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1]You know you're Filippino when your middle name is your mother

2]Your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy"

3]You have uncles and aunts names "Boy" "Girlie" or "Baby"

4]You have relatives whose nicknames consist repeated syllables like "Jun-Jun" "Ling-Ling" and "Mon-Mon"

5]You call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends

6]You have four or five names

7]You greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead mano po

8]You always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave the room.

9]You follow your parents' house rules even if you are over 18

10]You live with your parents until and at times even after you're married!

11]You decorate your dining room wall with a picture of the "Last Supper"

12]You keep your furniture wrapped in plastic or covered with blankets

13]You have Sto. Nino shrine in your living room

14]You have a piano that no one plays

15]You keep a tabo in your bathroom

16]You use Vicks Vapor rub as an insect repellant

17]You wat with your hands

18]You eat more than three times a day

19]You think a meal is not a meal without rice

20]You think sandwhiches are snacks,not meals

21]Your dining table has a merry-go-round (lazy Susan) in the middle

22]You bring baon to work everyday

23]Your pantry is never wihtout Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines

24]You love to eat daing or tuyo

25]You prop up one knee while eating

26]You eat your meal with patis, toyo, suka, banana, catsup, or bagoong

27]Your tablecloths are stained with toyo circles

28]You love sticky desserts and salty snacks

29]You eat fried Spam and hot dogs with rice

30]You eat mangoes with rice with great GUSTO!

31]You love "dirty" ice cream (?_?)

32]You love to eat, yet often manage to stay slim

33]You put hot dogs in your spaghetti

34]Everything you eat is sauted in garlic,onion,and tomatoes

35]You order a "soft drink" instead of soda

36]You hang a Rosary on your car's rear view mirror

37]You get together at a cemetary on All Saint's Day to eat,drink,and tell stories by your loved ones' graves

38]You play cards or mahjong and drink beer at funeral weeks

39]You think Christmas season begins in October and ends in January

40]Your second piece of luggage is a balikbayan box

41]You've mastered the art of packing a suitcase to a double capacity

41]You collect items from airlines,hotels,and restaurents as "souvenirs"

42]You feel obligated to give pasalubong to all your friends and relatives each time you turn from trip

43]You use paper foot outlines when buying shoes for friends and relatives

44]You're a fashion victim

45]You can convey 30 messages with your facial expression

46]You hold your palms together in front of you and say "excuse,excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the television

47]You ask for the bill at a restuarant by making a rectangle in the air

48]You cover your mouth when you laugh

49]You repond to "Hoy" or "Pssst" in a crowd

50]You'll answer "Malapit lang!" no matter how the distance is far away

51]Goldilocks is more than a fairy tale character to you

52]You refer to power interruptions as "brownouts"

53]You love to use the following acronyms:CR for comfort room,DI for dance instructor,DOM for dirty old man,TNT tago nang tago,KJ for kill joy,KSP for kulang sa pansin,OA for over acting, TL for true love,BF and GF for boyfriend or girlfriend

54]You say "rubber shoes" instead of sneakers,"ball pen" instead of pen,"stockings" instead of pantyhose,"pampers" instead of diapers,"ref" or prijider" instead of refridgerator,"Colgate" instead of toothpaste,"canteen" instead of caferteria,and "open" or "close" instead of turn on or off(as in lights)

55]You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days

56]You like everything imported or "state-side"

57]You love ballroom dancing,bowling,pusoy,mah jong,billiards,and karaoke

58]You have a relative whose a nurse

59]When you're in a restuarant,you wipe your plate and utensils before using them

60]You can squeeze 15 passengers into your five seater car without a second thought

61]You wave a pom-pom on a stick around the food to keep the flies away

61]You always ring a doorbell twice,assuming that the first ring was not heard

62]You let the phone ring twice before answering,not when you feel least appear over eagerly

63]You use a rock to scrub yourself in the bath or shower

64]You're proud to be Filopino - and pass these jokes to all your Filipino friends! ^_^