That said, I noticed how amusing Filipinos can be. We have a thing for stating the obvious that Vice Ganda even had a whole routine about stupid questions. Nobody wants to admit inferiority in any way, but given everyday situations, it's difficult to deny that we have an in-bred nerve in us Filipinos to state an obvious fact.
Aalis ka na?
This is a classic question a host asks after you say "Uy, mauna na kami ah?". I mean, really. 9/10 times. You can't say goodbye to a host without having that "confirmation question". You're probably even guilty. I know I am.
Panu kaya nangyari yun?
You hear this question mostly from people you're with when you arrive in the middle of something. They're probably just thinking aloud, but somehow, whenever I hear questions like these, I understand why at this day and age, Madam Auring still has a career in fortune telling. On one hand, we can say that Filipinos are just naturally opinionated. In our own words: natural tayong mga chismoso't chismosa.
Nakauwi ka na pala?
I don't know if you get this often, but my girlfriend does, and I've actually witnessed it. Upon arriving home and greeting her parents, this is their greeting to her. Makes me wanna be in her shoes and just say "hinde, apparisyon lang ang nakikita mo sa harapan mo ngayon.. awoooooo..."
Grabe, ang lakas ng ulan!
Situation: dark skies, heavy downpour. Then one genius declares "grabe, ang lakas ng ulan!". So if you got dibs on noticing the weather, does that make the other people so detached from their surroundings that they didn't even notice the heavy downpour before you did?
Pwedeng hiramin/humingi?
You get asked this question at the moment right before person who asked puts food in his/her mouth (in case of "hingi", food) or the moment person grabs that thing he/she wants to borrow. These people have impeccable timing in asking this question, as they ask it in such a way that you can't do anything about it when you turn your attention to them.
On a lighter, probably positive note, we also have the "Gusto mo?" question.
"Hiya" is so deeply planted in our attitudes that when offered food, we don't immediately sink our faces to it, and instead, shrug, smile, and say "thanks!" before grabbing some, despite being hungry. We don't go for seconds even though we can go on and eat a couple of servings more.
As a host, though, you have a hard time offering people stuff you prepared for them because all these people are too shy to enjoy the hard work you did for them.
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Talk about rusty. I need to write more again.=|
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