Oh..Paradise

Jeg er medlem av et forum som heter Asiaforum.. Selvførgelig.. Og diskuterer ting osv.
Så fant jeg det mest geniale den ene brukeren har lagt ut om "skikker" eller sånn blir man og oppfører seg når man har vært på filippinene en stund,og leenge med filippinske mennesker..
oh..det var så genialt! og alt er sant, og sykt!
Det står på engelsk, siden det var ei filippinsk dame som la dette ut! De med * har jeg gjort, to ** gjør jeg enda!

** You point with your lips

*You eat with your hand and have it down as a technique

Your other piece of luggage is a "Balikbayan Box"

**You nod your head upwards to greet someone

*You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbows on your knees while you eat

*You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower

*You kiss relatives on the cheek when you enter the room

*You're standing next to eight big boxes at the airport

* (**)You collect items from hotels or restaurants as "souvenirs"

*Your house has a distinctive aroma

**You smile for no reason

**You flirt by having a foolish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly

*You go to department stores and try bargain with the price

**You scratch your head when you don't know the answer

You never eat the last morsel of food on the table

*You go bowling

*You play pusoy or mahjong

*You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun

You add an unwarranted 'H' to your name: Jhun, Bhoy, Rhon

**You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, Excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV

Your middle name is your mom's maiden name

*You like everything that is imported or 'stateside'

**Your perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees

*You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for events

*You always offer food to your visitors

**You put your arm on the other person's shoulder if he or she is a close friend of yours

*You draw a rectangle in the air when asking for the bill, which never fails to baffle the restaurant staff

*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

**You think 'tuck out' is the opposite of 'tuck in'

You tell everyone you meet where you studied and the intricacies of your family tree-just to show them you come from good stock - it never occurs to you that people may not have heard of your university or your clan's last name

You show up late for work and your excuse is 'I forgot to on the alarm' or better yet 'traffic eh'

You linger over the Tonite and Balita tabloids available at the Star Ferry, but quickly buy the Asian Wall Street Journal when other Filipinos start browsing

Brushing your teeth after lunch in the office lavatory is an unbreakable habit, even if your colleagues can't bear touching the taps after you've drooled and spat all over them

Namedropping is your favorite sport when you meet up with new acquaintances from back home

You sell Amway and Herbalife as sideline

*You fight noisily with Cathay Pacific check-in staff over the size of handcarried luggage-which could be anything from oversized suitcases to major appliances

You underdeclare your income when you pay Phil tax, even if it's peculiar that a consultant is paid little more than a domestic helper's wages

*At Immigration, when they call out 'Maria', you and 46 other women stand up

**You think taking a shower and taking a bath are the same thing

**You use shopping bags as garbage bags

You use laundry detergent to wash your dishes

**You use print rags from an imported fashion magazine as cover of your textbooks and notebooks...