“Who you?”
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
September 28, 2017 12:56am CST
This is one of the questions we Filipinos ask if somebody texts or miscalls us in our mobile phones and we don’t know who he or she is. Actually, it is spelled “HU U?”
One more Filipino manner of answering texts messages, or informing others is, “Dito na me, wer na u?” Translated in English, this means, “I am here already, where are you now?”
The other day, I received a missed call and a text message in my Globe number which has no load at all (I load my mobile numbers one at a time, alternately). It is not the usual HU U but the sender was asking me if I own the number. “Mam Ingrid?” was what the sender sent me.
I did not reply because my Globe number was not loaded. Besides, the sender is not my colleague because all my co-instructors know my 3 numbers. It is possible that the sender is a student; I don’t know who gave my number but i hope it is not one of my colleagues because that is one thing I dislike-giving my numbers to anybody without my permission. It is our right to privacy, right?
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10 responses
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
28 Sep 17
I usually type the whole, polite " do I know you? " cause it might be business and money coming in
, I welcome unknown texts cause my number is posted on online selling sites.
, I welcome unknown texts cause my number is posted on online selling sites.3 people like this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
that is great. you have a business phone number.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
28 Sep 17
Some of us find that reply as an offensive one. Well, maybe we can make some good reply aside from Hu U, he he.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
there are some who text using the jejemon kind and i cannot even read the words because i speak the words as typed, like the Q for KO.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
Ha ha, me too, having problem with that words
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Sep 17
if it was a student and they asked you about it, ask him/her where he/she got your number. if they say it was one of your colleagues, then let them know or remind them about your preference.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@ridingbet in case the number shows up again
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@hereandthere yes, but unless the sender identifies himself, i might know who he is.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
the message was not followed up with another, so i just left the message in my phone.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Sep 17
@ridingbet good she will ask permission first before she shares your number from now on.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
i called the attention of Miss CC, my colleague, because she gave my phone number to a student. naturally when that student called me up and sent me a text message, i did not respond. when i asked my colleagues who shared my number, CC answered it was she. i then called her attention to not do that anymore because that is personal. she apologized. now, she asks my permission if she can share my number.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Sep 17
@ridingbet
Nope. I don't give out my numbers. And my mobile number now is just a year. I discarded my 15 years Smart number.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@JustBhem my latest number is the TM; my Globe and TNT numbers are more than a decade now.
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 17
When I received a miss call or a text message from someone i don't know, I would first check with my laptop, search for the number first. usually it is either the bank, insurance company unit trust company or loan sharks , which neither of them I had any connection with. So, I never ask "Hu U ? "
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
the HU U is a Filipino way of asking who the texter or caller is
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
28 Sep 17
I don`t like receiving phone calls from unknown callers 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
me too. they have to identify themselves.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
28 Sep 17
Sometimes I ignore those numbers that send text messages especially if I am not interested in what they are saying.
But if it is a call, I usually ask, "may I know your name?" or simply ask "who are You". If the person do not answer, I usually call the number and listen first if I know his or her voice...
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
i received some text messages or missed calls from unknown people. i dislike having those texts.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
@ridingbet sometimes it is really annoying..
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
i ignore a call now if i don't know the caller.
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