Filipino Gestures and Manners | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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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..

What is the most common gesture when meeting someone for the first time? This is usually done when in a formal setting.

Handshaking

You see this at the front door of a Filipino household. What would you do?

Take off my shoes and leave it outside.

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)

What do we call the culture of bringing home gifts when a person comes home from another country or town?

Pasalubong

Re-enact the "pouting lips" gesture

Great!

Which body part do Filipinos use to point to an object or a person?

Lips

Re-enact the "pagmamano" gesture

Great!

Hissing is done to call someone's attention politely. True or False?

False.

A gesture that is commonly done by women to women.

Beso - beso

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

Raising eyebrows with a smile is another way of greeting someone for the first time. True of False?

False.

Re-enact how Filipinos eat with bare hands.

Great!

Give one difference between the Spanish and Filipino gestures.

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Give one similarity between the Spanish and Filipino gestures

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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.

This honoring gesture involves a younger person asking for an elder’s hand and gently touching their own forehead

Pagmamano

What does this expression mean?

"What did you say?" "Huh?"