Help - Search - Members - Calendar
Full Version: Signs that you are a Filipino
Forums > Community Center > Interests > Humor
BeyondElite
Just let me know if someone post this already. _unsure.gif

you have a "barrel man" in your house, you may be filipino...(you know..the wooden man...when you lift up the barrel----schwing!!!)
you wash your clothes by hand, you might be Filipino.
you use walis tambo and walis ting-ting, you just might be Filipino.
you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room, you're a Filipino.
you have a very good sense of maniana habit, you might be Filipino.
you smoke in your house
you put up your knee while eating
you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
you are pakialamero
you say Sugarol, babaero at tumador
you are chismosa
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.
you say open or close the lights, then you might be a Filipino.
you nod upwards to greet someone, you might be a Filipino.
your nickname is "boy", you might be a Filipino.
you ask for a Colgate instead of toothpaste, you might be a Filipino.
you say "Canteen" instead of cafeteria, then you must be filipino
you eat under-developed duck eggs.
you call it a "ballpoint" or"ballpen" , not a "pen"
you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI.
you say, Kodakan, instead of take pictures.
you do "mano po" to older people in the house you're about to enter.
you refer to to your refrigerator as "pridyider"
your grandma smiles and her teeth are all red because of "nga-nga"
you say "pliers" when you meant "fliers"
you say "bitch" when you meant "beach"
you pronounce "hippopotamus" and "comfortable" in a funny way
you say "Boose" for "bus"
you cover your sofa with bright red and green blankets
you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining wall
your "walking doll" is still new even though it was bought years ago because your mom kept it in the china cabinet and never let you play with it.
you drive a Mercedes-Benz with maroon seat covers
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car.
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room.
you buy the karaoke system first before the stereo and TV
you have an out of tune piano and nobody in the family ever learned to play.
you know what "chocolate meat" is
you say chok-o-late.
you have a "Weapons of Morroland" shield.
you didn't hear or understand something and your first expression is "HA?".
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport.
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention.
you like peanut butter with chocolate.
you make para on a bus.
your car chirps like a bird when it's in reverse.
you turn around when you hear somebody say "psssst."
you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
you order the langunisa meal on a PAL Balikbayan flight.
you laugh seeing somebody slip.
you burp when you're busog (or after sipping a beer)
you call somebody "psssst."
you smile/grin a lot even for no reason,
you sit by squating down and leaning your elbows on your knees.
you use a Bolo to cut the grass in the yard.
you refer to kerosene as "white gas."
there are pairs of flip-flops outside your door
you have power failures every day at the same time that you can set your watch to.
your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok.
you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot.
you refer to "Accent" and all other forms of monosodium glutamate as "Ajinomoto"
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.
you say kutex instead of nail polish, you are one too.
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"
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/...
you have a big Buddha at home for good luck( not the serene Buddha like what the Thais have, but the big, fat, laughing one with those pesky little kids crawling all over him).
you bring a "baon" to work everyday, you're probably a Filipino.
your ice cold beer really has ice cubes in it.
you eat balut and wash it down with beer to bulk up.
you have a parol hanging outside your house during the Christmas holidays.
you say things sorta backwards like towel paper instead of paper towel and stick bread instead of breadsticks.
you say guper instead of gopher.
you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
you say "aray" instead of "ouch ".
you look up and say "ha!" when somebody says "what's up".
you write "Filipino" but pronounce it as "Pilipino".
you can sustain jokes like this one indefinitely.
you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare someone.
you fire your gun like crazy on new year's eve
you drive a jeep with your family name written on the back.
you precede anything pluralized with "mga."
you put a little bowl of patis on the table for dipping, and your guests complain "who farted."\
you cover your living room furniture with bed sheets.
you have toyo circles on your table cloths.
you wash and reuse disposable styroFoam cups, forks and spoons and of course, aluminum wrapper (Reynolds wrap or cover paper plates with waxed paper so you can reuse it.
you cover your carpet floors with plastic liners, you might be Filipino.
ThePrincessofTKD
i`m starting to hate filipinos..oh wait...I`M FILIPINO. stubborn.gif dammit..

at least i`m 12% chinese! wooohooo! that`s something new. happy.gif
hybrid
I have the barrell man. He's entertaining. whistling.gif

Moved to Humor
Re-Mixxed
..eh? O.K, Im ' Partly Fillipino' But, i take to my 'Black' side so i don't ' Do' 'Most' of the things u've listed.
LatinaLady
QUOTE(ThePrincessofTKD @ Jun 24 2004, 11:48 AM)
at least i`m 12% chinese! wooohooo! that`s something new. happy.gif

how do you know your 12%
F_L_I_P
I got a barrel man, what happened to the big forks and spoons? and my nickname is boy. and im also 6% chinese.
BeyondElite
QUOTE
I have the barrell man. He's entertaining. 


I know! Isn't he fun? happy.gif
lemonlina
ers, I don't really like those lists things. So some of them may be true, eerything's so stereotypical. -_-
ThePrincessofTKD
QUOTE(LatinaLady96 @ Jun 24 2004, 1:14 PM)
how do you know your 12%

my mom`s grandfather is chinese. which means i`m 1/8 chinese. 1/8 = 12.5%.

i`m such a smart a$$, aren`t i? biggrin.gif

but that would make me 12.5% chinese...hmm..?
xsw33t_t3mptasianx
Hmm...I do some of those...But not all....and those barrel men are fun....does anyone have the barrel woman..hehe

--][My Xang3r][--
ComradeRed
Full blooded Chinese here.
morgs8384
whats a barrel man?!?! im half german, 25 % bohemian and 25% native american... i never heardof a barrell man and im 20 yrs old lol
AZN_DRAGON
full blooded filipino
Mini
1/16 Chinese and 15/16 Vietnamese. woot
swtxtc03
QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Jun 24 2004, 12:37 PM)
Just let me know if someone post this already. _unsure.gif

you have a "barrel man" in your house, you may be filipino...(you know..the wooden man...when you lift up the barrel----schwing!!!)
you say "bitch" when you meant "beach"
you pronounce "hippopotamus" and "comfortable" in a funny way
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car.
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room.
you know what "chocolate meat" is
you didn't hear or understand something and your first expression is "HA?".
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport.
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention.
you bring a "baon" to work everyday, you're probably a Filipino.
you cover your carpet floors with plastic liners, you might be Filipino.

laugh.gif
You pretty much described my dad and my house. Yeah, I'm filipino
Mr. Psychotic
sterotypical conformys
BeyondElite
innoc3nt619 your avatar seems scary. _unsure.gif
Mr. Psychotic
QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Jun 25 2004, 12:58 AM)
innoc3nt619 your avatar seems scary. _unsure.gif

biggrin.gif thank you it is slipknot they are 666 the harsher evil!!!!! BWHAHAHAHA

maggots unite!!!!!!!!!
BeyondElite
innoc3nt619, are they still alive?

Azn_pnoy_boi
Haruka
Hahaha... some of those sound like what hispanics do, like pointing with lips tongue.gif and alot of other one's i'm too lazy to post
ji_cabinx
uh..do you need these signs to tell u what u are? ^_^
dani41790
hahaha yup me n mai family r definatly filipino
islandkiss
lol.. none of this applys to me.. I'm no filipino
kryogenix
QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Jun 24 2004, 2:01 PM)
I know! Isn't he fun? happy.gif

that coming from a guy, i'm kinda worried.
joanna0304
QUOTE(x3_kelly @ Jul 8 2004, 2:50 PM)
lol.. none of this applys to me.. I'm no filipino

ditto
knc128
i can definately relate to that. full blooded pinay here!! lol. i was laughing at the ones that relates to me and my family and friends.
SiYuTiAyEe
long list you got here...... well lets see.....

-you have a "barrel man" in your house, you may be filipino...(you know..the wooden man...when you lift up the barrel----schwing!!!) ==nope we dont have that
-you wash your clothes by hand == what's wrong wit that.. i dont wash my clothes by hands.. i wash my undies by hands... ermm.gif
-you use walis tambo and walis ting-ting, ==before when we were in the philippines.. i mean.. our house in the philipines isnt carpeted.. so why the heck use a vaccum rite?? huh.gif
-you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room ==doesnt white people do that too??? ermm.gif
you smoke in your house ==where else do you smoke?? nobody smokes in our house btw.
-you put up your knee while eating ==hehe.. sometimes... tongue.gif
-you eat kanin and ulam using your hand ==sometimes..
you say Comfort Room instead of Restroom. ==cr..bathroom.. they're all the same
-you say For Take Out instead of to go. ==in the phil yes.. but here no..
-you point w/ your lips ==yep.. when my hands are too busy... lolz
-you nod upwards to greet someone, ==doesnt evrybody?
-you say "Canteen" instead of cafeteria, =in the phil.. yes
-you eat under-developed duck eggs. == excuse me.. they are called ballot.. and they are one of those exotic foods... tongue.gif
-you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI. == uh.. not really.. only if you're from the province i guess..
-you do "mano po" to older people in the house you're about to enter.==if they're older filipino people then yes..
-your "walking doll" is still new even though it was bought years ago because your mom kept it in the china cabinet and never let you play with it. ==well maybe.. ermm.gif
-you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room. =yep
-you have an out of tune piano and nobody in the family ever learned to play. ==we all do.
-you know what "chocolate meat" is ==isnt it a bread??
-you're standing next to big boxes at the airport. ==weee.. its balikbayan boxes.. _smile.gif
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention. ==i do to my bro and sis..not to other people..
-you like peanut butter with chocolate. ==yumm! tongue.gif
-you turn around when you hear somebody say "psssst." ==hehe.. yep.. coz that somebody is sure is a flip..
-you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal. ==when on a chinese resto ..yes.
-you burp when you're busog (or after sipping a beer) ==doesnt everybody??
-you call somebody "psssst." ==yeah.. just like what ive said...
-you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot. ==just the rice cooker...
-you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale. ==ilove cornbeefs! tongue.gif
-you scratch your head when you don't know what you're doing. == sometimes
-you don't want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others ==that's like my worse pet peeves..
-you say "she" when you should say "he" ==ugh.. i always get confuse!
-you bring a "baon" to work everyday, ==yep.. my mom does.. it saves alotta money _smile.gif
-you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. =sometimes when im that hungry tongue.gif
-you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare someone. ==i say BOO!
-you have toyo circles on your table cloths. ==haha.. that's embarrassing but true.! laugh.gif
-you wash and reuse disposable styroFoam cups, forks and spoons and of course, aluminum wrapper (Reynolds wrap or cover paper plates with waxed paper so you can reuse it. ==my grandma used to.. laugh.gif
doubleaxel1951
OMG that's sooooo HILARIOUS! you like totally described my mom and family.. especially that stupid lip thing when you point to things .. that gets me sooo annoyed.. and you call girls him that annoys me too.. thankfully i'm half filipino! lol
~*~amanda~*~
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.