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Sophie
17th April 2009, 15:40
Out of curiousity, i just wanna know what were the first "culture shock" (if any) you experienced or encountered the moment you got here in uk.

somebody
17th April 2009, 15:42
For the Wife apart fromt he Weather which she expected. Was just how quiet it was, the streets were near our house even though many people live there.

Sophie
17th April 2009, 15:54
For the Wife apart fromt he Weather which she expected. Was just how quiet it was, the streets were near our house even though many people live there.

exactly! :xxgrinning--00xx3: its basically more quiet here, you rarely see your neighbors :D and if i may add, safer to walk on the streets by yourself and you don't have to worry much of being held up or your bag to be snatched anytime nor encounter hopeless by-standers who would whistle or say something to catch your attention. Although there's still a lot of safer places left in manila, unsafe places are more dominant though.

Sophie
17th April 2009, 16:57
I think the first shock i encountered here was when i saw sex education for kids on day time tv and they are talking about oral sex (sorry for the word administrator/moderator) for both men and women in full detail and description. I was just surprised coz it's not thesame from where i come from. Sex talk on day time tv is still quite tabboo there, although there are a few sex education subjects on school now but only to an extent i guess, not as broad and as specific as the one i saw on tv here. In some way, i guess philippines' over population was due to lack of awareness and proper education about sex.

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:00
yezzzzz I thougt its a ghost town we live in.I suddenly missed my neighborhood:bigcry::bigcry::bigcry: but that was few years back but now am coping and settling alright and as well the differences of closeness family ties.

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:03
For most pinays its loneliness I guess,your never alone in Pinas,always someone around,I wonder what the biggest culture shocks are for Puti going to pinas?:Erm:

Sophie
17th April 2009, 17:09
yezzzzz I thougt its a ghost town we live in.I suddenly missed my neighborhood:bigcry::bigcry::bigcry: but that was few years back but now am coping and settling alright and as well the differences of closeness family ties.

very true :icon_lol: I was even joking at my hubby if there are any people living in the neighborhood or if there are anybody living in the houses around the area coz i rarely see one. :D

Sophie
17th April 2009, 17:10
For most pinays its loneliness I guess,your never alone in Pinas,always someone around,I wonder what the biggest culture shocks are for Puti going to pinas?:Erm:

I suppose, having all the filipina's relatives around all the time :icon_lol::icon_lol:

Pepe n Pilar
17th April 2009, 17:15
Aside from this country is very quiet although i live in a village back home still i can hear cars blowing their horns when entering their gates unlike here. That is an advance notice for the househelper to open the gate for them:NoNo::NoNo:. I'm used to a quiet place and so it's ok with me.

When crossing the street here cars stops when they see you waiting to cross the street. Some are very polite they smile and wave their hands giving you a sign that it's ok you can now cross the street. I am used to finding my way to cross the streets:Brick: bec cars/jeepneys are blocking my way, they stop in the pedestrian lane.:doh

I agree with you Sophie the most shocking for me so far are the tv programs about sex. The other night one program caught my attention that was "The worst Embarrasing bodies" i was surprised a woman discussed what she considers as her worst body part is having a very large v****a:cwm34:. I thought she will just talk abt it but she laid down on the table and the camera was on infront of her private part:omg:. Gosh! that is very strange....: i cannot even look at it :Help1::censored::omg:. she was interviewed abt it.:omg:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:16
yezzz never been alone in PI tawi2 maybe if puti settling down in PI they`ll probably miss the puti food same as us here and as well they`ll probably be a bit Isolated if they`re a bit reserve like my hubby:D

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:20
That lady was american itsme,and it WAS quite large :omg: Thankfully I am not reserved Mrs D,quite the opposite,everyone said I was tabian kaayo :icon_lol: I never experienced culture shock my first time in Pinas as I went there after spending a year in india/pakistan,going to pinas was like luxury after New Delhi :icon_lol: It took me a while to get used to eating dog however,and utang na loob was a bit alien :Erm:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:25
I am really proud of you for eating dog:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: I remember that I hadn`t spoken to my neighbor who is dead now(may his soul rest in peace)for a while after he ate my dog when a vehicle run over it:doh:doh.Its good that you aren`t reserve unlike my other half:doh:doh he is determined not to settle down in Pinas:Brick::Brick::furious3::NoNo::cwm23:

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:30
I was on a moped in the Boondoks,saw a small sari-sari and needed a coke(my one vice)some lasingueros were eating and drinking,they said the usual "One shot joe" but I pretended I had an ulcer to avoid drinking tanduay :icon_lol:Then they offered me food,meat and rice,it tasted great,after cleaning the plate I asked what it was,one guy laughed,went around the back of the store and brought out a dog skin,I still remember seeing the bloody bruises on the flesh side of the hide,maybe they expected me to vomit?I asked for a second helping :icon_lol:Some guys cant adjust to extended families and what seem like 100's of people in the house,especially after they are used to UK households,but if your madaldal you fit right in :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:32
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: I pitied the owner of the dog:D

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:35
Loads of strays over there,my friend told me be careful which ones you eat because of rabies :omg:thats not something you expect when you order a hotdog in Jollibee :icon_lol:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:39
Loads of strays over there,my friend told me be careful which ones you eat because of rabies :omg:thats not something you expect when you order a hotdog in Jollibee :icon_lol:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::doh I have never eaten a dog:NoNo::NoNo::NoNo:

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:41
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::doh I have never eaten a dog:NoNo::NoNo::NoNo:

You should try it,tastes a little Ruffffffff if its not cooked correctly,but cat tastes purrrrrrrrrfect :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:47
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: It feels like you`re eating your Bestest friend:doh:doh

Pepe n Pilar
17th April 2009, 17:49
very true :icon_lol: I was even joking at my hubby if there are any people living in the neighborhood or if there are anybody living in the houses around the area coz i rarely see one. :D

Same with me. Whenever i took pictures and send them to my relatives back home they ask me "where are the inhabitants of England"?:icon_lol::Erm:... So now i tell my husband if he takes picture of me he should make sure the background shows there are inhabitants...:Rasp::Hellooo::Cuckoo:

It's the opposite here i have to make sure there are people in the background, and so i wait for the time they pass by:icon_lol::D
back home it takes a while to take picture with a clear view:D. People are everywhere:xxgrinning--00xx3:. I miss MOA.:Hellooo:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 17:52
and I also couldnt believe that I am living in a 100 year old house.When I knew about it back in PI I asked my Hubby if there`s some ghost living with him:D:D:D so far not seen one.Thank God for that!:)

Bluebirdjones
17th April 2009, 17:53
I ate it on a couple of occasions as I worked for a while for a Korean company.

I can remember a few years back when the President of Korea was arriving on a
State Visit to the UK.
The Animal Rights lobby & various other pressure groups had mounted a concerted
campaign to make people aware than Koreans eat dogs, so as a response to this
negative publicity the Korean government took out full-page ads in a few of the
quality broadsheets.

The article rambled on about .... these dogs are not like you understand in the West,
..... bred like your domestic fowl .... not looked upon as pets ... traditional,... etc etc ...
The article was well written & presented, which I'm sure made a few people sympathetic
to their position.

But...... what spoiled it was the one-liner in small print at the bottom of the article ...

... "Cats are only eaten for medicinal purposes"

:doh

Pepe n Pilar
17th April 2009, 17:53
You should try it,tastes a little Ruffffffff if its not cooked correctly,but cat tastes purrrrrrrrrfect :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::Brick::Brick::Cuckoo::Cuckoo:

eljean
17th April 2009, 17:56
extreme cold weather you can have four season in a day...lol binge drinking, teenage pregnancy,chubbs,mean neighbhors and they kiss and tell but of course they do have good side as well they dont take everything to heart i mean they dont do grudges...lol if you hit him today after tommorow your friends again...lol older people still enjoys nightlife which i find it amusing and they spoiled theirs kids too much they love wines and beers and they treat theirs kids just like friends...

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 17:57
Cats are actually boiled alive in Korea to make medicinal tonics,but having spent four and a half years based in Hong Kong,and travelled often in mainland china the concept of animal cruelty in asia isnt the same mindset westerners have,when in rome,I remember wanting a beefburger in india,I went to one of the first McDonalds opened in Delhi,everything on the menu was chicken,no beef products whatsoever,one mans poison and all that :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Mrs Daddy
17th April 2009, 18:48
Blimey!cats boiled alive:yikes::yikes::yikes: Can I have a hard boiled cat,please:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

kimmi
17th April 2009, 18:58
Same with me. Whenever i took pictures and send them to my relatives back home they ask me "where are the inhabitants of England"?:icon_lol::Erm:... So now i tell my husband if he takes picture of me he should make sure the background shows there are inhabitants...:Rasp::Hellooo::Cuckoo:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: same experience in here, we are also looking for backgrounds where there is people..:doh:doh

as for the culture shock, for me I think Ive got loads of it,
- the First Name Basis
- the petrol station(filling ur petrol on ur own)
- CCTV cameras everywhere
- no more security guards
- packing ur own grocery stuffs
-old person still can drive

and a lot more..:doh:doh

tiN
17th April 2009, 19:05
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: same experience in here, we are also looking for backgrounds where there is people..:doh:doh

as for the culture shock, for me I think Ive got loads of it,
- the First Name Basis
- the petrol station(filling ur petrol on ur own)
- CCTV cameras everywhere
- no more security guards
- packing ur own grocery stuffs
-old person still can drive

and a lot more..:doh:doh

First name basis is terrible sis, it does bother me alot, until now :doh:doh:doh

And also packing my own grocery stuffs :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

And a post man being around everyday :omg::omg:

nids123
17th April 2009, 19:09
the house r all the same style.i have to look well where i am coz i will going to get lost if i dont look at it.

Sophie
17th April 2009, 19:40
You should try it,tastes a little Ruffffffff if its not cooked correctly,but cat tastes purrrrrrrrrfect :xxgrinning--00xx3:

eeoowww, gross :yikes::yikes: :icon_lol::icon_lol:

sunshine
17th April 2009, 19:46
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: same experience in here, we are also looking for backgrounds where there is people..:doh:doh

as for the culture shock, for me I think Ive got loads of it,
- the First Name Basis
- the petrol station(filling ur petrol on ur own)
- CCTV cameras everywhere
- no more security guards
- packing ur own grocery stuffs
-old person still can drive

and a lot more..:doh:doh

This topic is very interesting to me because im going to submit my application next week, very close now. curious with the "first name basis" does it mean u call your mom and dad in laws their first names only?????:cwm24:

Sophie
17th April 2009, 19:49
When crossing the street here cars stops when they see you waiting to cross the street. Some are very polite they smile and wave their hands giving you a sign that it's ok you can now cross the street. I am used to finding my way to cross the streets:Brick: bec cars/jeepneys are blocking my way, they stop in the pedestrian lane.:doh

I AGREE, TOTALLY! :xxgrinning--00xx3::D

I agree with you Sophie the most shocking for me so far are the tv programs about sex. The other night one program caught my attention that was "The worst Embarrasing bodies" i was surprised a woman discussed what she considers as her worst body part is having a very large v****a:cwm34:. I thought she will just talk abt it but she laid down on the table and the camera was on infront of her private part:omg:. Gosh! that is very strange....: i cannot even look at it :Help1::censored::omg:. she was interviewed abt it.:omg:

THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY AND GROSS??? :Erm::yikes: WHY DID I MISS THAT THE OTHER NIGHT :icon_lol::icon_lol: I GUESS THAT WAS WORST FROM THE ONE'S I SAW FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT "SEX EDUCATION VS PORN", AND THERE WERE ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN NAKED THERE SHOWING THEIR PRIVATES AS PART OF THE ILLUSTRATION :icon_lol::icon_lol: I THINK IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINARY PRIVATE VS PORN PRIVATE :omg::omg::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Sophie
17th April 2009, 19:54
It's the opposite here i have to make sure there are people in the background, and so i wait for the time they pass by:icon_lol::D
back home it takes a while to take picture with a clear view:D. People are everywhere:xxgrinning--00xx3:. I miss MOA.:Hellooo:

VERY TRUE :xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: SPECIALLY AT MOA :D

kimmi
17th April 2009, 19:56
This topic is very interesting to me because im going to submit my application next week, very close now. curious with the "first name basis" does it mean u call your mom and dad in laws their first names only?????:cwm24:

I used to call my father in law as DAD.. with regards to first name basis, they used to call here other people outside their family circle on their first name basis, even ur boss( in the Phils. we're used in calling them SIR?MAM), even the person older to u.

sometimes I still find it strange when I heard a wee girl calling an old man on his first name..:NoNo::NoNo:maybe it's just me..:doh

Sophie
17th April 2009, 20:02
[QUOTE=kimmi;128877]:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: same experience in here, we are also looking for backgrounds where there is people..:doh:doh

as for the culture shock, for me I think Ive got loads of it,
- the First Name Basis
- the petrol station(filling ur petrol on ur own)
- CCTV cameras everywhere
- no more security guards
- packing ur own grocery stuffs
-old person still can drive

VERY TRUE :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::D

Sophie
17th April 2009, 20:03
the house r all the same style.i have to look well where i am coz i will going to get lost if i dont look at it.

EXACTLY!:xxgrinning--00xx3: I HAD THAT DILLEMA TOO THE FIRST WEEK I WAS HERE :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Tawi2
17th April 2009, 20:09
First time I ever went to Pinas the armed guards in McDonalds surprised me :omg:Who on earth wants to steal a Big Mac :Erm:

Pepe n Pilar
17th April 2009, 20:17
THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY AND GROSS??? :Erm::yikes: WHY DID I MISS THAT THE OTHER NIGHT :icon_lol::icon_lol: I GUESS THAT WAS WORST FROM THE ONE'S I SAW FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT "SEX EDUCATION VS PORN", AND THERE WERE ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN NAKED THERE SHOWING THEIR PRIVATES AS PART OF THE ILLUSTRATION :icon_lol::icon_lol: I THINK IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINARY PRIVATE VS PORN PRIVATE :omg::omg::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Another tv program hosted by Mayleen Klass and a Korean Guy (forgot the name)it was a contest where girls has to show what part of their body they hate. All of them were stripped naked :D(that means without any make up on and no clothes on). I think that program was abt searching for a natural beauty.

Another tv program was the Trinny & Susannah. Participants also get naked on cam. They never get conscious getting naked infront of the cam:NoNo::Erm:. They are never bothered how their bodies look like. Even the two hosts did it for the sake of the viewers....:omg::Hellooo:I think that program was abt not to be ashamed of your body bec everyone is beautiful in their own way. One should be proud of it, hence show them off.....:Hellooo::xxgrinning--00xx3:

Sophie
17th April 2009, 20:27
Another tv program hosted by Mayleen Klass and a Korean Guy (forgot the name)it was a contest where girls has to show what part of their body they hate. All of them were stripped naked :D(that means without any make up on and no clothes on). I think that program was abt searching for a natural beauty.

Another tv program was the Trinny & Susannah. Participants also get naked on cam. They never get conscious getting naked infront of the cam:NoNo::Erm:. They are never bothered how their bodies look like. Even the two hosts did it for the sake of the viewers....:omg::Hellooo:

I MISSED THAT ONE TOO :D I SHOULD BE A CHANNEL SURFER FROM NOW ON SO I DON'T MISS OUT :icon_lol::icon_lol:

Pepe n Pilar
17th April 2009, 20:32
I MISSED THAT ONE TOO :D I SHOULD BE A CHANNEL SURFER FROM NOW ON SO I DON'T MISS OUT :icon_lol::icon_lol:


Hi Sophie, i will notify you once it's on ...:icon_lol::D:Hellooo::Hellooo:

they caught my attention as we filipinos don't have those kind of tv programs back home.

Artista lang ang nag show off ng body sa camera.:D...dito kahit sino.....irregardless of mga bilbil....:doh:Cuckoo::Hellooo:

Mrs Daddy
18th April 2009, 09:38
yyyeeeeeezzzzz completely agree with you guys by calling your bosses,in-laws and elderly by their first name its WEIRD:D:D:D

Jay&Zobel
18th April 2009, 11:26
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: same experience in here, we are also looking for backgrounds where there is people..:doh:doh

as for the culture shock, for me I think Ive got loads of it,
- the First Name Basis
- the petrol station(filling ur petrol on ur own)
- CCTV cameras everywhere
- no more security guards
- packing ur own grocery stuffs
-old person still can drive
and a lot more..:doh:doh

whehehehehe very true... si Tatang nag da-drive pa lol...



First name basis is terrible sis, it does bother me alot, until now :doh:doh:doh

And also packing my own grocery stuffs :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

And a post man being around everyday :omg::omg:


I find it hard also at first! 1st name basis is really terrible lol... At first It was like: "Hmmm.. how disrespectful! lol"

More funny was... I used to end my sentence with "PO" lol...


the house r all the same style.i have to look well where i am coz i will going to get lost if i dont look at it.

hehhehee... :xxgrinning--00xx3::Erm::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::D


First time I ever went to Pinas the armed guards in McDonalds surprised me :omg:Who on earth wants to steal a Big Mac :Erm:

:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3: My husband said he feels more unsecure in the PI seeing armed-men hehehe...dangerous lol! But he said it was so cooool lol...



Another tv program hosted by Mayleen Klass and a Korean Guy (forgot the name)it was a contest where girls has to show what part of their body they hate. All of them were stripped naked :D(that means without any make up on and no clothes on). I think that program was abt searching for a natural beauty.

Another tv program was the Trinny & Susannah. Participants also get naked on cam. They never get conscious getting naked infront of the cam:NoNo::Erm:. They are never bothered how their bodies look like. Even the two hosts did it for the sake of the viewers....:omg::Hellooo:I think that program was abt not to be ashamed of your body bec everyone is beautiful in their own way. One should be proud of it, hence show them off.....:Hellooo::xxgrinning--00xx3:


Oh so true!!! Just shocking!


But my husband said, it's a bit similar in the PI, more worse though... coz during Lunch Primetime, they are showing Gameshows like wowowee & eat bulaga dancers in skimpy skirts, strapless top, bellybotton showing, pants showing etc and erotoc dancings... But here in the UK, you cant air those type of shows during daytime as they are considered as adult shows, quite sexual to be honest...

pennybarry
18th April 2009, 12:39
I feel shock about their CCTV, seems like that I can run but cannot hide:bigcry:

Felt shocked when I was employed in one of Scottish company. I always hear many employees swearing. Every word there's f:censored:. I feel I will not last long and I Did:D

First name basis? Yes it shocked me as When I arrived, Mam and Dad said, you can call us Jo and Joan:omg: I said I cannot do that sorry:D Then everytime I call my boss in his name I feel very shy and talked to him and said. Can I call you Sir ? But he refused me:bigcry:

Mrs Daddy
18th April 2009, 12:49
I feel shock about their CCTV, seems like that I can run but cannot hide:bigcry:

Felt shocked when I was employed in one of Scottish company. I always hear many employees swearing. Every word there's f:censored:. I feel I will not last long and I Did:D

First name basis? Yes it shocked me as When I arrived, Mam and Dad said, you can call us Jo and Joan:omg: I said I cannot do that sorry:D Then everytime I call my boss in his name I feel very shy and talked to him and said. Can I call you Sir ? But he refused me:bigcry:

same here ate penny it took me a while to call my Boss by her first name:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Mrs Daddy
18th April 2009, 12:51
and to add they love their dogs more than we do:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: more expensive to keep than human:NoNo::NoNo::NoNo: No NHS for dogs and vet bills cost:REGamblMoney01HL1: :doh

Pepe n Pilar
18th April 2009, 16:26
whehehehehe very true... si Tatang nag da-drive pa lol...





I find it hard also at first! 1st name basis is really terrible lol... At first It was like: "Hmmm.. how disrespectful! lol"

More funny was... I used to end my sentence with "PO" lol...



hehhehee... :xxgrinning--00xx3::Erm::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::D



:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3: My husband said he feels more unsecure in the PI seeing armed-men hehehe...dangerous lol! But he said it was so cooool lol...





Oh so true!!! Just shocking!


But my husband said, it's a bit similar in the PI, more worse though... coz during Lunch Primetime, they are showing Gameshows like wowowee & eat bulaga dancers in skimpy skirts, strapless top, bellybotton showing, pants showing etc and erotoc dancings... But here in the UK, you cant air those type of shows during daytime as they are considered as adult shows, quite sexual to be honest...

i find the lunchtime tv shows here in the UK more decent bec tv hosts wear decent clothes and guests as well unless a guest is promoting a particular movie hence he/she wears a sexy attire unlike on Phils tvs girls are doing a dance that is considered erotic, wearing those sexy clothes during primetime shows.:NoNo:

Pepe n Pilar
18th April 2009, 16:33
yyyeeeeeezzzzz completely agree with you guys by calling your bosses,in-laws and elderly by their first name its WEIRD:D:D:D

I can't call the elderly or in-laws by their first names, we're used to address them with po but here there is no po so just address them using the uncle, auntie, dad, mom. In my opinion.:)

I can call my boss with his/her first name bec when i was still in the Phils we can call our bosses by first name. I guess it depends if the person accepts it and/or if you're working in a company where it is considered a norm.

tiN
18th April 2009, 16:51
Thats why we are finding it so hard to speak to an older person because u feel to ur self that ur disrespecting them :doh:doh:doh

Espcially my hubby's brother i want to call him Kuya :omg::omg::omg::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Jay&Zobel
18th April 2009, 17:18
Culture shock pa...

Walang yaya hehehe... walang labandera... walang kaulong hehehe... KKB! but funfunfun!

pennybarry
18th April 2009, 17:46
Culture shock pa...

Walang yaya hehehe... walang labandera... walang katulong hehehe... KKB! but funfunfun!

Ikaw YAYA, ikaw asawa, ikaw katulong, ikaw provider, di makalayas, asawa walang maibigay na pera sa dami ng bills! Shocking talaga.

Di bale live in your dream para much more funfun!!! I'll just travel to Paris and Spain in one minute:action-smiley-081::BouncyHappy:

cheesewiz
19th April 2009, 16:07
culture shock:Erm: i think its my colleagues at work who got the shock when we report to work on our first day here in lovely UK. They think we are thick, but when we start talking to them and asking questions, they can't believe that we can speak their language. We may not good in constracting perfect english but we are not thick:D

probably the culture shock for me is meeting my bf's ex-wife and have a chat with her etc....Its a bit akward but there you go...culture shock:rolleyes:

ebony
19th April 2009, 17:25
I was shocked when I first heard my husband's neice who is 5 yrs old called him by his first name.:omg::omg:.They said it's pretty normal here but I said to him I will not let our child do the same...never....:NoNo::NoNo:

nigel
19th April 2009, 21:20
I asked my wifey what her biggest shock was for her in Britain, she said "The price of fish!:yikes:"

:icon_lol:

ebony
19th April 2009, 21:37
It was the month of August when I first come in this country.My husband and I were driving near the coast and he said to me 'what a lovely evening'. I thought I heard him wrong but nope... it was 8 at night and the sun was still up:omg::omg::omg:
I really found it weird bcoz in the Philippines we can see the sun shining so bright at 6-7 in the morning and down at 6-7 in the evening.
Winter time it gets dark early too and lights up late so I really find it weird at first..:Erm::Erm::Erm:

Fitzy
20th April 2009, 16:55
That lady was american itsme,and it WAS quite large :omg: Thankfully I am not reserved Mrs D,quite the opposite,everyone said I was tabian kaayo :icon_lol: I never experienced culture shock my first time in Pinas as I went there after spending a year in india/pakistan,going to pinas was like luxury after New Delhi :icon_lol: It took me a while to get used to eating dog however,and utang na loob was a bit alien :Erm:

Well what do you expect coming from America :omg::omg:
Did she say which trailer park that she came from, and also how many times she had been on Jerry Springer :NoNo::NoNo:
:Brick::Brick:

Lol

My tuppence worth.


Why do you think us Westerners prefer our Pinays????


Yep!! You guessed it:Rasp::Rasp:

tiger@tigress
20th April 2009, 21:26
Ikaw YAYA, ikaw asawa, ikaw katulong, ikaw provider, di makalayas, asawa walang maibigay na pera sa dami ng bills! Shocking talaga.


Waaaaa! korek ka jan :furious3::Brick::Help1::cwm23:

bornatbirth
20th April 2009, 21:33
I asked my wifey what her biggest shock was for her in Britain, she said "The price of fish!:yikes:"

:icon_lol:

thats the biggest shock to me too?,after i took my wife shopping.:furious3:

we brits moan about the price of petrol but the price of meat and fish :bigcry:

Sophie
20th April 2009, 21:55
[QUOTE=itsme_iye;128921]Hi Sophie, i will notify you once it's on ...:icon_lol::D:Hellooo::Hellooo:

OK, YOU'RE ON :xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_lol::icon_lol::D