| ~You understand a lot of Tagalog, but can hardly speak it. [working on that!] ~ Make fun of your parents' accents. [and constantly correct them? yeah...] ~ As a child, you were totally embarrassed to eat spaghetti with sliced hot dogs in it. Now, there is absolutely no way you will eat spaghetti without the hot dogs. In fact, you suggest to your non-Filipino friends that hot dogs make spaghetti taste better. [hmmm... no... never did that.] ~ As a child, you hated being Filipino. [not really] ~ Now, you wear Pinoy Pride T-shirts. [not really] ~ You still wear Tsinelas (slippers). [well we have to...] ~ You still take off your shoes when entering a house. [well we have to...] ~ There are piles and piles of shoes at every entrance, making it impossible to open any door. [well we gotta put them somewhere...] ~ (Southern California) You've ever lived in Baldwin Park, Carson, Cerritos, the shitty part of L.A., West Covina, Walnut or Diamond Bar. (Northern California) You've ever lived in or near Daily City. [not applicable] ~ You don't steal things (e.g., towels, soaps, tissues, cups) from hotel rooms like your parents did. And when you do take things, you deny that the action is a Filipino trait. [no no... i like my souvenirs ;P] ~ You don't care if a T-shirt was made in the Philippines or the USA. As long as it has a designer label on it, you'll wear it. ~ You like shopping in small Filipino markets or the 99 Ranch, but you can't stand the way it smells in there. ~ As a child, you cursed your mom for feeding you Sinigang and Adobo all the time, instead of eating at McDonald's once in awhile. Now, it's a special treat when your mom cooks Sinigang or Adobo. [yum... hungry...] ~ You know how to cook at least one Filipino dish. [working on that too... does ube count?] ~ You know what fried Tuyo smells like. [especially since it stays in your clothes for days... ;)] ~ You don't go to church anymore. [working on that too] ~ Diniguan ("black chocolate" dish) still grosses you out. [i would have to be in the minority for this one...] ~ You still exhibit "tightwad" traits like buying a small soda (instead of medium or large which costs 20 cents more) when it's all you can drink. [that's tightwad? it'll just go to waste anyway... coming from the girl who doesn't eat the whole salad, just the feta...] ~ You'd rather wash dishes with your hands than use your dishwasher because it wastes more water. [and cuz i dont trust dishwashers...] ~ You still like Lumpia and Pansit. [well why wouldn't you??] ~ You say Paanset (American pronunciation) instead of Pansit. [not since i'm taking tag...] ~ You still like Lechon but the pig's head still freaks you out. [nope never did] ~ You still find Balut disgusting. [ugh... majority here...] ~ You think you're all that when you go back to the Philippines because you don't speak with an accent, your skin is fairer than the natives', and you have cool clothes -- not hand-me-downs from relatives in the States. [true... but not a good thing...] ~ You think all Filipino (VHS) movies are funny, even when the movie is a drama. [well, they're sooo OA...] ~ You actually believe that you could become a Filipino movie star back home because you think you're better looking than the Filipinos back home. [no comment...;P] ~ You can't stand to look at pictures of you as a young child because you looked like a Fob. (Hey, you were a Fob!) [yes i was...] ~ You're disappointed at American parties where the only food to eat are small finger-type foods with names you can't pronounce. (How about those vegetable sticks? Yuk!) You're even more disappointed when there is meat being served, but no rice! [haha - this is all my mom, but yes i'm beginning to see it too] ~ You eat Kentucky Fried Chicken with rice. Screw the biscuits! [yeah yeah... i do this too... but don't discount the biscuits...] ~ You still call your grandparents Lolo and Lola. [yup] ~ You dare not bring Balikbayan boxes with you when traveling back home! One suitcase will do just fine. ~ Sometimes your Filipino accent comes out accidentally and you get embarrassed about it. [not that much...] ~ Your non-Filipino friends and coworkers ask you if you've ever eaten dog. [better not..] ~ Your college major was/is in computers, engineering, nursing or business. Filipinos don't major in philosophy, literature, history, sociology and other liberal arts. There's no money in it! [i'm the black sheep of the family i guess...] ~ You think that President Marcos is still the Philippine president. Do you know who the current president is? [yes... i just can't htink of her name right now...] ~ You still eat Pandesal with butter, Vienna sausage or eggs. =] ~ Your friends and coworkers don't call you by your Filipino nickname (e.g., Popoy, Bong, Jhun-Jhun), although your family members and relatives still do. [only to my uncle will i forever be Put-Put] ~ Your parents' house still have the furniture you grew up with. ~ Although there are now creative ways to eat Spam, you still like it the classic Filipino way - fried with rice and ketchup. Same with corned beef except without the ketchup. [corned beef yes, spam no] |
| You know you're a second generation Filipino if... |
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