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Filipino Gestures and Manners

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  • What does this expression mean?
    "What did you say?" "Huh?"
  • Pouting lips gesture is done to initiate a kiss. True or False?
    False
  • How do we call a friend's parent?
    Tito (Uncle) or Tita (Aunt)
  • This honoring gesture involves a younger person asking for an elder’s hand and gently touching their own forehead
    Pagmamano
  • What is the most common gesture when meeting someone for the first time? This is usually done when in a formal setting.
    Handshaking
  • Re-enact the gesture which is done when you're about to pass in between two people talking.
    Lowering the head while arms extended downwards
  • Which body part do Filipinos use to point to an object or a person?
    Lips
  • Give one difference between the Spanish and Filipino gestures.
    ...
  • Raising eyebrows with a smile is another way of greeting someone for the first time. True of False?
    False.
  • Hissing is done to call someone's attention politely. True or False?
    False.
  • What does lowering the head while arms extended downwards mean?
    It's another way of saying "excuse me" without interrupting the two people's conversation.
  • You see this at the front door of a Filipino household. What would you do?
    Take off my shoes and leave it outside.
  • Give one similarity between the Spanish and Filipino gestures
    ...
  • Re-enact the "pouting lips" gesture
    Great!
  • What do we call the culture of bringing home gifts when a person comes home from another country or town?
    Pasalubong
  • Re-enact the "pagmamano" gesture
    Great!
  • A gesture that is commonly done by women to women.
    Beso - beso
  • Re-enact how Filipinos eat with bare hands.
    Great!
  • Why do we leave footwear outside the house?
    We do it to respect the owner of the house. We don't want to bring dirt from the outside..