Filipino Traits

As I went to Iloilo City to buy flowers for my mom's wake, me, my sister, sister-in-law, and niece went to Afrique Restaurant at General Hughes Street and ordered one of their well-known pasta.

Written on the paper placemat they set on the table was an article about some uncommon Filipino traits that really identify Filipinos as strangely unique people every where.

The article is titled as "You Know You're a Filipino if...." And I want to share it with you on this blog. It is kinda funny and interesting that's why I want to post it here and share it with all of you. Hope you will like it.

"You know you're a Filipino if you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room. You say comfort room or CR instead of restroom. You say for "take out" insead of "to go". You point your lips to point directions. You nod your head upwards to greet someone. Your nickname is Boy. You ask for Colgate instead of toothpaste. You eat underdeveloped duck eggs. You pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI. You say KODAKAN instead of take pictures. You refer to your refrigerator as "Pridyider". You say "pliers" when you mean for "flyers". You cover your sofa with plastic. You have a Last Supper quilt on your dining wall. You drive a Mercedes Benz with maroon seat covers. You have a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car. You have a Sto. Nino shrine in your living room. You're standing next to big boxes at the airport. You say HOY to get someone's attention. Your car chirps like a bird when you back up. You have a collection of Bruce Lee and Charles Bronson movies in VHS and betamax. You have "Best of Slow Rock" cassette tapes in a heat proof casing. You call somebody "Pssst...." You drink with your friends and share the same glass and passing it around. You blow your spoon with hot soup on the table. You say "cutex" instead of nail polish. You're the plane passenger with the biggest hand-carry luggage. You ask for give aways while on the airplane. You don't want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others. You stuff hotel toiletries and towels in your bag when checking out the hotel. You say "ano this" and "ano that" instead of "what's this and that". You're English is mixed with Tagalog making it "Taglish". You say that everybody is your cousin, niece, etc. You say things bit backwards like "stick bread" instead of "bread sticks". You drive a jeep with your family name written on the back. You have "toyo" circles on your table cloth. You wash and reuse styrofoams cups and plastic cutleries. You collect items from hotels and restaurants for souvenirs. You are extremely charming and smile for no reasons. You find dried rice morsels on your shirt. You add unwarranted "H" to your name like "Bhoy" or "Jhun". You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "excuse, excuse". You place your arms akimbo when strolling. You consistently arrived thirty minutes late for any events and acquaintances. You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for overacting, "TY" for thank you, "TNT" for well, you know. You own a karaoke microphone. You own a piano that no one ever plays. Your car still has plastic covers and plastic mats on the carpet. You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room. You have a giant wooden "Tinikling Dancers" on te wall. You have four seasons frames in your living room. You have a Mercedes Benz and you call it as your "chedeng". You have somebody in your family who is a nurse and working abroad. You have aunts an duncles named Boy, Baby, or Girlie. You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself like "Dengdeng", Lingling", or "Bingbing". You dip bread on your morning coffee. You have rock salt in your kitchen cupboard. You have dired fish and ice cream in your freezer. You're always fond on stuffing leftover foods in your fridge and eventually they get molded. You have "Capiz shell" placemats on the table.....

See... these are just some of the interesting traits of some Filipinos everywhere that I totally observe especially like me who is living in America. It was kinda funny though but it is true and real.

Well, that's us as Filipinos. And this distinguish us as a unique nation everywhere we go. United we stand, divided we fall. That's possibly one of our motto.