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I absolutely love these....they are so funny and sooo true...check it out if you'd like:
You Know You're Portuguese When....
Your mother or grandmother has Maria in her name.
You have a rooster napkin holder.
Your father or grandfather is called Manuel, Jos鬠Antonio, or Jo㯮
You have crocheted doilies on your kitchen counters, dining room, living room, bedroom--on all your tables.
You decorate your walls with plates.
Your house is a mini church with just as may statues of saints and Jesus as your church itself.
You're 25 and still living with your parents. (Extra points if you're married and living with your spouse in your parent's house)
You warn other drivers of police on the highway by flashing your lights, even though one of the drivers might have just robbed a bank.
You baptize your child and send him to catechism even though you might never go to church except for weddings and funerals.
You think all university graduates should be called "Doutor" and like to be called so if you are one of the chosen few who have managed to finish college.
You park on the sidewalk when necessary, even asking the person standing there to please move away.
You have a mobile phone and spend a small fortune on it, but think twice about going to the dentist.
You have a mother or grandmother who wears black.
You spend your holidays in Spain instead of in Portugal because it is cheaper.
If you are a woman, you have been to see a "curandeiro" (healer) or have had your fortune told.
You insist you wouldn't be caught dead buying Spanish olive oil even though most of the olive oil consumed in Portugal comes from Spain.
You laugh at jokes about the Alentejanos but get angry to know that the same jokes are told in Brazil about the Portuguese.
You think that you can catch a cold with a draft or by sitting in the spring sun. Cold drinks are also thought to bring on the dreadful "gripe". And don't let anyone have a shower after eating as something terrible could happen to them.
You get a letter from your doctor saying you can't work because of an "unspecified, ongoing medical condition" and then go on a two-week holiday.
Your child's teacher misses two weeks (because of a letter from his or her doctor) and you don't complain because you also will use the same doctor when you have to miss two weeks from your work.
If you are from Porto you don't like people from Lisbon and call them Moors. The reverse is also true but they don't call you a nice word like "Moor".
You think Brazilians speak incorrect Portuguese and will not read a book written in Brazilian Portuguese.
The last major military victory you can remember your country having was the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.
You say that the Portuguese, unlike the Spanish, are good at learning foreign languages.
Your parents own like 9 houses in Portugal but complain about the lack of money in the States.
Going to Portugal involves buying gifts for all 500 members of your family
You go crazy for the World Cup
You refer to Portugal as "O Continent"
You've walked in "as paradas" longer than you can remember
You have grape vines in your backyard
You earned over $10,000 for your first communion.
To hell with the Turkey and Roast Beef! X-mas dinner was bacalhau au braz, baby!
A barbeque does not consist of burgers on the grill... Hello! Can you say sardinhas?
You've had your license for a month, but your $20,000 car has been "hooked up" for a year. I'm talking rims, tints, a system...
A wooden spoon equals discipline, or if you ever had to duck so you wouldn't get hit with flying shoes.
Your parents anticipate that you'll marry your first long-term boyfriend/girlfriend.
When you hear the word "Sagres" you think Beer, not historical marine school.
Nothing beats a buttered papo-seco.
Your 15 year old brother is allowed to have two girls sleep over, but your 19 year old sister can't go out past 7pm.
You think that 2am is too early to go to bed and that 11am is to early to get out of bed.
Your grandmother tells you look sick because you are too thin.
Your parents make you eat 3 servings of dinner at each sitting otherwise they think you don't like the cooking.
You're proud to be Portuguese - and you pass these jokes on to all your Portuguese friends!
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You Know You're Puerto Rican When....
You have been spanked with a folded leather belt and/or "chancletas" ...leather ones!
You know your mom is sneaking up on you cause you can hear her "chancletas" flapping on the linoleum floor.
Your mom yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and you only live in a one bedroom apartment.
You've ever called linoleum floor a "rug"
You can get to your house blindfolded by the smell of the "chuletas."
You say "Vamoj pa' encima" or "mete mano" instead of "Let's get started."
You got scared whenever someone mentioned "el CUUUCO"!!!
You remember every Christmas those "aguinaldos" that abuela used to sing for you.
You've gone to titi's house and passed through the "bead curtain" in the living room.
You know someone who owns a conga, bongos and/or a cowbell.
You step into a house that has all those little figurines taking up every inch of space on the tv and under the tv.
You have a porcelain cat/dog/rooster or frog on a doilie in your living room.
You have a perpetually semi-drunk uncle.
Someone in your family is named Maria, Charlie, Papo, Ana or Carmen.
You call rug-carpeta , roof-rufo, parking-palkin, stress-estress, library-libreria (instead of biblioteca), boiler-boila, sucker-soca, or to knock-noquiar.
You have told your kid not to walk the floor barefoot or they'll catch a cold.
You need a cup of coffee after every meal, expresso boricua style "con leche".
Your sister has hair on her legs and as much moustache as your father.
One of your aunt's weighs over 300 pounds.
You have one or more cousins in and out of jail.
Your uncle has more gold in his mouth and/or neck than you've ever seen.
You have sat in a two-passenger car with over 5 people in it.
You put a big Puerto Rican flag on your car... an a PR bumper sticker.
You have a picture of "Cristo" or a crucifix in your house.
You actually think some names begin with "Ave Maria purma, Papo."
You walk around saying "chacho" or "chacha" or "ay,bendito".
You have said, "no, hombe" instead of "no, hombre" to both sexes.
You do that funny pointing thing with your nose and if the person doesn't understand you, you use the lips for emphasis.
You can speak with your face: twitch like a rabbit to ask "what do you want? or nod your head upwards to mean "wassup?"
You have driven a "cheby" (Chevy) or a "forito" (Ford)!
You call all sneakers "loj tennis" and the Converse are "loj champion".
All cereal is called "con-flei"
All brands of diapers are called "pampel".
You have ever ground plᴡnos and/or fingers for pasteles during Christmas time.
Your car has fifteen speakers in it and you fix it every weekend.
You remember when Heineken replaced Shaeffer and Schlitz.
Your dinner consists of a "mixta"...rice and beans and some kind of meat.
Your uncle has a wife and a "corteja" or "chilla".
You've put a penny on your forehead to stop a nose bleed.
Your mother has put a balled up piece of thread on your baby cousin's forehead to stop her hiccups.
You have at least thirty cousins.
You know how to drive "estandard" or "estick" shift.
You can tell the difference between Cafe Rico and anything else.
A coqui's sound has driven you crazy.
Your grandmother thinks Vick's vapor-rub is the miracle cure for everything.
You're proud to be Puerto Rican - and you pass these jokes on to all your Puerto Rican friends!
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Well I got a kick out of these...well until next time.
You Know You're Portuguese When....
Your mother or grandmother has Maria in her name.
You have a rooster napkin holder.
Your father or grandfather is called Manuel, Jos鬠Antonio, or Jo㯮
You have crocheted doilies on your kitchen counters, dining room, living room, bedroom--on all your tables.
You decorate your walls with plates.
Your house is a mini church with just as may statues of saints and Jesus as your church itself.
You're 25 and still living with your parents. (Extra points if you're married and living with your spouse in your parent's house)
You warn other drivers of police on the highway by flashing your lights, even though one of the drivers might have just robbed a bank.
You baptize your child and send him to catechism even though you might never go to church except for weddings and funerals.
You think all university graduates should be called "Doutor" and like to be called so if you are one of the chosen few who have managed to finish college.
You park on the sidewalk when necessary, even asking the person standing there to please move away.
You have a mobile phone and spend a small fortune on it, but think twice about going to the dentist.
You have a mother or grandmother who wears black.
You spend your holidays in Spain instead of in Portugal because it is cheaper.
If you are a woman, you have been to see a "curandeiro" (healer) or have had your fortune told.
You insist you wouldn't be caught dead buying Spanish olive oil even though most of the olive oil consumed in Portugal comes from Spain.
You laugh at jokes about the Alentejanos but get angry to know that the same jokes are told in Brazil about the Portuguese.
You think that you can catch a cold with a draft or by sitting in the spring sun. Cold drinks are also thought to bring on the dreadful "gripe". And don't let anyone have a shower after eating as something terrible could happen to them.
You get a letter from your doctor saying you can't work because of an "unspecified, ongoing medical condition" and then go on a two-week holiday.
Your child's teacher misses two weeks (because of a letter from his or her doctor) and you don't complain because you also will use the same doctor when you have to miss two weeks from your work.
If you are from Porto you don't like people from Lisbon and call them Moors. The reverse is also true but they don't call you a nice word like "Moor".
You think Brazilians speak incorrect Portuguese and will not read a book written in Brazilian Portuguese.
The last major military victory you can remember your country having was the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.
You say that the Portuguese, unlike the Spanish, are good at learning foreign languages.
Your parents own like 9 houses in Portugal but complain about the lack of money in the States.
Going to Portugal involves buying gifts for all 500 members of your family
You go crazy for the World Cup
You refer to Portugal as "O Continent"
You've walked in "as paradas" longer than you can remember
You have grape vines in your backyard
You earned over $10,000 for your first communion.
To hell with the Turkey and Roast Beef! X-mas dinner was bacalhau au braz, baby!
A barbeque does not consist of burgers on the grill... Hello! Can you say sardinhas?
You've had your license for a month, but your $20,000 car has been "hooked up" for a year. I'm talking rims, tints, a system...
A wooden spoon equals discipline, or if you ever had to duck so you wouldn't get hit with flying shoes.
Your parents anticipate that you'll marry your first long-term boyfriend/girlfriend.
When you hear the word "Sagres" you think Beer, not historical marine school.
Nothing beats a buttered papo-seco.
Your 15 year old brother is allowed to have two girls sleep over, but your 19 year old sister can't go out past 7pm.
You think that 2am is too early to go to bed and that 11am is to early to get out of bed.
Your grandmother tells you look sick because you are too thin.
Your parents make you eat 3 servings of dinner at each sitting otherwise they think you don't like the cooking.
You're proud to be Portuguese - and you pass these jokes on to all your Portuguese friends!
Get Your Own "You Know You're" Meme Here
More cool things for your blog at
Blogthings
and these are funny too....sounds like my family:
You Know You're Puerto Rican When....
You have been spanked with a folded leather belt and/or "chancletas" ...leather ones!
You know your mom is sneaking up on you cause you can hear her "chancletas" flapping on the linoleum floor.
Your mom yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and you only live in a one bedroom apartment.
You've ever called linoleum floor a "rug"
You can get to your house blindfolded by the smell of the "chuletas."
You say "Vamoj pa' encima" or "mete mano" instead of "Let's get started."
You got scared whenever someone mentioned "el CUUUCO"!!!
You remember every Christmas those "aguinaldos" that abuela used to sing for you.
You've gone to titi's house and passed through the "bead curtain" in the living room.
You know someone who owns a conga, bongos and/or a cowbell.
You step into a house that has all those little figurines taking up every inch of space on the tv and under the tv.
You have a porcelain cat/dog/rooster or frog on a doilie in your living room.
You have a perpetually semi-drunk uncle.
Someone in your family is named Maria, Charlie, Papo, Ana or Carmen.
You call rug-carpeta , roof-rufo, parking-palkin, stress-estress, library-libreria (instead of biblioteca), boiler-boila, sucker-soca, or to knock-noquiar.
You have told your kid not to walk the floor barefoot or they'll catch a cold.
You need a cup of coffee after every meal, expresso boricua style "con leche".
Your sister has hair on her legs and as much moustache as your father.
One of your aunt's weighs over 300 pounds.
You have one or more cousins in and out of jail.
Your uncle has more gold in his mouth and/or neck than you've ever seen.
You have sat in a two-passenger car with over 5 people in it.
You put a big Puerto Rican flag on your car... an a PR bumper sticker.
You have a picture of "Cristo" or a crucifix in your house.
You actually think some names begin with "Ave Maria purma, Papo."
You walk around saying "chacho" or "chacha" or "ay,bendito".
You have said, "no, hombe" instead of "no, hombre" to both sexes.
You do that funny pointing thing with your nose and if the person doesn't understand you, you use the lips for emphasis.
You can speak with your face: twitch like a rabbit to ask "what do you want? or nod your head upwards to mean "wassup?"
You have driven a "cheby" (Chevy) or a "forito" (Ford)!
You call all sneakers "loj tennis" and the Converse are "loj champion".
All cereal is called "con-flei"
All brands of diapers are called "pampel".
You have ever ground plᴡnos and/or fingers for pasteles during Christmas time.
Your car has fifteen speakers in it and you fix it every weekend.
You remember when Heineken replaced Shaeffer and Schlitz.
Your dinner consists of a "mixta"...rice and beans and some kind of meat.
Your uncle has a wife and a "corteja" or "chilla".
You've put a penny on your forehead to stop a nose bleed.
Your mother has put a balled up piece of thread on your baby cousin's forehead to stop her hiccups.
You have at least thirty cousins.
You know how to drive "estandard" or "estick" shift.
You can tell the difference between Cafe Rico and anything else.
A coqui's sound has driven you crazy.
Your grandmother thinks Vick's vapor-rub is the miracle cure for everything.
You're proud to be Puerto Rican - and you pass these jokes on to all your Puerto Rican friends!
Get Your Own "You Know You're" Meme Here
More cool things for your blog at
Blogthings
Well I got a kick out of these...well until next time.