100 Best

Things
About The
FILIPINOS
Philippine Literature
Daz, Niza Menezze H.
100 BEST THINGS ABOUT THE FILIPINOS



98. FILIPINOS
PRAY RELIGIOUSLY
97.
FILIPINOS
VALUE
THE
SPIRIT OF
KINSHIP
96. FILIPINO
CHARACTER IS A
LITTLE BIT OF
ALL CULTURES
PUT TOGETHER.

















100.
FILIPINOS
NEVER SAY
NEVER!!
99. FILIPINOS LIVE
THE BAYANIHAN
SPIRIT (24/7)
100 BEST THINGS ABOUT THE FILIPINOS



95. FILIPINOS ARE
HARD-WORKING.
94.
FILIPINOS
ARE
HOSPITABLE
93. FILIPINOS
ARE VERY
CREATIVE.

























92.
FILIPINOS
ARE KNOWN
FOR THEIR
RESILIENCY.
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90. FILIPINOS
LOVE FESTIVALS,
PARTIES &
CELEBRATIONS
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88. FILIPINOS
ARE HOPELESS
ROMANTICS
87.
FILIPINOS
ARE
INNOVATIVE
86. FILIPINOS
ARE
RESOURCEFUL
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85.
FILIPINOS
ARE GREAT
FOODIES
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83. EACH FILIPINO
DO HAVE A THEME
SONG
82.
FILIPINOS
ARE
HONEST.
(MOST OF THE TIME)
81.
FILIPINOS
ARE
EXTREMELY
TALENTED
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80. A FILIPINO
LAUGHS MORE
THAN A
THOUSAND TIMES
A DAY
79. FILIPINOS
POINT OUT
WITH THEIR
LIPS
78. FILIPINOS EAT
WITH THEIR HAND
AND HAVE IT
DOWN AS
TECHNIQUE
77. FILIPINOS
OTHER PIECE
OF LUGGAGE
IS A
BALIKBAYAN
BOX
76. THEY USE A
ROCK TO SCRUB
DURING A
SHOWER
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75.
FILIPINOS
STANDS
NEXT TO 8
BIG BOXES
@ THE
AIRPORT.
74. FILIPINOS
SMILE FOR
NO REASON
73. FILIPINOS
NEVER GO
OUT OF
SEASON
72. FILIPINOS
GO TO
DEPARTMENT
STORES AND
TRY TO
BARGAIN
WITH THE
PRICE
71. FILIPINO
HOMES DO
HAVE DISTINCT
AROMA
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70.
FILIPINOS
DO
SCRATCH
THEIR
HEAD
WHEN
69. FILIPINOS ADD
AN UNWARRANTED
H TO THEIR NAME:
NHIZA, BHOY, JHOY,
RHON & YHAN
68. FILIPINOS
MIDDLE NAME ARE
THEIR MOTHERS
MAIDEN NAME
67. FILIPINOS ALWAYS
OFFER FOOD TO THEIR
VISITORS.
66. THEIR PARENTS
OPINION ARE OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE
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65. BRUSHING AND
TAKING A BATH
DAILY IS AN
UNBREAKABLE
HABIT
64.
FILIPINOS
USE
SHOPPING
BAGS AS
GARBAGE
BAGS
63. THEY USE LAUNDRY
DETERGENT TO WASH DISHES
62.
FILIPINOS
LOVE TO
SING, THE
EVEN OWN
A
KARAOKE
MACHINE
61. REDUNDANT
NICKNAME: THEY OWN IT!
(JUN-JUN, ANN-ANN, LEK-
LEK, LA-LA, FEY-FEY, &
MANY MORE)
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60.
FILIPINOS
OWN A
PIANO
THAT NO
ONE
EVER
PLAYS
59. THEY HAVE THE
PORTRAIT OF LAST
SUPPER HANGING IN
THE DINING ROOM
WALL
58. THEY HAVE A
TABO IN THE
BATHROOM
57. FILIPINO HOMES ARE
CLUTTERED WITH BURLOLOYS
56. FILIPINOS DISPLAY A BIG
LAUGHING BUDDHA FOR
GOODLUCK
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55. FILIPINOS
HAVE A
SANTO
NIO
SHRINE IN
THE LIVING
54. THEY OWN
A BARREL
MAN FROM
BAGUIO
53. THEY HAVE PAROL
DISPLAYED DURING HOLIDAYS
52.
NOYPIS
COVER THEIR
LIVING ROOM
FURNITURES
WITH BED
SHEETS
. THEIR
LAMPSHADES
STILL HAVE
PLASTIC
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50.
FILIPINOS
OWN A
RICE
DISPENSER
49. THERE IS A
GIANT
WOODEN
SPOON AND
FORK
HANGING IN
THE LIVING
ROOM.
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47. THEY
HAVE
WEAPONS
OF
MOROLAND
ON THE L.R.
WALL
46. THE WALL TO WALL
CARPETING INCLUDES THE CEILING
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45. THEY OWN ONE OF THOSE FIBER-
OPTIC FLOWER LAMPS
44.
THERES A
FLY
SWATTER
IN THE
KITCHEN
43. THEY
BUY SONG
HIT MIXES
LIKE NEW
WAVE
DISCO HITS
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41. BUT,
NOT
EVERYBODY
HAS LOAD

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40. THEY
HAVE
SEVERAL
PAIRS OF
TSINELAS
IN THE
DOORSTEP
39. THEY
HANG THEIR
CLOTHES TO
DRY
37. PINAYS PONYTAIL RIBBON
COVERS HALF OF THEIR HEAD
38. FAMILIES DO
LIVE IN A
COMPOUND
36. NOYPIS EAT RICE
REGULARLY WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT
DIET

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35. FILIPINOS
USE UMBRELLA
FOR A SHADE
ON HOT
SUMMER DAYS
34. THEY PLAY
BASKETBALL
USING
CHINELLAS
(SLIPPERS)
33. FILIPINOS
HAVE A ROSARY
IN THE REAR
VIEW MIRROR
32. FILIPINO
DRIVERS INSIST ON
FITTING 8 PEOPLE
INTO A TAXI
31. THEY OWN
A DOG NAMED
WHITEY,
BLACKIE,
BROWNIE
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30. THEY
ALWAYS GRAB
TOOTHPICK
AFTER MEALS
29. THEY USE
THEIR FINGERS IN
MEASURING THE
WATER OF THE
RICE
28. THEY
PUT
HOTDOGS
IN THEIR
SPAGHETTI
26. FILIPINOS HATE
TO WASTE FOOD
27. FILIPINOS EAT
MEALS IN THE
KITCHEN
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25. TATAY ALWAYS THINKS
HE CAN FIX EVERYTING
24. NANAY TRIES TO
REVIVE EVERY TATTERED
CLOTHES BY SEWING
23. CHILDREN OFTEN ACT AS IF THEY KNOW
EVERYTHING
22. FILIPINOS KEEP USED
BATTERIES
21. TELESERYES ARE GEMS
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20. THEIR
HEROES
19. THE
OVERSEAS
FILIPINO
WORKERS
18. THE
GLORY IN
THEIR
GIVEN FIELD
17. THEIR
DELICACIES:
BALUT etc.

























16. THEIR PASSION AND
DEDICATION
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15.
THEIR
INNER AND
OUTER
BEAUTY
14.
UNDYING
LOVE FOR
COUNTRY
AND
FELLOW
FILIPINOS
13.
FREEDOM
12.
THEIR
UNIQUNESS
11. THEIR UNITY IN
THOUGHTS &
ACTION
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06. THEIR
LUCK

























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09. THEIR
FAILURES
AND
THEIR
EPIC RISE
08. THEIR NATURAL CHARM
& CHARISMA
07.
THEIR
MIND
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05.
PO &
OPO TO
ELDERS
03.
EVERYTHING
DEPENDS ON
PERSONALITY

























04.
FILIPINOS
ARE
FRIENDLY
02.
PAKIKISAMA
100 BEST THINGS ABOUT THE FILIPINOS




1. FILIPINOS
DO.