Ways to tell if you're a real Filipino

[Giskat09 2]

you're related to everyone.

your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"

you have uncles and aunts names Boy, Girlie, or Baby.

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon.

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita."

All of your children have 4 or 5 names.

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.

you always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave a room.

your grandmother greets you by giving you "smelling kisses."

you live with your parents until - and at times even after you're married.

you can't build or buy a house unless you first consult a feng shui expert.

your house has a distinctive smell.

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates.

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.

you keep your furniture wrapped in plastic.

most of your home decor is made out of wicker.

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen.

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.

you recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.

you own "Footsteps in the Sand" poster.

you have a piano that no one plays.

you keep a tabo in your bathroom.

you own a "barrel man."

you use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower.

you use Vicks Vapor Rub as an insect repellant.

your meal isn't complete without rice.

you use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.

you can't eat a meal without a spoon and fork.

you feel insulted if your visitors don't eat what you offer them.

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party.

your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.

you can't enjoy a meal without patis or bagoong.

you eat fried Spam and hotdogs with rice.

you eat mangoes with rice - with great gusto.

you enjoy chocolate rice pudding and dried salted fish for breakfast.

you have a rosary or "fake bananas" hanging from your rear view mirror.

you tail an ambulance or cop just to beat the traffic.

your car horn can either laugh, bark, or moo.

your car plays a song when it backs up.

you can squeeze 15 passengers into your Honda Civic without a second thought.

you think traffic regulations are recommendations, not rules.

you think that traffic signs apply to everybody except yourself.

you point with your lips.

you eat using your hands and have it down to technique.

your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.

you collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake."

you go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.

you scratch your head when you don't know the answer.

you play pusoy and mahjong.

you put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them.

you buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale.

you say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom"

you say "for take out" instead of "to go."

you "open" or "close" the lights.

you ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture."

you turn around when someone says "pssst."

you say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish."

you say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa.

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.

you pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F".

you own a video system.

you have 5 pairs of tsinelas on your doorstep.

you have a rice dispenser with a matching rice cooker.

you own a Mercedez and call it "chedeng"

you have "My Shaldan" air freshener in your car.

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins.

your mom or sister is a nurse.

you consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries.

you dip bread in your morning coffee.

"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.

your baon is usually something over rice.

you eat rice for breakfast.

you wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.

you have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer.

you have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo.

you have to have a bottle of Jufran handy.

you know that chocolate meat isn't really made out of chocolate.

you spend Holy Week either performing acts of penitence or vacationing.

you get together with family at a cemetery on All Saints' Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves.

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January.

[symbiosis 0]

you're related to everyone.

your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"

you have uncles and aunts names Boy, Girlie, or Baby.

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon.

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita."

All of your children have 4 or 5 names.

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.

you always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave a room.

your grandmother greets you by giving you "smelling kisses."

you live with your parents until - and at times even after you're married.

you can't build or buy a house unless you first consult a feng shui expert.

your house has a distinctive smell.

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates.

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.

you keep your furniture wrapped in plastic.

most of your home decor is made out of wicker.

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen.

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.

you recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.

you own "Footsteps in the Sand" poster.

you have a piano that no one plays.

you keep a tabo in your bathroom.

you own a "barrel man."

you use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower.

you use Vicks Vapor Rub as an insect repellant.

your meal isn't complete without rice.

you use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.

you can't eat a meal without a spoon and fork.

you feel insulted if your visitors don't eat what you offer them.

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party.

your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.

you can't enjoy a meal without patis or bagoong.

you eat fried Spam and hotdogs with rice.

you eat mangoes with rice - with great gusto.

you enjoy chocolate rice pudding and dried salted fish for breakfast.

you have a rosary or "fake bananas" hanging from your rear view mirror.

you tail an ambulance or cop just to beat the traffic.

your car horn can either laugh, bark, or moo.

your car plays a song when it backs up.

you can squeeze 15 passengers into your Honda Civic without a second thought.

you think traffic regulations are recommendations, not rules.

you think that traffic signs apply to everybody except yourself.

you point with your lips.

you eat using your hands and have it down to technique.

your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.

you collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake."

you go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.

you scratch your head when you don't know the answer.

you play pusoy and mahjong.

you put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them.

you buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale.

you say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom"

you say "for take out" instead of "to go."

you "open" or "close" the lights.

you ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture."

you turn around when someone says "pssst."

you say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish."

you say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa.

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.

you pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F".

you own a video system.

you have 5 pairs of tsinelas on your doorstep.

you have a rice dispenser with a matching rice cooker.

you own a Mercedez and call it "chedeng"

you have "My Shaldan" air freshener in your car.

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins.

your mom or sister is a nurse.

you consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries.

you dip bread in your morning coffee.

"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.

your baon is usually something over rice.

you eat rice for breakfast.

you wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.

you have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer.

you have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo.

you have to have a bottle of Jufran handy.

you know that chocolate meat isn't really made out of chocolate.

you spend Holy Week either performing acts of penitence or vacationing.

you get together with family at a cemetery on All Saints' Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves.

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January.

you know all the words to "Dancing Queen"?

[alienlovechild 75]

you're related to everyone.

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon.

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita."

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates.

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen.

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.

your meal isn't complete without rice.

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party.

you point with your lips.

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins.

your mom or sister is a nurse.

you eat rice for breakfast.

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January.

It's scary how accurate some of these traits are. The items I listed hold true or mostly true to me.

[chris-lei 1]

you eat pizza using fork and knife

you store leftovers in emptied ice cream containers

[jom 4]

you're related to everyone. NOT REALLY

your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"- NO

you have uncles and aunts names Boy, Girlie, or Baby. - NO

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon. YES

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita." NOPE

All of your children have 4 or 5 names. NO CHILDREN YET

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead. YES

you always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave a room. NOT REALLY

your grandmother greets you by giving you "smelling kisses." YES

you live with your parents until - and at times even after you're married. NOPE

you can't build or buy a house unless you first consult a feng shui expert. DONT BELIEVE IN THAT

your house has a distinctive smell. GOOD SMELL

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates. ONLY PICTURES

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper. NO

you keep your furniture wrapped in plastic. DEFINITELY NOT

most of your home decor is made out of wicker. NO

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen. YES

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth. NO

you recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags. NO

you own "Footsteps in the Sand" poster. WE HAVE DESIDERATA

you have a piano that no one plays. NO

you keep a tabo in your bathroom. YES

you own a "barrel man." NO

you use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower. NEVER

you use Vicks Vapor Rub as an insect repellant. WE USE OFF

your meal isn't complete without rice. YES

you use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice. YES

you can't eat a meal without a spoon and fork. YES

you feel insulted if your visitors don't eat what you offer them. NOT REALLY

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party. YES

your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines. YES

you can't enjoy a meal without patis or bagoong. PATIS YES, BAGOONG ONLY WITH GREEN MANGOES

you eat fried Spam and hotdogs with rice. YES

you eat mangoes with rice - with great gusto. AS A DESSERT

you enjoy chocolate rice pudding and dried salted fish for breakfast. YES

you have a rosary or "fake bananas" hanging from your rear view mirror. NO

you tail an ambulance or cop just to beat the traffic. NEVER

your car horn can either laugh, bark, or moo. ?

your car plays a song when it backs up. NO

you can squeeze 15 passengers into your Honda Civic without a second thought. NO

you think traffic regulations are recommendations, not rules. NO

you think that traffic signs apply to everybody except yourself. NO

you point with your lips. DEFINITELY NOT

you eat using your hands and have it down to technique. ONLY WHEN EATING DRIED FISH

your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box. NO

you collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake." NO

you go to a department store and try to bargain the prices. EVERYBODY DOES

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days. NOT REALLY, I LIKE THE SUN

you scratch your head when you don't know the answer. NO, I JUST SAY I DONT KNOW AND RESEARCH FOR THE ANSWER

you play pusoy and mahjong. NEVER

you put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them. YES

you buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale. NOT REALLY

you say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom" I SAY RESTROOM

you say "for take out" instead of "to go." WHEN IN THE PHILIPPINES

you "open" or "close" the lights. TURN ON/OFF

you ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste." NOPE

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture." NO

you turn around when someone says "pssst." NO. I IGNORE IT

you say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish." I DONT COLOR MY NAILS

you say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa. SOMETIMES

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner. YES

you pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F". THIS DOESN'T TELL YOU IF YOU ARE A FILIPINO OR NOT. MOST FILIPINOS CAN PRONOUNCE F AND P VERY WELL

you own a video system. NO

you have 5 pairs of tsinelas on your doorstep. WE USE THEM INSIDE THE HOUSE

you have a rice dispenser with a matching rice cooker. JUSR RICE COOKER

you own a Mercedez and call it "chedeng" NO

you have "My Shaldan" air freshener in your car. NO

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins. DEFINITELY

your mom or sister is a nurse. MY SISTER AND I ARE

you consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries. NO

you dip bread in your morning coffee. I DONT DRINK COFFEE

"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale. NO

your baon is usually something over rice. NO

you eat rice for breakfast. DEFINITELY

you wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups. NO

you have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer. NO

you have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo. NO

you have to have a bottle of Jufran handy. NO

you know that chocolate meat isn't really made out of chocolate. YES

you spend Holy Week either performing acts of penitence or vacationing. NO

you get together with family at a cemetery on All Saints' Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves. YES

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January. YES

Edited July 2, 2008 by jom

[sunandmoon 450]

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture."

disagree with this one. it's " picture, picture"

[macutelit 0]

you're related to everyone.-NOT REALLY

your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"-NO

you have uncles and aunts names Boy, Girlie, or Baby.--NO

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon.-YES

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita."-YES

All of your children have 4 or 5 names.-NO

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.-SOMETIMES(depende sinu)

you always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave a room.-NO

your grandmother greets you by giving you "smelling kisses."-NO

you live with your parents until - and at times even after you're married.-NO

you can't build or buy a house unless you first consult a feng shui expert.-lol

your house has a distinctive smell.-YES

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates.-YES

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.-YES

you keep your furniture wrapped in plastic.-YES

most of your home decor is made out of wicker.-YES

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen.-YES

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.-NO

you recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.-YES

you own "Footsteps in the Sand" poster.-No

you have a piano that no one plays.-NO

you keep a tabo in your bathroom.-YES

you own a "barrel man."

you use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower.-YES

you use Vicks Vapor Rub as an insect repellant.YES

your meal isn't complete without rice.-YES

you use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.-YES

you can't eat a meal without a spoon and fork.-NO

you feel insulted if your visitors don't eat what you offer them.-YES

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party.-YES

your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.-NO

you can't enjoy a meal without patis or bagoong.YES

you eat fried Spam and hotdogs with rice.-YES

you eat mangoes with rice - with great gusto.-YES

you enjoy chocolate rice pudding and dried salted fish for breakfast-champorado?

you have a rosary or "fake bananas" hanging from your rear view mirror.-NO

you tail an ambulance or cop just to beat the traffic.-No

your car horn can either laugh, bark, or moo.-NO

your car plays a song when it backs up.-NO

you can squeeze 15 passengers into your Honda Civic without a second thought.-lol

you think traffic regulations are recommendations, not rules.-ummm

you think that traffic signs apply to everybody except yourself.-NO

you point with your lips.-YES NA YEA

you eat using your hands and have it down to technique.-YES

your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.-YES

you collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake."-NO

you go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.-NO

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.-YES

you scratch your head when you don't know the answer.-NO

you play pusoy and mahjong.=-YES NA YES

you put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them.-YES

you buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale.-YES

you say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom"-YES

you say "for take out" instead of "to go."-YES

you "open" or "close" the lights.-YES

you ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."-NO

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture."-NO

you turn around when someone says "pssst."-YES NA YES

you say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish."-YES

you say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa.-YEAH

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.-YES

you pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F".-depende

you own a video system.-NO

you have 5 pairs of tsinelas on your doorstep.YES

you have a rice dispenser with a matching rice cooker.-NO

you own a Mercedez and call it "chedeng"_NO

you have "My Shaldan" air freshener in your car.-NO

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins.-YES

your mom or sister is a nurse.-NO

you consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries.-YES

you dip bread in your morning coffee.-NO

"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.-NO

your baon is usually something over rice.-YES

you eat rice for breakfast.-YES

you wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.-NO

you have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer.-YES

you have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo._NO

you have to have a bottle of Jufran handy.-no

you know that chocolate meat isn't really made out of chocolate.-NO

you spend Holy Week either performing acts of penitence or vacationing.-YES

you get together with family at a cemetery on All Saints' Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves.-YES

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January.-YES

[Ano 0]

you're related to everyone.-NOT REALLY

your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"-NO

you have uncles and aunts names Boy, Girlie, or Baby.--NO

you have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Mon-Mon.-YES

you call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito and "Tita."-YES

All of your children have 4 or 5 names.-NO

you greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.-SOMETIMES(depende sinu)

you always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave a room.-NO

your grandmother greets you by giving you "smelling kisses."-NO

you live with your parents until - and at times even after you're married.-NO

you can't build or buy a house unless you first consult a feng shui expert.-lol

your house has a distinctive smell.-YES

you decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates.-YES

you decorate your dining room wall with a giant wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.-YES

you keep your furniture wrapped in plastic.-YES

most of your home decor is made out of wicker.-YES

your house has a "dirty" kitchen and a "clean" kitchen.-YES

your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.-NO

you recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.-YES

you own "Footsteps in the Sand" poster.-No

you have a piano that no one plays.-NO

you keep a tabo in your bathroom.-YES

you own a "barrel man."

you use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower.-YES

you use Vicks Vapor Rub as an insect repellant.YES

your meal isn't complete without rice.-YES

you use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.-YES

you can't eat a meal without a spoon and fork.-NO

you feel insulted if your visitors don't eat what you offer them.-YES

you always cook 3 times more than what your visitors can consume, when there's a party.-YES

your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.-NO

you can't enjoy a meal without patis or bagoong.YES

you eat fried Spam and hotdogs with rice.-YES

you eat mangoes with rice - with great gusto.-YES

you enjoy chocolate rice pudding and dried salted fish for breakfast-champorado?

you have a rosary or "fake bananas" hanging from your rear view mirror.-NO

you tail an ambulance or cop just to beat the traffic.-No

your car horn can either laugh, bark, or moo.-NO

your car plays a song when it backs up.-NO

you can squeeze 15 passengers into your Honda Civic without a second thought.-lol

you think traffic regulations are recommendations, not rules.-ummm

you think that traffic signs apply to everybody except yourself.-NO

you point with your lips.-YES NA YEA

you eat using your hands and have it down to technique.-YES

your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.-YES

you collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake."-NO

you go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.-NO

you use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.-YES

you scratch your head when you don't know the answer.-NO

you play pusoy and mahjong.=-YES NA YES

you put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them.-YES

you buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale.-YES

you say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom"-YES

you say "for take out" instead of "to go."-YES

you "open" or "close" the lights.-YES

you ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."-NO

you say Kodakan instead of "take a picture."-NO

you turn around when someone says "pssst."-YES NA YES

you say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish."-YES

you say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa.-YEAH

you say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.-YES

you pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F".-depende

you own a video system.-NO

you have 5 pairs of tsinelas on your doorstep.YES

you have a rice dispenser with a matching rice cooker.-NO

you own a Mercedez and call it "chedeng"_NO

you have "My Shaldan" air freshener in your car.-NO

you were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, and cousins.-YES

your mom or sister is a nurse.-NO

you consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries.-YES

you dip bread in your morning coffee.-NO

"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.-NO

your baon is usually something over rice.-YES

you eat rice for breakfast.-YES

you wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.-NO

you have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer.-YES

you have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo._NO

you have to have a bottle of Jufran handy.-no

you know that chocolate meat isn't really made out of chocolate.-NO

you spend Holy Week either performing acts of penitence or vacationing.-YES

you get together with family at a cemetery on All Saints' Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves.-YES

you think the Christmas season begins in September and ends in January.-YES

I'll add:

You have to eat while drinking alcohol

You put hot sauce on or in everything

You can eat hotdogs for breakfast

You call sandals slippers and where them even in the cold

Your cell phone load is a top concern

You pronounce D for TH