You know you are in the Philippines when.....# 17- 20

You know you are in the Philippines when....


17. Stopping at a stop sign when no one is coming is a sign of dementia or that you are a foreigner..

18. Cutting off oncoming vehicles is a normal way of entering traffic.

19. At intersections the largest vehicle has the right of way.

20. Malls all have backup power generators so they can remain open during frequent power outages.

You Know you are in the Philippines when...# 13- # 16

# 13 No motorized tricycle has a functioning speedometer.

# 14 Use of headlights at night is regarded by some as optional.

# 15 At pedestrian crosswalks vehicles still seem to have right of way.

# 16 As soon as children can walk they have the skills to jaywalk.

You Know you are in the Philippines when...# 9- # 12

You know you are in the Philippines when......


# 9 Only wimps and foreigners shower with warm water.

# 10 Every flat roof attracts many clothes lines.

# 11 It takes over two hours for your bus to exit Metro Manila--when traffic is light.

# 12 Street vendors sell anything and everything in Manila traffic jams.

You know you are in the Philippines when.....# 5 to # 8

5. Most toilets do not have seats and come with a flush bucket.

6. Roman Catholic bishops together with communist front organizations mount regular demonstrations against the government.

7. The most efficient tax collector is the NPA (New People's Army, Maoist revolutionaries)

8. Unless you are a foreign barbarian you shower with cold water.

more to come..