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Once upon a time in the land of Phils, there were three respected leaders on the topic of Lamesa. Their names were Tatay Kutsilyo, Kuya Tinidor, and Ate Kutsara. These three were the experts you turned to for all questions regarding proper Lamesa conduct.

Tatay Kutsilyo was by far and away the tallest and the sharpest of the three, but his role was limited to opening up those things the other two couldn’t. Kuya Tinidor worked very well with Ate Kutsara and they were commonly seen doing projects together. Kuya Tinidor approached every project with three or four points in mind. He wasn’t the sharpest, but everyone knew to respect his to-the-point comments as they could poke you where it hurt. Ate Kutsara was well known as the main workhorse of the group. She was well respected for her depth of character and well-roundedness. There was nothing too small that she couldn’t catch.

One day as they were doing their standard duties, a new ship appeared flying Lamesa flags of the Western world and a nation known as USA (uh-sah). The ship came into port and the top three officers hopped off the boat to greet the people of this new land. As was customary in all things Lamesa, Tatay Kutsilyo, Kuya Tinidor, and Ate Kutsara met the three officers of the vessel. Chief Petty Officer F. Ork led the group that included himself, Petty Officer First Class K. N. Ife, and Petty Officer Second Class S.P. Oon.

All six went to the fabled hall where all things Lamesa were discussed. The initial meeting did not go well as cultural differences were very obvious. The Phils side held Ate Kutsara in the highest regard follow closely by Kuya Tinidor. However, the USA side held CPO Ork in the highest regard and PO 1st Class Ife second. There were several struggles as the lowest ranked of the USA side was considered the highest status of the Phils side. The first meeting went poorly as the USA side thought the Phils side was backwards from their point of view. The Phils side couldn’t understand why the USA side was being so arrogant.

The next day came and more meetings came as this was the traditional day when each side shared of their cultural cuisine. The Phils side hosted first with a delicious meal of flaky tuna, rice, and a vegetable stew. CPO Ork was having difficulties getting a good grasp on the food. PO 1st Class Ife felt like he really couldn’t do much at all. PO 2nd Class Oon was truly shining. CPO Ork had to struggle with his preconceived notions and come to terms that in this culture with this being the normal food, PO 2nd Class Oon was the far superior one. PO 1st Class Ife could not accept going from second best to nearly useless and held a grudge against PO 2nd Class Oon and made cutting remarks when back on board their ship.

Then it was the turn of the USA side to share their standard cuisine. A sizzling steak, a hot white potato complete with butter, sour cream, and bacon bits was served along with a cob of corn. The Phils side was the one to struggle with these cultural foods but being accustomed to meeting many different foreigners they quickly adapted as they always did. No reason to let silly food matters disrupt the structure of the Lamesa three. Ate Kutsara took it a bit easy but worked with Kuya Tinidor on the potato. She left the steak to Kuya Tinidor and Tatay Kutsilyo and all three had to figure out that you ate the cob of corn using your hands.

The exchange of cuisine helped both sides understand the other better. Unfortunately, the report CPO Ork was required to make wasn’t allowed to tell the complete story. It had to be written to justify the superiority of the Lamesa methods of the Western World even though CPO Ork knew better.

Life in the land of Phils continued on as it always did with a little bit of extra wisdom on the ways of the outside world.

Na gets nyo? Hehe!

Thank you,

Anah

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