Jeepney passenger hilariously mistakes fellow commuter’s birthday feast for food for sale

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A story about a jeepney passenger mistaking another passenger’s tray of food for a product for sale has once again circulated online.

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.

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.

“Lumpiang Hubad Na Katotohanan,” a

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

“Minsan na nga lang mag-crave, sa maling lugar pa,” another

wrote