Rich Man, Poor Man Enero 8, 2008
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Wala lang. Natawa lang ako rito.
An excerpt from “History of the Burgis” [1987, p. 107]
If you’re rich of course you must have an “allergy”; if you’re poor, heavens, what could it be but “galis”? The “sira ng ulo” of the poor is the rich man’s “nervous breakdown”- from tension. A well-off person with itchy fingers is a “kleptomaniac” otherwise he is known as just plain “magnanakaw”. And did you hear an odd millionaire referred to as “may toyo”? No, millionaires are just “eccentric”.
If a dark domestic is “ita”, “negra”, or “baluga”, her just-as-dark señorita is “morena” or “kayumanggi”. If you’re society you’re approvingly called “slender” or “balingkinitan”- if you’re poor you’re plain “patpatin” or “payatot”.
While a lower income girl is “nagwawala”, her well-heeled bed-hopping counterpart is merely “game”. Only the poor are “landi”, rich girls are “liberated”. Advancing years make the poor “gurang”, the burgis gracefully into senior citizenhood. And who ever referred to a rich man’s son as “bobo”? No, he’s just a “slow learner”.
If a well-heeled matron eats a lot, she flatters her host who says “she’s masarap kumain”. A peasant eating the same amount in the same house is “patay gutom”. A rich “matakaw”, by the way, is also known as a “gourmet”.
my my my!
jeez that was so funny! haha. anyhow, i think it makes a hell lot of sense, socio-cultural dynamism as evident in slang words used. XD
CHELSERENE: my my my… Delilah? (weh corny)
CHRISDOCOT: may idadagdag pa ako. kapag poor na hindi biniyayaaan ng height, ang tawag ay “pandak, bansot, etc.” Kapag rich naman, “vertically-challenged, o kaya naman cute (pampalubag-loob)” ‘Uy natamaan si Christian sa sinabi ko. haha. ang sama ko talaga.
luma na ‘to ah? hehe!
hehe, san ko kaya makikita ang print version nyan? nice post pare! (este, dude pala) ^_^
hindi ako mgco-comment bout dun s post mo po. reply lng ako s comment mo s akin. hehe. oo nga. tma k po. mrmi png skul =p
ENOCH: Hindi ko alam kung luma na siya. Nakuha ko lang ‘yan sa English class namin.
RAYMOND LEE QUIJANO: Hindi ko rin alam. Gusto ko ring makakita ng print version.
ANAMISHA: Hi Ana! Ok lang ‘yan. Darating pa ang UPCAT results, namahinga lang sila nang kaunti dahil centennial celebration nila. hehe.
siguro parehas lang ng konsepto…
wah! kinakabahan n nga ako eh. pg ndi ako nkapasa dun s mapua na lang. hehe =p
lahat ng sinabi mu po un ang ginawa ko nga sa term paper ko. haha
wah! pasado po aq s upcat. thank God!
ahaha. super crush ko po tlaga si sir pach =p
nakakatuwa naman yung post mo, until now naka smile pa din ako.
ENOCH: siguro nga.
ANAMISHA: hala. sir pachy talaga ah. haha. congrats! Economics ka pala ah. nagtataka lang ako kung bakit BS ang eco sa UP at AB naman sa Ateneo. wala lang.
MIA: salamat. sayang nga napakakaunti nung nandito eh, gusto ko tuloy makita ‘yung book.
super related sa fil40 class namin. libro ni virgilio almario ang hanapin mo para sa mas maraming ganyan.
PADRE SALVI: Wala akong fil class ngayong sem, sa summer pa. wala lang. sa school pa lang exposed na ako sa mga ganyan.