El Negrito Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 I know when I moved to Mexico it was a culture shock to see Mexicans (wife included) shocked at the use of words such as "stupid" or "idiot". Here they are just BIG no no's. Are there words that are similar in the Philippines? To be clear I am speaking of English words that are the same or relatively the same there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Methersgate Posted August 2, 2014 Popular Post Posted August 2, 2014 ANYTHING that could be construed as offensive will be. Filipinos call this "the onion skin syndrome" Never criticize; only ever praise. Honest. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp52 Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 ANYTHING that could be construed as offensive will be. Filipinos call this "the onion skin syndrome" Never criticize; only ever praise. Honest. Thats for sure 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1 Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Gago and Bobo come to mind for the words you are talking about. I would only use them in a family setting where you were joking each other. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp52 Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Gago and Bobo come to mind for the words you are talking about. I would only use them in a family setting where you were joking each other. And the meaning is ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1 Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 gago=idiot or stupid bobo=moron 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OnMyWay Posted August 3, 2014 Popular Post Posted August 3, 2014 gago=idiot or stupid bobo=moron And all this time I thought they were calling me smart and handsome! :1 (103): :hystery: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguk Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 gago=idiot or stupid bobo=moron And all this time I thought they were calling me smart and handsome! :1 (103): :hystery: :hystery: :rolleyes: They will call you pogi......if it is payday hahaha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Americano Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 I believe El Negrito asked about offensive English words. He don't know any words from the over 100 languages in the Philippines yet so he was only asking about English words. Any insulting words in English may or may not be understood by Filipino listeners so its best not to use any of them. The first Filipina I met didn't know any bad words in English so I could say anything I wanted to without her being offended but every Filipino has their own level of understanding English. One day she told me that the word "bitch" sounds good, so I told her maybe it sounds good to you but never say it to someone from America. Its an offensive word there so someone may get mad at you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Negrito Posted August 3, 2014 Author Posted August 3, 2014 ANYTHING that could be construed as offensive will be. Filipinos call this "the onion skin syndrome" Never criticize; only ever praise. Honest. Interesting. I sometimes teach English online to Taiwanese and Chinese students and they are just the opposite, they want you to critic their English and offer correction. Sounds like Filipinos would be offended by that. gago=idiot or stupid bobo=moron Bobo means the same in Spanish, interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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