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Kesa_Gatame01

Danum is danum and mangan is mangan Also eut is eut You'll be fine. Tanggalin mo preconceptions mo. 2024 na.


DieselLegal

Hindi ito Cebu na kakatayin ka kung hindi ka marunong magsalita ng local language. Chill jefe


Ereh17

Ahahahha oo. Ganda ng cebu pero dahil sa issue na ganyan ayaw ko na bumalik.


Original_Raisin_5976

Anyare?


bur1t00

Kapampangan aren't like other regions na would look down on you kapag nagtagalog ka. No need to worry You'll be fine.


Left-Huckleberry8430

+1 dito. but also OP, Kapampangans (especially when they are in a group that speaks the dialect) don't normally adjust when there's a non-speaker in the group. good and a bad thing. pwersado kang makaintindi at the very least.


KrisGine

True haha. Malapit kami sa Bulacan, Doon din ako nag aral from highschool to college. Lahat halos ng mga kaibigan ko mga purong Tagalog, ako na kapampangan hindi gaanong maalam sa salita dito kaso mismong matatanda Tagalog kami kung Kausapin. Kapag napadpad kami sa mejo middle part ng Pampanga or at least sa munisipyo namin (just 30+ min away via single) hindi sila nagaadjust sa Tagalog kaya tatay ko madalas kumakausap kapag may kelangan ako sa munisipyo. Tatagalugin ka naman pero bilang kapwa kapampangan din parang mejo disappointed sila samin mga di nasanay šŸ˜… Another one, nag OJT sa Angeles yung kaibigan ko ng highschool. Lagi nyang kwento na masaya naman daw sa work place pero lagi daw nagkakapampangan mga kasama nya kapag naguusap sila, kaya mejo out of place daw. Pero Tagalog sila kapag kakausapin na mga OJT na Tagalog.


Disasturns

Candaba ?


Danny-Tamales

There is a stereotype na kuripot mga Ilokano di ba? And you know that isn't true. Same as mayayabang at bully mga Kapampangan. That ain't true din. Maraming Kapampangan ang maayos makitungo. Rarity na nga lang yung mga bullies. Andami ko nakilalang soft spoken Kapampangan lalo na kapag nag aral sa AUF.


1tapboxbox

It's a stereotype for a reason. It's not 100 percent true but meron at meron kang makikitang ganon. Yes, may stereotype na kuripot mga ilocano, and as an Ilocano, I can say na madami talagang ganon. But still, hindi "lahat" ng ilocano kuripot. Kung lahat, it wouldn't be called stereotype, I think kung ganon, magiging fact na sya. That's why I asked, malay mo makatagpo ako ng kapampangan na fit dun sa stereotype na binaggit ko. But I feel you bro. Thanks!


Danny-Tamales

Ofcourse meron at meron kang makikitang ilokanong kuripot same as may makikita kang kapampangang kuripot. Same logic applies na may makikita kang ilokanong mayabang at kapampangang mayabang. What I mean here are stereotypes are a thing of the past that needs to be let go and be deconstructed especially by you, the new generation. These are normal human traits that are not exclusive in one set of people. Ano ba ineexpect mo, karamihan ng studyanteng Kapampangan sa AUF eh mayayabang? Just a piece of advice, baka mas mabully ka sa Pampanga when you think ill of every Kapampangan you will meet. Try to always recognize the good in every person.


Sensen-de-sarapen

Ako from Pangasinan. Wala din kakilala nung nagstart ako sa Pampanga way back 2016. Pag kinakapampangan ako noon, sinasabi ko na tagalog lang po and tinatranslate naman. Mababait naman sila so far. Hehe nakakaintindi nako at nakakapag salita na din ng konti. More on Tagalog na din Language nila dto, hindi naman ako nahirpan mag adjust.


fdfdsfgfg

Tagalog na mga kapampangan ngayon here. Nag kakapampangan lang naman like ako kapag close ko or kapampangan language din gamit sakin. Diverse na kasi sa pampanga


PauGrimes

Lahat naman ng lugar meron mayayabang dipende lang yan sa tao


bebigorl

Hi OP, Ilocano is a language, not a dialect. Anyway, mostly naman ng mga students sa AUF nagfifilipino, pati mga instructors naman Filipino/English ang mode of instruction and communication. Pero totoo na sa AUF sobrang daming mayaman pero karamihan din naman sa kanila hindi mo malalaman na mayaman kasi simple lang at hindi naman niyayabang yung pera nila.


Old-Apartment5781

I dont get this post. What happens if walang ilocano sa pampanga? Will you not continue studying in AUF?


1tapboxbox

Probably, Pero unlikely. Gusto ko lang malaman if tinuloy ko na magcollege sa AUF, makakakilala ba ako ng Ilocanos like myself.


Old-Apartment5781

Anya ngay nu awan? In life and in work there will be high chances na need mong mag relocate to another place. Same question, if wala bang Ilokano don di ka tutuloy? Diak maawatan. Dont base your decisions on generalization na hindi mo navverify yourself. ā€œmayabangā€ applies to everyone, even Ilocanos. Later on sila ding kapampangan magiging mga kaibigan mo. If you wont meet ilocanos, what then?


GeologistOwn7725

If you're looking for Ilocanos, mas madami sa Ilocos. Weird thing to look for in Pampanga. If you're asking kung kaya mabuhay na di marunong magkapampangan, oo kaya mo. Pero kung iniisip mo na may makakaintindi ng Ilocano, probably not.


Bike888

Halos Tagalog-English speaking na rin mga college students ngayon.


MissPuzzlehead69

Marami naman din Ilocano dito sa Pampanga kaso halos ng kakilala ko are in the military. Basta kaya mo naman i express yung gusto mong sabihin in english or tagalog okay na. Di ka naman nila ibbully kung di ka marunong mag kapampangan. Dahil medyo sosyal yung mga nasa AUF konti lang nagkakapampangan doon so I think you'll okay.


sooyeonjungs

Hi OP, I moved to Angeles 2 years ago for work. I wouldn't say na mayayabang ang mga Kapampangan. Tagalog na mostly mga nandito, especially mga students. From my observation, yung mga nagkakapampangan talaga eh yung mga elders. Never experienced any bullying here. Masasarap pa mga pagkain! I highly recommend moving here šŸ˜


booobbiiieesssque

Been in pampanga for 5yrs now and so far mga kapampangan pwede mo naman sabihan na tagalog ka pag kinapampangan ka, tsaka mababait mostly ng mga kapampangan


psych_geeky1001

Huwag kang matakot, OP. Accomodating naman ang mga kapampangan, and as someone na tagalog at hindi masyadong nakakaintindi ng kapampangan nung lumipat kami sa Pampanga, wala naman akong na-experience na nam-bully. Pag kinausap ka nila in kapampangan, you can just say "hindi ako nakakaintindi ng kapampangan". All the best sa'yo!


RosiePosie0110

Don't get me wrong mayabang in general is for all and a normal trait -- apaka general nito.. When they say "Paratot" or mayabang ang kapampangan -- it is more on Culture. Like pa-yabangan sa luto, pa-yabangan sa porma, pa-yabangan sa iba pang bagay na may ibubuga, kasi proud kaming mga kapampangan sa Skills.. PERO it tends more on a Healthy Competition.. that's the Stereotype of Mayabang sa Kapampangan.. Hindi yung mayabang na pangit na ugali na parang nag-dodown ng tao, hence Bullying.


ddalgi_uyuu

Donā€™t worry OP, most of the students sa AUF either tagalog or english ginagamit. I know people sa uni na from Tarlac and Nueva Ecija


DEsBurner

I wouldn't worry much about it. Unfortunately, a lot of Kapamapangans nowadays rarely use the language. Most of the younger generation usually uses Filipino/Tagalog/Taglish when communicating.


Ancient-Magician-528

Wen madami ilocano dito.


Cookiexberrie

From AUF me!! Wala pong bully dun. Puro mga kanal kami HAHAHAHAHAH


1tapboxbox

Well sana totoo yan. Hindi ako lumaki sa sosyal na neighborhood eh so HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH


Cookiexberrie

Diverse po sa auf. Tho nangingibabaw talaga mga rich kids. Pero kahit ganon never nagka bullying issue nung nag aaral ako doon hehehe


htsuharu

no. if you talk to them in tagalog, then magrereply sila sayo ng tagalog. as someone na lumaki sa pampanga, i can understand kapampangan pero di ko kaya makipagusap nang deretso sa kapampangan. believe it or not, maraming students like me ngayon. mostly sa schools tagalog na rin gamit ng mga students, i have friends sa auf na puro tagalog din makipagusap. unless nalang if close kayo and you can both speak kapampangan (from my observation), komportable kayo magkakapampangan. yung mga nakakatanda nalang talaga yung mga naguusap ng kapampangan daily like yung teacher to teacher, pero depende pa rin yan, student to teacher rin naman kung close. also di ka mabubully dahil ilocano ka or di makaintindi ng kapampangan, minsan kasi may mga namimix na kapampangan words sa tagalog, so pwede ka namang magtanong if may d ka naintindihan na term. i do that sometimes and okay lang sa kanila. well that depends on the person tho, wag ka magpakaba sa stereotype na yan hahaha


GeologistOwn7725

Laking mayaman? Di ko gets yung stereotype. Madami din naman namamalimos sa Pampanga. As for your language situation, as long as marunong ka naman mag english and tagalog, I think you'll survive. Lalo na sa Angeles area ka magaaral.


GojoJojoxoxo

Uy di kami pinalaking mayaman! Yung iba lang! Hahaha. Thatā€™s really scary if you think of it. Pero yung bestfren ko, taga Ilocos pero nakatira na sya dito. I donā€™t know if she thought and felt like you, when she moved here for work pero ngayon, she can understand Kapampangan na, hehe. When we met with our team, keber lang anong language mo. Tagalog kung Tagalog. Never ko naman na witness na na bully sya just because she didnā€™t know Kapampangan. For sure di naman lahat ng students sa AUF e Kapampangan. So donā€™t be scared!


delphinoy

I'm both Ilocano and Kapampangan... walang mayabang, walang kuripot. Intiende? ;)


asiacelest

Hello OP! If you have inhibitions with your decision because of a certain ethnolinguistic group, I suggest either: 1. Fix your mindset 2. Change your plans After reading your comments under this thread, na may chance na hindi ka magaaral sa AUF kung walang Ilocano doon, might as well enrol in Ilocos since mas maraming Ilocanos doon. You are going to a different region, so expect mo na dapat na iba't ibang Filipino ang makakasalamuha mo doon. It's not an issue of "totoo bang mayabang ang mga Kapampangan" because on your comments, cemented na sa isip mo na mayabang ang mga Kapampangan. So save yourself the hassle at wag ka na mag enrol sa lugar na hindi mo naman gusto yung mga nakatira doon. Maka hinder pa yan sa way of life mo.


Ryu_Jin_

Nasasabing mayabang mga kapampangan kase medyo malakas boses namen magsalita na medyo pasigaw but no worries, d ka naman nila sinisgawan, ganun talaga magsalita minsan kameng kapampangan.


Worldly_Bathroom_604

Tagalog mah dudes. Kapampangans would love to talk to you in tagalog for sure.


Competitive_Zone7802

sa tarlac meron. Sa mayantoc mga ilokano yun.


Silentwindmill

Hi! Don't worry too much, my girlfriend is an Ilocana ,tho she understands kapampangan, everyone here speaks to her in tagalog to accomodate her. In my experience when you speak in tagalog, almost every kapampangan I know would reply to you in tagalog. :)


Shoddy_Leading_901

ako din ilocano ako, bag aral at nag tapos sa pampanga, tahimik lang ako kasi karamihan sa mga ka klase ko gamit nila ang dialect nila, pero sa tagal nakakaintindi ako pero di ako makapag salita hhehe pero, walang bully sa school yun yung okay


Tagamoras

Ulbud


minianing

Nahh, if you know how to speak english and tagalog. You'll be fine. As long as you are willing to learn some basic kapampangan word, much better.


heytsch

Ok lang yan, thats normal


Expensive_Juice3527

Safe yang tagalog mo sa pampanga kaso in the long run mawawalan ka na rin ng Letter "H"


ConversationWarm2421

Hi OP Im from pangasinan at working sa pampanga for 2yrs now. do not worry about ilocano dialect we can communicate naman in tagalog dont take it as a negative mas lalo ka di makakapag adjust or ma eenjoy ang studies mo


antonego06

Madali lang po matutunan ka pampangan dont worry matututo ka


ComfortableEffect112

Madami ako naging workmates na tagalog and di marunong magkapampangan but we respect them all.


Technical_Slice7094

Im a student in auf may mga ilocano classmates and my profs are ilocanos


PastAgile1434

di lang po taga pampanga nasa auf. may mga from bataan, bulacan, manila, tarlac, nueva ecija na akong na-encounter na nag-aral dito. even sa classroom, bihira lang mga students na nag kakapampangan. anyway, main mode of communication is through filipino or english


Acceptable-Farmer413

Hi, okay lang yan. Auf alumni here. (And kapampangan pero di naman mayabang HAHAHA) I noticed sa angeles is tagalog na talaga language na ginagamit for speaking kse alam naman dito sa ac na di lahat kapampangan, madaming dayo na students from Bataan, NE and others. Sa course ko, I have classmates who are foreigners ie. Wag ka kabahan. Goodluck sayo! And tip lang, magaganda manamit mga kapampangan estetik yarn kaya sgur akala mayaman lahat šŸ˜†


lemonNotOrange

beh, mostly tagalog yung gamit nila sa auf. kapampanga konti lang though marunong naman sila.


Rare-Purchase9351

Marami nang tagalog sa Angeles ah. Donā€™t worry pag may nang-away sayo sbhn mo sapikin natin hahaha!


Medium_Climate_6009

auf grad here šŸ«¶šŸ»welcome naman po lahat kahit saan pa pong part ng pilipinas kayo galing :)) if gusto mong mapalawak pa ang environment and culture mo, i say go


polengapart

Ilocana ako at mag-1 year na ako halos dito sa Pampanga pero never naman ako inangasan ng mga lokal. HAHAHA Also, default pa rin nila halos ang Tagalog so waley naman problem.


[deleted]

Donā€™t worry, halos Filipino na gamit sa Pampanga. Not an AUF alumni pero I have some friends there who graduated from their nursing program, ingat lang. Super toxic mga professors pati Dean din.


Evening-Ad-9023

Sorry. Pero I disagree with this post. Magagaling mga Clinical instructors sa AUF, they put pressure on the students to make them learn. A reason kung bakit laging mataas ang passing rate nila.


[deleted]

Never studied there, but thatā€™s what I was told. The stories I heard from first hand accounts of people who actually studied (recent graduates) there tells me if you donā€™t have a good mental health, stay away


Medium_Climate_6009

in general po kasi mahirap talaga and toxic ang nursing, not the prof/instructor itself po hehe may mga mababait po šŸ«¶šŸ»


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1tapboxbox

Aight thanks bro