cup* My cousin: ? My mom: [in filipino: bisaya] He said where's the bathroom. My nanny: [in filipino: bisaya] Oh... I thought he said baso (which is glass cup in filipino: bisaya) [example 2] My cousin: Tita Bing, do you have a pen I can use? My mom: What? My cousin: Do you have a pen I can use? My mom: No... we don't have pineapple juice. Me: *cracks up* My mom: Wait, what'd he say? Me: Do. You. Have. A. Pen. I. Can. Use? *slowly* -- Do you guys know people who misunderstand things a lot? 
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Dec 31 2004, 05:12 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
Haha, that made me laugh..well, it's only happened a couple times when I was visiting my family in India, but not that much.
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Dec 31 2004, 05:13 PM
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My friend's experience at work (she works at a restaurant):
Customer: Can I have a pork? My friend left and made a pork sandwich and returned with it. Customer: No, can I have a pork? Friend: Excuse me? This is a pork sandwich.. Customer: NO! A pork! Friend: Pork? Customer: You know, like a spoon and a pork! ... he meant fork. He couldn't pronounce F's. ;p |
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Dec 31 2004, 06:44 PM
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 Lets Boogie! Group: Member Posts: 567 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,294 |
I can't understand my mom and dad alot because they're not too fluent in english, more korean.
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Dec 31 2004, 07:11 PM
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my chem teacher is chinese.. it sucks so much and then you ask her stuff and she talks about something completely different. its like grrr.
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Dec 31 2004, 08:50 PM
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My name is Jason, not imafreakinazn D: Group: Member Posts: 2,008 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,432 |
haha my entire family
XD they all came from vietnam so they have a hard time understanding people who speak english very fast =T |
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Dec 31 2004, 09:19 PM
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Aw, that happens to me alot. My filipino grandparents don't know what I'm saying, so they just don't respond at all XD
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Dec 31 2004, 10:46 PM
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 stephanie .. Group: Member Posts: 1,965 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,529 |
That reminds me of my mom so much. The other day my sister, my friend Jordan, and me were at the mall and Kat was trying to ask my mom about going over her friend Dave's house for New Year's. My sister was like "Can I go to Dave's house?" My mom: "Huh, what? Who?" Kat: "Can...I...Go...To...Dave's...House?" My mom: "Ohh, I'll pick you guys up later." Kat: "NO MOM I SAID CAN I GO TO DAVE'S HOUSE ON FRIDAY FOR NEW YEARS?!" Then they just started yelling at each other -- it was hella funny!
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Dec 31 2004, 10:49 PM
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hahaha, very hilarouis topic.
yea i do misunderstood people alot. |
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Dec 31 2004, 10:50 PM
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lol. yeah i do.
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Dec 31 2004, 11:17 PM
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my family is like that all the time!!!!!
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Jan 1 2005, 01:38 AM
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QUOTE(lilangelgurlpnai @ Dec 31 2004, 5:10 PM) Okay. My cousins are English Speaking American Kids (well, I am too.. but I wasn't born here) and they don't speak a bit of Filipino. Now my mom and my nanny aren't good at english.. and if you talk to them in English so fast .. then.. well, they'll misunderstand you. Like.. [example 1] My cousin: Where is the bathroom? My nanny: ! *goes and grabs a glass cup* My cousin: ? My mom: [in filipino: bisaya] He said where's the bathroom. My nanny: [in filipino: bisaya] Oh... I thought he said baso (which is glass cup in filipino: bisaya) [example 2] My cousin: Tita Bing, do you have a pen I can use? My mom: What? My cousin: Do you have a pen I can use? My mom: No... we don't have pineapple juice. Me: *cracks up* My mom: Wait, what'd he say? Me: Do. You. Have. A. Pen. I. Can. Use? *slowly* -- Do you guys know people who misunderstand things a lot?  that's almost like my family! roflmfao |
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Jan 1 2005, 01:40 AM
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my ears are baddd so i barely can hear what they're saying
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Jan 1 2005, 01:54 AM
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lol PINEAPPLE JUICE haha
ahhaha I misunderstand english words! I must be hearing Pokemon because when I was watching Yu Gi Oh on tv today, that one girl (who Joey likes) was all "Magic card blah blah blah!" And I thought she said "MAGIKARP!" Bleh there's other things I hear but I can't remember what I thought it was.. it was pretty funny though. I swear, I'm deaf in 1 ear, my left ear! |
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Jan 1 2005, 01:59 AM
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lol happens to me when my family is speaking tagalog.
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Jan 1 2005, 02:10 AM
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I go to the philippines for vacations and I speak in english over there.
My cousins and relatives can't understand me because it's slanged and I speak pretty fast for them to understand. |
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Jan 1 2005, 02:44 AM
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 Oh you'd be surprised Group: Member Posts: 2,406 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,886 |
my mom..big time
we're at wendy's drive thru work dude: hello what can i get for you? my mom: a blah blah blah blah blah work dude: okay is there anything else? my mom: yes anything else it sounds like nothing but it was funny then my mom said Pho King F*CKING |
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