Part 6 ...... You Know You Are A Filipino When

[Mike S]

124. You have those air fresheners in a bottle

125. You own a Mercedes Benz and call it a 'Chedeng'

126. Your car has curb feelers on it

127. You have a fake banana display attached to your car window

128. You own a huge van conversion

129. You do not try to avoid pedestrians

130. A traffic cop says "your license expired eight years ago"

131. A road sign that says "Dangerous curve, Death toll 19" causes you to make another accident

132. For you a yellow light means " go paster"

133. A traffic cop is known to you as a "crocodile"

134. You refer to a female driver as a "lesbian"

135. You insist on fitting 8 people into a taxi, much to the distress of the driver, and say, 'we're making 'kandong'

136. You were raised believing every Filipino was an aunt and uncle

137. Your dad or uncle was in the Navy

138. Your mom or sister is a Nurse

139. You get smelling kisses from your grandma

140. Your parents call each other mommy and daddy

141. You know someone with a name that repeats itself, i.e. Jon-Jon, Len-Len, Jong-Jong, or Bing-Bing

142. You have aunt & uncle named Baby, Girlie or Boy

143. You know a veteran dynamite fisherman called "Lefty"

144. You have a dog named whitie, blackie or bantay

145. Your parents call each other 'Mahal' and they call you 'Anak' or by your wonderful Filipino nickname you've had all your life (Jang, Cici, Meng, Choy-Choy, etc) ....and you KNOW they're mad at each other or at you when they use actual n

146. You think eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal

147. You order breakfast items like tapsilog, longsilog, or tocilog at restaurants

148. You always grab a toothpick after each meal

149. You order a 'soft drink' instead of soda

150. You dip bread in your morning coffee