YOU KNOW YOU'RE CHAMORRO : SHOES

http://www.meeru.com/

You know you're Chamorro when you take your shoes or slippers off before you enter a home.  It prevents bringing dust and mud into the home and, personally, I feel more comfortable walking around in socks.  I do it even in the States, and there's not a few mainland Chamorros who tell me not to do it, and I respond with a Chamorro "Ha?"

Guåha probechon-ña este na kostumbren Chamorro, i para ta pula' i sapatos-ta pat changkletås-ta åntes de ta fan hålom gi gima'.  Man applacha' i sapatos-ta, piot yanggen kafache pat potbos.  Mutcho mås yanggen ta gatcha' i take' ga'lågo pat otro na klåsen inapplacha' gi katsåda!


Åmbres gi san lago hu pupula' ha' i sapatos-ho åntes de hu hålom gi gima' yanggen iyon Chamorro na guma', sa' mannge'-ña para guåho mamokkat sumin sapåpåtos ke ni para bai usa i sapatos-ho gi halom guma'.  Meggai biåhe kontodo i gai gima' na Chamorro sumangångåne yo' "Påle'! Mungnga ma pula' i sapatos-mo!"  Lao siempre bai hu sangåne gue' "Ha?  Maipe i addeng-ho ya ga'o-ko hu pula'!"

This family is nice enough to provide a shoe horn for you and neatly stack your shoes on shelves!