You Know You're Filipino
When.............
Every time you visit relatives you have to put their hands on your forehead.
Your mom’s maiden name is your middle name.
You have a piano that no one ever uses.
You have a rice cooker.
You like to shop at the Gap or Old Navy.
Black people don’t scare you.
You hang out with mostly non-Asians.
No one in your school knows what a Filipino is.
You have at least a dozen biracial cousins who still look like Flips with dyed hair.
If you’re Pinay, you at least dated a white or black guy before you found a Pinoy.
You’re always mistaken for other ethnicity because of your mix racial backgrounds.
You avoid wearing glasses.
You buy all these expensive clothes that you only wear once a year.
You leave your Christmas decorations up all year.
You always go to a party an hour late, which resorts the host to usually tell you that the party is an hour earlier than it really is.
“Goldilocks” means more to you than a name.
You have wider eyes than most Asians.
Your whole family is a melting pot with your aunt’s marrying bi-racially.
Your mom works as a nurse.
You have covers on your furniture.
You point with your lips.
U kent spell eben ‘tho U all redy knoe how 2.
You act more ghetto than some black people.
You have a picture of the Last Supper on your wall.
Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
You nod upwards to greet someone.
You collect items from a hotel or restaurant "for souvenir."
You smile for no reason.
You use an umbrella for shade on a hot summer day.
You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "excuse,excuse" while walking through a crowd.
You always offer food to your visitors.
You buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale.
You find dried up morsels of rice stuck to your shirt.