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    Weather in the UK.

    I thought to start this thread because of a conversation we're having in another thread . . .


    I have 2 questions for ya.

    1) For you Filipinos living in UK, how long did it take you to get used to the UK weather?

    2) For all . . . do you Like or Dislike the weather in the UK?

    Look forward to hearing your thoughts


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    I dislike the weather, who wants to put in freezer anyway


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    Quote Originally Posted by September View Post
    I dislike the weather, who wants to put in freezer anyway
    When it comes to that though, we got snow ... and also ... if it's too cold you can always put more clothes on. In hot temperatures, you can remove clothes, but when you come to skin you cannot remove any more, and you get burnt


    Quote Originally Posted by Sophie View Post
    i personally find the uk weather great as i don't feel the discomfort of heat, sweat and humidity
    I feel that same way soph!

    As someone said British sweat smells worse than Filipinos! lol!


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    I thought to start this thread because of a conversation we're having in another thread . . .


    I have 2 questions for ya.

    1) For you Filipinos living in UK, how long did it take you to get used to the UK weather?

    2) For all . . . do you Like or Dislike the weather in the UK?

    Look forward to hearing your thoughts
    I don't know yet how cold the winter gets here, as this coming winter is officially my very first winter experience....
    But other than that, i personally find the uk weather great as i don't feel the discomfort of heat, sweat and humidity
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophie View Post
    I don't know yet how cold the winter gets here, as this coming winter is officially my very first winter experience....
    But other than that, i personally find the uk weather great as i don't feel the discomfort of heat, sweat and humidity
    I agree with you sophie...humidity is the one i don't like in the Philippines..


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    Quote Originally Posted by rayofLight View Post
    I agree with you sophie...*humidity is the one i don't like in the Philippines..
    Me *neither!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Me *neither!
    Baguio, Tagaytay, Majayjay Laguna are some places without humidity.


    Not all places there is humid.


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    Quote Originally Posted by pennybarry View Post
    Baguio, Tagaytay, Majayjay Laguna are some places without humidity.


    Not all places there is humid.
    Your right, but come to think of it, my boyfriend said its not yet the worse cold, wait till December and January and let see if those exciting pinays will still not moaning about being cold cause I been from the country w/c the normal temperature is 29 and the coldest we had is 18


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    Quote Originally Posted by September View Post
    Your right, but come to think of it, my boyfriend said its not yet the worse cold, wait till December and January and let see if those exciting pinays will still not moaning about being cold cause I been from the country w/c the normal temperature is 29 and the coldest we had is 18
    Really sad if they live in the most humid place of the Philippines.


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    Quote Originally Posted by September View Post
    Your right, but come to think of it, my boyfriend said its not yet the worse cold, wait till December and January and let see if those exciting pinays will still not moaning about being cold cause I been from the country w/c the normal temperature is 29 and the coldest we had is 18
    Hi September,

    You're right being a filipino and used to a temperature of 18-29 degrees or 32degrees to the most and now experiencing the UK weather is really considered a drastic change for us. I think we don't have to moan, we just have to accept and do something to warm us up. Adjust the thermostat at home, wear proper clothes/outfit for the cold season. Wear thermal socks, shirts (if needed). No more outdoor activities.

    In the Phils if we are in a humid place there are solutions to that as well. Some refrain from staying too much under the heat of the sun. Wear proper clothes for summer and have more fluid intake. Then turn on the AC. Some filipinos has their houses built in a sprawling type hence the cool air.

    It is easier to warm up than to cool down?.. they say??

    Don't you like the autumn? As you just arrived here a month ago? so are you not looking forward to the different seasons of this beautiful country?

    When i first came here i was full of excitement, yes..... really very excited for these 4 seasonsand until now.. still excited ( i think this is normal for the first timers) because i was born in the country with only 2 seasons all year round but, I love the Phils no matter what...

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    Quote Originally Posted by pennybarry View Post
    Baguio, Tagaytay, Majayjay Laguna are some places without humidity.


    Not all places there is humid.
    I live in Visayas, it's very humid here.

    Those who are in mindanao will concur I think

    A small part of the Philippines isn't overpoweringly humid . . . but the majority is!

    I wasn't thinking about that when I was trying to navigate my way round manila with 40kg of luggage and no protection for my wallet in 35 degrees one time this year


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    personally i prefer the variety of the weather here in the long term, i think a constant 35 degrees and the humidity would wear me out


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    Quote Originally Posted by whiteraven View Post
    personally i prefer the variety of the weather here in the long term, i think a constant 35 degrees and the humidity would wear me out
    Ya, here in the Philippines, I like it at about 4pm when it starts to get a bit less furnace-y . . . and yeah, we have 4 seasons very nice


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    Anyone who can get used to the weather on thier own country will fine, I remember when I was young we go to a lake which is warm, (filipina can help me to locate where is that place somewhere to swim, must be in hot spring or Palawan (I dont know, I forgot) so I saw some shrimps floating red in color ,all of them I said why they are in red, some one told me because the water is warm, so they look like cook already, so everyone can get used to weather, where ever country they/we are.


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    I thought to start this thread because of a conversation we're having in another thread . . .


    I have 2 questions for ya.

    1) For you Filipinos living in UK, how long did it take you to get used to the UK weather?

    2) For all . . . do you Like or Dislike the weather in the UK?

    Look forward to hearing your thoughts
    I will simply says, I like UK springs where I can see leaves coming, flower blooms. Winter makes me feel ill, I look like a michelin, I feel I'm carrying heavy loads, can't wear sexy clothes and uncomfortable wearing too much clothes. All trees looks dead, very dull and birds hard to find their food. For my 3 years stay, I don't get used to it yet. Hubby said I need to gain some fats that could help me keep warm. I love to see snow, but hell to touch it. But then there are things and natures that amazes me. The Flora and Fauna, clean surroundings, and landscaped UK. There's really no perfect in this world!

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    so I saw some shrimps floating red in color ,all of them I said why they are in red, some one told me because the water is warm, so they look like cook already, so everyone can get used to weather, where ever country they/we are.
    I was shocked when I first saw their prawns here. I was at seaport and boat came with boxes of prawns. I asked my husband why the prawns are red? They look like well cooked.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pennybarry View Post
    I was shocked when I first saw their prawns here. I was at seaport and boat came with boxes of prawns. I asked my husband why the prawns are red? They look like well cooked.
    Technically Pen these on your picture aren't prawns - thats langoustines also known as Norway lobster, Dublin-bay prawn or scampi - one of the export articles of Scotland.
    Know a little bit about them as I've spent some nearly 3 years in Scottish west coast near Isle of Skye (Kyle of Lochalsh) handling them (and other creatures) from boats, processing and packing...
    They are very very yummy - especially grilled with garlic butter, mmmmm

    Jiri & Maricel


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ji&Ma View Post
    Technically Pen these on your picture aren't prawns - thats langoustines also known as Norway lobster, Dublin-bay prawn or scampi - one of the export articles of Scotland.
    Know a little bit about them as I've spent some nearly 3 years in Scottish west coast near Isle of Skye (Kyle of Lochalsh) handling them (and other creatures) from boats, processing and packing...
    They are very very yummy - especially grilled with garlic butter, mmmmm

    Your photo of prawn is exactly what in the box. The only difference is yours is singular. But still not sure if langoustines/prawns and most important is, it's superb delicious. Isn't it? I am a crab expert when it comes to getting crab meat from its shell. Most factories here are seafood factory.Baho noh? I always have it free.

    Their lobsters are very different. Colourful !
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    The big picture of scampi just looks like a pink cockroach


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    I dislike the weather here, and starting to get a bit peed off with these false predictions of heatwaves each year. Are they just trying to keep our spirits up?


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    Quote Originally Posted by triple5 View Post
    I dislike the weather here, and starting to get a bit peed off with these false predictions of heatwaves each year. Are they just trying to keep our spirits up?
    Ya, I was looking forward to global warming!


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    Ya, I was looking forward to global warming!
    Sadly mate it doesn't work as advertised, there is a strong possibility that global warming will result in colder winters in the UK and possibly colder summers for the 10 or 15 years :( because of normal cyclical variations.

    The world will still be getting warmer but regional expressions of the effect will be complex.

    Jim


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    Quote Originally Posted by triple5 View Post
    I dislike the weather here, and starting to get a bit peed off with these false predictions of heatwaves each year. Are they just trying to keep our spirits up?
    I moved to England this year and the summer was pretty good ! Scotland I am told had a terrible rainy depressing few months


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    For a direct answer 2- dislike and 1-like, go on keep voting ....


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    Quote Originally Posted by September View Post
    For a direct answer 2- dislike and 1-like, go on keep voting ....
    I'm also interested - for those who've been here a while, to find out, how long did it take them to get used to the temps and weather here.


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    I'm also interested - for those who've been here a while, to find out, how long did it take them to get used to the temps and weather here.
    There is a thread, she been here more than 15 yrs but she said as winter is coming,she is now sounds upset


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    I'm also interested - for those who've been here a while, to find out, how long did it take them to get used to the temps and weather here.
    I must be so used to the weather here now, as I find when I'm in Pinas, all I do is complain at how hot it is!

    Tish


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tish View Post
    I must be so used to the weather here now, as I find when I'm in Pinas, all I do is complain at how hot it is!

    Tish
    Hi LoLa, how long did it take you to get used to the weather here? Or can you not remember that far back


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    yay first winter for me tooo...exciting!


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    Quote Originally Posted by James Hubbard View Post
    I thought to start this thread because of a conversation we're having in another thread . . .


    I have 2 questions for ya.

    1) For you Filipinos living in UK, how long did it take you to get used to the UK weather?

    2) For all . . . do you Like or Dislike the weather in the UK?

    Look forward to hearing your thoughts
    i was excited in my first winter here
    all things are possible!


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    Quote Originally Posted by vbkelly View Post
    i was excited in my first winter here
    So do i I'm actually looking forward to my first winter here more than dreading about it, lol
    "10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
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