I heard this funny story before about a foreigner asking a Filipino the meaning of one Filipino word. Foreigner: I've heard the word "bakit" in conversations. What does it mean in Filipino? Filipino: Why. Foreigner: I want to know the meaning of "bakit" in Filipino. Filipino: Why. Foreigner: Please, don't ask me again why. I do want to know its meaning because I don't know. Filipino: I've already answered: why. Foreigner: What's the answer? Why do you keep asking why? Filipino: I'm not asking you why. The answer is why. Foreigner: Did you mean "bakit" means "why"? Filipino: Exactly!