Pinulis ako sa pakikipagusap ko
Nagpacheckup si lola sa Brgy Hall kasi may city doctor na dumayo. I was wearing muscle tee and shorts kasi susunduin ko lang sana sya pero ended up staying kasi di pa pala tapos checkup nya.
Casual lang kami naguusap ni Doc, taglish ganon. Maayos naman convo namin, walang issue.
Bigla akong nilapitan nung isang medyo may edad na babae tapos binulungan ako ng:
“Magsabi ka ng ‘po’ kay Doc, mataas ang pinag-aralan niyan.”
Like… who are you para pagsabihan ako out of nowhere?
Tapos dinagdagan pa niya ng:
“Ako’y naririndi sa aking naririnig.”
??? Ate, kung naiirita ka sa usapan namin, edi lumayo ka 😭 Kami yung naguusap, hindi ikaw. Ang random lang talaga.
Sinabi ko pa kay Doc after, tapos sabi niya okay lang naman daw at sa kanila nakatingin si Doc habang sinasabi nya na okay lang yun. Wala naman talagang issue sa kanya in the first place.
Nakakaumay lang yung mindset na porket hindi every sentence may “po” or “opo,” bastos agad. I know how to talk to professionals respectfully. I’ve interacted with doctors, engineers, managers, etc. and never naman naging issue yun. Respect isn’t measured solely by “po” and “opo.” Nasa tono, pakikitungo, at attitude pa rin yan.
Nainis lang talaga ako kasi ayoko nung minamandohan ako lalo na kung wala naman akong ginagawang mali or disrespectful. I actually felt offended kasi hindi naman kami magkakilala tapos gusto nya mag ‘po’ ako kay Doc kasi “mataas ang pinagaralan” nya establishing a gap between us.
Lola was funny tho, sabi nya dun sa ibang mga nasa brgy na Engineer ako haha.
I did not escalate it any further and just nodded. I just realized how shitty it was afterwards.