1. You always opt for tres golpes over eggs and bacon.

You can never go wrong with the breakfast of champions: mangu, fried salami, and fried white cheese.

2. Nothing can make you as happy and as miserable at the same time as listening to bachata.

You start off excited for the song, then all of a sudden you start thinking about your ex.

3. You go to a baby shower for two things only: Pastelitos and quipes.

4. You are convinced Dominicans make the best cake on earth.

Fondant has nothing on supiro.

5. You take "fashionably late" to the next level.

"Voy en camino" really means "I haven't started getting ready yet."

6. You dreaded house parties as a kid.

All your tias and tios would force you to dance when all you really wanted was to watch them play dominoes.

7. You have walked the streets in a "tubi."

But would NEVER wear it to an award show (I'm looking at you, RiRi). And yes, it's "tubi," not a "doobie."

And you learned the hard way when your stylist says "la puntica na' mas," she really means cutting off at least five inches.

9. You had no choice but to know every Juan Luis Guerra song by the time you were 4 years old.

10. Nothing beats a hot sancocho on a cold winter day.

Or on any day, followed by a Country Club Merengue soda.

11. You can name at least five other bachata artists that are not Prince Royce and Romeo.

Antony Santos, Luis Vargas, Luis Miguel del Amargue, El Torito, Zacarias Ferriera, etc.

12. Your heart breaks every time Romeo Santos reps his Boricua side.

He's also Dominican, and obviously that's what makes him so amazing.

13. You say "dique" all the time.

It's part of a Dominican's English vocabulary.

14. You try out these home remedies before finally going to the doctor: broncochem, rompepecho, and VapoRub.

15. When you first visited the Dominican Republic, you met a cat named "Misu."

And then realized that every other cat in DR is also called Misu.

16. You appreciate speaking Spanish to other Dominicans.

Only so you can talk as fast as you want.

17. You grew up being scared of "El Cuco."

And you're still scared to walk around in the dark because of it.

18. No matter how long the line is, habichuelas con dulce are always worth the wait.

19. Your secret to staying thin is dancing to a 12-minute minute mix of tipico every day.

Who needs the gym?

20. You have so many cousins that every time you go to a family party you meet a new one.

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