Only One Left, Why Everyone Wouldn't Want To Pick It

By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
January 19, 2018 2:33am CST
Imagine your group are eating slices of pizza, you love it that everyone are rushing to have more bite. Until only one piece left and nobody want to pick it. Have you experiencd it? I don't know if only Filipinohave this kind of unpopular habit... that when only one slice or piece is left, no one want to have it. Well, we all want it to have but everyone just too shy to pick that one. Yes many times I experienced this with my friends and peers. It could be one peanut, biscuit, drinks, cakes etc etc. It don't always happen but it does happen.
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@nangayo (2291)
• Nairobi, Kenya
19 Jan 18
Yes it does happen. As much as everyone does/does not one to pick it i think for me i would swallow my pride and pick it first within no time.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
Ha ha, nowit confirm it is not only happening to us.
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@nangayo (2291)
• Nairobi, Kenya
19 Jan 18
@ilocosboy Happens here too.
@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
20 Jan 18
Haha one of filipino style. I think it has something to do with the trait of being hospitable. No one wants to pick the last piece because they're thinking that there's someone in the group that might like it still or may want it too. In my group of friends , we are not doing that, we are very vocal who will pick the last one hehe.
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Jan 18
@ilocosboy You know filipino has a lot of innate good traits, but sometimes since world of today is keep on evolving, there are traits that couldn't fit anymore to modern world of today. So i think we should ( filipino) keep on evolving also, but ofcourse I still love filipino cultures.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Jan 18
I agree so many traditions have been left because of modern living. No more 'hilot' to help pregnant women giving birth in the house, no more procession departed relatives because it cause traffic and no more bahay kubo
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Jan 18
Now that make sense to me, a part of being hospitable to us.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
20 Jan 18
Here it is said that spinsters and bachelors should not pick the last bit. (lol) as they will stay unmarried.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
20 Jan 18
Oh my, that would make that last piece stayforever in the plate
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
20 Jan 18
I still remember a little cupcake that I did not eat when I was only 5 years old, exactly for that simple reason.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
20 Jan 18
See, we have happy thoughts about this thing
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 18
Sometimes we're all too polite aren't we? I hate having to put away one piece of anything so I always urge someone to take it to get rid of it.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
20 Jan 18
Very polite that nobody would pick the last piece
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@rina110383 (24495)
19 Jan 18
At my parents' place, I always ask them if no one wants the last piece I'll take it.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
20 Jan 18
He he, sometimes I don'task and just pick it up
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
23 Jan 18
It happens here too but I don't feel shy I won't leave last piece I will pick it up and eat
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
23 Jan 18
Sometimes we look around before picking up the last piece
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
Yeah that's true it happens here too. Why we are shy to pick the last slice or piece? I wait for longer time and if no one really want's it I pick the last piece
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
He he, me too I do that always
@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
19 Jan 18
It happens here too. But I always make sure there is extra food
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
You mean all will be eaten and nothing will be left.
@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Jan 18
Not with my family they eat everything and the last piece and want more.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
He he, not applicable within the family
@just4him (306351)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Jan 18
Yes, it does. I'm not shy. I'll take it.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
Sometimes I take it, sometimes I'm shy to have it
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
i think that is one trait of an Ilocano to spare a last piece for somebody, and when nobody wants it anymore, we get it after asking others if they don't want it anymore.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
ha ha, yeah I think its part of our tradition, and I mean not only us, Ilocano, but all Filipino. Sometimes its funny this thing happen to us.
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• China
19 Jan 18
It never happens to me.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
It usually happen in a group of people, maybe only in my place.
@Mshafeeq (1445)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jan 18
Without asking i will just take it to the mouth.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
He he, too many of us will do this.
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• Peoria, Arizona
19 Jan 18
Happens all the time here haha I have learned to ask if anyone else something so it doesn't go to waste. Or I split it with someone
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Jan 18
I think that is the best thing to do with the last piece