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Signs That You're FilipinoMANNERISM AND PERSONALITY TRAITS You point with your lips : True You eat with your hand and have it down as a technique : This is true, but not practiced always. Your other piece of luggage is a "Balikbayan Box" : Nah, I travel light, unless I'm travelling with my mom. She always has a box. You nod your head upwards to greet someone : True You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbows on your knees while you eat : I used to do this XD You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower : I used to do this too XD You kiss relatives on the cheek when you enter the room : True You're standing next to eight big boxes at the airport : This was true before! You collect items from hotels or restaurants as "souvenirs" : Who doesn't? Your house has a distinctive aroma : True You smile for no reason : True You flirt by having a foolish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly : Only applicable for guys You go to department stores and try bargain with the price : False You scratch your head when you don't know the answer : True, but everyone else does that. You never eat the last morsel of food on the table : Only after offering to everyone else. You go bowling : True You play pusoy or mahjong : True You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun : True You add an unwarranted 'H' to your name: Jhun, Bhoy, Rhon : My name already has a warranted H!! XD You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, Excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV : Sometimes true. Your middle name is your mom's maiden name : True You like everything that is imported or 'stateside' : False. Defiantly false. Damned colonial mentality. Your perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees : It's alright. You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for events : False. You always offer food to your visitors : Depends if the visitor is wanted or not! You put your arm on the other person's shoulder if he or she is a close friend of yours : Not very true. You draw a rectangle in the air when asking for the bill, which never fails to baffle the restaurant staff : Semi-true You don't sit on the bowl in public toilets, no matter what part of town or if your thighs ache like hell; and you flush the toilet with your feet : Only in the Philippines. You think 'tuck out' is the opposite of 'tuck in' : ROFLMAO XD, sort of true. You tell everyone you meet where you studied and the intricacies of your family tree-just to show them you come from good stock - it never occurs to you that people may not have heard of your university or your clan's last name : Hell no. You show up late for work and your excuse is 'I forgot to on the alarm' or better yet 'traffic eh' : False You linger over the Tonite and Balita tabloids available at the Star Ferry, but quickly buy the Asian Wall Street Journal when other Filipinos start browsing : False Brushing your teeth after lunch in the office lavatory is an unbreakable habit, even if your colleagues can't bear touching the taps after you've drooled and spat all over them : False Namedropping is your favorite sport when you meet up with new acquaintances from back home : False Toni Braxton, Basia and Swing Out Sister are your idea of party music, you hardly listen to anything else : Well, sort of... You sell Amway and Herbalife as sideline : No, but my aunt does XD You fight noisily with Cathay Pacific check-in staff over the size of handcarried luggage-which could be anything from oversized suitcases to major appliances : False You underdeclare your income when you pay Phil tax, even if it's peculiar that a consultant is paid little more than a domestic helper's wages : False... of course >.> At Immigration, when they call out 'Maria', you and 46 other women stand up : False When they play 'Anak' anywhere, your chest swells with pride and say 'that's Filipino' : Not really. You think taking a shower and taking a bath are the same thing : Semi-true XD You use shopping bags as garbage bags : True... recycle! You use laundry detergent to wash your dishes : Only in the Philippines. You use print rags from an imported fashion magazine as cover of your textbooks and notebooks : LOL, I've done this. You enjoy watching Pinoy action films with the same plot: Hero and villain are mortal enemies. Hero's family's killed by villain. Hero seeks revenge. Hero meets bar girl with sad tale of past love. She comes from a poor family, that's why she's working in the bar. They fall in love. Villain kidnaps girl, threatens to kill her if hero won't stop harassing him and his henchmen. Hero rescues girl, they run away. Chase goes on in a dilapidated car. Hero finally kills villain and police arrive. Hero and girl live happily ever after. : False. I can't understand Filipino movies, and I don't watch them! VOCABULARY You say 'for take out' instead of 'to go' ('take away' for Singaporean) : Only in the Philippines. You 'open' and 'close' the lights : I know what it means when my relatives do it. You ask for 'Colgate' instead of toothpaste : False You ask for 'pentel pen' instead of a ballpen or pen : False You refer to refrigerator as 'ref', 'Frigidare', or "pridyider" : False You say 'kodakan' instead of take a picture : Sometimes, only when dealing with Filipinos You order 'McDonalds' instead of hamburger, which you pronounce 'ham-boor-jer' : False You say 'Ha?' instead of 'what?' : Semi-true You say 'Hoy!' to get someone's attention : False You answer when someone yells 'Hoy!' : Semi-true You turn around when you hear 'pssst' : False You say 'Cutex' instead of nail polish : False You say 'for a while' instead of 'Please hold' on the telephone : False You say 'he' when you mean 'she' and vice versa : False Your sneeze sounds like 'Ahh-ching' instead of 'Ahh-choo' : Semi-true You say 'Aray' instead of 'ouch' : True sometimes You make acronyms for phrases: 'OA' = overacting, 'DOM' = dirty old man, and 'TNT' for... You know : True sometimes You say 'aircon' instead of 'A/C' or airconditioner : True You pronounce the ff. words: 'Hippopo-TA-mus', 'com-FOR-table', 'Bro-CO-li', and 'Montgo-marry Ward' : False. VERY false. You say 'brown-out' instead of 'black-out' : True sometimes You say 'Ay' or "Uy" instead of 'oops' : True sometimes You start with 'actually' when you're trying to explain something : True, most of the time You say 'comfort room' instead of bathroom : False You pronounce 'fax' as the four letter word : False Ano' and 'di ba' regularly slip out during conversations : False You say, 'my girlfriend will fetch,' when foreigners think fetching is for dogs : False You try hard to speak English and when you don't know what to say next, you say 'you know...' : False You change your accent according to the person you're talking to : TRUE! I find it happening when I speak with my friends' moms. I feel so ashamed When someone's pregnant, you say 'she's on the way' : Semi-false You say 'ayyss---!' in kolehiyala accent to show any kind of extreme emotion - 'ayyy, shheeettt, nag-split na sila? 'ayysss, shheeettt talaga? : False When somebody gives you a compliment, instead of saying thank you, you say 'hindi naman' : Sort of... HOME FURNISHINGS You use 'walis tambo' and 'walis ting-ting' as opposed to a conventional broom : True You own a karaoke machine : Mom owns several. You own a piano that no one ever plays : False. I know how to play the piano and I don't own one! You have a portrait of the Last Supper hanging on your dining room wall : Was true, in one of our houses. You have a 'tabo' in your bathroom : True You have a rose garden : True but only in the Philippines. Your house is cluttered with 'burloloys' : False You display a big laughing Buddha for good luck : False You have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room : False You own a 'barrel man' (schwing!) from Baguio : False, but I'd LOVE to own one XD You have 'parol' displayed during the holidays : True, but only in the Philippines. I'd love to have one here. You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets : Mom does this.... *so ashamed* Your lampshades still have plastic covers on them : Again, mom does this. You have plastic runners to cover your carpets : Once more, mom does this. You refer to VCR as 'Betamax' even if it's a VHS : False You own a rice dispenser : True. You own a turbo broiler : True You own a lamp with oil that drips down to the strings : False You have a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in your dining room : No, but my cousins and aunts do. You own Capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats : Was true. You have a pair of wooden tinikling dancers on your wall : Aunts and uncles do. You have 'Weapons of Moroland' shield hanging on your living room wall : Aunts and uncles do Your wall to wall carpeting includes the ceiling : False (What the...??) You own one of those fiber-optic flower lamps : Aunt does!! XD Your microwave, washer, TV, VCR, computer, printer, toaster and doorknobs are hidden under quilted covers : ROFL!! True but only for the toaster in the Philippines! You have the entire Apo Hiking Society collection, plus maybe some Tito Mina and Pops Fernandez thrown in : ooooh, False. There's a pail in your bathroom, just in case there's a water shortage or the toilet won't flush : True but in the Philippines only. You have fly swatter in your kitchen : True! You have multiplex tapes : Mom does... a WHOLE stash of them! You buy song hit mixes like "New Wave Disco Hits" : *cough* I don't know what you're talking about >.> CLOTHING AND APPEARANCE There's Angelique eyeliner and Johnson's Baby Powder compacts lurking in your makeup drawer : True for the Johnson's compacts. You use Perla soap on your face : False You have several pairs of 'tsinelas' at your doorstep : True You deliberately flaunt your pager and cellphone : False You find dried-up morsels or rice stuck to your shirt : Only when I eat messily You check labels on clothes to see where it's made : Sometimes You hang your clothes out to dry : True You've had the same bobbed hairstyle since high school : Shamefully.... yes, this is true. You wear fake or original Tommy Hilfiger shirts in bold and shouting prints : Not Tommy Hilfiger... just Calvin Klein and the others >.> Your next goal is to buy Polo or Burberry's bag : False Your ponytail ribbon covers half your head : False You wore kung fu shoes in high school : Gradeschool only! You use an umbrella for a shade on hot summer days : False You play basketball in you chinellas (slippers) : On the ocassions that I did, yes true. AUTOMOBILES & DRIVING Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune in reverse : Not my car, but the family car You have a rosary on your car rear view mirror : Not my car, and not a rosary but we have had other stuff XD Your car horn can make three or more different sounds : True, at one point in time. It could fox-whistle, moo and crow as well as do other sounds. It also had a microphone attachment XD You have those air fresheners in a bottle : True You own a Mercedes Benz and call it a 'Chedeng' : Mom and dad used to. Your car has curb feelers on it : What... in the world is that? XD You have a fake banana display attached to your car window : False You own a huge van conversion : False You do not try to avoid pedestrians : I don't know what you're talking about >.> A traffic cop says "your license expired eight years ago" : False A road sign that says "Dangerous curve, Death toll 19" causes you to make another accident : False For you a yellow light means "go faster" : Sometimes >.> A traffic cop is known to you as a "crocodile" : False You refer to a female driver as a "lesbian" : Buh???!! XD You insist on fitting 8 people into a taxi, much to the distress of the driver, and say, 'we're making 'kandong' : Oh, we fit 10 people in one time. 2 at the front, eight at the back XD. Mom and Dad were able to fit in 12 people into a volkswagen beetle before XD FAMILY & FRIENDS You were raised believing every Filipino was an aunt and uncle : Obviously I know they're not related, but they do have that title for respect. Your dad or uncle was in the Navy : Waaaaaaaaaaay false. Your mom or sister is a Nurse : False You get smelling kisses from your grandma : I get those from my mom @_@ Your parents call each other mommy and daddy : True You know someone with a name that repeats itself, i.e. Jon-Jon, Len-Len, Jong-Jong, or Bing-Bing : True. VERY True. You have aunt & uncle named Baby, Girlie or Boy : Again true... VERY True You know a veteran dynamite fisherman called "Lefty" : False You have a dog named whitie, blackie or bantay : No, but my Uncle did. XD FOOD You think eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal : YUM!! You order breakfast items like tapsilog, longsilog, or tocilog at restaurants : mmmMMMMmm yum!! You always grab a toothpick after each meal : False You order a 'soft drink' instead of soda : True You dip bread in your morning coffee : False, but my grandma used to do this. You refer to seasonings and all forms of MSG as 'Ajinomoto' : False Your cupboard is full of corned beef hash, spam and vienna sausage : False You appreciate a fresh pot of hot rice : MMMMMMMMMmmmm definitely! You bring your 'baon' to work everyday : False Your 'baon' is usually something over rice : True Goldilocks means more to you than a fairy tale character (bakery) : True! You wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups : Mom does this XD You eat purple Yam flavored ice cream (ube) : True! You know that 'chocolate meat' isn't really made with chocolates : uhhh, I've never heard about this You think half-hatched duck eggs (balut) are a delicacy : Semi-true. You have an ice shaver for making 'halo-halo' : True Your cloth tablecloths have telltale 'toyo' circles on them : False You have to have a bottle of Jufran handy : No, but I do have the UFC instead You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice : True Neighbors complain about the smell of 'tuyo' on Sunday mornings : False You fry Spam and hotdogs and eat them with rice : True, sometimes. Only when I feel like clogging up my arteries. You eat rice for breakfast : False You have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer : False, but I wish Your buy ketchup made from bananas and named after alien spaceships : See UFC XD You've eaten hotdogs made from worse things than lips and ass : If I have, I don't want to know! You put hotdogs in your spaghetti : No, but I have eaten spaghetti and hotdogs XD You consider dilis the Filipino equivalent to french fries : False You know the meaning of double dead egg. double dead chicken : BUH??? XD The pasalubong you want from Manila is cornik, which you snack on eight times a day in the office : My brother wants this. I prefer the peas XD Your idea of a diet is a diet coke with a McDonald's meal : False You serve coffee in small glass coffee containers : I've seen this happen! You drink beer with ice : False 48 MORE WAYS TO KNOW YOU ARE FILIPINO You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year. : Used to You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off. : Mom does this, not me. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. : Mom does this. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil. : False, we use newspaper! Your kitchen has a sticky film of grease over it. : Semi-true. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack. : False You have never used your dishwasher. : Sort of... why should I when I only need to wash one set of utensils? XD You eat all meals in the kitchen. : False You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. : True to the grocery bags, false to everything else. You use grocery bags to hold garbage. : True You always leave your shoes at the door. : Sort of. You have a piano in your living room. : Used to You play a musical instrument. : True You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth). : False... eeww You twirl your pen around your fingers. : True You hate to waste food.... (a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them : True, or take them home (b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. : False You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars. : True XD You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel. : Mom does this XD The condiments in your fridge are either Price Club sized or come in plastic packets, which you save/steal every time you get take out or go to McDonald's. : False Ditto for paper napkins. : Umm... no comment You never order room service. : True You own a rice cooker. : True You fight over who pays the dinner bill. : Sort of... but if someone else insists on paying SURE! XD Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself. : I'll have to get back to you on this. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law. : False When you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool. : True! You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and hey they refer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood. : This is true of my brother. Your parents' house is always cold. : False You reuse teabags. : Mom does this Your mom drives her Mercedes to the Price Club. : False You always look phone numbers up in the phone book, since calling Information costs 50 cents. : True You only make long distance calls after 11 pm. : Sometimes... You have acquired a taste for bittermelon (ampalaya). : True You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached-it means they're fresh. : Sometimes. You always cook too much. : True XD If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight. : Sometimes true You e-mail your friends at work, even though you are only 10 feet apart. : True Your parents send money to their relatives in the Philippines. : Used to be true. You're always late. : False You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table. : Only if nobody else wants it. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics. : Sort of... You never discuss your love life with your parents. : True! Your parents are never happy with your grades. : True! You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you're never going to use them again. : LOL, true You keep used batteries. : False Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. : True! Your relatives either work in medicine or real estate. : ROFL! True XD You take this message and forward it to all your Filipino friends. : False XD SOME MORE SIGNS Most Filipino women / young women own a LOT of shoes! They will also never wear more than half of them again : True >.> You get punished by kneeling on rice. : ooooh ouch, glad to say that it's false XD Cokes are reserved for visitors to your house. : Sometimes XD Your mother / grandmother's most precious item is her sewing machine. : False You've been to a Buddy Poppy event. : who??? XD You buy 25 lb. bags or rice and gallon jugs of soy sauce. : LOL, it was true Trying to explain to people why Philippines starts with "Ph" and Filipino starts with "F". : Never had to XD Your grandparents leave the TV on even when nobody watches it. : True! The exact same artificial christmas tree with the same ornaments, year after year. : True XD You know a relative in the VFW or VFW ladies auxiliary. : What is this?? XD Your parents try to get you to go on a date with a child of one their friends. : ROFL, true! Post a comment in response: |
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