Do you ever catch yourself turning around when someone says "Psssst!!!?" Or what about saying "Aray!" instead of ouch? Or better yet, do you own a karaoke system?  Well, if these things apply to you, then you're probably true to your Filipino roots.  So, why don't you browse around and see what it means to be a true Filipino?  If you find yourself laughing and catch a glimpse of yourself in these pages, then I have done my job.  The purpose "You Know You're Filipino If..." is to pay tribute to all that is Filipino.

1.    You're related to everyone.
2.    Your middle name is your mother's maiden name.
3.    Your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy."
4.    You have uncles and aunts named "Boy," "Girlie," or "Baby."
5.    You have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables like "Jun-Jun," 
      "Ling-Ling," and "Mon-Mon."  Mine by the way was "Che-Che."
6.    You call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito" and "Tita."
7.    You have four or five names.
8.    You greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.
9.    You always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave the room.
10.  You follow your parents' house rules even if you are over 18.
11.  You live with your parents until and at times even after you're married.
12.  You make your children sing and dance to amuse your friends and relatives.
13.  Your house has a distinctive aroma.
14.  You decorate your living room wall with your family's framed diplomas and plaques.
15.  You decorate your dining room wall with a picture of the "Last Supper."
16.  You keep your furniture wrapped in plastic or covered with blankets.
17.  You have a Sto. Nino shrine in your living room.
18.  You keep a fly swatter in your kitchen.
19.  Your kitchen table has a vinyl tablecloth.
20.  You recycle shopping bags as garbage bags.
21.  You have a piano that no one plays.
22.  You keep a tabo in your bathroom.
23.  You own a barrel man from Baguio (Schwing!).
24.  You use Vicks Vapor rub as an insect repellant.
25.  You have ageless skin, thanks to the high humidity of the tropics.
26.  You eat with your hands.
27.  You eat more than three times a day.
28.  You think a meal is not a meal without rice.
29.  You use your fingers to measure the water you need to cook rice.
30.  You eat your meal using a spoon and fork.
31.  You cut your meat with a spoon or fork.
32.  You think sandwiches are snacks, not meals.
33.  You feed all your visitors.
34.  You always cook too much.
35.  Your dining table has a merry-go-round (lazy Susan) in the middle.
36.  You bring baon to work everyday.
37.  You keep your stove covered in aluminum foil when not in use.
38.  You wash and re-use plastic utensils, styrofoam cups, and aluminum wrappers.
39.  Your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.
40.  You love to eat daing or tuyo.
41.  You prop up one knee while eating.
42.  You eat your meal with patis, toyo, suka, banana catsup, or bagoong.
43.  Your tablecloths are stained with toyo circles.
44.  You love sticky desserts and salty snacks.
45.  You eat fried Spam and hot dogs with rice.