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A few things Filipino parents commonly tell their kids (at least when I was a kid)

1. "Naku linisin mo yung sugat, lalabas diyan ang tren!" - Let's clean your wound or the train will go out from there

2. "Liliparin ka ng kuto" - Your lice will fly you away from home

3. "Pag di ka nag siesta kukunin ka ng bumbay" - Indians will come to get you if you don't take a nap! (At the time, Indians are known for lending money and collecting debts door-to-door, and parents often scare their kids that they come to get children)

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