*Headbands and barettes are very in style. Almost every little girl has one in her hair.
*Jeepneys and tricycles are normal forms of transportation.
Jeepney
Tricyles
*Coconut trees are everywhere!
*Seeing the scenery everyday makes you think Is this real life?
*This is your view on the way to the store.
*The word "po" is added to the end of most sentences or words to be polite.
*Fried bananas are a common snack.
*Toilet seats are basically non-existent.
*You feel like a celebrity because of your entourage following you.
*People follow you, call out to you, and tell you very often that you are beautiful or maganda (in Filipino/Tagalog).
*Little boys sing "Hey, sexy lady" to you as you walk by.
*You are constantly stared at, especially when they realize you have blue eyes.
*Most houses have hut-looking roofs.
*Children become very shy or "ashamed" (as they put it) when talking to you as a foreigner.
*Dogs, roosters, and "carabau" are everywhere.
Carabau
*People randomly shout "hello" to get an answer, smile, or wave from you.
*Mothers and children take pictures of you often. You probably will be their background of their phone for years.
*Drinking coconut water out of a young coconut, or buco, is basically an everyday thing.
*Beautiful streams run along the sides of the road.
*Most children walk really far to school, walking that distance 4 times a day.
*Everybody has an umbrella during rainy season.
*You feel like a giant when 5'4" is considered tall.
*People will follow you to tell you how tall you are, as if you had forgotten.
*Rice is a part of every meal.
*Drying clothes outside is normal, but during rainy season, don't count on them drying for days.
