Pilipino Prablems

All the problems us Filipinos have endured our entire life! Submit your problems in our ask box!

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You know you're Filipino 011:

When you're family is preparing for a trip back to the Phil and you have to buy presents for every relative and neighbor. And then you have balikbyan boxes filled with every imaginable thing.

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Filipino Problem 041:

When it's midnight and all of a sudden, a Filipino telemarketer calls if you want to buy something or something regarding your Filipino tv channels.

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You Know You're Filipino 010:

When there's Lechon at a party and everyone starts taking pictures with it. Then everyone attacks it when it's time to eat.

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Filipino Problem 040:

When you're watching travel shows where the host goes to the Philippines and they COMPLETELY butcher the words.

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Filipino Problems 039:

(For those living in America or anywhere outside of the Philippines)

Noticing that the Philippines hardly ever comes up in your History books or classes. And whenever they do, you know you get a tiny bit excited!

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You know you're Filipino: 009

When you've mastered the technique of eating with your hands.

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You Know You're Filipino 008:

When you speak to your parents in a mixture of English and some Tagalog words.

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Filipino Problem 038:

When your mom lives even longer in US and still cannot pronounce english words and it comes out to be hiphiphoptamus when its suppose to be hippopotamus.

(submitted by gtpnspdt)

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You Know You're Filipino 007:

When you and your whole family get excited that there's a Filipino/someone that could potentially be a Filipino is on American TV.

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You Know You're Filipino 006:

When your mom is watching her teleserye and starts crying at mild to intense emotional scenes.

My mom was watching Budoy and started crying when he was struck by lightning.

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Filipino Problem 037:

When you had a whole plate of fruit in your kitchen for the New Year's! And you also left a bunch of lights on!

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Filipino Problem 036:

THE LINE DANCING AND KARAOKE.

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You know you're Filipino 005:

When you correct your parents on how to say a word or on their grammar.

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Filipino Problem 035:

When you try to say a word in Tagalog/Bisaya/whichever dialect your family speaks and you completely butcher it. Then your parents make fun of you and tell everyone about your mistake.

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You know you're Filipino 004:

When your mom cooks spaghetti but it's sweeter than the American/Italian version and has sausages instead of meatballs!

So freakin' good!

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Filipino Problem 034:

When your parents don't know how to use a phrase in English correctly. Instead of "Kill the lights." it's "Dead the lights,"

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Text RED space <amount> P5, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 and send it to 2899 to help the victims of typhoon Sendong in Mindanao.

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Come on, you guys! We have to help our country!