> However, he did have a much easier time talking with someone that grew up in the Philippines! Who presumably spoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano ht

> However, he did have a much easier time talking with someone that grew up in the Philippines! Who presumably spoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano (a dialect with a similar origin, though of course different geography & local influences) Or maybe a dialect I've never heard of even, the Philippines is an incredibly linguistically diverse area. A woman I know from the Philippines grew up speaking 5 languages.