tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872530552658058721.post2582209305693794684..comments2023-07-06T14:46:34.810+05:30Comments on Livin' La Vida Lanka!: The V/W SyndromeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872530552658058721.post-15632105278731008792011-08-04T21:34:53.876+05:302011-08-04T21:34:53.876+05:30HAHAHAHAHA! I know! It's easier especially for...HAHAHAHAHA! I know! It's easier especially for drivers to understand very rudimentary english. Like "apartment please." Or "back please" - which means open the trunk! Hahahaha! Wag tayo masasanay! Katakot!Talahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262309196095022824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872530552658058721.post-12575592513334008762011-08-03T21:25:40.514+05:302011-08-03T21:25:40.514+05:30Hahaha! We have a barok syndrome here in Indonesia...Hahaha! We have a barok syndrome here in Indonesia. I was warned early on that I must continue to speak straight english while I am here so I don't ruin my english. I didn't understand at first only later did I realized what it meant. They don't really have grammar here. So if I wanna say "Let's go to the supermarket" to my driver, I cannot just translate it in Bahasa because my driver will not understand. I need to translate "to supermarket now" instead so he gets it. So when speaking to them in English, it has to be the same way so they can understand me better. Nakakatakot lang pag-nasanay dahil barok na tuloy! LOL!thediplomaticwifehttp://thediplomaticwife.comnoreply@blogger.com