Pinoy Dining Habits

You know you're a Pinoy...

when you sip the contents of Coke or Sprite from a cellophane plastic with a straw;

you don't mind eating pansit or noodles with rice;

you wonder and complain loudly why the rice comes in last in a Chinese lauriat dinner;

you eat ice cream "sandwiched" in a bun;

you order green mango shake inside an Italian restaurant;

you combine peanut butter with bago-ong or fish paste (kare-kare, yes?)

you don't drink wine to accompany the food, you drink wine to get smashed;

you have sinigang several times a week;

you always have sawsawan (mix of condiments) consisting of soy sauce, vinegar, calamansi and those infernally hot chilis;

you hesitate to eat the last remaining morsel of food on the table;

you look for "toothpick" after the meal even when dining outside;

while dining abroad, you have difficulty explaining you want an extra order of "plain rice";

you go to the restroom when it's time to pay the bill; (OK, hindi lahat)

you feel no remorse whatsoever when you gleefully point out to people that they have gotten fat;