What can we learn from the Philippines?

[somebody]

Many in the UK, not all, could relearn the value of the extended family.

Word although all those birthdays to remeber

Some people in the UK need to appreciate what they have, especially those who moan and complain about the country all the time!

Word

Friendly and HOspitable!

Not sure about that found city phils to be busy and moody much like Brits in cities and those in the rural areas in both have far more time for strangers.

Respectful youngsters in Pinas? I was surrounded by a group of "Rugby boys" in Davao who demanded my money and some young girl,maybe 12 years old?Screetched "Son of a bitch" at me in Manila when I wouldnt buy an armful of roses from her Kids are kids wherever you go in the world,some good,some bad,lots of respectful kids in my area

Gonna say in the UK most kids you won't see on the streets only the ones the parents dont seem to care about. In the streets around my way I know who lives where in many and many of the children i rarely see walking or roaming about.
I might see 8-10 kids who hang around but I would estimate in the surrounding streets from where these "street kids" there are possibly 500-1000 children.
If i take the town centre its the same ratio.
Most to busy working in the home or studying (as i did).

In fact shoocked by how little work Phill kids do around the house and also how little homework they do compared to their UK equivalents. Plus many British Kids hold down a Job while very few phill ones do.
In fact kids to me seemed to be quite lazy in phill. Maybe we should make childhood less about homework and chasing exams and working. Thats why I think a lot revolt once they fall off the system its very hard to get back on so carry on being revolting

But even then sorry cant buy this Phill is utopian country with 100 percent well behaved people. Is that why crime is rife, every bank or place with large sums of money has Armed guards, Malls have security to a degree they dont even have in London malls where there are tough estates all around.
But Maybe seraches on the way in and sometimes on the way out would cut shoplifting which would benefit us all.

The wife tells me in her local town of horrfic shootings during robberies, rapes, sexual attacks. "safety precautions" in the typical pinoy house seem to go way above anything i encounter in a UK house, even in quite tough london estates. Car jackings seem to be far more rife. Many class mates and child hood friends seem to have gone of the rails and become "bad lads"
But the police are not held back by rules and "deal with them"

After all that the UK could learn from phill about resturants which have far wider variety (even KFC) also far more local food even if a worldwide chain.

In my local area a Takeaway resturant which was a few years back a franchaise of a burger chain which had the usual limited menu. Now has what I would call a British Cafe but with a fast food style of eat in or take away and food cooked asap. Been a big hit.

I think sometimes we forget the food our families eat and how good it can be.

I think we Brits should also inject the gene which means most phills when they drink get stupidly drunk after a few beers. I can remeber at social events all the "men of the family" getting faced after what even a light weight like me would consider a few beers.
So seems to be little booze crime as most would doze off before feeling the urge to be out of control