The Filipino Nanny in Canada (An Introduction)

1. You call yourself a:

a. Live-in Caregiver
b. Nanny
c. Personal Support Worker

2. When you meet a fellow Filipino or somebody who looks like a Filipino in public places, do you:

a. Smile and ask, “Pinoy?” or “Pilipino ka?”"Kabayan?”
b. Nod slightly if they are looking at you
c. Do nothing. There’s a fellow Filipino, so?

3. Your first question when you meet a fellow live-in caregiver is:

a. How long have you been here?
b. From what country have you been?
c. What are you looking after?

4. You learn to:

a. Say ‘”eh”when you mean, “I beg your pardon?,” “Excuse me?,” “No?”
b. Exclaim, “It’s Canada, you know!”to explain something that you deemed outrageous, unacceptable, new, or odd (e.g. When somebody is having an illicit affair and falunting it, the usual reaction is to say, “It’s Canada, you know!” which could mean, “They could do that here but not back home,”or, ii. Somebody wore a mini-skirt for the first time and a lot noticed it, she would say, “It’s Canada, you know!”which means, “I could wear whatever I wanted to because I am here!”
c. Say, ”I know!”in a course of conversation like you really know what the other guy means when sometimes, you honestly don’t.

5. When “24″means,

a. Golden months to count down for the Permanent Resident card
b. I’ve been there before
c. Kiefer Sutherland (of 24)

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