You turn around when someone says "Pssst!."
You say 'for a while' instead of 'please hold' on the telephone.
You say "Cutex" instead of "nail-polish."
You pronounce "hippopotamus" as "hippopoTAmus", "comfortable" as
"comPORtabol", "elementary" as "elemenTAry", "utensil" as "Utensil", "bus" as
"boos", "administrative" as "admiNIStrahtib", "adolescent" as
"adoLEScent", and "seventy-five" as "seBENtipayb".
You say "aray" instead of "ouch."
Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo."
You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over-acting,
or "TNT" for, well, you know.
You say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.
You say "brown out" instead of "black out."
You use a "walis ting-ting" or "walis tambo" as opposed to a
conventional broom.
You have a "Weapons of Moroland" shield hanging in the living room
wall.
You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.
You own a Karaoke system.
You own a piano that no one ever plays.
You have a "tabo" in the bathroom.
Your house has too many "burloloys".
You have two or three pairs of "tsinelas" on your doorstep.
Your house has an ornate wrought iron gate in front of it.
You have a rose garden.
