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General culture
Common learned behavior patterns that are acquired by people as members of a society.
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silhouette cutting
Culture; General culture
Silhouette cutting is traditional art unique to Japan in which a cutter armed with scissors and paper cuts out silhouettes and other images upon request using no pencil drawings or patterns.
ochi
Culture; General culture
Ochi refers to the end of a rakugo performance, often where the punchline or moral of the story takes place.
colgate
Culture; General culture
Filipinos would say "colgate" instead of saying toothpaste. Actually, this is a local popular brand name of toothpaste, which they are using to clean their teeth.
The Last Supper
Culture; General culture
Filipinos are mostly Catholic Christians, so in every kitchen wall you usually see an image of The Last Supper. This picture can be either just a simple plastic banner or an expensive type of ...
crab mentality
Culture; General culture
This is also known as crabs in the bucket, which is a metaphor describing a crab escaping from a pot. So, instead of letting one crab escape, they pull down each other in order to prevent anyone ...
ref
Culture; General culture
This is a short term for refrigerator, which is a box-type machinery to cool foods and beverages and also to preserve freshness of meat and vegetables. So, if a Filipino says "ref" he implies it is ...
brown-out
Culture; General culture
The correct term for saying the electric power is off should be black-out. Instead of saying black-out, a Filipino would say brown-out.
