Ganito KA ba? (Are You like this?)

azilana7037
By azilana7037

Ganito ka, diba? (You're like this, right?)

You greet elders with the mano-po

You eat with your foot propped up on the chair

You say fish like "peesh"

You signify yes by raising your eyebrows

You point with your lips

You or your name has some Spanish to it

You are related to everyone

You have a piano that no one plays

You eat with your hands

You don't buy shoes at Shoe Mart

You say "ouch me"

You use an umbrella for shade

You have a barrelman in your house

You have a Friendster

You or your parents own a karaoke machine

You are Catholic

You eat Spam, hotdogs, and fried chicken with rice

You have never had an allowance

You have never been grounded

You drink soda out of a bag with a straw

You love lechon (roasted pig)

You consider cockfighting as a sport

You say video like "bidyo"

You have a rosary hanging on your rear-view mirror

You know at least one person named Baby or Bebot

You take off your shoes even at a friends house

You wash & re-use disposable utensil, plates, &/or cups

You bring a ton of food when you go on family/friend outings

You are usually late to events because you run on filipino time

You have patis(fish sauce), toyo(soy sauce), suka(vinegar), banana catsup, mang tomas (all purpose sauce) or bagoong (shrimp paste) with most meals

You add water when there's little ketchup/mang tomas left in the bottle

If you live outside of the country you send food, clothes, etc. back home to the Philippines

You kiss relatives on the cheek whenever arriving or leaving

You feed all your visitors and send them away with baon (food to bring home)

You follow your parents' house rules even when you are over 18

You have a supply of Spam, vienna sausage, or corned beef

or

Yahoo is your messenger of choice over MSN or AIM

Your favorite basketball move is the "lay-up"

There is a Sto. Niño shrine in the living room

The flyswatter is readily stanced in your kitchen

Your parents are or want you to be a doctor

It is not a real meal unless there is rice

Your second piece of luggage is a balikbayan box

There is a tabo (dipper)in every bathroom

American sandwiches are only snacks

The dining room has a Last Supper painting

If you're a girl, you have may Marie, Mary o Maria added to your name

There is a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging on a wall

Your rice cooker is the main device causing a high electricity bill

As a child your parents rubbed Vick's up your nose if you were ever sick

The delivery plastic is still on your furniture or covered in blankets

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