SIGNS THAT YOU'RE A FILIPINO

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You say 'for take out' instead of 'to go' ('take away' for Singaporean)
You 'open' and 'close' the lights
You ask for 'Colgate' instead of toothpaste
You ask for 'pentel pen' instead of a ballpen or pen
You refer to refrigerator as 'ref', 'Frigidare', or "pridyider"
You say 'kodakan' instead of take a picture
You order 'McDonalds' instead of hamburger, which you pronounce 'ham-boor-jer'
You say 'Ha?' instead of 'what?'
You say 'Hoy!' to get someone's attention
You answer when someone yells 'Hoy!'
You turn around when you hear 'pssst'
You say 'Cutex' instead of nail polish
You say 'for a while' instead of 'Please hold' on the telephone
You say 'he' when you mean 'she' and vice versa
Your sneeze sounds like 'Ahh-ching' instead of 'Ahh-choo'
You say 'Aray' instead of 'ouch'
You make acronyms for phrases: 'OA' = overacting, 'DOM' = dirty old man, and 'TNT' for... You know
You say 'aircon' instead of 'A/C' or airconditioner
You pronounce the ff. words: 'Hippopo-TA-mus', 'com-FOR-table', 'Bro-CO-li', and 'Montgo-marry Ward'
You say 'brown-out' instead of 'black-out'
You say 'Ay' or "Uy" instead of 'oops'
You start with 'actually' when you're trying to explain something
You say 'comfort room' instead of bathroom
You pronounce 'fax' as the four letter word
Ano' and 'di ba' regularly slip out during conversations
You say, 'my girlfriend will fetch,' when foreigners think fetching is for dogs
You try hard to speak English and when you don't know what to say next, you say 'you know...'
You change your accent according to the person you're talking to
When someone's pregnant, you say 'she's on the way'
You say 'ayyss---!' in kolehiyala accent to show any kind of extreme emotion - 'ayyy, shheeettt, nag-split na sila? 'ayysss, shheeettt talaga?
When somebody gives you a compliment, instead of saying thank you, you say 'hindi naman'

Filipinos are ,by nature, a racists.
and they are loud

KettleRenderer wrote:Filipinos are ,by nature, a racists.
and they are loud

hahaha. quite true.
yeah loud especially sa bus. hehehe

eto pa daw sa Home Furnishing naman:

HOME FURNISHINGS
You use 'walis tambo' and 'walis ting-ting' as opposed to a conventional broom
You own a karaoke machine
You own a piano that no one ever plays
You have a portrait of the Last Supper hanging on your dining room wall
You have a 'tabo' in your bathroom
You have a rose garden
Your house is cluttered with 'burloloys'
You display a big laughing Buddha for good luck
You have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room
You own a 'barrel man' (schwing!) from Baguio
You have 'parol' displayed during the holidays
You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets
Your lampshades still have plastic covers on them
You have plastic runners to cover your carpets
You refer to VCR as 'Betamax' even if it's a VHS
You own a rice dispenser
You own a turbo broiler
You own a lamp with oil that drips down to the strings
You have a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in your dining room
You own Capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats
You have a pair of wooden tinikling dancers on your wall
You have 'Weapons of Moroland' shield hanging on your living room wall
Your wall to wall carpeting includes the ceiling
You own one of those fiber-optic flower lamps
Your microwave, washer, TV, VCR, computer, printer, toaster and doorknobs are hidden under quilted covers
You have the entire Apo Hiking Society collection, plus maybe some Tito Mina and Pops Fernandez thrown in
There's a pail in your bathroom, just in case there's a water shortage or the toilet won't flush
You have fly swatter in your kitchen
You have multiplex tapes
You buy song hit mixes like "New Wave Disco Hits"

haha ive read that on bob ong's "bakit baligtad magbasa ng libro ang mga pilipino?", very funny book

So whats the problem with that? kung yun yung mga palatandaan natin at kultura natin para masibing pilipino ka walang problema dun,yan ay tatak na natin at pagmamalaki ko yan,kahit sabihin na ang baduy nun.hehehe.

pero may mga puntos akong sasabihin na ayaw ko naman sa ugali nang pinoy.ito ay....

1.pagiging mayabang lalo na pag nakarating nasa sa ibang bansa
2.may nakapag sabing racist ang pinoy,e masasbi ko na tama din yun,kahit nasa sarili nating bansa pag nalamang bisaya ka pagtatawanan ka,
3.mahilig manggaya,walang sariling ideya ,puro gaya lang ,mapa sining,musika,arkitektura o pelikula.pero at least magaling tayong mag inovate,hehehe
4.masyadong big deal sa atin pag may marinig tayong mag englis na malimali,agad nating pinagtatawanan.(bat sa ibang lahi di nman ganun).hehehe
5.sariling kababayan pinapahamak lalo na pag nasa abroad,
6.pagiging talangka
7.makulit,kahit na bawal ginagawa pa rin.di marunong sumunod sa batas.katwiran wala naman nakakakita,di nman tayo sinisita,pagnahuli nalang tayo,bahala na.
hmmm ano paba? yun lang muna isip pa ako,hehehe

just want to add some disadvantages from sir valeriano ( whether we like it or not, just have to accept it) :

-crab mentality
-seloso
-alam ng mabaho e hinahanap pa (hahaha)
-plastik
-at ang ayaw na ayaw ko eh yung nagdudunong dunungan.

but of course mas marami ang advantages of being a filipino in which stated above, but the first one is being Hospitable ( uso pa kaya ito?)

1. Dugong pinoy ka kung ang mga anak mo ay marunong mag-bless sa mga matatanda.
2. Dugong pinoy ka kung tinuruan mo ang mga bata na magsalita ng po at opo.
3. Dugong pinoy ka kung marunong kang magsabi ng makikiraan po.
4. Dugong pinoy ka kung ang sunday ay araw ng pagsisimba.
5. Dugong pinoy ka kung masarap para sayo ang adobo, kaldereta, paksiw, sinigang, tinola, pakbet, tuyo, sinampalukan, lechon, tapa, laing, bicol express, dinuguan, relyenong bangus, ihaw, chopsuey, papaitan, menudo, afritada, at kung anu-ano pang pagkaing pinoy.
6. Dugong pinoy ka kung sa handaan ay madalas kang makakita ng may pabalot pa pagkatapos makiparty.
7. Dugong pinoy ka kung sa bilyaran ay alam mo ang larong "poker".
8. Dugong pinoy ka kung meron kang pinaniniwalaan na kahit isang pamahiin.
9. Dugong pinoy ka kung kahit hindi ka naniniwala sa horoscope ay hindi mo maresist na magbasa ng zodiac sign mo.
10. Dugong pinoy ka kung marunong kang ngumiti sa kabila ng mga sakuna at problema.
11. Dugong pinoy ka kung marunong kang magshare ng ulam sa kapitbahay.
12. Dugong pinoy ka kung marunong kang mag-pusoy, tong-its, ungguy-unggoyan at lucky nine.
13. Dugong pinoy ka kung marunong kang maglaro ng tinaguan, luksong-tinik, piko, tumbang preso, turumpo, baril-barilan, patintero, luksong kalabaw, siato, sipa, saranggola at marami pang iba.
14. Dugong pinoy ka kung ang tawag mo sa professor ay titser at ma'am.
15. Dugong pinoy ka kung ang bukang bibig mo ay "ang hirap ng buhay ngayon" at "ang hirap talagang kumita ng pera"
16. Dugong pinoy ka kung ang pagpara sa sasakyan ay sa paraan ng pagkatok sa bubong ng jeep sa halip na magsabi ng "para". (hindi na applicable now kasi marami ng "batak mo para stop ko"
17. marami pang iba...

basta may camera, ang pinoy mahilig kumaway....lalo na yung may mga nagrereport ang mga tao sa likod walang tigil sa pagkaway.....

pagmay tumingi sa taas titingin din...nyahahhaha,pag may sumotsot,napapalingon...pagmay nagawang maganda si ako,pag may masamang nagawa si sya.

1.mahilig mag windowshopping
2.conscious pag kinukuhanan ng camera ng abs cbn at gma,
3.miron lalo na pag may away.
4.mahilig kay nora at vilma.
5.mahilig sa text.


hehehe

kapag di ka absent sa mga mall SALE!!!!!!!!


yun na! hahaha





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ugaling pinoy, pag gustong umabsent - MC ang katapat...

Pinoy pwedi ring mag basketball ng naka Tsinelas lang

di ka pinoy kapag di mas magaling ang lolo mo sa lolo ko...hahahhaahah

ang pinoy..kunyari ayaw pero gusto pala...

-uulamin ang pansit sa kanin
-sawsaw sa kape ang pandesal bago kainin tapos iinumin ang kape.
-kakain ng mainit na Mami tapos Halo-halo---basag ang ngipin nyan.
-uutangin ang pang-handa sa piesta
-puro signature ang mga damit pero tuyo at sardinas ang ulam
-6 yrs old na bata naghahanap-buhay na para may makain ng pamilya

Nice one Pareng Aries Ano pa ba?

1.Kapag nagsalo salo sa hapagkainan tapos kapag may natira na isa ay magkakahiyaan kunin.
2. Kapag pinagalitan ng Boss Kamot ulo na lang.
3.Kapag mag aabroad ang Anak sangkaterba ang maghahatid sa Airport.
4. Kapag umuwi ka sa Pinas tapos magbigay ka ng kunti na pasalubong masama ka pa rin.
5.Kung kailan magkaka Problema tsaka lang Mag iingat at Kikilos.
6.Sabi Mahirap ka lang pero Red Horse or Beer ang alak na Inumin mo.
7.Basta masarap ang ulam ngayon bahala na bukas.
8.Lahat gustong magsalita walang gustong makinig.

mahilig mg recycle...magaling tayo dyan!

mahilig tumingin sa salamin kahit sa mga sasakyan walang patawad !

malikhain..........for other's benefits (broad 'to...hahahahaha)

jenaro wrote:di ka pinoy kapag di mas magaling ang lolo mo sa lolo ko...hahahhaahah

kapag mahilig gumamit ng mga "replacements" na word...
yung instead ung tumpak na word gagamitin, i re-replace sya ng other word, like "ano".......

pinoy ka kung kunwari ayaw mo sa wondergirls lol

laging huli sa oras..it's better late than neva! PINOY AKO!