PINOY ka kung...

MANNERISM AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

1. You point with your lips
2. You eat with your hand and have it down as a technique
3. You nod your head upwards to greet someone
4. You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbows on your knees while you eat
5. You collect items from hotels or restaurants as "souvenirs"
6. Your house has a distinctive aroma
7. You add an unwarranted 'H' to your name: Jhun, Bhoy, Rhon
8. You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, Excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV
9. You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for event
10. You don't sit on the bowl in public toilets, no matter what part of town or if your thighs ache like hell; and you flush the toilet with your feet
11. You show up late for work and your excuse is 'I forgot to on the alarm' or better yet 'traffic eh'
12. You think taking a shower and taking a bath are the same thing
13. You use laundry detergent to wash your dishes
14. You use print rags from an imported fashion magazine as cover of your textbooks and notebooks

VOCABULARY

1. You 'open' and 'close' the lights
2. You ask for 'Colgate' instead of toothpaste
3. You refer to refrigerator as 'ref', 'Frigidare', or "pridyider"
4. You say 'Ha?' instead of 'what?'
5. You say 'Hoy!' to get someone's attention
6. You answer when someone yells 'Hoy!'
7. You turn around when you hear 'pssst'
8. You say 'Cutex' instead of nail polish
9. You say 'for a while' instead of 'Please hold' on the telephone
10. Your sneeze sounds like 'Ahh-ching' instead of 'Ahh-choo'
11. You say 'Aray' instead of 'ouch'
12. You say 'aircon' instead of 'A/C' or airconditioner
13. You say 'brown-out' instead of 'black-out'
14. You say 'Ay' or "Uy" instead of 'oops'
15. You start with 'actually' when you're trying to explain something
16. You say 'comfort room' instead of bathroom
17. Ano' and 'di ba' regularly slip out during conversations
18. You try hard to speak English and when you don't know what to say next, you say 'you know...'
19. When somebody gives you a compliment, instead of saying thank you, you say 'hindi naman'

HOME FURNISHINGS

1. You use 'walis tambo' and 'walis ting-ting' as opposed to a conventional broom
2. You own a karaoke machine
3. You have a portrait of the Last Supper hanging on your dining room wall
4. You have a 'tabo' in your bathroom
5. Your house is cluttered with 'burloloys'
6. You display a big laughing Buddha for good luck
7. You have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room
8. You have 'parol' displayed during the holidays
9. Your lampshades still have plastic covers on them
10. You own a rice dispenser
11. You own a turbo broiler
12. You have a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in your dining room
13. You own Capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats
14. Your microwave, washer, TV, VCR, computer, printer, toaster and doorknobs are hidden under quilted covers


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