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YOU
KNOW YOU'RE CEBUANO IF...
1. You
order Cokes even if you only want one.
2. You
say "lugar lang" not "para" before going down a jeepney...
3. When
somebody talks about langgam you look up instead of down.
4. You
call your mother's brother "ang-kol."
5. You
burst into a song for no reason at all.
6. You
go to McDonald's and order a "Ham-bur-jer".
The sales lady says "Ah, you mean "Ham-bur-ger"?
Then you say "Oo.
Pasensiya ka na miss 'Streng-ger kasi ako rito e".
7. Instead
of asking "Meron ka na?" you say "Meron na ka?".
8. You
*cannot* stand seeing one more stupid Sarao Jeepney while visiting Manila.
9. You're
disembarking a crowded boat at Manila's piers, and say to the disembarking
crowd
"O...dahan-dahan lang...baka mayroong mapisat!".
10. You know
who "Daloydoy" is.
11. The scientific/biological
terms "carbon" & "colon"
have other
less scientific meanings to you.
12. You go
to a restaurant and order soup (in Cebuano, "soap"), and the waiter points
you to the restroom.
13. When in
Manila, you say, "Ho, ho, puede agi dito"?
4. You say
"Nakain 'ko ng manok" (I was eaten by a chicken), when you mean you had
some chicken (Kumain ako ng manok).
15. You know
"Tiban and Golyat."
16. When you
need public service, you just go to the only radio station in Cebu that
offers it: D Y ITS P (dyhp).
17. You always
end your question with the word "sa?"
18. When you're
angry and in Manila, you say "Mangyari na ang mahitabo!"
19. When somebody
crosses the road and gets hit you say, "Sabi nang huwag lumabang, tumabok!
Naligsan tuloy."
20. You say,
"Magpa-Kodak na ta" and then say cheesseeeee.....
21. When in
Manila, you pay the jeepney driver when you reach your destination instead
of paying it ahead of time (the Manileño?no way).
22. You love
to say, 'Ambot sa langaw. Pilay edad sa ok-ok'. (Translation: "Sorry I
don't know").
23. You believe
and think that Manila is a place populated by Cebuanos and a few Tagalogs.
24. When in
Manila, your senses are tuned sharply to detect any Cebuano conversation
in the surroundings thus confirming your belief in #23.
25. You "rekweyst"
a song from DYRC.
26. You like
"otap" and "rosquillos."
27. You call
a taxi "PU."
28. You say
"inasal" instead of "lechon."
29. You know
how to sing "Matud Nila" and "Usahay."
30. You fancy
riding a "taxihorse" or tartanilla.
31. You join
the "Sinulog" parade.
32. You like
"pochero" and "balbacua."
33. "You eat
suman - "budbud man na" with ripe mangoes, who likes eating it with latik
anyway...
34. You listen
to a radio program called "Esteban Escudero."
35. You expect
to see the Chinese Temple in Beverly Hills.
36. You know
where Lilang's Guitar is located.
37. You know
the Osmenas in Cebu (you are a true-blooded Cebuano).
38. You are
"dugay na sa Manila tonto lang gihapon."
39. You firmly
believe you're a descendant of Lapulapu even if it is impossible for records
to show it.
40. You expect
to find a fruit stand at every corner.
41. Eating
rice makes you hungry after half an hour.
42. You expect
department stores to be burned down every year so they can be made bigger.
(I know that department store...)
43. When you
take the jeepney you instinctively choose the most forward seat so other
passengers won't slide down towards you like they do in your more favored
means of transportation.
44. You give
candies and other presents to your Santo Nino.
45. You understand
perfectly why Elizabeth Ramsey cannot travel without taking at least one
of her eighty large Santo Ninos with her.
46. You
know "Atay" which doesn't necessarily mean entrails.
48.. "sandali
lang uy!"
49.
You know that "sikwate" is not only something you drink.
50.
"PISOS" does not only mean you have money but something else also (does
this still apply?) |