80+ to tell if you're filipino
11-30-2002, 04:49 AM
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just jumping on the bandwagon xviper & ccarnel
Mannerism and Personality Traits:
You point with your lips.
You eat using hands--and have it down to a technique.
Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
You always have at least three other people talking to you at the airport.
You're standing next to the eight big boxes at the airport.
You nod upwards to greet someone.
You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating.
You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower.
You have to kiss your relative in the cheek as soon as you enter the room.
You collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir."
You smile for no reason.
You flirt by having a foolish grin in your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
You use an umbrella for shade on a hot summer day.
You scratch your head when you dont know the answer.
You never eat the last morsel on the table.
You like bowling.
You know how to play Pusyo and Mah-jong.
You find dried up morsels of rice stuck on your shirt.
You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun.
You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Jhun," "Bhoy," "Rhon."
You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when
you pass between people or in front of the TV.
Your middle name is your mother's maiden name.
You like everything imported or "state-side."
You check the labels on clothes to see where it was made before buying.
You hang your clothes out to dry.
You are perfectly comfortable in a squating position with your elbows resting on your knees.
You consistently arrive 30 minutes Late for all events.
You always offer food to all your visitors.
Vocabulary:
You Pronounce F's like P's and P's like F's.
You say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom."
You say "for take out" instead of "to go."
You "open" or "close" the light.
You asked for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."
You asked for a "Pentel-pen" or a "ball-pen" instead of just "pen."
You refer to the refrigirator as the "ref" or "pridyider."
You say "Kodakan" instead of take a picture.
You order a McDonalds instead of a "hamburger" (pronounced as Ham-boor-jer)
You say "Ha?" instead of "What."
You say "Hoy" to get some attention.
You answer when someone yells "Hoy."
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 "aray" instead of "ouch."
Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo."
You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over acting, or "TNT" for, well, you
know.
You say "air con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.
You say "brown out" instead of "black out."
Home Furnishings:
You use a "walis ting-ting" or "walis tambo" as opposed to a conventional broom.
You have a "Weapons of Moroland" shield hanging in the living room wall.
You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.
You own a Karaoke System.
You own a piano that no one ever plays.
You have a tabo in the bathroom.
Your house has too many burloloys.
You have two or three pairs of tsinelas in your doorstep
Your house has an ornate wrought iron gate in front of it.
You have a rose garden.
You have a shrine of Santo Ninyo in you living room.
You own a "Barrel Man" (you pull up the barrel and you see something that looks familiar.
schwing....)
You cover your living room furnitures with bedsheets.
Your lamp shades still have plastic covers on them.
You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house.
You refer to your VCR as "beytamax."
You have a rice dispenser.
You own a turbo broiler.
You own one of those fiber optic flower lamps.
You own a lamp with the oil that drips down the strings.
You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room.
You have a wooden "Tinikling Dancers" on the wall.
You own capiz shells chandeliers, lamps, or placemats.
Automobiles:
You own a Mercedes Benz and call it "chedeng."
You own a huge van conversion.
You car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it is in reverse.
Your horn can make 2 or 3 different sounds.
Your car has curb feelers or curb detectors.
Your car has too may "burloloys" like the Jeepneys back in P.I.
You hang a Rosary on your car's rear view mirror.
You have an air freshener in your car.
Family
You have aunts and uncles named "Baby," "Girlie," or "Boy."
You were raised to believe that every Filipino is an aunt, uncle or cousin.
Your Dad was in the Navy.
You have a family member or relative that works in the Post Office.
Your mom or sister or wife is a nurse.
Your parents call each other "mommy" and "daddy," or "ma" and "pa."
You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, i.e., "Deng-Deng,"
"Ling-Ling," or "Bing-Bing." etc.
Food
You put Hot Dogs in your spaghetti.
You consider dilis the filipino equivalent of french fries.
You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal.
You order things like tapsilog, tocilog, or longsilog at restaurants.
You distinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
You order "soft drink" instead of "soda."
You dip bread in your morning coffee.
You refer to seasonings and other forms of monosodium glutimate as "Ajinomoto."
Your cupboards are full of Spam, Vienna Sausage, Ligo, and Corned Beef, which you refer to as
Karne Norte.
"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairytale.
You appreciate a fresh pot of rice.
You bring your "baon" most of the time to work.
Your "baon" is usually something over rice.
Your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on Sunday mornings.
You eat Rice for breakfast.
You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice.
You wash and re-use disposable plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.
You have a supply of frozen lumpia in the refrigerator.
You have an ice shaver for making halo-halo.
You eat purple yam flavored ice cream.
You gotta have a bottle of Jufran or Mafran handy.
You fry Spam and hot dogs and eat them over rice.
You think that half-hatched duck eggs are a delicacy.
You know that "chocolate meat" is not really made with chocolate.
Bonus Question:
You understand this joke (make sure you read the punchline with a Filipino accent!):
How many bears were in the car with Goldilocks?
Four -- the momma bear, the poppa bear, the baby bear, and the driver.
Mannerism and Personality Traits:
You point with your lips.
You eat using hands--and have it down to a technique.
Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
You always have at least three other people talking to you at the airport.
You're standing next to the eight big boxes at the airport.
You nod upwards to greet someone.
You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating.
You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower.
You have to kiss your relative in the cheek as soon as you enter the room.
You collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir."
You smile for no reason.
You flirt by having a foolish grin in your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
You use an umbrella for shade on a hot summer day.
You scratch your head when you dont know the answer.
You never eat the last morsel on the table.
You like bowling.
You know how to play Pusyo and Mah-jong.
You find dried up morsels of rice stuck on your shirt.
You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun.
You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Jhun," "Bhoy," "Rhon."
You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when
you pass between people or in front of the TV.
Your middle name is your mother's maiden name.
You like everything imported or "state-side."
You check the labels on clothes to see where it was made before buying.
You hang your clothes out to dry.
You are perfectly comfortable in a squating position with your elbows resting on your knees.
You consistently arrive 30 minutes Late for all events.
You always offer food to all your visitors.
Vocabulary:
You Pronounce F's like P's and P's like F's.
You say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom."
You say "for take out" instead of "to go."
You "open" or "close" the light.
You asked for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."
You asked for a "Pentel-pen" or a "ball-pen" instead of just "pen."
You refer to the refrigirator as the "ref" or "pridyider."
You say "Kodakan" instead of take a picture.
You order a McDonalds instead of a "hamburger" (pronounced as Ham-boor-jer)
You say "Ha?" instead of "What."
You say "Hoy" to get some attention.
You answer when someone yells "Hoy."
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 "aray" instead of "ouch."
Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo."
You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over acting, or "TNT" for, well, you
know.
You say "air con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.
You say "brown out" instead of "black out."
Home Furnishings:
You use a "walis ting-ting" or "walis tambo" as opposed to a conventional broom.
You have a "Weapons of Moroland" shield hanging in the living room wall.
You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.
You own a Karaoke System.
You own a piano that no one ever plays.
You have a tabo in the bathroom.
Your house has too many burloloys.
You have two or three pairs of tsinelas in your doorstep
Your house has an ornate wrought iron gate in front of it.
You have a rose garden.
You have a shrine of Santo Ninyo in you living room.
You own a "Barrel Man" (you pull up the barrel and you see something that looks familiar.
schwing....)
You cover your living room furnitures with bedsheets.
Your lamp shades still have plastic covers on them.
You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house.
You refer to your VCR as "beytamax."
You have a rice dispenser.
You own a turbo broiler.
You own one of those fiber optic flower lamps.
You own a lamp with the oil that drips down the strings.
You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room.
You have a wooden "Tinikling Dancers" on the wall.
You own capiz shells chandeliers, lamps, or placemats.
Automobiles:
You own a Mercedes Benz and call it "chedeng."
You own a huge van conversion.
You car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it is in reverse.
Your horn can make 2 or 3 different sounds.
Your car has curb feelers or curb detectors.
Your car has too may "burloloys" like the Jeepneys back in P.I.
You hang a Rosary on your car's rear view mirror.
You have an air freshener in your car.
Family
You have aunts and uncles named "Baby," "Girlie," or "Boy."
You were raised to believe that every Filipino is an aunt, uncle or cousin.
Your Dad was in the Navy.
You have a family member or relative that works in the Post Office.
Your mom or sister or wife is a nurse.
Your parents call each other "mommy" and "daddy," or "ma" and "pa."
You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, i.e., "Deng-Deng,"
"Ling-Ling," or "Bing-Bing." etc.
Food
You put Hot Dogs in your spaghetti.
You consider dilis the filipino equivalent of french fries.
You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal.
You order things like tapsilog, tocilog, or longsilog at restaurants.
You distinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
You order "soft drink" instead of "soda."
You dip bread in your morning coffee.
You refer to seasonings and other forms of monosodium glutimate as "Ajinomoto."
Your cupboards are full of Spam, Vienna Sausage, Ligo, and Corned Beef, which you refer to as
Karne Norte.
"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairytale.
You appreciate a fresh pot of rice.
You bring your "baon" most of the time to work.
Your "baon" is usually something over rice.
Your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on Sunday mornings.
You eat Rice for breakfast.
You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice.
You wash and re-use disposable plastic utensils and styrofoam cups.
You have a supply of frozen lumpia in the refrigerator.
You have an ice shaver for making halo-halo.
You eat purple yam flavored ice cream.
You gotta have a bottle of Jufran or Mafran handy.
You fry Spam and hot dogs and eat them over rice.
You think that half-hatched duck eggs are a delicacy.
You know that "chocolate meat" is not really made with chocolate.
Bonus Question:
You understand this joke (make sure you read the punchline with a Filipino accent!):
How many bears were in the car with Goldilocks?
Four -- the momma bear, the poppa bear, the baby bear, and the driver.
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12-01-2002, 12:11 AM
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that guy's the funniest guy ive ever heard.....sp. the KBOY one and the SBC Packers one...hahahahaha.....laughing just thinking about it!
didnt know there were so many pinoy boys here...lol
didnt know there were so many pinoy boys here...lol
12-01-2002, 09:29 AM
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Dear Lord, what have I started? Actually, this is great. Now, all we need it one for the Scots, the Italians, the Ukranians, the Mexicans, Jamaicans, you name it. When it's all done, someone can compile them all and I'll bet we'll find a whole bunch of common items that we could put into another list:
So many ways to tell if you are Human!
So many ways to tell if you are Human!