philam15
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You might be Filipino/or live with one if....
you wash your clothes by hand, you might be Filipino.
you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room, you're a Filipino.
you smoke in your house
you put up your knee while eating
haha wow I never noticed that till now
you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
Oh so that's what that stuff is called
you say Comfort Room instead of Restroom.
you say For Take Out instead of to go.
you point w/ your lips, then you might be a Filipino.
Hey when your lips are that big and noticeable, why is there a need to lift your arm?
you say open or close the lights, then you might be a Filipino.
you nod upwards to greet someone, you might be a Filipino. Then you gesture with your lips
you ask for a Colgate instead of toothpaste, you might be a Filipino.
you eat under-developed duck eggs. Balut
you call it a "ballpoint" or"ballpen" , not a "pen" haha
you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI.
you do "mano po" to older people in the house you're about to enter.
your grandma smiles and her teeth are all red because of "nga-nga"
you say "pliers" when you meant "fliers"
you say "*****" when you meant "beach" haha and then you look around when everyone stares at you for saying that
you pronounce "hippopatamus" and "comfortable" in a funny way come-for-ta-able
you say "Boose" for "bus"
you cover your sofa with bright red and green blankets Or yellow, lets not forget yellow
you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining wallquilt/sewing
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car. and then change it often without telling other family members
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room. Or bedroom...
you buy the karaoke system first before the stereo and TV And can spend hours upon hours singing
you say chok-o-late.
you didn't hear or understand something and your first expression is "HA?". Geezey that gets annoying
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport. Haha been there, done that
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention. and it actually gets their attention immediately.
you turn around when you hear somebody say "psssst."
you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
you call somebody "psssst."
you smile/grin a lot even for no reason, Gets scary after awhile
you sit by squating down and leaning your elbows on your knees. and can stay in that position for hours without feeling uncomfortable
there are pairs of flip-flops outside your door try every door
you have power failures every day at the same time you can set your watch to. and to prepare for it, you keep a HUGE bucket of water in your bathroom, so big its 3 feet off the ground
your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok. and it's your most used pan
you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot. yup
you go to a department store, and try to bargain the price.
you drink with your friends and share the same glass, and pass it around.
you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale. ever wake up to the smell of corned beef and garlic frying *gag*
you are stumped when asked what kind of bread in a deli.
you're the plane passenger with the largest hand-carry luggage.
you scratch your head when you don't know what you're doing.
you don't want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others.
you say "she" when you should say "he" That one just straight up annoys me
you say "ano" this and "ano" that
you put your hands together and point them in the direction you are walking to pass between other people
you say that everybody is your cousin/niece/nephew/aunt/uncle/... ate (pronounced AH-teh)
you say things sorta backwards like towelpaper instead of papertowel and stick bread instead of breadsticks.
you say guper instead of gopher.
you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. and dessert with fruit
you say "aray" instead of "ouch ". or "aray ko!"
you look up and say "ha!" when somebody says "what's up".
you write "Filipino" but pronounce it as "Pilipino".
you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare someone. and also know it is a game show
you drive a jeep with your family name written on the back.
Someone in your family is a taxi/jeepnee driver
you wash your clothes by hand, you might be Filipino.
you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room, you're a Filipino.
you smoke in your house
you put up your knee while eating
haha wow I never noticed that till now
you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
Oh so that's what that stuff is called
you say Comfort Room instead of Restroom.
you say For Take Out instead of to go.
you point w/ your lips, then you might be a Filipino.
Hey when your lips are that big and noticeable, why is there a need to lift your arm?
you say open or close the lights, then you might be a Filipino.
you nod upwards to greet someone, you might be a Filipino. Then you gesture with your lips
you ask for a Colgate instead of toothpaste, you might be a Filipino.
you eat under-developed duck eggs. Balut
you call it a "ballpoint" or"ballpen" , not a "pen" haha
you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI.
you do "mano po" to older people in the house you're about to enter.
your grandma smiles and her teeth are all red because of "nga-nga"
you say "pliers" when you meant "fliers"
you say "*****" when you meant "beach" haha and then you look around when everyone stares at you for saying that
you pronounce "hippopatamus" and "comfortable" in a funny way come-for-ta-able
you say "Boose" for "bus"
you cover your sofa with bright red and green blankets Or yellow, lets not forget yellow
you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining wallquilt/sewing
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car. and then change it often without telling other family members
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room. Or bedroom...
you buy the karaoke system first before the stereo and TV And can spend hours upon hours singing
you say chok-o-late.
you didn't hear or understand something and your first expression is "HA?". Geezey that gets annoying
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport. Haha been there, done that
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention. and it actually gets their attention immediately.
you turn around when you hear somebody say "psssst."
you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
you call somebody "psssst."
you smile/grin a lot even for no reason, Gets scary after awhile
you sit by squating down and leaning your elbows on your knees. and can stay in that position for hours without feeling uncomfortable
there are pairs of flip-flops outside your door try every door
you have power failures every day at the same time you can set your watch to. and to prepare for it, you keep a HUGE bucket of water in your bathroom, so big its 3 feet off the ground
your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok. and it's your most used pan
you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot. yup
you go to a department store, and try to bargain the price.
you drink with your friends and share the same glass, and pass it around.
you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale. ever wake up to the smell of corned beef and garlic frying *gag*
you are stumped when asked what kind of bread in a deli.
you're the plane passenger with the largest hand-carry luggage.
you scratch your head when you don't know what you're doing.
you don't want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others.
you say "she" when you should say "he" That one just straight up annoys me
you say "ano" this and "ano" that
you put your hands together and point them in the direction you are walking to pass between other people
you say that everybody is your cousin/niece/nephew/aunt/uncle/... ate (pronounced AH-teh)
you say things sorta backwards like towelpaper instead of papertowel and stick bread instead of breadsticks.
you say guper instead of gopher.
you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. and dessert with fruit
you say "aray" instead of "ouch ". or "aray ko!"
you look up and say "ha!" when somebody says "what's up".
you write "Filipino" but pronounce it as "Pilipino".
you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare someone. and also know it is a game show
you drive a jeep with your family name written on the back.
Someone in your family is a taxi/jeepnee driver
