Filipino Ladies in my Chamber | Random Chamber Talk | Aug 18, 2024

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A Filipino lady entered my chamber as the last patient on Saturday night. Two more Filipino ladies accompanied her. The patient was holding her left upper limb with her right hand. The left upper limb was being hung with clothes like a collar and cuff sling. All of them were wearing their work uniforms. I didn't ask about their workplace, but it seemed they came directly from their work.

"What happened?"

Filipinos know English well! The attending lady (the patient was in excruciating pain) told me that the patient fell from a height and got hit to multiple sites of her body. However, the injury to her left elbow and forearm was severe. She couldn't extend her elbow. She wasn't even allowing anyone to touch the affected site; meaning excruciating pain!

I ordered an X-ray to rule out any fracture! The attendant brought the X-ray film to my chamber. Luckily, there was no fracture! When I told her that there was no fracture, she almost shouted with joy, saying "Alhamdulillah" instead of saying "Thank God."

When we live in a land for a long time, consciously or subconsciously, we accept a few cultures of that land gradually. Being a Muslim land, here in Oman, we greet each other according to the Muslim culture saying "Assalamu Alaikum". And, we reply to it by saying "Walikum Assalam". Similarly, if something good happens, we thank our creator saying "Alhamdulillah" [meaning all praise and thanks to Allah].

Today's attendant expressed her joy according to the Islamic culture saying "Alhamdulillah". She could have said "Thank God" because both mean the same thing.

Cultural influence! :)

[Honorable mention to @iamraincrystal, one of our Filipino Friends on HIVE]

A random and completely unrelated photograph to the text above. However, that's the clinic where I work. I captured it with Honor 200 lite

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That's good news that there's no fracture! 😊 Filipinos overseas are known to adapt to the local culture they live in. Some even learn the language well. 😉 I hope the patient heals fast. 🙏 A thanks to you and all good doctors who work hard to heal patients in need.

Happy work week!
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Yes. Some of them wear Hijab (cloth to cover their head) too! Don't know if they were forced to!

Thanks for stopping by :)

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There are Filipino Muslims. I see one of the female neighbors working for the online selling merchant who's completely covered in female Arabic wear. I find that interesting as it's too hot here. 🤔

Keep your entertaining stories coming, Doc! Happy work week!

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I think the Filipino woman was showing respect for your culture, I think she is very honorable. I hope you were able to help with her pain.
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Yeah, it's a different language but Allah is still different from God as referenced in the Bible. But of course therein lies the problem when we live abroad, we follow the local customs. If that means forgetting the Catholic faith and not choosing God at all then it's a sad reality.

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The saying that "When you are in Rome, you behave like the Romans" is always true. We are social beings and so are influenced to a very large extent, by our environment.
Glad there was no fracture.

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