I know I am a crashing bore, I think I made a comment along the lines before. Some filipinos seem to take on the characteristics of where they are living. I would say, from my experience, that a fair number of British people appear quite stand offish and unwilling to "get involved". I used to commute from Chatham to London everyday. The same people standing at the same place waiting to catch the same train every day. They could scarcely acknowledge each other's existence. Except when the trains were late, coupled with a feeble excuse over the tannoy. Then and only then the commuters allowed themselves a tut tut to the person standing next to them. One day I spoke to a lady on the train, newspapers rustled, mouths fell agape. Someone talking on the train!
This stand offish behaviour appears to permeate some filipinos. I say some.
In Saudi Arabia men are not allowed to talk to women in public (unless they are related). My word, when I try to talk to a filipina in Riyadh, they look scared, confused, insulted, shocked - where are the religious police when you need them. Permeation?
In the US, land of the booming voice and excessive mock politeness, have a nice day my ****! Oh how the filipinos seem to love to speak with that ghastly vocal mannerism of the septic tank. So chic. Permeation?
Some I say some. Perhaps they had in them all the time?
