Please post to this message and please say where you're from and where you are now, if you're studying or already a nurse. And any other info you wanna add. Just thought it would be fun to see how many pinoys are here? :coollook: :coollook: :coollook: :coollook: :coollook: :coollook:
Can I start?
Marie here from Northern Caloocan, Philippines
still studying at OLFU Lagro, can't wait to be a nurse!
Hey, I have a question that I mean seriously, because I've been wondering about this.
Is "Pinoy" a term that would be offensive coming from my white western mouth? I'd sure hesitate to use it, kinda like some American folks call one another a name affectionately that'd get me (deservedly) beaten to a pulp if I tired it.
Hey, I have a question that I mean seriously, because I've been wondering about this.
Is "Pinoy" a term that would be offensive coming from my white western mouth? I'd sure hesitate to use it, kinda like some American folks call one another a name affectionately that'd get me (deservedly) beaten to a pulp if I tired it.
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if you ask me, it seems odd that a non-filipino would call me "pinoy" (i.e. to call my attention, greet???). even if you don't mean to take offense (i'm sure you're not THAT kind), you may end up being thought to be guilty of what you're trying to avoid. to be safe, better call "pinoys" by their names and be delighted by the many terms of endearment we use for ourselves ....e.g. girlie (that's normally for a lady), boyet (hopefully for a guy, hehe), ding-dong (yup, like your doorbell), jhun (make sure that's spelled correctly, too), toyang or baby (even if she's decades over toddlerhood!!!) and whole lot of double-syllables...ning-ning, ling-ling, jojo....
i'm curious, what's that white-thing-name you call yourself??? i hope you can find the strength to answer. for educational purposes only...thanks!
Personally, I find nothing wrong w/ a non-Filipino uttering "pinoy'. It's just short for Filipino, anyway. Right? It's the not the same as the "N" word.
Personally, I find nothing wrong w/ a non-Filipino uttering "pinoy'. It's just short for Filipino, anyway. Right? It's the not the same as the "N" word.
Just my two cents.
hey lawrence!
sure, "pinoy" is our shortened, endearing term for filipino....not that i'm offended, no. imagine a non-filipino calling out to you.."mr. pinoy!". doesn't it feel impersonal? and if you'd think about it, specially in a work situation, this is why we have names, right? or maybe we're not thinking of the same situation/context? definitely, i don't deny in any way that i am Filipino. i am, PROUDLY.
ok...this is off-greeting mood...i just got curious about the other poster's question. i think, generally, in dealing with people here in the u.s., regardless of your earnest motives, any reference to ethnicity can be like walking on thin ice. until we know people well enough, i feel it's safer to steer clear of such terms.
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michaRN, RN
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hello...im a filipino too graduated 1995..been to singapore and currently in UK.. planning for US.