Pinay in the UK

[KeithD]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Mrs Daddy]

In my experience Boss first few months I did but that was then I feel at home now and more settled than ever.:D:D:D and I dont miss PI that much now:)

[Northerner]

Hhhmmmm. This is a thread I'd like to see grow! :)

I would also like to ask, did any Pinay find support amongst other Pinays?

What helped the "settling in" process?

[Mrs Daddy]

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.

[maria_and_matt]

Hhhmmmm. This is a thread I'd like to see grow! :)

I would also like to ask, did any Pinay find support amongst other Pinays?

What helped the "settling in" process?

never rely on other pinays for support:icon_lol::icon_lol:

[trader dave]

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.


i am glad you said that mrs daddy because i know many think like that but are afraid to say so:cwm24:

[Northerner]

:cwm34: Yeah, I actually thought that there was a small but active Filipino community around. No wonder Cebu Cafe in Manchester closed down..

[Mrs Daddy]

Thanks to somebody who give me a rep for this thread:D:D:D

[Mrs Daddy]

i am glad you said that mrs daddy because i know many think like that but are afraid to say so:cwm24:

I hope I done no harm am just being honest:D

[Sophie]

Pinay in the UK

This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hmmmm:Erm::Erm::Erm: i'm still figuring it out.....lol :Erm::Erm::D:D:icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Mrs.JMajor]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

First few months its boring, no job at all, but now a days, it was really great for me, once Jed will be here, cant ask for more, my life was definitely complete, havent done any mistake I guess as my hubby call me angel ;)

[LEAHnew]

Hmmmm:Erm::Erm::Erm: i'm still figuring it out.....lol :Erm::Erm::D:D:icon_lol::icon_lol:

I can't say yet just to agree:D:icon_lol::Rasp::Rasp:

[lizaphil]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

when my first year here in uk,i do miss my son,my family and all my friend,but after 6months i start go to work everyday and make some friend and make money :BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy:and now i got my ILR:):):laugher:

i dont want to go back home now,i injoy my life here in the uk to live
because i got everything i want :):xxgrinning--00xx3:

[kimmi]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

In my situation Ive been here in the UK for nearly two years now, in my first few months I really missed home but it helps that my husband make sure that I talked to my family almost everyday. Just got lucky I found job here right away which helps me settle and adjust easily and the people in here are so laid back, nice and very friendly..:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[bornatbirth]

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.


never rely on other pinays for support:icon_lol::icon_lol:

why do you think that?

do you ever think theres a reason you cant make friends with other pinays close to you,i cant believe other pinays cant be trusted but seeing how some of you cant get on in this forum.....im wondering what is the reasons..:Erm:

[Tawi2]

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.

Theres PFZ's (pinay free zones)being set up all over the country :icon_lol:

[KeithD]

Tawi: There are only 3,244,253 avatars left on the internet and at this rate you'll be running out soon :rolleyes:

[Tawi2]

Imelda had 3000 pairs of shoes,avatars are my little pecadillo :bigcry:

[LadyJ]

Tawi: There are only 3,244,253 avatars left on the internet and at this rate you'll be running out soon :rolleyes:

the last avatar he'll pick would the same yours:icon_lol:

[Mrs Daddy]

why do you think that?

do you ever think theres a reason you cant make friends with other pinays close to you,i cant believe other pinays cant be trusted but seeing how some of you cant get on in this forum.....im wondering what is the reasons..:Erm:

Be a filipino and you`ll learn:Dooopppsss my mouth are sealed:icon_lol::Help1: Its the thing you`ll learn.Am not saying that every pinay can`t be trusted its just that seldom you find true friend nowadays:bigcry::bigcry:Of course I have a Filipina friend here as well am not recluse:doh:Brick::Brick:

[bornatbirth]

the last avatar he'll pick would the same yours:icon_lol:

he could get the same as yours and you can have a stare off :D

[Mrs Daddy]

Theres PFZ's (pinay free zones)being set up all over the country :icon_lol:

Thanks Tawi:Hellooo:You know what I mean:D

[Tawi2]

I know what you mean :xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_lol:

[Mrs Daddy]

I know what you mean :xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_lol:

Its our Li`l secret:yikes:

[Mrs.JMajor]

why do you think that?

do you ever think theres a reason you cant make friends with other pinays close to you,i cant believe other pinays cant be trusted but seeing how some of you cant get on in this forum.....im wondering what is the reasons..:Erm:
:xxgrinning--00xx3:---------:Rasp:---------:action-smiley-081: since penny absent at the moment, I am borrowing her fav smilies :action-smiley-081:

Tawi: There are only 3,244,253 avatars left on the internet and at this rate you'll be running out soon :rolleyes:

:icon_lol: I didnt realize he change again after that sexy butt i saw last night:doh

[Mrs.JMajor]

when my first year here in uk,i do miss my son,my family and all my friend,but after 6months i start go to work everyday and make some friend and make money :BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy:and now i got my ILR:):):laugher:

i dont want to go back home now,i injoy my life here in the uk to live
because i got everything i want :):xxgrinning--00xx3:

Almost as the same as mine Liza :Hellooo: miss my son, luckily I am working now too, so ease a bit of missing my son

[Tonet]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

On my first few months here it was sooo hard, i used to cry everyday. I dont know anyone aside from philip's family and 1 pinay friend, different surroundings, different kind of foods,and i missed my mother so bad. It didnt help that i was stuck at home (not allowed to work on fiancee visa). cant go out on my own because i'm not comfortable talking to people as my english was'nt that good and i dont undesrtand scottish accent.

Things changed when i start working, i got to know people, talking to them helped me with my english and understanding the accent. I gained confidence, i made some friends, i got money to buy foods and make fone calls to pinas more often. (philip gave me money when i was'nt working but it doesnt feel nice to keep asking him as he also needs to support me with other things)

No matter how much i struggle on my first few months here i still dont think i made a mistake. I was shocked with the kind of life waiting for me here in UK, but even if i knew beforehand what it was like i would still have came.

The descision to come here lead me to my happiness. :Kilt::love:

[miss.piggy]

On my first few months here it was sooo hard, i used to cry everyday. I dont know anyone aside from philip's family and 1 pinay friend, different surroundings, different kind of foods,and i missed my mother so bad. It didnt help that i was stuck at home (not allowed to work on fiancee visa). cant go out on my own because i'm not comfortable talking to people as my english was'nt that good and i dont undesrtand scottish accent.


Tonet, I can't believe when you said your english was not so good before -- it is now perfect!!! :):xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:


Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I've been in the UK for more than 2 years. So far, I'm doing well with career, etc. But a part of me is longing for a more active social life. I sometimes think that it would have been perfect to have a cuppa with a friend or group of friends once a week, or atleast someone to go shopping with.

I understand Mrs Daddy's (and Maria's) opinion though. I have lived in HK for a few good years and met the most vicious pinays. But at the same time, I met a few professionals and previous domestic helpers who's married Brits, Aussies, etc. who are all equally intellectual and very nice people. Over the years, they became my support group and I would not honestly say that i've had a few good years there without them. This is something that I am missing here in the UK. Most pinays in our area are nurses, and their scheds are all over the place, so it's difficult to catch them around. Some I just get to see once or twice a year!

[Ann07]

First few months really tough:doh But that's life i guess when you moved to be with your husband:Erm::D:icon_lol: Love everything ive got now two lovely boys and very loving husband and very supportive in laws:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Its a matter of sacrifice for the greater good:xxgrinning--00xx3::D

[Sophie]

But a part of me is longing for a more active social life. I sometimes think that it would have been perfect to have a cuppa with a friend or group of friends once a week, or atleast someone to go shopping with.

So far, in my 4 months of stay here (going 5 months in a few days), this is also what i miss - active social life :)
I miss my friday night out with friends or meeting up for coffee or just dine out and chat and shop together - it was so much fun.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ann07]

So far, in my 4 months of stay here (going 5 months in a few days), this is also what i miss - active social life :)
I miss my friday night out with friends or meeting up for coffee or just dine out and chat and shop together - it was so much fun.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

You will be active once u have your mini sophie:D:D :D:D

[Sophie]

You will be active once u have your mini sophie:D:D :D:D

LOL, you bet :xxgrinning--00xx3: Can't wait to have a mini sophie or mini matt :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ann07]

LOL, you bet :xxgrinning--00xx3: Can't wait to have a mini sophie or mini matt :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Oh dear you will have soon:xxgrinning--00xx3::D Its really nice:)
Surprise im free now boys are asleep:doh:icon_lol::icon_lol: Get my kip soon too im knackered:doh:doh

[Sophie]

Oh dear you will have soon:xxgrinning--00xx3::D Its really nice:)
Surprise im free now boys are asleep:doh:icon_lol::icon_lol: Get my kip soon too im knackered:doh:doh

Hehehe, enjoy your free time while it last (while the boys are asleep) :xxgrinning--00xx3::D:D

[KeithD]

So far, in my 4 months of stay here (going 5 months in a few days), this is also what i miss - active social life :)
I miss my friday night out with friends or meeting up for coffee or just dine out and chat and shop together - it was so much fun.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:
You can come out with me :xxgrinning--00xx3: If you're paying :rolleyes:

[Sophie]

You can come out with me :xxgrinning--00xx3: If you're paying :rolleyes:

Dutch treat works better for me boss, lol :D:D:icon_lol::icon_lol:

[pennybarry]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Will always miss Pinas and will retire in Pinas someday.
But then I'm flexible, as long as I can work and save and visit Pinas that will be OK!

Happy having lovely and real supportive in-laws. They're always there :xxgrinning--00xx3: They understands how I wish to go home too and support me if I want to go home.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

UK is lovely, breath taking country side I must say!
Good government spoiling lazy citizens:D

On my first year I was shy to speak english. Worried because others may poorly judge my bad english lol. I have phobia in speaking english!
I was poorly judged by a filipina and a thai that time. I remember.
But I am proud now, I speak chinese if I can't speak english:Rasp::Rasp:


Hhhmmmm. This is a thread I'd like to see grow! :)

I would also like to ask, did any Pinay find support amongst other Pinays?

What helped the "settling in" process?

I always helped Pinays, I don't expect anything in return. Some Pinay here are really mean. Their feet are always above the ground.:NoNo::NoNo::NoNo:
But met nice members too.

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.

Too hard to find true friends overseas.
I will always cherish my old friends!
Childhood friends, classmates, and some I've got from Taiwan. They are like old wine:xxgrinning--00xx3:
They knew me a lot, almost everything, and they still LOVE me.

I dumped pinay friends if they are so mean. You're right Wheelah!

[Mrs Daddy]

That`s right ate penny true friends are like old wine :D:D:DThanks for rep peps:)

[KeithD]

Dutch treat works better for me boss, lol :D:D:icon_lol::icon_lol:
OK, bring a Dutchman as well, but you're still paying :Erm:

[KeithD]

That`s right ate penny true friends are like old wine.....
Corked....:Erm:

[Sophie]

OK, bring a Dutchman as well, but you're still paying :Erm:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Mrs Daddy]

Corked....:Erm:

True friends are like corked:Erm::yikes:

[pennybarry]

Corked....:Erm:

The long time you've been friends the more sweeter like wine boss.

That's old friends:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Mrs Daddy]

not old literally though:D:D:D

[vbkelly]

I have never met any pinay in our area not till I was about a year and a half in our area when I enrolled at college but thats about it.IMHO its better to live in a place which is a pinay area free:D:D:D not to offend anybody but its hard to find a true and honest pinay here not unless you knew them already back home.

im lucky then least than a month i met many pinays in cov

[vbkelly]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

no i didn't miss home my husband does:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Mrs Daddy]

im lucky then least than a month i met many pinays in cov

More or like your place ate bing is like a city or its a city whereas where I live is a small quite town:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lenlen]

Pinay in the UK

Time to be serious. :rolleyes: This is especially for those Filipina's who have been here around a year or less. How have you found the UK, what is it like, do you miss home, have you made a mistake? Etc..... :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hi Boss Win2Win.
Im my experience when i arrived in England I thought was Wow. I feel like home already.I like the buildings archieicture.beautiful city.I met a lot of different people including actors. Seeing many theatre shows, attending parties, discos,karaoke and so on.I love watching the snow falling.It was amazing.Even now this is my second home.I like it here most of the time apart from the winter weather.Im used to it now.

[Tawi2]

Hi Boss Win2Win.
Im my experience when i arrived in England I thought was Wow. I feel like home already.I like the buildings archieicture.beautiful city.I met a lot of different people including actors. Seeing many theatre shows, attending parties, discos,karaoke and so on.I love watching the snow falling.It was amazing.Even now this is my second home.I like it here most of the time apart from the winter weather.Im used to it now.

Very good attitude :xxgrinning--00xx3:Your adaptable.

[pennybarry]

Very good attitude :xxgrinning--00xx3:Your adaptable.

I'm adaptable too Tawi:D

I love Philippines but not politics there:Rasp:
I love UK but not the weather:icon_lol:

[Northerner]

I love UK but not the weather:icon_lol:

Nobody loves the weather in the UK :Erm: Except perhaps a few sheep dogs :D

[lenlen]

Very good attitude :xxgrinning--00xx3:Your adaptable.

Hi tawi2.Yes I am thanks for good feedback.good one.

[lenlen]

I'm adaptable too Tawi:D

I love Philippines but not politics there:Rasp:
I love UK but not the weather:icon_lol:

Hi pennybarry.Good to be back to the forum.Are you ok now?Im enjoying reading the other peoples story right now.keep posting.

[eljean]

For nearly three years of me being in here in the uk,the only thing that i can't cope is the inlaws and the winter season:bigcry:

[pennybarry]

Hi pennybarry.Good to be back to the forum.Are you ok now?Im enjoying reading the other peoples story right now.keep posting.

I'm OK and getting well thanks Len2. I have niece with same name as yours lol!

Goodluck to you!

[lenlen]

I'm OK and getting well thanks Len2. I have niece with same name as yours lol!

Goodluck to you!

Hi pennybarry.thats is good.oh really your niece desame name as me how sweet.