A story about a jeepney passenger mistaking another passenger’s tray of food for a product for sale has once again circulated online.
A Facebook page on Thursday, January 8, shared a post from Threads featuring a story about a passenger who thought a tray of lumpiang gulay beside them was being sold.
The passenger later learned that the food was an order placed by a father for his child’s birthday.
“Lupa, kainin mo ako, gawin mo na kong lumpia!” the “Klasik Titos and Titas of Manila” page said, quoting a line from the post.
The post has earned 12,000 likes and reactions, 4,700 shares and 1,200 comments from Threads users.
The post appeared on Facebook as early as 2023, when a page shared it and credited Rian Mutia Cabildo. It reads:
Kanina sa jeep, katabi ko si kuyang may dalang lumpia
AKO: Kuya, anong lumpia po ‘yan?
KUYA: Lumpiang gulay
AKO: Pabili ako kuya, 5 [five], magkano po?
KUYA: Order ko ‘to, pang-birthday ng anak ko.
AKO:
Ibang pasahero:
Kuyang driver:
Lupa kainin mo na ko, gawin mo na kong lumpia!
Lumpiang gulay, or vegetable lumpia, is a dish made of julienned or cubed vegetables with ground meat or shrimp, wrapped in a rice-flour lumpia wrapper and deep-fried.
Meanwhile, the recirculated post amused Filipinos, who expressed their reactions in the comments section.
“Lumpiang Hubad Na Katotohanan,” a Facebook user said.
“[Dapat] sinabi mo, ‘happy birthday’ ta’s sumama ka. Nakakain ka pa ng libre,” another wrote.
“Dapat kasi inuunahan mo na ng kuha. Sabay bayad. Hahahaha,” a different Pinoy commented.
“Minsan na nga lang mag-crave, sa maling lugar pa,” another wrote.
During commutes in the Philippines, one may encounter fellow passengers carrying trays or large amounts of food meant to be taken home.
In some instances, these are mistaken for items for sale, leading to incidents like the one described in the post.
