Wow thats a bit extreme. What job does he have here, how long has he been in the UK?
What are his other filipino friends like with you and your family?
Maybe its fear of saying the wrong thing? Has he had a past relationship go belly up?
As James says quite a few Phill blokes I meet are very quiet and reserved it seems when talking to me yet joke around with their mates.
I put that down to our lack of English/Tagalog on our respective sides. They always come out of their shell after a while and after a beer or two normally.
Another question what is he like around his own family?
Turning the point of view round im often very quiet in front of my Wifes family and some of her Friends. Wh