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10 Signs that You're a Filipino

Give me at least 10 signs that you're filipino! 2 entries max!


total challengers: 9   
1st
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1. I think that Vicks works wonders. I take it with me everywhere I go.
2. I use my lips when I want to point something and too lazy to use my hands.
3. I can easily pick up or reach something with my foot cause I’m too lazy to use my hands.
4. ALWAYS Pasalubong no matter where you came from (Hence the birth of balikbayan boxes).
5. I am still superstitious. I say tabi-tabi po where there are gardens, soil,shrubs, bushes, trees
6. I always refer my middle name as my Mom’s Maiden name. (What else is the real MIDDLE NAME)
7. I am 30 years old and still live with my mom. (Hell, she has a maids who do laundry & iron my clothes, cook food. What more could I ask for?)
8. I have a sculpture of Catholic Jesus Christ in my room and a rosary with me most of the time.
9. When they featured PATIS and BALOT in FEAR FACTOR, I WOULD HAVE WON THAT MANY TIMES OVER.
10. For other Pinoys, a kid’s name is normally a combo of their parent's name: Jonalyn's parents are Jonathan and Rosalyn (see more)
 
mice_aliling
RATING: 4.5  VIEWS: 2329  VOTES: 13

 

2nd
1) When you go out somewhere and your mom doesn't know where you went, the first thing she'll do when you get back is ask where you went, who you went with, why you went, how you got there, and then a million other non related questions.
2) You and/or your parents force your guests to eat.
3) You respond to someone opening a can of soda at the possibility someone might be going "Pssst!"
4) If you see "hoy" in a Spanish book, you are automatically inclined to turn the the nearest Filipino next to you and point it out.
5) There's a bigass wooden fork and spoon on your wall.
6) If you have carpet in your hallway, chances are, there's floor runners on them.
7) You at least have one Tito Boy and a Tita Baby.
8) Some of the peoples names in your family have something to do with one of their grandparents.
9) The first thing you do when you wake up is turn off your alarm and say "5 more minutes." Then you wake up a half hour later and say "Aye shiet."
10) You have patis in your house. (see more)
 
Robster
RATING: 4.1  VIEWS: 1301  VOTES: 8

 

3rd
1) All of your relatives live in ONE BIG HOUSE!
2) Colors of your house DON'T MATCH! ! ! !
3) PANCY PENSE around your house!
4) Your whole house smells like FISH when cooking it!
5) Playing card games like PIPITO or PAIYUT!
6) ALWAYS GAMBLING on card games (Def. chicken fight)!
7) Getting clothes you don't use anymore & PAOET to you relatives in the Phillipines!
8) When you talk in Filipino, it takes a long time tooooooooooooooooooooo answer!
9) WE LOVE BASKETBALL! ! ! !
10) When you say Pssst, EVERY Filipino looks! ! ! ! (see more)
 
Manny_Fresh
RATING: 4.1  VIEWS: 1240  VOTES: 6

 

4th
1. You have karaoke in your house.
2. You always offer food to your visitors.
3. You go to department stores and try bargain with the price
4. You kiss relatives on the cheek when you enter the room
5. You have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining wall.
6. You say 'hoy' to get someone's attention.
7. You wash and reuse disposable styroFoam cups, forks and spoons and of course, aluminum wrapper.
8. You eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
9. You don't want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others.
10. You nod upwards to greet someone, you might be a Filipino.  (see more)
 
Kaaylaa
RATING: 4.0  VIEWS: 1256  VOTES: 13

 

5th
1. You eat under-developed duck eggs. (Balut)
2. You use shopping bags as garbage bags.
3. You say "bitch" when you meant "beach".
4. You put up your knee while eating. (so true)
5. You say open or close the lights, then you might be a Filipino.
6. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.
7. You hate to waste food.... Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them.
8. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.
9. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
10. You always leave your shoes at the door. (see more)
 
Kaaylaa
RATING: 3.9  VIEWS: 1231  VOTES: 10

 

6th
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1. I can do anything in tsinelas (flip flops).
2. Yellow lights in traffic mean "go paster."
3. I have several uncles and aunties who I'm not really related to.
4. My sister is a "nars."
5. I dip bread in my coffee.
6. I use my fingers to measure the water when I cook rice.
7. My grocery bags hold garbage.
8. I own a rice cooker (used to have a dispenser, but I can't find them where I live).
9. I leave my shoes by the door.
10. My mom sends money to my lola in the Phillipines. (see more)
 
JanetNOTJanette
RATING: 3.8  VIEWS: 1226  VOTES: 8

 

7th
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#11 you should watch Manny Pauiao's fights (see more)
 
puPPy711
RATING: 3.8  VIEWS: 1206  VOTES: 6

 

8th
they're not that good... just wrote what's in my head :)

1. you eat everything with ketchup
2. whenever you vacation somewhere and there's not many filipinos... you act surprised when you see one. omg look its a filipino like us!
3. you ask very personal questions to people you just met. "how much you make?"
4. you dip bread in your coffee
5. your grandparents smell like salonpas or tigerbalm
6. whenever you have tummy ache you rube manzanilla oil on your belly.
7. you have at least one person in your family who's a nurse.
8. you have a really nice rice cooker you only use when you have a party.
9. you only eat eggplant or spam... if they are dipped in egg and fried.
10. theres lumpia wrapper in your freezer

 (see more)
 
FreshPrincessBelAir
RATING: 3.6  VIEWS: 1190  VOTES: 6

 

9th
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1. when you're eating, you talk with your eyebrows.
2. you talk with ur eyeborws when your not eating
3. you have an alter in your house somewhere
4. you eat rice RELIGIOUSLY. and i mean RELIGOUSLY
5. you yell when you talk on the phone
6. you have TFC on your TV, and you watch wowowee, game knb, and various filipino soap operas [bituing walang nining when it was still on]
7. it sound like a riot when you're hacing a family party
8. you know what jolibee is
9. you know what halo-halo is
10. you'vce eaten numbers 9 and 10 (see more)
 
jekneepoo
RATING: 3.6  VIEWS: 1193  VOTES: 3





Comments

Manny_Fresh
Manny_Fresh all-IBY
over 2 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
I can relate to some of it. Vicks! Memories!
Manny_Fresh
Manny_Fresh all-IBY
over 2 years ago
re: Manny_Fresh's 10 Signs of Filipino!
Yeah. I try not to look, but it's that Filipino in me! ! ! !
Manny_Fresh
Manny_Fresh all-IBY
over 2 years ago
re: Manny_Fresh's 10 Signs of Filipino!
HA HA! There is this neighborhood from cross town people call it" Little Manilla" because it's all Filipino!
KatakarimotoDUH
KatakarimotoDUH captain
over 3 years ago
re: top ten signs ur a filipino
hahahahahahah. dude, im not even filipino and this was funny. (:
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: madetheseup
#1 is my mom FOR SURE
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Frickin' filipinos!!
#4, omg. same.
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Manny_Fresh's 10 Signs of Filipino!
omg, i cant believe how many of these i realte too.
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Pinoy ako
go paster hahahahahah
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
i realte with many of these too, espiaclly the talking with the lips one, ohmygosh.
jekneepoo
jekneepoo franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Filipino Status.
i relate with many of those. +5
omegadot
omegadot captain
over 3 years ago
re: Filipino Status.
yeahh man at first.. i could probably tell by the way pinoy talks..
mice_aliling
mice_aliling all-IBY
over 3 years ago
iwashere
iwashere icon
over 3 years ago
re: madetheseup
i have filo friends..and this is sooo true!! haha!! ..u get a 1 tho..
JanetNOTJanette
JanetNOTJanette captain
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
#3. I'm typing this with my foot right now lol ;P.
JanetNOTJanette
JanetNOTJanette captain
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
Vicks(Bicks) is amazing. It works for the flu, sore muscles, etc. LOL
JanetNOTJanette
JanetNOTJanette captain
over 3 years ago
re: #11
I watch all his fights, but I just like to watch boxing anyways.
Robster
Robster franchise
over 3 years ago
re: Filipino Status.
hahaha i hella don't seem like it huh?
ac5a7bu
ac5a7bu all-star
over 3 years ago
re: Frickin' filipinos!!
ok i agree with everything except #10 which some cultures do like mine and i'm definatly not filipino
Rmakulate
Rmakulate varsity
over 3 years ago
re: Frickin' filipinos!!
yup im filipino alright
mice_aliling
mice_aliling all-IBY
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
Andy, it's absolutley true...i can give you a long list...this combo of names even transcended to cab franchises, business names and jeepney names :)
mice_aliling
mice_aliling all-IBY
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
JOE!!!! hahaha. She does think you talk too much...I remembered that one...that was funny and she won't stop saying it over and over...LOL
TEAM_DK
TEAM_DK HOFer
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
mia: this is true. the best in when your mom came on skype and said "nice to meet you, oh by the way...you talk too much..." LOL
mice_aliling
mice_aliling all-IBY
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
i think it's because you talk too much. You can just say clean my room...but then no...you go blah blah blah :)
TEAM_DK
TEAM_DK HOFer
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
mia: yup, i thought so. they always look at me weird when i ask them to clean my room. i dont think they understand that im joking.
mice_aliling
mice_aliling all-IBY
over 3 years ago
re: Mice is so PINOY that...
Yes, Joe, i think you've met Ate Nancy and Mana :) LOL...They're the ones who bring in food while we skype :)
 
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IBY Awards (3)

“True Blue Mia”
— dvyntwoman awarded Mice is so PINOY that...
over 3 years ago
“Vicks”
— JanetNOTJanette awarded Mice is so PINOY that...
over 3 years ago
“very filipino!=)”
— manielet awarded Pinoy ako
over 3 years ago