This all didn't happen in one day, but here are three things I thought was almost exclusively Filipino that at one time or another became disproved in my stay in Philadelphia:

1. Only Filipino men tuck in their shirts inside their briefs. The example I saw (involutarily of course) was using the Holiest of all drawers: Jockeys!

2. "Ssssst" is a call to attention only Filipinos use. I was crossing a parking lot and someone was calling out "Ssst...! Ssssttt....!!" and it wasn't to me. And he sure didn't look Filipino.

3. We laugh at someone who falls and hurts himself. It seems that instead of helping people out and having sympathy, we laugh at and even embarass someone who slips and falls. Well, the other day, a student slipped off his chair and fell back firts on the floor. Everyone laughed except me.