Pinoy community, anyone?

[JennetteG]

To AndyPaul,

I've made some friends while I'm here and the experience helped me adjust easily to the way of life. I'm not much into drinking alcohol which seem to be the norm in any social gathering I go to and so I just try to not go to too many.

It's just that sometimes it would really be nice to chat about things only a fellow Filipino would be able to comprehend - the silliness or the sentimentality on certain subjects and the fact that I can converse in my own language. It's really ironic that the longer that I am out of my own country, the more I feel so patriotic...a concept that in the past I just pay lip service to.

[andypaul]

To AndyPaul,

I've made some friends while I'm here and the experience helped me adjust easily to the way of life. I'm not much into drinking alcohol which seem to be the norm in any social gathering I go to and so I just try to not go to too many.

It's just that sometimes it would really be nice to chat about things only a fellow Filipino would be able to comprehend - the silliness or the sentimentality on certain subjects and the fact that I can converse in my own language. It's really ironic that the longer that I am out of my own country, the more I feel so patriotic...a concept that in the past I just pay lip service to.

I understand exactly what you mean, the best place is probaly the Phill shops, when my Wife takes me a long to them. I notice a lot more people hanging around than you would a british shop of the same size.

I would recomend a trip up to earls court with two cafes, one bar/resturant, at least three grocery shops and a few hair salons, banks, remitance and phone shops all for Filipinos and run by filpinos.

You will also be able to pick up free newspapers printed by the local pinoy community which have lots of info on events around london.

In nearby barons court (two stops from earls court on the tube) is the fillipino centre which runs various courses and events though out the year.

To get to Earls court from staines should be quite easy just get to the picadilly line and its a half hour or so away.