YOU KNOW YOU ARE PORTUGUESE WHEN
Your mother or grandmother has Maria in her name.
You have a rooster napkin holder.
Your father or grandfather is called Manuel, José, Antonio, or João.
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
You have a mother or grandmother who wears black.
You go crazy for the World Cup
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?
NOTHING BEATS A BUTTERED PAPO-SECO.
Your grandmother tells you look sick because you are too thin.
You're proud to be Portuguese - and you pass these jokes on to all your Portuguese friends!
You have a rooster napkin holder.
Your father or grandfather is called Manuel, José, Antonio, or João.
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
You have a mother or grandmother who wears black.
You go crazy for the World Cup
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?
NOTHING BEATS A BUTTERED PAPO-SECO.
Your grandmother tells you look sick because you are too thin.
You're proud to be Portuguese - and you pass these jokes on to all your Portuguese friends!