I was chatting with a friend and were trying to decipher a new language bore of jeje. Halfway through, she asks me a trivial question that lead to a whole new discussion.
A: Guess what the first Filipino word girls teach their foreign boyfriends?
T: Hmmmmm. Tough one. A curse most likely--or a dirty word. P.I.?
A: "tampo"
T: Isn't that negative? Why not "mahal"?
A: It might be too soon in the relationship, so you can't talk about love.
T: How about "gusto"?
A: "Lambing" maybe.
T: How do you explain that? "deliberately doing exceedingly sweet gestures to show appreciation"?
A: Hmmmm. That's tough.
T: But the exceeding part seems inaccurate. The point I'm trying to drive at is that it should be over the top, unnatural or out of the ordinary.
A: But in real life it is just another way to let the person know that you care.
T: I think I got it. MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO BE AFFECTIONATE.
A: That's it. Exactly.
1 comment:
Well said ~ I will share that with my girls :D
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