Homosexual Conversation Delays Flight

There is a lot of talk about homosexuals in the Philippines. So many stories about people getting offended for being misgendered. Stories about the fight for homosexual marriage. But this story is different. In the Philippines, as elsewhere, homosexuals have their own lingo. To those on the outside this lingo can cause not merely confusion but have serious consequences. 

Recently two homosexuals on a plane were discussing condoms. A stewardess overheard them and misunderstood their slang leading to a flight delay of two hours. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1994805/lgbt-watusi-talk-delays-flight-from-bacolod-airport

A Bacolod-Manila flight was delayed at the Bacolod-Silay Airport for almost two hours because of a misinterpretation of an LGBT conversation inside an aircraft on Saturday morning, Oct. 19.

In a report on Sunday, Oct. 20, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) spokesman Eric Apolonio said the incident involved two male passengers inside Cebu Pacific Flight 5J486 at 11:10 a.m.

During a conversation between the two, one said “Oi, naubos na ba ‘yong watusi mo? (Hey, did you run out of watusi),” a reference to a condom in the LGBTQ community language.

The term “watusi” is also locally known as a firecracker.

A cabin crew member, who was nearby fixing overhead luggage, overheard the conversation.

Concerned about the potential reference to a firecracker, she approached the passenger to clarify the meaning of “watusi.”

The passenger explained to the cabin crew member that he was referring to a condom and apologized if his words were inappropriate within the aircraft.

The cabin crew member immediately reported the matter to the pilot-in-command who then informed the Cebu Pacific management.

As a precaution, the airline decided to deplane all passengers and cargo for a K9 bomb-sniffing inspection and security paneling.

At 11:20 a.m., Robert Rodillas, team leader of the K9 unit at the Bacolod-Silay Airport, arrived at the scene.

The team conducted a thorough inspection of all luggage, hand-carry items, and the aircraft cabin.

By 1 p.m., the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J486 was cleared and departed for Manila without further incident.

At 1:21 p.m. the Cebu Pacific Bacolod staff members rebooked the two males involved on Flight 5J488, the CAAP report said.

Despite having cleared up the matter the stewardess reported the conversation to the captain who notified management. All passengers were then deplaned and a K9 unit was brought into throughly check all luggage, hand-carry items, and the entire cabin. 

All because gay slang for condom is the same as the word for firecracker. 

I guess you can't be too careful. Reading the news it's clear there are an awful lot of people making bomb jokes.