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Top 10 Ways to know you’re Filipino / from the Philippines

Travel & Adventure December 27, 2009

These are the top ten ways to know you are a Filipino / Pinoy or are from the Philippines.


Top 10 Ways to Know You’re a Filipino:


10. You carefully unwrap Christmas presents or Birthday gifts so you can reuse the gift wrappers next time

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9. Your luggage is a “Balikbayan” box (huge shipping boxes)

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8. You wrap EVERYTHING in plastic: Books, Bed Mattresses, Furniture, Couches / Sofas, Cell Phones, Cars… hell you even wrap your plastic in plastic!

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7. You eat duck embryo or Balut

*Balut photo found at https://seralulalu.wordpress.com

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6. You understand Pn0i Txt msgs Ktnxbye

MGNDang gbI P0Wh. Mzt N u? mIsz nA KITa sobRA. wLa NG iBNg bbE na CzeNg gNdA m. D2 aq nDe tK0t Ssbhn q xa U na wLa p0Wh aQ mMHliN NA ibng ba2e. U, mhl U bA Aq? kTnxBye

Tita Grly m 2. wLA aq xa BhY. D2 aq sa PEBA. W8 q u. kSMA Q na tito boy m at SiNa bongbOng, jUnjuN, jinjin, BmBm, noYNOY, lenLen, KrINgkRiNG, NeNe, annNN, JOJO, tiNtin, pEPe….

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5. You react whenever you hear… Psssst

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4. The letters P and F are the same

“Sir, da froject if pinish. I just need a fish of fafer and dat would be ferpect foh… ktnxbye”


3. Your nickname is a repetition (Bongbong, JunJun, Tintin etc)

3.5. You have an Uncle Boy or Auntie Girly (Or even an Auntie Baby)

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2. You point with your lips

Pinoy GPS

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1. No matter how famous, rich or successful you are… You just wanna sing some Kareoke

So sing along. You know you want to (See FULL VIDEO for this)

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This top 10 ways to spot a Filipino list and the video were shown at the 2009 Philippine Pinoy Expat / OFW Blog Awards (PEBA) held in the PhilAm Life Theatre on December 27, 2009 to honor the hardworking Filipinos from all over the world who have come home to spend time during the Holiday / Christmas season with their families in the Philippines.

WhenInManila.com is a media partner.

For more info on the Philippine Expat / OFW Blog Awards, PEBA, event, you can visit: https://www.pinoyexpatsblogawards.com

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About The Author

Vince Golangco

Vince Golangco is the Founder & CEO of WhenInManila.com, where he manages writers, photographers, videographers and story tellers. Vince graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and a minor in Business. Before starting WhenInManila.com, he already had over 10 years of international experience in marketing, advertising, and creative writing. He served as an Information Systems Technician in the United States Navy, was a Marketing & Development Coordinator at the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Senior Media Planner for Bright Box Media, was a radio DJ and TV show host in Manila. Vince is an entrepreneur, restauranteur, surfer, gamer, geek, writer, a US Military Veteran, an AKPsi brother, an adventure seeker and an avid storyteller. Connect with Vince on Twitter/Instagram - @VinceGolangco.

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  1. joanne February 17, 2010

    yeah absolutely right 😀 hahaha
    para rin itong english version ni bob ong ah 😀

  2. TERESA HUNDANA February 5, 2010

    waaaaahahaha!!! bat mo alam @dayday private yun ah, sinilipan mo ko noh!!!! hahhaaha, ang pinoy talaga…

  3. Edarlene Ellazar February 4, 2010

    my nickname is dayday…

    May I also add this one your list?

    You don’t sit on the bowl in public toilets, no matter what part of town or if your thighs ache like hell; and you flush the toilet with your feet..

    hahaha.. i love it.. 😛

    • Jec March 20, 2011

      soooo true.. lol ..

  4. TERESA HUNDANA February 4, 2010

    hahaha, pati car naka plastic!!!

  5. Julius lao February 4, 2010

    all true. a toast to that.

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