tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417784322197275588.post5153527453139668301..comments2024-02-08T02:11:01.665-08:00Comments on Coconut Radio: Culturally misunderstood small talkCeleste Brashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320277479867366961noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417784322197275588.post-12521325846360760532011-11-01T11:02:21.076-07:002011-11-01T11:02:21.076-07:00My (Sicilian) boss' favourite is (while pointi...My (Sicilian) boss' favourite is (while pointing and grimacing at a large premenstrual spot/scratch/blemish/physical deformity), 'what's THAT?' <br /><br />Next time she asks I'm telling her I'm taking part in a stem cell research programme and growing a mouse on my face. Y'know, just for kicks.Katjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194345669238572145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417784322197275588.post-14822876628510516482011-10-28T20:13:58.906-07:002011-10-28T20:13:58.906-07:00Hawaii: "Howzit?"
(How is it going?)
A...Hawaii: "Howzit?"<br />(How is it going?)<br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417784322197275588.post-36902336719266921602011-10-28T15:23:58.933-07:002011-10-28T15:23:58.933-07:00'Lukim yu bihain' in PNG pidgin doesn'...'Lukim yu bihain' in PNG pidgin doesn't mean 'look at your bottom'. It means 'see you later'. 'Bihain' (behind) is the future; 'pastaim' is the past.rowan@rowanmckinnon.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00447063920459777519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417784322197275588.post-85385339742702875512011-10-28T14:49:48.682-07:002011-10-28T14:49:48.682-07:00Very interesting article!
I am very familiar with...Very interesting article!<br /><br />I am very familiar with this phenomenon from Saudi-Arabia, I'm a Finn myself and I work in a hospital and most nurses come from Philippines and Malaysia and they too think its perfectly fine to call someone fat.<br /><br />We have a multi-cultural working environment with a mix of different cultures like arabs, europeans, americans, indians,asians and africans all working side by side. It creates many conflicts!<br />Funny thing is most of the philippino nurses who call western people fat know for a fact how insulting it is, but they continue to do so. If confronted they will say "in my culture its ok".<br /><br />Great blog btw!<br />pls visit mine too :) http://www.blueabaya.blogspot.com/Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.com