Pinoy Space

You are Pinoy if...

You ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste".

You ask for a "Pentel-pen" or a ball-pen" instead of of just "pen".

You refer to the refrigerator as the "pridyider".

You say "Kodakan" instead of take a picture.

You say "Ha?" instead of "What?".

You say "Hoy!" to get some attention.

You answer when someone yells "Hoy!".

You turn around when someone says "Pssst!"

You say 'for a while' instead of 'please hold' on the telephone.

You say "Cutex" instead of "nail-polish".

You say "aray" instead of "ouch".

Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching!" instead of "ahh-choo!".

You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over-acting, or "TNT" for tago ng tago.

You say "brown-out" instead of "black out".

You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.

You own a karaoke system.

You own a piano that no one ever plays.

You have a "tabo" in the bathroom.

You have two or three pairs of "tsinelas" on your doorstep.

You have a shrine of "Santo Niño" in your living room.

You cover your living room furniture with bedsheets.

Your lamp shades still have plastic covers on them.

Source: Gwyngill, ISBN: 971-610-062-0