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I laughed when I saw the thumbnail why would you put “Napkin” on your thumbnail😆

she forgot to mention the "ref" short for refrigerator w/c in the US it's called "fridge"

YES. THAT'S TRUE.

The napkin is so true!! 😭😂 I visited the Philippines over the summer last year and when I went back to the UK for school, I didn’t have any pads with me so I asked some of my friends if they have any ‘napkins’ and they started giving me tissues! 😭😂

Fyi, we do not use "as in" as equivalent to really in a formal writing or speaking, it is just one of the expressions to confirm something... it's a slang word..

I am a Filipino and I never referred the word “salvage” as “to kill”

Context: Pads were earlier called “sanitary napkins” which got shortened to “napkins”, hence the new moniker. These days, while it is not uncommon to call table napkins as napkins, they’re more widely called tissue/tissues. So when someone says napkin, you have to have some contexts to know what they’re referring to. There.

"As if" in American English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards NOT believing it. "As in" in Filipino English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards believing it.

It is common to FiLipinos "tissue" is understood to be "napkins." I usuaLLy asked for "tabLe napkins." But, sometimes, FiLipinos is confused asking for napkins. That's is why, I often think first what is common to FiLipinos. Like for instance, I asked, "where is the washroom?" FiLipinos are fond of abbreviating words Like C.R. which is the Comfort Room. Isn't it, it is mÖre fun in the PhiLippines? Stay Safe...

philippines has so many languages. even gays has their own language. would you like to learn it?

"Open/Close the lights" is a direct translation of how it is said in Tagalog, so yes, you would hear some (not all) Pinoys say it instead of "Turn on/off the lights". The same is true for "Drink your medicine" instead of "Take your medicine". Also, Lucy is correct about Mr. Pube.

Napkin for face when u eat in the Philippines is called "Tissue"

Even the word “promise”. In the Philippines they meant “true” or that’s true!

It’s from the term “sanitary napkin”, shortened it to simply “napkin”

Didn't see bulbul coming 😂

Salvage: To murder or kill someone extrajudiciously in Filipino, particularly common during primetime news before the early 2000's. "A man believed to have been salvaged" in the news means a man who was probably murdered or executed. But we dont use the word to denote a future actionin English as in "I will salvage you/The boss will salvage you" because it sounds weird but it can be used in Taglish like "Ipapa-salvage ni boss" literally "The boss will have him/her Salvaged" BUT it means The boss will have him/her executed.

"C.R." aka...Comfort Room. To me it does make sense since we do go there to seek some kind of comfort...Or simply the "Restroom" works as well. Honorable mentions...Ball pen (ball point pen or just "pen"), Pentel pen (Sharpie or marker), "Rubber Shoes" or running shoes/sneakers and last but not least, "Jaki" or "Brip"...It's basically derived from the brand name "Jockey" or "Briefs", best known in English as Tidy-Whities.

The first time I saw that video, I felt that she was very condescending, typical of Filipinos who were born and grew up in the US. "Commute" here means taking public transport because not many Pinoys own their own cars. I don't think she even bothered to find out the context of "as in" as used by Filipinos; she just used the actual meaning/context of "as in" and compared it to how it's used here. Like, "I was so mad, as in...fuming." "Slippers" is also used by Hawaiians, who are also Americans. "Napkins" are short for "sanitary napkins" which would still be correct since it's the shortened version. And I hate the way she keeps saying "in the States". And for all the talking that she did, she didn't really say anything. It's pretty insulting to some Pinoys, actually.

They know mr bulbul,😂 he said in one of his videos that it is a kind of bird he like that is seen in korea☺️ i do like mr bulbul's vibe, cooking and also drinking ☺️

Try looking up the word “LOAD”. Philippines does have an exclusive meaning for it.

I admire the real “English” English... you both stay safe... and dear subscriber.. don’t skip ads to help out bloggers

I'm an American, living full-time in the Philippines. Nobody here calls them "slippers". We all call them "chinela's". I've lived here, off and on, for over 30 years, so I am "aware" of a lot of this type stuff. But still, different regions use different words (dialects). A word that works in one area, may mean something else in another. And while most speak "Tagalog" universally, there are tons here that do not/cannot speak it. It all depends on where you are.

We use “As in” as an expression, we know how it is used in a sentence we just use it to express the gravity of how we feel about something, if that makes sense. 😂

Ever since I learned English during my elementary schools, I already knew the difference between a table napkin and a sanitary napkin. So I think it was just because Filipinos use to do some shortcuts in naming things. But I know any Filipino reading this comment can agree that table napkin is different from a sanitary napkin. So don't generalize it that Philippine English has a different meaning than American English just because some Filipinos refer to those things differently. Our English was brought by Americans. Watching from Riyadh.

That was really interesting. I’m a Brit expat speaking British English in the USA (San Diego, California), learning American English (a whole different language lol - different words, accent, spelling, and grammar! 😂) and am dating a Filipino who moved to the USA from the Phillipines when he was 12. So he grew up mostly here, and to me sounds fully American, since he speaks American-Filipino English not British English and has to me what sounds like a completely American way of taking, rounding his Ts etc (ie says “budder” or “warder” instead of “butter” or “water”) but he’s always telling me he doesn’t sound American he sounds Filipino. So I was really interested to hear a few of the differences in this video. We have so many conversations about words. And many times we have “eh?” Moments when we realize we both mean something completely completely different than the other thought 😂😂😂

i am a filipino and we use the word "elevator" intead of a "lift" , we usually say "cover" for a container instead of a "lid" but eventually we learned as we hang out with foreigner friends or worked abroad to countries having English language as first language or second

what about CR and aircon? lol everytime i was in cebu id be like "yo where's the bathroom?" and people were always confused.

Laughed so hard when Lucy talked about Mr. Bulbul

My interpretation of AS IN is "FOR SURE!", or "I'M SERIOUS!", or "I SWEAR!" or as a way to emphasize something that was said. E.g., That cat just popped out of nowhere, as in! The sky turned blood red, as in! If that makes any sense lol.

Was smiling watching the whole video. Thank you guys. You have been so amazing.

I’m guilty when I’m younger I used “as inn” as a expresion lols

"As in" in the philippines is more like an expression for "really"?

The reason they say "open" when they mean "turn on" is that the Filipino term for "turn on" is "buksan" which is the same word as....you guessed it..."open". Hence, when people here use the word "open" when they mean 'turn on" they're doing a direct translation of the Tagalog.

It's my first time to here a English to English 😂 it's cute.😅😂❤️ Thanks. You two are the best couple ever.😂❤️❤️

Watch Mikey Bustos'video. He tackled the same topic years ago. It was hilarious!

I just fakin like British accent, I'm trying my best to learn that, coming from Philippines 😊

Bakit ngayon ko lang nakita itong vlog niyo haha. It was so much fun watching your vlogs! You made my day despite this pandemic, thank you for loving our country! :)

Two things I learned when I went to the Philippines is that they use toilet paper as napkins and for the restroom, they use a Tabo, dipper, or a bidet sprayer to clean themselves.

"As in" means asking if its true "really" but "as in"is an expression something that your friend telling you something that you couldn't believe it like a exaggerating word of expression..correct me if im wrong..

Sanitary napkin As Napkin of we're referring to Table Napkin Usually it's tissue haha

The napkin used when eating is actually called "Table Napkin" in the Philippines but thats just the specific name like how animals or plants have theirs and have a different common name. The common name for table napkin would be tissue but tissue is a very generalized term for a lot of things that is similar to table napkins like the ones you use in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in your face, etc. As for the pads/ napkin, it can be called as sanitary pads or sanitary napkin. Filipino love using shortcuts so instead of saying "Can I buy some sanitary napkin?" we just say "Can I buy some napkin?". And yes, its also called sanitary pads in the Philippines. You can actually read that in the cover of "napkin" products. We don't misunderstand people when they say napkin because it is already registered in our brain that they mean sanitary pads and if someone would look for table napkins, they often specify it or just say tissue.

People often say "open the lights" instead of "turn on the lights" because the tagalog word for "open" and "turn on" (verbs in command form) is the same - "buksan"

Everyone being worked up about the word “as in” it means a lot in terms of the way you use it. When you're excited/angry describing something “As in” becomes *super* Ex : Excited ¦ The ride was so cool! As in (saying that the ride was super) Angry ¦ I was so irritated at her! As in! (expresses how mad you are) In other terms, it is used as a “I swear” type Ex : If I get my hands on him, I'll throttle him! As in! (I swear!) In other ways it is used in a term like “Seriously!?” “What!??” like you just heard something you can't believe. Ex : friend¦ You failed your exams You ¦ Wait, What!? As in!? (expresses your disbelief) So now that that's cleared up I hope in the future when I come across this vid again this comment section won't be filled with this “as in” phrase again. Lol

" OH LOOK " !! Do not use that word without pointing of something especially in bisayan dialect..it may cause something indifferently.

Filipinos sometimes use "as in" as an expression to support something which is very awesome, like for example: I went to the top of a mountain and I was fascinated by the scenery below. It was so wonderful, as in!

Bringing up Mr. Bulbul in the conversation had me in stitches 😂. Nice vid by the way.

The "as in" part is used only in some expressions but actually has the same uses as in American english.

That's True, Pubic Hair is Bulbol in Tagalog.

"Turn on" is "buksan" or "buhayin" in Filipino. "Buksan" came from the root word "bukas" which literally translates to "open". "Buhayin" came from the word "buhay" which literally translates to "life" or "alive" depending on the syllable where you put the stress. So in Tagalog, if we say "buksan ang ilaw", some people may do a literal translation saying "open the lights", instead of "turn on the lights". The napkin is actually sanitary napkin. But Filipinos like to shorten some things so we simply call it napkin. For the other kind of napkin, we simply call it tissue paper or tissue. If it used to wipe your face, we use facial tissue. The one in the toilet is bathroom tissue. The CR stands for comfort room. That means restroom. Being gone for a while may mean being gone for along time, in other parts of the world. But in the Philippines, being gone for a while means being gone for just a few minutes.

I love how George say "Bulbul". Hilarious! 😆😆😆

american: you can speak english? filipino:yes how about u?you can speak tagalog? american:no filipino:SMILE 😂

Salvage has also a different meaning in the Philippines.

“Open the light” is direct translation from Filipino “Buksan ang ilaw”. I always correct my fellow Filipinos especially those teaching kids English that the correct phrase is “Turn on the light”. And to turn off is not “Kill the light”, direct translation of “Patayin ang ilaw”, but “Turn off the light”.

Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner, no supper. Filipino love abbreviations so much and they make abbreviations for any words they use frequently. I spent 3 months figuring out CR refers to bathroom, now ECQ for" enhanced community quarantine",and other abbreviations. And Sagidaly refers to secretary, which is also interesting.

The reason why "open the heater/lights" is commonly used to mean "turn on the heater/lights" is because the Filipino word for both open and turn on is "buksan". Sometimes when we speak in another language (usually English) we use literal translations of the Filipino word. Ex: Buksan mo nga yung bote = open the jar Buksan mo nga yung ilaw = turn on the light So sometimes open and turn on are interchangeably used.

Some pinoys use "as if" to refer to someone being presumptuous 😊 e.g., he's acting bossy...as if he owns the place...as if she's popular 😊

Wow thank you so much love my country 🇵🇭🤗

Great video I thought you would forget the most common one the Comfort Room which is Rest Room or Bath Room here in the states. Glad I watched til the end, keep doing tour Thang you got potential!

"As in" has been adopted by many Filipinos to mean 'A strong approval" of something. Ex. when someone ask you if you like the food.. AS IN!

The slang, "hella" started in Northern California, but we don't say it here in southern CA. No other states in the west says it either because it's considered gheto slang.

When i was young. Napkins are the same as what she explained. But when the sanitary pad manufacturer named their product generically as "napkin" the meaning changed overtime.

in the old days like 70s, 80s and maybe till early 90s in the Philippines, napkins on the table were called "table napkins". Only this time when fastfood chains become very visible almost everywhere, the napkins are called "tissue".

Lucy repeatedly said bulbul i cant stop laughing😅

I already reacted/commented to her video about a year or so, and I disagree with her because she's not a Manila Bred, instead, as she repeatedly said, that she's from Cebu City, meaning she's, as we call them, Bisaya. She's not American born, she just migrated there from Cebu and was living for four years and that doesn't make her an authority of American English. That's the problems of some of our compatriots who migrated to the US or UK, that they were suddenly exposed to new or native English speakers and they tend to demean their own kind. That's the irony of some Pinoys. BTW, we distinguish English Language this way; British English and American English.

The word “salvage” is also totally different meaning... in the philippines salvage means “been killed, to be killed”...

In the PH....instead of Restroom...most people say "Comfort Room" or "CR" very few will say "bathroom". And instead of "Soda" they said "Softdrinks". =)

American: soda Filipino: softdrinks

Some people in the Philippines use the word "Love" differently. In the US, love means a feeling of strong affection to another person. In the Philippines, some people say it in place of "Hug", so when people say "Love mo si Mama." in a non-interrogating way, it means to hug your mom.

Totally I'm obsessed about your blog every day 😂😘

Hi George and Lucy . I hope you are well. I am hoping to see a video blog or a comment blog about existing exclusive British schools in Manila.

Just to add, MOTEL means: USA - An accommodation used by long distance commuters for an overnight stop PHL - Short time accommodation for S*X

Forgot the word "Salvage"

Lol the way you say MrBulBul, so cute! And yes, it’s like MrPubes 😹.

In the Philippines, they call restrooms C.R. for comfort rooms. And they say open instead of turn on the light. Air con for air conditioner. I’m glad you’re interested in the mother land.

"As in" is just an expression

Maybe that’s only in the visaya’s english way not the whole country...

George look so cute 3:36-3:38 but it is so f* hilarious when you guys started saying the "b" hair. Gold! 🤣🤣🤣

I think it is better to understand it this way: English is the language of both countries, but the different Englishes are dialects of English. We have different meanings of certain words between each Englishes but it still is one language. That separation happens because of the community who uses language. It doesn't mean that neither is wrong or neither is correct. Remember that language changes through time, especially when the community adopting the language has a different culture. Society has an effect on the language.

When powers goes out during a storm, American Filipino will say “ Blackout “ Filipino they will say “ Brown out “ 💁🏻‍♀️

This woman is so condicending.Native English speaker? I don't belong to those bunch of Filipino you're talking about that doesn't realize that English in America is different from English in Philippines.Many Filipinos knows that napkin is something that you use to wipe your face and not sanitary pads or when we use the phrase as in,we use it grammatically right.Dont know where she got that observation from.Above all American English and Filipino English is also semilar and to suggest that is has a expansive dissimilarity is fallacious unsound delineation to me.Just a simple notion to convey.✌️🇵🇭

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In the Philippines, NAPKINS are known as "TISSUE or TISSUE PAPER". The feminine PADS are known as "NAPKINS or SANITARY NAPKINS".

I'm a Filipino but I don't like the attitude of the girl in pink. 😂✌🏻 EDIT: ANG DAMING NAGAGALIT SAKEN DAHIL SA COMMENT KO. ANG IBIG KO LANG SABIHIN E KUNG PAANO SIYA MAGSALITA, PARANG """MAYABANG""" PERO ALAM KO NA HINDI NAMAN SYA MAYABANG. NAIINTINDIHAN NYO GA?? ANO GA??? 😌😂

This girl is so inaccurate , she doesn’t know what she was talking.

"Open the light" = "Turn on the light" Opened and Turned On translate to the same word "Bukas". The suffix -an makes it a verb. So "Buksan" is to turn on or to open. Fun fact, "bukas" pronounced differently also means "tomorrow"

Wikipedia has an article about Philippine English and has a glossary of words exclusively used in this dialect. You might as well check it out.

Four years in Cebu but her flippant observations aren't necessarily "THE truth" I think she's just being facetious. I'd advice you both to take it with a "pinch" and not a "grain" of salt. She is NOT THE authority on lingo evolution in the Philippines.

please provide the link to the video you reacted to in the description. it's less of a hassle that way.

Many times have I came back in the Philippines and some of my relatives find it hard to understand me. Basically, it's because of the difference between the British English and the Filipino English/American English. I really can't wait to come back next year, it's been four years since my last visit, hopefully, things will get better there.

Yes I was laughing so hard when I saw Mr. Bulbul's channel 😂

That’s so hilarious how you talked about the word “bulbul” and Mr. Bulbul from Korea.😂🤣😆

I love the way lucy say "bolbol" i laugh so hard when i heard that

I am not smiling 😊😊..I am laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂..❤❤ I love this video..🎉🎉🎉🎉

You guys are doing great, As In!!!!

The British actress Elisabeth Taylor goes to Holywood, according to the articles: she did not understand California accent so she went to School to study English in California accent.

Hahaha you two are funny. Keep it up guys!

A tip for u 2. When u are doing a reaction video, can u please pause the video when you want to say or comment on something because some of us never seen the video before n gets interrupted by you comments. Also, when u don’t pause, not only do u interrupt the people watching , u might also lose out on some funny part. :)

Here's a little list of English words and phrases used in the Philippines and a little definition of what Filipinos really mean. Misnomers: Salvage - to destroy or kill Stuck up - stuck in something Documentary - documentation Commute - go to school/work by public transit Promise - swear For a while - wait a moment Napkin - tissue Blow out - to treat someone to a special outing Gimmick - to go out into town to party Sewers - seamstresses or tailors Made up words: In fairness True-to-life story - autobiography. memoir Mispronunciations: England - should be Englund Bowel - should be bowl if they mean to say bowl