{"product_id":"tagalog-down-dirty-filipino-obscenities-insults-sex-talk-drug-slang-and-gay-language-in-the-philippines-paperback-1","title":"Tagalog Down \u0026 Dirty: Filipino Obscenities, Insults, Sex Talk, Drug Slang and Gay Language in The Philippines - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmmett Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tagalog Words You Won't Find in the Polite Dictionaries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, millions of foreigners visit The Philippines. They go to the World War II battlefield of Corregidor, tour the presidential home Malaca ang Palace, play golf, lounge on the white sand beaches, and . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome do things that \u003cb\u003edon't have chapters in the standard tourist phrasebooks and textbooks of the primary native language, Tagalog.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTagalog is spoken as a first language by millions of Filipinos in and around the nation's capital of Manila, including Angeles and Subic Bay. In addition, Tagalog is spoken and understood to some extent throughout the rest of the country because it's the language of school, TV, newspapers and movies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTagalog Down \u0026amp; Dirty is \u003cb\u003eyour guide to the Tagalog you won't learn in the other books\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSex, drugs, alcohol, insults, obscenities, dirty talk, curse words, slurs about your mind, body and sexual equipment, the supernatural, gambling, and \"gay language\"\u003c\/b\u003e - which gay men use to hide their meaning from the general population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest of all, words for \u003cb\u003elovers and would-be lovers\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTagalog Down \u0026amp; Dirty is arranged in chapters according to subject. Next is a chapter including a long list of gay language words. And finally is a list of all the standard Tagalog words arranged in alphabetical order - Tagalog to English - so it's \u003cb\u003eeasy to look up Tagalog words you don't know\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCome to The Philippines prepared to recognize such basic insults as \"Your mother is a ______,\" \"You're _____\" and \"You have no _____ .\" (Don't say them yourself, though, unless you're prepared to defend yourself )\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover the Tagalog words for parts of your body, at least the \u003cb\u003emost interesting parts\u003c\/b\u003e, and their functions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn the names of the many \u003cb\u003emonsters and ghosts\u003c\/b\u003e you must avoid at night.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you're a man who has sex with other men, \u003cb\u003ediscover how Filipino gays classify your sexuality\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause language is intimately tied to culture, you'll get an inside look at \u003cb\u003ehow different Filipinos value are from average Western countries\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCall an American woman \"ugly\" and you'll probably get a lecture on how men objectify women and\/or men should look for beautiful personalities. Call a Filipino woman \"ugly\" and look out \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTell an American they have no shame, and they probably won't even know what you're talking about. If you say it to a Filipino, you better run for your life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe an American woman as flirtatious and she'll take it as a compliment. Tell a Filipino woman that and, depending on circumstances, she may take it as an insult to her sexual morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you wish to learn more about The Philippines because you're chatting up some sweet young thing online and want to meet her in person, or you wish to check out the bar scene, or to swim and sun bathe at the white sand beaches, explore the jungles or oceans teeming with exotic wildlife, or to backpack in the mountains, or a linguist checking out the phenomenon of gay language, \u003cb\u003eTagalog Down \u0026amp; Dirty is where to start your adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11,000 words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo try out Tagalog Down \u0026amp; Dirty now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmett Henderson lives and works in the United States, and spends as much time as possible in Asia. India. Sri Lanka. Thailand. But he especially enjoys visiting The Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44583139344519,"sku":"9781467956475","price":18.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/qTlUHCaoeN9781467956475.webp?v=1778442617","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/tagalog-down-dirty-filipino-obscenities-insults-sex-talk-drug-slang-and-gay-language-in-the-philippines-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}