Pabili nga pong Colgate, yung Close Up ha?

You know you're Filipino if.....

>> You're related to everyone.

>> Your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy".

>> You have uncles and aunts named Boy, Girlie or Baby.

>> You have relatives or friends with the letter "H" slipped into their names, as in Jhun, Bhoyet, Bheng and Sahmeeeh.

>> You have relatives whose nicknames consists of repeated syllables, such as Jun-Jun, Ling-Ling, Ning-Ning, Ai-Ai and Bong-Bong.

>> Your grandmother greets you by smelling your cheek.

>> You abide by your parents' house rules even if you're over 18.

>> You live with your parents - until - and at times even after - you're married.

>> Your house has a distinctive aroma.

>> You decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and certificates and plaques.

>> On your living room wall you display a shield bearing "The Weapons of Moroland" along side a GIANT wooden rosary and wooden tinikling dancers or Ifugao heads.

>> You decorate your dining room wall with a GIANT wooden spoon and fork and a picture of the Last Supper.

>> You keep your furniture wrapped in plastic.

>> You keep a Sto. Nino shrine in your living room.

>> You keep a statue of a big, laughing Buddha -- with those pesky little kids crawling all over him -- for good luck.

>> You recycle plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.

>> You own a Footsteps in the Sand poster.

>> You keep a "tabo" in your bathroom.

>> You own a barrel man.

>> You shower at least once a day.

>> You use a stone to scrub yourself in the shower.

>> You think a meal is not a meal without rice.

>> You use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.

>> You don't need a knife to cut your food.

>> You feel compelled to greet anyone who sees you eating with the words "Let's Eat".

>> You feed ALL your visitors.

>> Your dining table has a merry-go-round (lazy susan) in the middle.

>> You bring BAON to work everyday.

>> You recycle bottles into water containers and store these in the fridge.

>> You wash and reuse disposable styrofoam cups, plastic spoons and forks, and aluminum wrappers.

>> You can't enjoy a meal without patis, toyo, vinegar, catsup or bagoong.

>> Your tablecloths are stained with toyo circles.You like sweet spaghetti.

>> You instinctively grab a toothpick after every meal.

>> You hang your left arm out the windowand wave your hand to signal a left turn.

>> You hang a rosary on your car's rear view mirror.

>> You drive a family jeep with your family name prominently written on the rear.

>> You tail an ambulance just to beat the traffic.

>> You keep your car sears covered in plastic.

>> You drive where there's SPACE, even if it means converting a two-lane street into a four-lane road.

>> There are at least 50 people on your Christmas gift list.

>> You unwrap christmas presents ever so carefully, so you can reuse the wrappers and bows for next year.

>> You collect items from airlines, hotels, and restaurants as souveniers.

>> You feel compelled to give pasalubong to all your friends and relatives each time you return from a trip.

>> You can't make a purchase without haggling.

>> You use paper foot outlines when buying shoes for friends and relatives.

>> You point with your lips.

>> You refer to toothpaste as "Colgate".

>> You ask for the bill at a restaurantby making a rectangle in the air.

>> You'll answer "Malapit lang!" -- no matter the distance -- when asled how far away a place is located.

>> You can use ambiguous words such as "kwan", "ano", "chorva" and yet be perfectly understood by other Pinoys.

>> You say "For a while" instead of "One moment please" or "Please hold".

>> You say "hand-carry" instead of "carry-on luggage".

>> You say "shades" instead of "sunglasses".

>> You say "for take out" instead of "to go".

>> You say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish".

>> You're always late.

>> You'd rather be caught dead than arrive at a party on time.

>> You can't throw anything away.

>> You say "maybe" or "i'll try" when actually you mean "NO".

>> There are always two to three slippers at your doorstep.

>> You never discuss the weather.

>> It makes you uncomfortable to be praised or flattered.

>> You respond to a "Hoy" or a "Pssst" in a crowd.



**Credits to Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz for compiling the above Pinoy psyche. =)