1. You were raised believing every Filipino was an aunt and uncle
2. Your dad or uncle was in the Navy
3. Your mom or sister is a Nurse
4. You get smelling kisses from your grandma
5. Your parents call each other mommy and daddy
6. You know someone with a name that repeats itself, i.e. Jon-Jon, Len-Len, Jong-Jong, or Bing-Bing
7. You have aunt & uncle named Baby, Girlie or Boy
8. You know a veteran dynamite fisherman called “Lefty”
9. You have a dog named whitie, blackie or bantay
10. Your parents call each other ‘Mahal’ and they call you ‘Anak’ or by your wonderful Filipino nickname you’ve had all your life (Jang, Cici, Meng, Choy-Choy, etc) ….and you KNOW they’re mad at each other or at you when they use actual names
