When an older person calls you Ate/Kuya

[angel53]

I think being called Ate by the opposite sex doesn't always mean they see me as an older sister..it's more of " being cute" to grab my attention 

[Mikasa]

ok lang sakin kung ate. naasar lang ako nung tinawag akong "ale". ginawa akong panakot ng isang na nanay sa kanyang anak. ang sabi ba naman nung nanay "wag kang malikot. hala ka, magagalit sayo yung ale." sabay turo sakin. i was like DAFUQ??? 22 lang ako nun eh. natatawa ako pag naalala ko pero nakakainis talaga. haha.


edited. feeling ko ang rude ko sa original post. hehe

[MisCalculus]

Hindi ako sanay ng may tumatawag ng "ate" sa kin. I only have 1 younger bro na tumatawag sa kin ng ate. I have friends na mas bata sa akin, but only few of them call me ate.
Sa totoo lang naiirita ko pag may nag-aate sa kin, let's say sa mall or nag-aask ng direction tapos obviously mas matanda sya sa kin, aynako nakakunot na agad noo ko (no wonder she calls me ate.lol! sungit ko.hehe). Kung sa office naman, hhhmm, i don't find it appropriate to call someone ate or kuya sa workplace, unless sobrang kumportable na kayo, tagal na kayong magkasama or yung environment nyo is parang nasa bahay lang, yun ok lang. Otherwise, gagantihan ko din ng malutong na "ate" at po/opo.haha!

[yohan_louis]

ako din dati naiirita pag tinatawag ako na ate ng mas matanda sa akin pero nabago nong naikwento ko sa husband ko. sabi niya di naman ibig sabihin na tingin niya sa yo mas matanda ka sa kanya kundi sign of respect daw yon. naisip ko parang totoo nga.

[inluvewithmikewesten]

Sis for me it depends. Like kung di pa kayo magkakilala okay lang yon, kasi siempre di mo pa alam how to address the person properly.

Pero in the workplace, hindi talaga appropriate.

[anglerxangler]

I think it's like "dude" or "bro" in other countries, when others don't know your name. But if you were to be addressed as "tatang" or anything similar to that, then it's a different story.

[BicuriousGm]

When someone call me Ate at alam kung sablay...sina sabihan kung  Dont call me ate...kapatid ba kita? Long lost kapatid ba kita sa labas? Haha medyo mataray pero epektib.

[craziestqueenever]

Marami akong experience kung kelan tinatawag akong ate eh matanda na sila.

I lived in our  boarding house before. Mature akong tingnan kaya palati nila akong tinatawag na ate. Dati nga tinawag akong manang. ** Nakakasira nang araw**

Medyo OT lang 

Grade 6 pa lang ako noon at akala nang  manong driver na anak ko daw iyong kapatid ko na 5 years old.

[superbubly]

Okay Lang naman basta mas mukha siyang matanda sakin, since petite Lang ako usually tawag talaga sa kin is Miss

[eins]

ok lang sakin kung ate. naasar lang ako nung tinawag akong "ale". ginawa akong panakot ng isang na nanay sa kanyang anak. ang sabi ba naman nung nanay "wag kang malikot. hala ka, magagalit sayo yung ale." sabay turo sakin. i was like DAFUQ??? 22 lang ako nun eh. natatawa ako pag naalala ko pero nakakainis talaga. haha.


edited. feeling ko ang rude ko sa original post. hehe

nangyari narin sakin, ale at ginawang panakot, 20 lang ako nun! 

[uglygirl]

Waah ayoko din neto. Iniisip ko waaah bakit mukha na ba ko super matanda etc? Minsan naman feeling ko ginagamit ng iba yung "ate" para mangsarcastic ng mga tao parang yung pagtawag nila sa mga tao ng "madam" ugh

[shayshay]

No worries parang ganun na ata talaga today. Everybody is ate and kuya sa tawagan

[aubb]

Depends kung sina tumawag, but generally, pag random people, i guess i'd think, "makapag-ate naman 'to" haha

[Yaya]

tinatawag kong madam at serrrr, at dadamihan ko ng po at opo.

opo serrrr ito na po serrr sorry po serrr

bakit po madam? yes  po madammm. ano pa po kailangan nyo madam

pero most of the time, pinapabayaan ko na. wala naman sakin  kung ano man feel nyang itawag sakin. polite lang siguro si ate. signs of aging.

[angelic_daphne]

Hi sis! Actually, this thread made me smile, i can totally relate. Just my two cents, I guess for some people who use "po" i don't think they mean to insult as you being older but it is just to show respect i think in some way. You know how our culture values with "po and opo". Re: Ate/Kuya, i agree... maybe they don't really think it was that offensive too but since I know the feeling and i sometimes hate being called as one, just call them Ate and Kuya too.... they will soon notice and kick the habit hopefully.

[rastagurl11]

A friend gave me an idea esp. when a cute guy calls you ate, tell him na lahat ng tumawag sa iyo ng "ate" naging bf mo. hehe.

[angelzero]

no biggie..it's a pinoy thing. i do it too. 

[chofontanilla]

How about this situation, masyado lang ba akong sensitive dahil naiinis ako sakanyang tinatawag akong ate?

Gf siya ni BIL, si BIL mas matanda kay hubs. Tinatawag niya akong ate with my name at kapag may pagkakataong kakausapin niya ko punong puno ng po at opo ang isang sentence niya. Actually ganun siya sa amin lahat bwisit na nga din si hubs. Matagal na naman sila ni BIL so di mo sasabihing nagaadjust siya samen. First time namin syang nameet buntis ako nun, and inofferan agad si MIL na ipagtimpla ng kape, nagulat ako nun ha, di ko alam kung dati siyang maid, sipsip o talagang ganun siya.

Kayo mga sis maiinis kaya sa taong ganito?

[PhamLuis23]

Yes tama, you can call here Ate too and see if she stops. Someone did this to me and I stopped. I was the offender and this made me realize my error 

On the other hand, for some people, this is exactly what they want you to do, call them Ate. If you see that she likes that, I suggest to stop calling her Ate, behave like an amo, utusan mo na lang siya always 

[Janelc]

I came home for a holiday once with an american friend and anywhere we go like at the airport they call her maam samantalang ako nod lang. At one time sa boracay merong hindi nakatiis tinanong ako kung maid daw ba niya ako buti na lang game yung friend sabi niya "no it's the other way around I'm her maid" hahaha kaloka some pinoys talaga.