It's sometimes fun to make a fool out of those fish vendors who try so hard to learn our Filipino terms just to able to sell us the fish we knew. I'm not saying its a bad thing they are trying, rather, it is me and my friends who are bad.
I remember one incident me and my friend where buying fishes at the corniche (sea side). There is this one Indian vendor that keeps on shouting, "hasa hasa! hasa hasa!"
My friend and I bought fish from him and before leaving, we had this devious idea. We told the guy if he wants to sell his hasa hasa to the white people there, he should tell them "sharp sharp" (our lame english for hasa). We told the poor indian fellow that everytime an american approaches him offer the man a sharp sharp. He gave us a nod, acknowledging our so thought friendly advice.
As we walk away we saw some caucasians walking towards him. We imediately left the scene because he might notice us laughing.
Moral of the story: Don't take advice from strangers.
