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34 Signs You Grew Up FilipinoThis post is mainly about food. But then again, isn’t that the best part of beingPinoy?

posted on May 8, 2013, at 5:30 a.m.

Ashly PerezBuzzFeed Motion Pictures Staff

1. This was a perfectly normal breakfast.

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Spam, good. Eggs, good. Rice, obviously good.

2. But this was your actual favorite breakfast.

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MMMM TAPSILOG. Nom nom.

3. And when all else failed there was always this.

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Sweet bread for breakfast? Yes, please…

4. You have no idea how to make rice on the stove,only in a flowery rice cooker.

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5. This was your “ketchup.”

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The spicy kind was the best.

6. You had a hundred pairs of “tsinelas” spreadaround your house.

Because you immediately took off your shoes when you entered the house.

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7. The only name you were ever called by was:

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Like, you’re not even sure your parents know your real name.

8. Their names are lolo and lola, not grandpa andgrandma.

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9. You know you had to “mano” every adult in thehouse before you were allowed to go play.

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10. Which was no easy task because you hadapproximately 15 “titas” and “titos” growing up.

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And half of them weren’t actually related to you.

11. Every year you sent a giant cardboard box to yourrelatives in the Philippines.

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The contents of which were 99% Spam.

12. You immediately turn your head when you hearthese phrases.

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13. This is how your mom points.

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Hand me the “ano.”

14. Your Thanksgiving includes a few unconventionalitems.

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Note the lumpia, rice, kare kare, pancit, etc…

15. Nothing makes your mouth water faster than thesight of pan de sal.

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16. Your family does most of its grocery shoppinghere.

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Or the local “Asian food store.”

17. And this was your bakery.

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18. You could really go for an ice-cold halo halo rightnow.

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19. All of your relatives came over every time this guywas fighting.

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Manny Pacquiao. Represent.

20. Your family car definitely has one of thesehanging somewhere.

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21. You call this an “air-con” not an A/C.

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22. You were constantly being asked if you hadfinished your Kumon.

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23. You played at least one musical instrumentgrowing up.

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And you had to learn the Suzuki method.

24. Your parents were always particularly creativewhen it came to saving money.

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25. Adobo is your love language.

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26. You know your mom didn’t know what to cookwhen you saw this was what you were eating fordinner.

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27. You never threw away your plastic silverware.

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Because you know, “sayang”…

28. But let’s be honest, half the time you didn’tactually eat with silverware.

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29. This looks very familiar.

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Aunties getting craaaazy!

30. Every family gathering ends with a rousing roundof karaoke.

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31. You were always looking for ways to rep theFilipino flag.

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32. You love joking about being a FOB, but thesecond anyone else calls you one, you’re like:

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DA HELL? Not cool.

33. Taglish was your native tongue.

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Tagged:filipino, being filipino, pinay, pinoy, viral, win, lol

 

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34. Watching this is like watching your life.

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