You can spot a Filipino accent by the elongation of the R in “sir”. It comes out in almost a sing-song manner “Good morning sirrrr”.
(I have an in-house expert as my lovely wife is Filipino) :)
That Tagalog click-clacking makes me CRAZY!
“You can spot a Filipino accent by the elongation of the R in “sir”.”
I lived in the Philippines for a total of seven years. Back in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Manila and Cagayan de Oro. The Philippines ROCK!
When speaking English Filipinos pronounce their F’s like P’s.
This gets you to the following statement :
What is a pair of pliers?
Two Filipino astronauts.