This is my weekly column that appears in SunStar Davao every Friday. I am publishing a copy of it here for LiP readers to enjoy too. Much of this information has been covered in my many previous LiP articles on the subject of Language, but perhaps this has a bit of a different angle that […]
Cultural Adjustment
Since it’s Friday, today I’m featuring my column from SunStar Davao Newspaper. While my LiP Web Magazine is targeted toward foreigner readers who have an interest in visiting or living in the Philippines, my newspaper column is targeted at Filipino readers and trying to foster more understanding toward foreigners who are here. Because of this, […]
Asking I’m Sorry
What? Asking I’m sorry? What happened to Bob today? That doesn’t make sense. OK, calm down, don’t get too worried. I haven’t blown a gasket or anything. As I’ve said many times on this site, the Philippines and the rest of the English speaking world are separated by a common language, borrowing from a famous […]
What should I call him?
Here in the Philippines, names are not used much of the time when addressing people. Or, if a name is used, it will often have a “prefix” code word affixed ahead of it. As an example, our Vice Mayor here in Davao City is Sara Duterte, the daughter of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. But, people don’t […]
Nice dinner meeting in Cebu
While I was on my way back from Bogo, Cebu to Cebu City last week, I got a text message from Feyma. She told me that a friend of ours had contacted her. Our friend’s name is Yam. I’m not going to use any last names, because I am not sure that she wants her […]
LiP Fellowship
I had a number of reasons for visiting Cebu last week. I had a job to do for a friend with a house in Lapu Lapu City. I had been wanting to visit Cebu for immersion language practice in the home of the Bisayan language. I was ready for a trip away from Mindanao after […]