Mi Casa Su Casa (My House, Your House)
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
June 19, 2017 4:50am CST
I think I learned this from watching Sesame Street eons ago. It means, "My house, your house."
Apparently, it's an expression to welcome someone, make them feel comfortable, feel at home, including "What's mine is yours."
When you live with relatives, is it okay to bring items to school without asking permission first, for example, a document scanner?
If an appliance stopped working while you're using it, or you dropped or broke something, do you mention it to anyone?
I know I will be allowed to bring a blanket for a school play, but I will still let my elders know about it.
But I would never say we have a coffee maker, blender, or electric mixer and offer to bring it to school.
If I drop or break a saucepan cover, the leg of a plastic chair, or hear strange noises from gadgets big or small, I'll tell someone or tape a note where everyone can see it.
Did you ever bring something from home and broke it or lost it?
Did you ever break something and never owned up to it?
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
19 Jun 17
Once I broke the needle of my late fathers sewing machine when I was a small child. I started to sew at that time. I cried because I thought I would be scolded and the needle was expensive. Gladfully, he didn't scold me and he showed me he still had some needles in the drawer.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
i would be scared, too. i'm glad he has extra needles. was your father a tailor?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
@thelme55 no one among you siblings continued the business?
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
19 Jun 17
@hereandthere yes, he was. We had a tailoring before and it was in our tailoring where I broke the needle.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
exactly! some people don't care and let others do something about it.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
19 Jun 17
The Spanish phrase "mi casa es su casa" that literally means "my home is your home" is intended in the sense of "make yourself at home", also in the sense that the guest can be less formal. This does not means that guests can do what they want in a house that is not their house. Italians say "fai come a casa tua" (do as this was your home), with the same meaning as the Spanish phrase.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
19 Jun 17
i'd ne'er take somethin' that t'weren't mine elsewhere nor let anyone borrow such. the hubs's prone to the latter, blames such either'n the pups, cats 'r horses now that there's no young'uns 'round.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Jun 17
i am so careful when i am in another house. i hope i don't break anything,and i am quite successful with this.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
Many times I broke something which is not mine and I ended up paying them.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
that happened to me once. i dropped the bottle of sandwich spread and paid for it. others just walk away.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
20 Jun 17
Yes on both counts.
Mi casa, su casa is a favorite expression of mine as well.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
is your place where people hang out (tambayan)? some places are like that. you know you're always welcome.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 17
@allen0187 because you can't invite just a few, the others will feel bad. hehe.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
i bought stuff to school, too. it's unavoidable. but, then, i think subjects and requirements were much simple back then, too. it's so annoying when i'm looking for something and discover that it's either broken or disposed off already.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
I recalled breaking a lot of things and never owed up to it when I was a kid. My mom was fond of collecting breakable items and they were shining shimmering splendid, too attractive for a naughty kid like me. I would play with those stuff and eventually broke them. I was 3 or 4 probably. Too afraid of my mom, I would hid them under the bed. Of course, I always got caught!
I've never experienced living in a relative's house for a long time. On vacation, I would but only for a couple of days. So, as a guest, I never considered their house as mine and never took anything or use anything without their permission.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
we had a lot of "figurines" and i hated dusting them, but i know what you mean!
i have "malasakit" even when opening faucets to wash my hands, whether it's someone's house, at work, the mall, govt agencies, etc.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
No i didn't do the first one ever. Though, my mother let me wear a pair of earrings in my high school , then I lost one piece. My mother scolded me and I told her it was you who wants me to wear it, I didn't ask for it. ha ha ha
As to the second one, yes, I broke my hubby's mug and didn't tell him, but just bought another of the same make. I don't want him to get angry of me being careless. 
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
on the 2nd day that i couldn't find my favorite mug (early this year), i finally asked someone and they finally admitted that they accidentally broke it (nasagi), so i finally used the mug that was gifted to me last christmas.
good thing it was easy to buy an identical replacement so your hubby didn't notice.
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@Joy24love (40)
• Kenya
19 Jun 17
Of course and I did more than once, some broke and others got stolen. I believe almost everybody as done this at least once in their life.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
stuff at home or outside the home?
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@luispas (1674)
• Venezuela
19 Jun 17
Here we use this exact expression.
I think I did a couple of times when I went to high school The thing is that I live next to the school, and next to it, it's the high school. So my ex-teachers always ask me to bring anything they needed. Now, you can imaging how many things we've lost because of that, they or me forgetting the things.
The thing is that I live next to the school, and next to it, it's the high school. So my ex-teachers always ask me to bring anything they needed. Now, you can imaging how many things we've lost because of that, they or me forgetting the things.1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
so you were like an unofficial employee of both schools. he-he. if you live next to your school, do you go home to eat lunch?
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@luispas (1674)
• Venezuela
19 Jun 17
@hereandthere Something like that
No, I didn't, there was a local inside the high school where I bought food.
No, I didn't, there was a local inside the high school where I bought food.1 person likes this
@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul 17
Even though people do say that, I still would not simply "help myself" - I always ask permission no matter what. I have taken great care of anything I brought from home to somewhere else, I can't think of a time I've broken or lost such an item. But I will tell you that I do hesitate to let people borrow anything of mine because I know they will not take care of it - or return it at all!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Jun 17
i might ask the owners of the house if they minded, and I replace what I break, unless they insist not because it was old, or already somewhat broken or something
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