welcome to good burger, home of the good buger, can i take your order?
i had a $25.00CAN burger meal today!…..
why?……
it was way too expensive!
ohh happy birthdays to the people back in T.O.
Addison &
Kebelissa….
Archive for July, 2007
Whats the word?
As a first gen filipiino Canadian living in a foreign country you miss the catch phrases when you are at home. For me its when you hear Aunt’s and uncles from the philippines talking in english. You have to hear it to know what i’m talking about….. In London, there is a small filipino community about +150 000 living here in the UK, about half living in London.
However, one of the adjustments you have to do when you do talk here in the UK are the variations of the english language. Things typically called in North America are called different things here:
North American: Running shoes, runners
UK: Trainers
NA: Elevator
UK: Lift
NA: Line up
UK: Queues
NA: ATM machine, bank machine
UK: Cash Point
NA: Game
UK: Match
NA: Co workers
UK: Colleagues
NA: Stereo
UK: Hi fi
NA: Corrections
UK: Ammends
uhmmm. i’m sure there is more…
also, i’ve cannot understand cockanese (cockney) yet…..
more to come.
Theme music - Word Up, Cameo
FAQ’s
Frequently Asked Questions that I’m asked…….
Q: Are you American?
A: Yes… north American or No, canadian (apparently if an english person asks you this same question (if you’re canadian) answer with “Are you welsh?”
Q: Where are you from?
A: I answer Canada….. but really they want to know my native nationality (filipino)
Q: Are you a student?
A: Nope, i’m working
Q: Where are you coming from? (What area of london are you staying)
A: Kensal Rise… many people don’t have any idea where that is .. so i say queens park… then if they don’t know north of notting hill/ladbroke grove
Q: How long have you been here?
Q: Do you know where I can get hashish/do you want skunk?
A: uhmmm.. nope (in reality yess, but do i look like a drug dealer?… i’ve been asked this on several occasions)
Q: Where is Toronto?
Q: Do you know French? or Filipino(tagalog)?
A: Sometimes?…..
Q: How long are you staying?
Q: Are you alright? (its a very english saying)
Q: Do you want tea?….they are very polite when it comes to their tea. they’ll offer/buy you tea whenever that person wants tea.
i got this question “are you south american?”
uhmmm
thats all folks…
theme song Can I kick it? ATCQ
