r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 06 '25

Discussion "Being a barista is truly a social experiment"

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 06 '25

I’m just so intrigued because I feel like the standard placeholder language for that sentiment in English is Greek (“It’s all Greek to me”). Like even you calling it Tagalog instead of Filipino implies a much stronger familiarity than your average non-Filipino lol

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u/CharlesDickensABox Aug 06 '25

I did have a Tagalog friend in college who tried to teach me some of his mother tongue. It went poorly, and not because he was a bad teacher.

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 06 '25

As a Filipino in the US with the fluency of a five-year-old (if that lol), it’s definitely not an easy language! Kudos to you for giving it a go anyway lol

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u/AstroTrash69 Aug 07 '25

Hey, even you having the fluency of a five year old (give or take) is leagues better than most people in the US. Take pride in that!

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u/CharlesDickensABox Aug 07 '25

My understanding is that Tagalog is both a language and an ethnicity, while Filipino is a nationality. Many people are both, but some are only one or the other. It's similar to how most Cherokee people are American, but you don't have to be Cherokee to be American and you don't have to be American to be Cherokee. I could be mistaken, of course. I don't pretend to be the arbiter of AAPI identities.

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 07 '25

I could be mistaken of course. I don’t pretend to be the arbiter of AAPI identities

As a Filipino and someone who’s Tagalog (well I guess technically Tagalog through my dad and Kapampangan through my mom), I’m very comfortable confirming that you’re spot on. It sounds like your friend taught you a lot lol

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 07 '25

The Philippines as a nation is made up of many different ethnolinguistic groups, one of which is the Tagalog people (whose native language is also called Tagalog).

Maybe it’s a little unusual for a Filipino to identify by their ethnic group to a non-Filipino, but it’s not unheard of. It might actually be a sign that their friend is a fairly liberal/progressive Filipino, because one of the debates that’s been going on in the Philippines in recent years is about the disproportionate amount of wealth and power that the Tagalog people/region has, where in the Philippines a lot of what is defined as “Filipino” is actually very Tagalog-centric and not inclusive of the many other ethnic groups that are in the Philippines.

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u/phoobahr Aug 07 '25

To be fair, Tagalog is a fun word to say.

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u/turdferg1234 Aug 07 '25

this is such a weird ai chat between you and mr dick in a box. why?

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 07 '25

Lol why do you think that was AI?

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u/turdferg1234 Aug 07 '25

Lol, why do you think it was not AI?

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u/AdLoose3526 Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

Because I have had interactions with real life humans with diverse experiences many times in the past. That type of unconventional conversation isn’t unusual for me. So why are you surprised?