ArE yOu A tRu FiLiPiNo??

YoU'rE a IF....

• you say Colgate, when you mean toothpaste
• you say Ajinomoto, when you mean MSG, or monosodium glutamate
• you say Kutex, when you mean nail polish
• you call it a ballpen instead of a pen
• you say Kodakan when you mean pictorial
• you say prigidaire, when you mean refrigerator
• you say olreydi, when you mean already
• you say open/close the light, when you mean turn on/off the light
• you call it a comfort room instead of a rest room
• you say for take-out instead of to-go
• you have a barrel man in your house you know... the wooden man... when you lift up the barrel -- ScHwiNg!
• you use walis tambo and/or walis tingting
• you put up your knee while eating
• you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
• you have a giant fork and spoon hanging on your wall
• you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining wall
• you have weapons of Moroland displayed
• you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car
• you have tabo in the kubeta
• you eat under-developed duck eggs
• you're the plane passenger with the biggest hand-carry luggage
• you're standing next to your 8 big balikbayan boxes at the airport
• you sit by squatting down and leaning your elbows on your knees.
• there are 2-3 pairs of flip-flops outside your door

• you don't know the meaning of flip-flop
• your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok
• you always bargain a price, even at department stores
• you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale
• you add an H in your name where it shouldn't be... like Jhun, Mhike, Khen...
• you put your hands together and point them in the direction you're walking to pass between people
• you wear your fancy clothes and jewelry when going back to the Philippines
• you answer the phone and it is an international collect call
• you bring a 'baon' to school or work everyday
• your favorite candy is Choc-Nut
• you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner
• you say things sort of backwards like towelpaper instead of papertowel and stickbread instead of breadstick
• you say aray! instead of ouch! when hurt
• your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on a Sunday morning
• you put a little bowl of patis on the table for dipping, and your guests complain 'who farted?'
• the first thing you do when buying clothes/towels/etc. is look at the label to see where it was made
• you look up and say ha?! when somebody says What's up?
• you have a parol hanging outside your house during Christmas
• you use patis bottles as water containers and store them in the prigidaire
• you have a jar of bagoong on your prigidaire door
• you know the importance of aluminum foils during parties
• you say hoy! to get someone's attention
• you drink with your friends and share the same glass, and pass it around
• you often point with your lips