{"id":9085,"date":"2013-03-05T18:26:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T08:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theguamguide.com\/?p=9085"},"modified":"2015-10-08T02:22:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T02:22:02","slug":"planet-kyle-presents-smell-the-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/planet-kyle-presents-smell-the-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Kyle Presents: Smell the Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Kyle Mandapat<\/em><\/p>\n

Hafa adai and what’s up to my peepsquad! I hope everything is going well for all you awesome people out there in Guam Guide Land\u00a0no matter where you\u00a0are! First off, I want to say thank you\u00a0for all the kind words,\u00a0welcomes and “yo’s” I\u00a0received\u00a0after my debut in The Guam Guide last month.\u00a0I hope to continue the good\u00a0times for a long time here.<\/p>\n

Alright, let’s get down to business. I recieved a letter\u00a0from\u00a0Pat, who\u00a0is new to Guam from\u00a0the home of the\u00a0current season of\u00a0The Bad Girls Club<\/em>, Atlanta. This is what it said:<\/p>\n

Hi\u00a0Kyle,<\/p>\n

We have moved here from Atlanta, GA and are so happy to be on\u00a0Guam. While exploring the island, I noticed some of the locals will occasionally take the hand of another person, kiss it and take that person’s hand to their own forehead.\u00a0It appears to be a traditional greeting or showing a sign of respect. Am I right?<\/p>\n

Thank you for your help.<\/p>\n

–Pat G.<\/p>\n

The first thing I want to say to Pat is, WELCOME TO GUAM!\u00a0\u00a0It’s good to have you and I hope you and your family have a great time on the island.\u00a0Secondly, you are absolutely right!\u00a0 The practice you observed is called\u00a0mannginge\u00b4 or\u00a0nginge\u00b4<\/em><\/em>.\u00a0 It is a sign of respect that I was taught by my parents and grandparents and it basically calls for younger people to\u00a0bring the hand of the elder\u00a0to\u00a0their nose\u00a0or forehead\u00a0and say either (spelled phonetically, of course)\u00a0“nyot” for males (\u2018\u00f1ot,\u2019<\/em>\u00a0derived from the Spanish\u00a0\u2018se\u00f1or)\u00a0<\/em>or “nyora” for females (\u2018\u00f1ora,\u2019<\/em>\u00a0derived from the Spanish\u2018se\u00f1ora\u2019)<\/em>.\u00a0Kind of like shaking hands, but intended to show the most respect possible to the older people in our lives.\u00a0You don’t have to do it to everybody.\u00a0My uncles, yes. My aunts, yes. Pauly Shore, probably not.<\/p>\n

While on Guam, also remember that you might unexpectedly be ‘mannginge’d’<\/em>\u00a0as well. With that in mind, here’s some advice: WASH YOUR HANDS. Nobody wants the fish that was in your hand, that’s now in your mouth, to be\u00a0all over their face. Secondly, SUBMIT. This isn’t an arm wrestling match, if somebody grabs your hand with the intent of honoring you, don’t go all Mr. T on them. Just let them do the do. Finally, LET PEOPLE COME TO YOU. If you think that your mom’s overpowering sister bear hugging you against your will every Christmas was bad, imaging somebody charging at you trying to get you to smell their hand. Don’t be that guy.<\/p>\n

You can read more about this custom on\u00a0Guampedia.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, I have answered all your questions, Pat!\u00a0Thanks for reading this month, and I hope to see you all again next month right here in The Guam Guide!\u00a0If you have any questions, please feel free to yell for me or email me,\u00a0kyle@power98.com<\/a>\u00a0and remember to tune into the Morning Blender with\u00a0Kyle\u00a0(me) and Kai every weekday morning from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on your station, Power 98! Shooots!<\/p>\n

Photo via visitguam.org<\/em><\/p>\n

\"KyleAbout Kyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since his stage debut in 2006, Kyle Mandapat has been on the move with no plans of slowing down. Starting off in the entertainment scene on Guam as a Stand Up Comic, Kyle headlined over 20 locally sponsored comedy shows.\u00a0It was his comedy show performances that lead to him being cast in the Fox6 Guam show, \u201cThe Buzz\u201d where he started as an \u201cOn the Street\u201d correspondent and later progressed to the co-host spot.\u00a0In October of 2007, Kyle was introduced to radio audiences on Guam as an extra member of the Power 98 Morning Show.\u00a0Kyle is currently a co-host on the rebranded morning show, \u201cThe Morning Blender with Kai and Kyle.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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