Hi everyone,
I would love you all to give me some feedback on the following subject and if i can get some answers from somebody even better.
I suppose this is a bit of a rant but its something that intrigues me more. I have a filipina wife, Irene she has lived here in the uk with me for two years. Before we met i spent 4 months travelling around the philippines i saw many parts of the country and one of the reasons i enjoyed it so much was the attitude of the people and the warmth they showed.
Now when my wife Irene first came here something not only shocked me but also her. Irene had'nt any friends here then and was so looking forward to meeting some fellow pinoys, she saw a young philippina at the shops and said hello in Tagalog the girl ignored her when Irene spoke to her in English the girl said Irene was mistaken she wasn't philippina she was british. Irene comes from the philippines of course she could see the girl did also from her looks, accent etc.
That was her first experience with a philippino in this country and im sorry to say it hasn't got much better i have since noticed that it seems some of the philippinos when they come to this country appear to become very snobbish.
I don't feel my wife has been welcomed here by her fellow nationals and i'd like to know if any other people here have experienced anything similar? Why do attitudes change? Why can't fellow philipinos greet each other walking down the isle in Morrisons instead of looking the other way? Just because somebody has come to a 1st world country and bettered themselves dosent make them royalty. Those with this attitude for the sake of my sanity please stop looking down your noses at others stop trying to look rich when your not so what you earn 6 pounds an hour and have a tomtom in your car? Get over yourselves its not impressive only to other people with the same small mindset.
I hope i havent offended anyone it is'nt my intention i know this is just a minority with this attitude this strange delusion of grandure. I just hoped there would be more comradely and my wife and i can meet some genuine philippinos here soon so i can feel the warm filipino spirit i remember from my travels there.
Regards
