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04-19-08 04:22 #1306
Posts: 1856Originally Posted by Bilbo Baggins
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04-19-08 01:51 #1305
Posts: 4567I heard a Filipina friend use the expression "kuya" when calling a waiter. I think he was about her age or older. I asked her if I could use the term to call the waiter and she gave an ambigious answer (which probably meant "no").
I think "ate" and "kuya" are used in both Luzon and Visayans. How about Mindanao?
BB, do you remember where you were when you were called manong.
Back to "ate", you hear this a lot in the bars, sometimes to Mamasan, but also to other girls. Is it purely an age thing or does seniority at the place of employment also create the senior / junior status and the accompanying use of honorifics?
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Originally Posted by Bilbo Baggins
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04-19-08 01:42 #1304
Posts: 4567Maybe you are referring to the Jools discussion. Sorry, I am 50% to blame for that. I was trying to make sense of what someone was saying in the "Filipina" thread, and he apparently assumed I had read his post in the "Makati" thread -- a thread I rarely read.
My bad.
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Originally Posted by D Etat
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04-19-08 00:13 #1303
Posts: 100Originally Posted by Gamahucher
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04-18-08 14:28 #1302
Posts: 1342Whats The Name Of This Thread?
Looking at the recent topics and posts I forgot :)
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04-18-08 13:22 #1301
Posts: 4567Sorry fifty, but that wasn't very helpful.
I don't like to see new faces come on and immediately start name calling or giving personal attacks. I'm not sure what is going on, but it should be discouraged.
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04-18-08 10:39 #1300
Posts: 577Interesting??
Originally Posted by X Man
Hmmmm, Smoke and Mirrors comes to mind here ;)
Snipe Snipe Snipe, Gripe Gripe Gripe, give it a rest please.
Chees F/Fifty
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04-18-08 07:34 #1299
Posts: 3003Kuya Amavida
Originally Posted by Amavida
It was quite disconcerting until I became used to it.
GH
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04-18-08 07:21 #1298
Posts: 4567This is over the top -- we suddenly have a few NEW members who immediately compliment AV or name-call him. If an ISG member is using multiple personalities to increase PI thread antagonism, then he should be ashamed of himself.
Originally Posted by Proudpinoy
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04-18-08 06:40 #1297
Posts: 1856Originally Posted by Gamahucher
Its easy to misunderstand I guess for ears used to different accents.
In everyday taglish you will often hear people address men as 'Boss', 'Kuya' or just add the suffix 'Pa' at the end of a sentence or prepend 'Pare' at the beginiing of a sentence . There is a whole subculture of Taglish slang as well.
Quick reference http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kuya
Tagalog speakers are pronouncing the word ate as ar'-tay.
In colloquial usage is often shortened to 'Te (Pronouned as 'Tay)
Careful with this, the Tagalog word for shit is Tae.. ;)
The vowels are soft in Tagalog unlike our anglicised hard pronunciation of vowels.
Are your eyes glazed yet?
Lots of info about all the languages of this diverse country here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languag...he_Philippines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language
http://pinoyslang.com/
Cheers mate
AV
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04-18-08 02:17 #1296
Posts: 1856Originally Posted by X Man
I ask that you delete it & at least repost in the relevant forum.
Any further flaming or trolling & I get Jackson to start deleting again.
Have a nice day.
AV
* member is now on my ignore list
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04-17-08 20:58 #1295
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04-17-08 20:16 #1294
Posts: 3003The Compleat Angler
Originally Posted by Skip Kost
I did say that it was the best photo example of the phenomenom I was describing but not perfect. You can almost see the expression of shock and wonderment on her face as she contemplated the near future certainty that said object would soon be buried to its hilt up her tight little snatch.
As to squirming eels and slippery fish, I think you must definately be a monger - a fishmonger:) Admittedly I do go overboard on the KY sometimes -the girls insist on it you know - erm its a size thing :D
Yours in jest GH
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04-17-08 19:32 #1293
Posts: 3003Kuya
Originally Posted by X Man
Lovers of the Philippine culture (or maybe just lovers of Filipinas) might also like to be aware of the use of the word Kuya as the word will often be applied to them (as in Kuya X Man). It is a term of respect which means older brother in the same way that Ate means older sister and is in frequent use. It is used by younger Filipino's of both sexes to an older and respected relative but is often heard outside the family group when a younger person is addressing you in a respectful and deferential manner.
Don't be alarmed if a Filipino call you Kuya (pronounced Queer), they are not imputing that you are a turd burgler but are been very polite and would be most put out if you punched their lights out
GH
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04-17-08 16:40 #1292
Posts: 4567ate
I just realized that I posted quite a long message (an apology to 50) that was off topic here at Filipinas thread. Let me do penance by trying to change the topic.
Any contact with Philippines culture and you will come across the word "ate", which I think can be translated as Auntie or older sis, but has a lot of nuances. You'll find similar things elsewhere in Asia, and I assume it's Confucian influence. Hmm, I know there are a lot of Chinese in Philippines (and the rest of SE Asia), but I don't know the history. I'll have to study that a bit.
You may have read posts here at ISG that implied the oldest daughter has to support the parents in their old age and sometimes the younger siblings as they make their way through the education system. That is "ate"...a position of power and respect and heavy responsibility.
In most of East Asia, that responsibility falls on the eldest male. (***see foot note).
In Phil. it falls on the eldest female.
Filipinas will also refer to senior status women as "ate". It is a word of respect...and respecting seniority and class is important in most of Asia.
I don't live in the Philippines and I won't pretend to be an expert...hope someone will pick up the thread from here....
***: enjoy the Philippines now, as there will soon be approx. 30million surplus men in China and other Chinese influenced cultures in SE ASIA, not to mention Korea. Modern tech, old fashioned ingenuity, and one -child policy means that families who favor boys, have boys. I just had dinner with a Malaysian/C guy who was the third sibling....two older sisters. He assured me that he would not have been born if one of his siblings had been a male. BTW, Japan seems to be the only sensible one in this respect. Most have no prediliction for males.
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