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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    The best thing my mum and dad gave me was common sense. It was bread into me, and I still use it and that's what a lot of people in this world are missing
    That's the yeast they could do!


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    The best thing my mum and dad gave me was common sense. It was bread into me, and I still use it and that's what a lot of people in this world are missing
    From what i have seen in the UK is = you are either good with money or not

    Maybe it is taught in childhood but you cant change someone who is unwise on their spending habits and is normally broke....


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    They certainly seem happier and more sociable than most of the miserable buggers in this rich country.
    Us miserable buggers are too busy counting our money to be worried about happiness


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    Driven by mug buying of brands & designer names to keep up with the Jones'es
    Yes it has to be LEE jeans from a huge expensive mall at 1800 pesos instead of a perfectly decent pair of jeans off a market stall at 300 pesos.................


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    A lot of them borrow money to have a Fiesta and it will take three years to pay back with lot's of interest and the following year they borrow again for the annual Fiesta and every year the debt gets bigger and when they die the rest of the family end up paying what's owed and the Fiesta still continues and the bill gets bigger and bigger and so it goes on and on!
    Money lending in the Philippines is a dangerous profession with so many of them ending up being shot


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    Quote Originally Posted by London_Manila View Post
    Yes it has to be LEE jeans from a huge expensive mall at 1800 pesos instead of a perfectly decent pair of jeans off a market stall at 300 pesos.................
    Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy) ... to me, MOST denim jeans look more suited to navvying!



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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy) ... to me, MOST denim jeans look more suited to navvying!

    Okay ... 's the modern style ... ... but surely for casual wear, a nice pair of well-cut slacks is much smarter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy) ... to me, MOST denim jeans look more suited to navvying!

    '7allmankind' are the best jeans, you'll find them in House of Fraser around Ł300 per pair (quality)
    Last edited by Michael Parnham; 1st April 2015 at 08:50. Reason: spelling


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    If I stop wearing jeans I'll finally have become my dad.

    They are practical, above all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    If I stop wearing jeans I'll finally have become my dad.

    They are practical, above all.
    These are top spec & good vfm for us Kuripots - Asda "Save Money Live More" ! ......Ł6 a pair

    http://direct.asda.com/george/mens/m...ir&istBid=tztx


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    Look good...as long as the seams don't wind around the legs and the backside is on straight.


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    My cheapest pair I have to wear with a long coat, as the crutch hangs about 6" too low.


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    My cheapest pair I have to wear with a long coat, as the crutch hangs about 6" too low.
    I think low 'crutch' is the fashion Graham


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    Quote Originally Posted by London_Manila View Post
    Yes it has to be LEE jeans from a huge expensive mall at 1800 pesos instead of a perfectly decent pair of jeans off a market stall at 300 pesos.................
    Well mind you, I have Lee, Wrangler and Jag jeans which up to now still look new after more than 5 years (brought them all when I got here 3 years ago). Keith only has Wrangler and Levi's jeans because it last for a very long time. The old ones he gave to my brothers last time we went back home (the colour of the jeans were fading already and he doesn't like faded jeans) were already a few years old and now my brothers are using them! I don't really like buying cheap jeans because it usually end up in the bin after a year or even less.

    What I would never buy are branded bags like LV, Channel, Coach, etc. It really cost too much and I'd rather have new clothes and shoes instead of a bag like that. I've brought all my bags from Manila but never used them. I have only been using just my small shoulder bag that I have since I was probably 13 yrs. old. It was a Liz Claiborne cross body purse given to me by my godmother from the US as a gift. Haha.
    -=rayna.keith=-
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    I hate to mention AGAIN the time I modelled jeans for the Lee Wrangler company.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy) ... to me, MOST denim jeans look more suited to navvying!

    The jeans that are all the rage in Makati at the moment are jeans which looks like someone has taken a razor blade to them = many cuts across the legs from top to bottom


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Okay ... 's the modern style ... ... but surely for casual wear, a nice pair of well-cut slacks is much smarter.
    I find Chinos with the elasticated waistband from M and S are much more comfortable on a long haul flight when compared to jeans


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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    Well mind you, I have Lee, Wrangler and Jag jeans which up to now still look new after more than 5 years (brought them all when I got here 3 years ago). Keith only has Wrangler and Levi's jeans because it last for a very long time. The old ones he gave to my brothers last time we went back home (the colour of the jeans were fading already and he doesn't like faded jeans) were already a few years old and now my brothers are using them! I don't really like buying cheap jeans because it usually end up in the bin after a year or even less.

    What I would never buy are branded bags like LV, Channel, Coach, etc. It really cost too much and I'd rather have new clothes and shoes instead of a bag like that. I've brought all my bags from Manila but never used them. I have only been using just my small shoulder bag that I have since I was probably 13 yrs. old. It was a Liz Claiborne cross body purse given to me by my godmother from the US as a gift. Haha.
    I used to try and stay trendy by only buying Levi 501 jeans
    The last pair of jeans i purchased were from M and S basic cheapo jeans at Ł15 a pair and to be honest they are as good as the 501's and even a better fit.......
    Jeans are jeans and the only difference is some small label on the back that some people crave
    I doubt very much if the the latest Versace t shirt's at Ł500 each are any better than a Ł5 effort at the local market


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Okay ... 's the modern style ... ... but surely for casual wear, a nice pair of well-cut slacks is much smarter.
    Wow Arthur, never heard the word Slacks used since the 40's & 50's very common term in those days!


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    Quote Originally Posted by London_Manila View Post
    I find Chinos with the elasticated waistband from M and S are much more comfortable on a long haul flight when compared to jeans
    I do the same.


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    I only ever wear Hugo Boss jeans because the denim is quality I prefer combats or chinos for everyday comfort,I bought a pair of timberlands the other week,not the originals I normally wear but the new design,my kid said its what middle-aged men would wear Iam finally resigned to the fact middle-age is here
    Common sense regarding pinoy spending habits really isn't that common,its true about the fiesta millionaires who borrow to celebrate a single day and spend a year paying it off My mates mother in law vanished for several days as she was en-route to the hospital to pay the money my mate had given her for delivery and after care fees for her newborn grandchild,she never made it to the hospital,she returned home several days later having lost the money at mah-jong,thats more like the "Family-values" I have heard and encountered lots of in over 20 years kicking about in the PI,if money is the root of all evil here its the root of all family jealousy and problems there.



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    I don't ever remember my mum or dad wearing jeans. Yet these days a pair of jeans is probably the most popular items of clothing in fashion history.

    With such a huge diversity of materials, colours, fits, detailing and washes etc they're almost an extension of our personality.

    Finding the perfect pair of jeans is just like trying to find the perfect partner and it's the quality and diversity of small details that makes the difference between worthy and unworthy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Wow Arthur, never heard the word Slacks used since the 40's & 50's very common term in those days!
    Ah ... you're right, Michael ... it's a term you seldom hear nowadays. ... guess when I was typing that post, it must've just been the first word that came into my head - "slack" as opposed to tight - most jeans tending to be the latter.


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    I look for the price, its whats inside the clothes that counts


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Ah ... you're right, Michael ... it's a term you seldom hear nowadays. ... guess when I was typing that post, it must've just been the first word that came into my head - "slack" as opposed to tight - most jeans tending to be the latter.
    If you cast your mind back Arthur, it was camel coloured slacks that were most popular!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    If you cast your mind back Arthur, it was camel coloured slacks that were most popular!
    Yes ... they were ... you're right again ... camel shade - but [literally] so slack, the "hump" was scarcely discernible.


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