Have You Ever Been Mistaken For ANother Nationality?

[Lorenzo]

So who in here has ever been mistaken for another nationality, aside from Filipino?

[hazel]

YES! always, as a Chinese!

[Bambi]

Me ..... personally many times na tawon like this:

With Philippine Airlines b4 Germany to Manila - Pilipino steward- asked whether I am a Thai girl.

Was in Disco before - a young man approached me and asked- Are you a Brazilian girl?

Came from the Philippines vacation very dark color gjod - a man at the Airport asked me: Are you and African girl?

The funniest thing I experienced: I was in Frankfurt airport and I took my luggage- a group of Filipinas came to me and said.... dali- dali kayo, nandito si Lorna Tolentino.  (they wer five of them).... one came and said: Lorna?  I was much surprised, and the best was
while  perting nahong bomba sa Artesian wheel pump, kids passed and commented look THERE IS A b***t - and maybe next time.... i hope more better

[Happy]

Yes! when i was in singapore, I was mistaken as an Indonesian, and when I arrive her, nahimong Thai.

[Bambi]

Mora na ta ani ug mais nga gisak-sakan ug kamote.........hmmmmmmmm kalami ba, di ba?

[pioneer]

Me ..... personally many times na tawon like this:

With Philippine Airlines b4 Germany to Manila - Pilipino steward- asked whether I am a Thai girl.

Was in Disco before - a young man approached me and asked- Are you a Brazilian girl?

Came from the Philippines vacation very dark color gjod - a man at the Airport asked me: Are you and African girl?

The funniest thing I experienced: I was in Frankfurt airport and I took my luggage- a group of Filipinas came to me and said.... dali- dali kayo, nandito si Lorna Tolentino.  (they wer five of them).... one came and said: Lorna?  I was much surprised, and the best was
while  perting nahong bomba sa Artesian wheel pump, kids passed and commented look THERE IS A b***t - and maybe next time.... i hope more better

Your husband looks like Rudy Fernandez.

[Happy]

Me ..... personally many times na tawon like this:

With Philippine Airlines b4 Germany to Manila - Pilipino steward- asked whether I am a Thai girl.

Was in Disco before - a young man approached me and asked- Are you a Brazilian girl?

Came from the Philippines vacation very dark color gjod - a man at the Airport asked me: Are you and African girl?

The funniest thing I experienced: I was in Frankfurt airport and I took my luggage- a group of Filipinas came to me and said.... dali- dali kayo, nandito si Lorna Tolentino.  (they wer five of them).... one came and said: Lorna?  I was much surprised, and the best was
while  perting nahong bomba sa Artesian wheel pump, kids passed and commented look THERE IS A b***t - and maybe next time.... i hope more better

daghana man sa imong personality Bambs dili ko ka describe hehe

[Bambi]

Hi Mike...... it is not a joke but it was long time ago.... karon ah-ahn nata ini ug si Chichay.

[Bambi]

Bitaw Happy uy mora bag rice nga gisak-sakan ug kamote.....sagol-sagol ang kommentaryo ba.

[Happy]

mao lagi, motan-aw jud ko nimo ba para mak-comment pud kog ako nga lahi hehe

[asianfairy]

Bambi lamia man ka kay naa an nga si Lorna Tolentino!
Ngisi gyod ko permi magbasa imo postings.

[Bambi]

Hoy  mga Inday.... it was long time ago na gjod, i was still young and sexy as what the other commented (not Hambogay ha....) my son before teenager time will not accompany with me b4 kay other Germans  said my bf daw, and the worse of all in Manila Mall, he was mad at me coz I shopped too much souvenirs...the salesgirl..... asked is he your husband?

[Happy]

hahaha ka alegre pud, ang anak gi-aan ug bana

[Bambi]

Karon di na.....pssssssssst.....now i have a very young husband....unsaon mga bata kaajo nangguyab naho sa una.... got no old choice man.

[Happy]

sagdi lang gud basta nagkahinigugmaay

[Bambi]

Like Mike said: Rudy Fernandez?---- No, more younger and for me more handsome coz he is my better half.

[C2H4]

I always get mistaken for a Latina.

Latinos come up to me all the time and would automatically start talking to me in Spanish. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to sheepishly say, "No Habla Espanol"...

Even Pinoys think I'm Latina. 

Mag kat-on na gyud ko'g Spanish ani oi kay kapoyan na gyud ko estoryahon ko nga dili ko kasabot. 

[Happy]

Ay! nakahinumdum nako, atong unang dominggo, gi-espanyolan ko sa pari, perti tawon nakong balibad, ingon ko nga time out sa padre kay wala jud ko kasabot sa imong gipanulti ahehehe, abi daw niya espanyola ko lol

[Bambi]

Madala man na ug imong sagolan ug binisaya dunggan sa kamot Haps.........imo unta tong gisulayan.

[Happy]

na wala jud Bambs, kay sirit man siya storya, nagdanish nalang, maayo nuon ma praktis ko kay lisud jamo ning inistoryahana

[Lorenzo]

I usually am asked if I'm Filipino, Indonesian or Hawaiian. It must be cuz of the curly hair

[buenavista]

ako kay maa-an gyud ug Thai..

[Bambi]

Hi Pare! 

Every change of your AVATAR... the more you look more POGI    bitw, you have a similarity with my nephew in London, really? Gwapo pod nga Pinoy.

[udtohan]

yeah, when i was in europe, they thought am malaysian...  and other people...and i answered them am a "hot blooded" mexican LOL

[junayag]

anywhere I go even in the Philippines am mistaken for being a Chinese / Vietnamese, my look of course got from my Chinese ancestors..

[Lorenzo]

yeah, when i was in europe, they thought am malaysian...  and other people...and i answered them am a "hot blooded" mexican LOL

Hahaha Leo. I can relate with you man, out here in western Pennsylvania, the people are what i would call 'red necks' and have been depraved of multiculturalism, to say the least. They think everyone who is dark skinned as 'Mexican' or anyone with semblance of oriental phenotype as being 'chinese'. So the last time my family came to visit me in college--we went to a nice country restaurant--and the waitress mistook my father, myself and my younger brother as being 'Mexican' LOL and that momma and my younger brother as 'chinese' LOL. We had to explain to them that we were Filipino--and sad to say the waitress didnt even know what that was; or in her own words "Y'alls look the same to us--and sorry 'bout da misconception".

But thinking about that, it really does strike home to me how mixed the Philippines is. I mean you have Filipinos who have some semblance of Hispanic facial features (like my dad's side) and then there are those who have some kind of east asian phenotypic features (from either chinese, vietnamese or japanese ancestry) and then there are those who are endowned with the beauty of Malay features. In the form of a beautiful and attractive brown or tan skin tone; thick and shiny black hair.

[Bambi]

Na Pare... enjoy your shiny black hairs.... you get still enough time til it will turn to gray.  Am sure that lot of chicks are running after  you.

El Mundo!!!! you look like a real Mexican wearing your sombrero..... donde estas muchas Senioritas? 

[willmerit]

I always get mistaken for a Latina.

Latinos come up to me all the time and would automatically start talking to me in Spanish. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to sheepishly say, "No Habla Espanol"...

Even Pinoys think I'm Latina. 

Mag kat-on na gyud ko'g Spanish ani oi kay kapoyan na gyud ko estoryahon ko nga dili ko kasabot. 

parehas ta.  hing aan jud ko nga latina sa mga latinos.  sus di man jud ko kasabot nila oi, gawas lang sa numero.  hehehehhe.  sa mga puti, kadaghan na ko naaan ug thai

[slackware]

haahhahhahahah! dire napagkamalan ko na tagalog! wala sila kabalo na bisdak ko! ehehehehh ...dire sa lugar namo lahi man ang nationality sa mga tagalog ug mga bisdak!

[willmerit]

haahhahhahahah! dire napagkamalan ko na tagalog! wala sila kabalo na bisdak ko! ehehehehh ...dire sa lugar namo lahi man ang nationality sa mga tagalog ug mga bisdak!

mao ba, asa man na dapita diay?

[slackware]

im here in riyadh!

[Lorenzo]

Mohandis, unsa manang 'Bisdak'? Bisaya ba na?

[slackware]

bisdak....slang na sa bisayang dako!

[Lorenzo]

Salamat, Mohandis!

[slackware]

anytime man! il be your friendly bisayan translator! hehehehehehhe!

[Lorenzo]

You rock dude!! Stay safe over there in Saudi, peace!

[slackware]

safety man mi dire as long as dili mi mogawas sa among compound! pwede mi mag inom buntagay...pwede sad mang ginukdanay ang mga hubog...sugal way limit! babae lang wala dire!

[Lorenzo]

Bro,

It isnt safe diay sa outside of the compoud?? Do they limit the rights of our kababayans over there sa Saudi??

[slackware]

grabe ka higpit dire uy! bawal alak,sugal,baboy,babae! sa una gani mag date mi sa akong exgf kay mangadto pa mi s Phil embassy para walay pulis makadakop!

[Lorenzo]

...serious ka bro? Crazy pood na..no wonder why my dad gained so much weight when he was in Saudi. Ning ka un ra diay siya...lol luuy pood si dad.

[Bambi]

grabe ka higpit dire uy! bawal alak,sugal,baboy,babae! sa una gani mag date mi sa akong exgf kay mangadto pa mi s Phil embassy para walay pulis makadakop!

Unsa man Mohandis na-ay poy mga nugmo ug lupad nga mga Arabs women diha?   

[slackware]

di man na mawala...

[Barbaro]

sus.. arab women maoy pinaka kiat.. kung makita nyo lang..

[C2H4]

I believe Mr Barbaro is familiar with all the world's women.

He's a genuine connoisseur.

[udtohan]

as in kiat ang mga arab women? they look reserved lagi.. mao nana lawm diay og dot!!! hehehe

[Happy]

Hahaha Leo. I can relate with you man, out here in western Pennsylvania, the people are what i would call 'red necks' and have been depraved of multiculturalism, to say the least. They think everyone who is dark skinned as 'Mexican' or anyone with semblance of oriental phenotype as being 'chinese'. So the last time my family came to visit me in college--we went to a nice country restaurant--and the waitress mistook my father, myself and my younger brother as being 'Mexican' LOL and that momma and my younger brother as 'chinese' LOL. We had to explain to them that we were Filipino--and sad to say the waitress didnt even know what that was; or in her own words "Y'alls look the same to us--and sorry 'bout da misconception".

But thinking about that, it really does strike home to me how mixed the Philippines is. I mean you have Filipinos who have some semblance of Hispanic facial features (like my dad's side) and then there are those who have some kind of east asian phenotypic features (from either chinese, vietnamese or japanese ancestry) and then there are those who are endowned with the beauty of Malay features. In the form of a beautiful and attractive brown or tan skin tone; thick and shiny black hair.

Pareha ra gud ni sa atoa nga basta naay mga puti or foreigner ingnon dayon ug amerkano bisaneuropian diay to

[C2H4]

Sunod sunoron dayon sa mga bata, samtang ga singgit, "Hey Joe! Hey Joe!"

[willmerit]

bitaw no?  ngano kaha nga hey joe man?  kahibaw mo ug unsa sinugdanan ana, ngano man nga basta puti, tawgon man ug hey joe?  heheh just curious lang.

[Barbaro]

 some guys called me Indonesian when I am not. Annoying. grrrrrr

 

[Happy]

ayaw ka annoyed Barbs, kay nagpasabot ra na nga ang imong beauty imported ahehe

[buenavista]

pare-pareha raman sila beauty nato Cel,pero mas guapa/guapo gyud ta!

[Happy]

hahah korek jud gen hehe

[jaja]

cge sad ko kaaAn  ug chinese

pero, ang kanunay jd madunggan nako 'gma' daw....
mybe cz of my mole and height!!!

[Lorenzo]

^ hahahahahahhaha mao ba, jan jan? Maas cute man pud imung ahom, oi---lami i-kusioon. haha joke lang

Guapa man puud nang chinese beauty, hamiis ilang nawong.

[slackware]

cge sad ko kaaAn  ug chinese

pero, ang kanunay jd madunggan nako 'gma' daw....
mybe cz of my mole and height!!!

maajo kay wa ka tawga ug bukhari ning...

[jaja]

^ hahahahahahhaha mao ba, jan jan? Maas cute man pud imung ahom, oi---lami i-kusioon. haha joke lang

Guapa man puud nang chinese beauty, hamiis ilang nawong.

hahah!!! ayaw sd kusia bran bran ky sakit sd na kau...
cge sd ko kaAan dri ug teenager pa....hahaaaayyy...kalooy jd ning putot ta oi! 

[buenavista]

sagdi lang putot jan...cute man!
ingon bitaw sila "small but terrible"hehe

[slackware]

kana raba mga putot kay maglisud ug panganak! 90% caesarian! hahahahahahahah!

[Lorenzo]

hahah!!! ayaw sd kusia bran bran ky sakit sd na kau...
cge sd ko kaAan dri ug teenager pa....hahaaaayyy...kalooy jd ning putot ta oi! 

Hahaha, ah okey ra man kai cute man pood nang putot Remember gi ingoon nako..."small but terrible" haha
Jan jan , kai bao ka aha man ahong chat partner? Kai gi mingaw ko niya(kaibao kinsa shya)

[jaja]

Hahaha, ah okey ra man kai cute man pood nang putot Remember gi ingoon nako..."small but terrible" haha
Jan jan , kai bao ka aha man ahong chat partner? Kai gi mingaw ko niya(kaibao kinsa shya)

mao bah! cge ako ingnun ha...bc mn gd cgro cya sa office ystrday.nag OT nmn sd cya.. (im sure she missed u also)

[Lorenzo]

o mao ba? luuy pood to siya..na OT kalingaw. Hard working jud to siya....

[jaja]

dili na cya mag OT unya....so, taas taas na jd mo ug time i chat... 
nyt!

[Barbaro]

I believe Mr Barbaro is familiar with all the world's women.

He's a genuine connoisseur.

ayay.. swerti kalang gyod day wala ta nagkita..

[hazel]

ayay.. swerti kalang gyod day wala ta nagkita..

Hala! C2, unsaon nalang ug nakit-an ka ni Barbaro sa una..LOL!;D

[Bambi]

bisdak....slang na sa bisayang dako!

I was also not sure what this word is...BISDAK, was often used.  Thanks Engr. and the rest of all Bisdaks!

[C2H4]

Hala! C2, unsaon nalang ug nakit-an ka ni Barbaro sa una..LOL!;D

Ayaw'g tuo anang Mr Barbaro kay every port report, every place replace na siya...

Hahaha!

[willmerit]

mao ba? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[ms da binsi]

ako maalaan nga mexicana, pero sa mga airport, las vegas, Sf ang mga pinoy, aoutomatic na na sila taga saan ka? pwerte gyud ko ka pinoy ug beauty...

[willmerit]

oh really!  kana nagpaila nga guapa jud ka. 

[ms da binsi]

bujag tawon willsmith... pinoy ko kaajo.

[C2H4]

yeah, si ms belle, murag boholana ug byuti...

medyo amgid ka sa akong tita, ms belle...but of course, you are much younger and much prettier...

[ms da binsi]

ehem... naay halls diha?

[C2H4]

wala! hahaha! maxx ra 

[willmerit]

stork ug snowbear pod, mora man pud na sila ug halls.  guapa lagi ang bol anon, busa kay mga bol anon man ta, mga guapa tang tanan.  ang mopalag maot.  hehehehhehe, wa may maot sa panan aw sa Ginoo kay kitang tanan binuhat man Niya.  kung hukasan ta sa atong mga panit, ang tanang galatay sa atong kalawasan parehas raman. 

[ms da binsi]

tinuod gyud na willsmith...


i saw THE BODIES the exhibition, i observe nga kita tanan no matter what color, race etc.... ug panitana ta pareha ra ta tanan ug color... kanang beauty superficial ra na para naay ilhanan, kay ug pareha pod ta ug hitsura tanan, maglibog na atong nanay ug kins ailang anak, di ba???

[willmerit]

mao jud.  sa bodyworlds bitaw pod ko nakakita ana kay naa may exhibit sila sa charlotte, nc, unya kay medical student man ko, so may class tour mi didto.  parehas ra jud ta oi kung panitan.

[hippieinchains]

This will be a long list:

Indian
Chinese
Mexican
Panamanian
Spanish
Columbian
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Thai


the sad part is even Filipinos don't think I'm Filipino until I open my mouth.
Mexicans come up to me and speak Spanish alot. They usually give me a disgusted look when I tell them I don't speak Spanish. "Yeah lady, sorry to disappoint you but I'm Filipino".
I get discounts at Indian stores for being Indian, lol.
When am I going to be identified as Filipino. I guess I will just wear a wreath of lumpia around my neck when I roll out, lol.

[Bambi]

This will be a long list:

Indian
Chinese
Mexican
Panamanian
Spanish
Columbian
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Thai


the sad part is even Filipinos don't think I'm Filipino until I open my mouth.
Mexicans come up to me and speak Spanish alot. They usually give me a disgusted look when I tell them I don't speak Spanish. "Yeah lady, sorry to disappoint you but I'm Filipino".
I get discounts at Indian stores for being Indian, lol.
When am I going to be identified as Filipino. I guess I will just wear a wreath of lumpia around my neck when I roll out, lol.

I welcome you young lady!  Wow.....another additional international beauty. Probably, your ancestors might one of our colonizers. (Ligazpi and etc.) a mixed beauty but a real Pinay! 

[Lorenzo]

hippie,

i suggest you wear a wreath of humba around your neck. that will definately get the pinoys around you...hahahahaha

joke joke ra uy!

[hippieinchains]

Just thought this would be funny to share. Gitudluan noho ang ahong bf nga mag-binisaya. his favorite is 'pisteng y*&^%, pisteng y*&^%, pisteng y*&^%." it's funny.

[mikeygatal]

white

[grazie7y]

I have been mistaken as a Thai lady so ako nlang gipakalitan ug ingon - Sawasdee!

One time I was mistaken as a Mexican.  One morning, just got back from morning mass, three people bearing magazine Awakening came knocking to my door.  Pag open nko I said, Hello!  Gitubag ba naman ko, Do you speak English?  Maayo nlang dili pa ko tantong maldita adto so i said, I think so.  Do you? 

One time also I saw a Pinay in the mall.  itribida lagi so I greeted her in tagalog coz it's safer, Kmusta po kayo?  Nakurat sya, she said, Ay, I thought you are a Mexican!  Ingon nako, Ngek, Bisdak po ako tubong Bohol!   

[Moyhua]

Ako pod...sa plane padulong sa Vancouver..two times jud ko gi approached sa flight attendant kung Thai ba kono ko....

[willmerit]

mao ba, kanunay bitaw ko aan ug mexican sa mga mexican namo nga customers sa walgreens.  then kadtong mga american servicemen (either veterans or active nga nakaanha sa far east or south east asia) makaingon pod ug thai ba kuno ko.

[grazie7y]

Nag tan aw mi concert adtong two weeks ago.  Naay mga puti sa akong likod sige Spanish sa ako.  So with a smile, i said, I don't speak Spanish only poquito.  Nakurat ba kaha!  You are not Mexicana? Oh no, I am Filipino!  Ask pod ko unsa ilang language kay mura galisud mang English.  Ingon nya, Alemania!  I meant to score so I gathered my tinaguan na Deutch!  Wie gehts es ihnen? Mein name ist Grace... Dah nakurat ang mga German na pod!  She continued to speak German but limitado ra bya tawon akong Deutch unya dili pod ka tarong English to sila so apilan nlang ug sign language. Maayo nlang nahuman na concert so I can use my last Deutch: Auf wiedersehen! Gute Nacht! 

[willmerit]

hahhahaha, nindot diay to, saksak sinagol.

[Lorenzo]

Today, one of my friend's mom mistook me for a Hawaiian. lol. Its gotta be the curly hair

[grazie7y]

It must be the curly hair, Bran! lol

[orChids]

YES! always, as a Chinese!

But you look like a Japanese for me Ginger....really!
Ako I'm sometimes mistaken as a Brazilian..

[hazel]

But you look like a Japanese for me Ginger....really!
Ako I'm sometimes mistaken as a Brazilian..

Igsoon ra na sila, orchids.

[mikeygatal]

just today when i was playing tennis they mistook me as a korean or more chinese ba daw ko?really U think?

[grazie7y]

hahahha you really have these attires, Frog? 

[mikeygatal]

hahahha you really have these attires, Frog? 

completo galore jud Grazie!

[grazie7y]

Wow!  I always look forward to your post na naay pictures coz it really makes my day!  Maka happy ba = at least just seeing you enjoy life to the fullest!

[kiamoy]

inchik daw..toionk.

[hazel]

inchik daw..toionk.

ahahaha dah sakpan! pa as if man gud ka.

[kiamoy]

ahahaha dah sakpan! pa as if man gud ka.

arang arang nalang ko kaysa kay jen nga german..amft

[mochajava]

sus. makaboang jud ing.ani.
wana q kasabot unsaon ni q nawng para
they wont see me as
koreana.theyre krung.krung haaist!

[kiamoy]

they also see you as vietnamese uy

[mochajava]

whatever.

if kuyog q nimu
ila tan.aw pud naq wala q kilay. haaai.