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1) people coming from, were born in, or are citizens of, the Philippines general characteristics are: -flat noses -brown skin -black/dark brown hair -around 4-6 feet in height -hard workers -a love for foreign brands (a.k.a colonial mentality) -strong feeling of camaraderie (a.k.a bayanihan) -if they call themselves "PINOY", it means they are filipino. -over-dramatic acting -weird soap operas -versions of popular foreign tv shows are often popularized. (ex. Deal or No Deal, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader (kakasa ka ba sa grade 5?), Survivor, Don't Forget The Lyrics (the singing bee, k!), Jeopardy (Game K N B?)) -food-loving -good at cooking -has relatives aspiring to work abroad 2) the OFFICIAL language of the Philippines, (the filipino word for the language=pilipino, and the nationality=filipino) that uses an alphabet comprising of originally 20 letters, but 8 'hiram na letra' or 'borrowed letters' have been added, namely, C, F, J, ñ, Q, V, and X. 3) for us sadly bored students of the Philippines, it is also a subject, feared and almost as hated as Math. ;_; a small percent of us actually fail at it. Pinoy- filipino person/s OFW- Overseas Filipino Workers People Power- the nick for the first ever peaceful revolution GMA- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president (as of 2008), corrupt, and generally hated Manny Pacquiao- boxing champion jeep/dyip/jeepneys- a sort of popular public transport (google it) Taglish- a mix of english and tagalog, often spoken by EVERYONE in the Philippines.
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