‘Tis the season for reunions and awkward conversations with relatives you see almost once a year. In Filipino family reunions, we all have that one Tita who’s always curious about certain things in our lives and always have those “typical family reunion questions” ready for us.
Over the holidays, people on Twitter share conversations about their college course/major and you might find these useful when your Tita Baby or Tito Jun ask you the same question when you see them.
Some of them had the perfect “comeback” or “plot twist” when they were asked what their college course is.
https://twitter.com/keiakamatsu/status/944841514449977344
https://twitter.com/SalomeSalvi/status/944851506859196416
“ano course mo?”
“tourism”
“ah magt-tour guide ka?”
“ay hindi. ako yung tourist spot.” https://t.co/YPvFs10J8q— wary (@warysanchhh) December 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/lazabarte/status/944856465180782592
https://twitter.com/JoBadong/status/944833434706354176
Others were just left speechless at how little other people know about their majors and the common misconceptions people attach to it.
"What's your major"
"Pharmacy po"
"Ayon. Para saan tong gamot ko? So sa mercury ka ba nagttrabaho"
— rawr (@rawrfrogstar) December 24, 2017
"What's your major"
"Agricultural Biotechnolgy"
"So magsasaka ka"
"-.-" https://t.co/JuObTZUvTK— TY Flores (@ImjanTyronejan) December 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/GabroxylicAcid/status/944834088254324737
"What's your major"
"Mathematics"
"sagutan mo nga to 9878×8736-61883/97.34"
"-.-" https://t.co/6opKGnpQPK— patrick (@patrickjosefdc) December 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/alyssa__simpson/status/936410274197843968
Some were just done with it. (Yup, not having any of it, Tita Susan.)
https://twitter.com/abbie_teel/status/937047579988291585
"What's your major"
"Film"
"Can I be in your movie?"
"No" https://t.co/MLMSyjPhtr— MJ (@morganisawizard) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/sienknox/status/936452435937173504
"What's your major"
"Athletic Training"
"So you work out a lot"
"Literally never" https://t.co/5j07eUIKN2— ticketmaster hate account (taylor's version) (@Hannah_Adkins3) November 29, 2017
“Whats your major”
“Nursing”
“Oh boy”
“Yep”
*silence* https://t.co/Ra83Rl3SwA
— sydney (@slbeckerr12) November 28, 2017
And it’s a whole different story when you have to explain what your course or your job is about.
https://twitter.com/Sydni_Hertel/status/935338942743961600
*slowly turns away to end the conversation*
“Kain na lang tayo ng fruit salad, Tita. Hehe”