Whats the best thing about uk

[joebloggs]

Guess again..
I have had numerous visitors from the UK over the last 3 years and not one of them had much positive to say about what has become of their home land..Many of them had no wish to go home but as they have no choice must do so..
I have many friends that have joined us in the mass exodus..

patriotic fred
most of us talk about going living in the phils, but most of us have only ever been for a few weeks each year, going to visit and living there are 2 different things, ask them again after they have been their for months once the honeymoon period has worn off and when they can't find jobs and their living on their savings , most of us are not loaded like you fred

what's good about the UK, as others have said, the NHS, TV, Benefits system, my misses feels safer in the UK than the phils, she likes the weather in the UK , the scenery in the uk, internet connection we'll have a 50mb connection next week fred , pay - I earn alot more in the UK than i could in the phils and my misses when she finds a fulltime job she will get paid at least *10 the pay she would get in the phils. you can drink water from the tap , laws (except the euro crap ones) animal rights unlike the phils , emergency services yes even the police . not much poverty here compared to the phils - social services, etc,,,,

why don't you ask some filipinos who live near you fred, if they want to come and live in the UK, see how many want to and why...

and if the uk is so why are people still risking their lives sneaking in lorries to cross the channel ?

and things can only get better in the UK

[fred]

patriotic fred
most of us talk about going living in the phils, but most of us have only ever been for a few weeks each year, going to visit and living there are 2 different things, ask them again after they have been their for months once the honeymoon period has worn off and when they can't find jobs and their living on their savings , most of us are not loaded like you fred

what's good about the UK, as others have said, the NHS, TV, Benefits system, my misses feels safer in the UK than the phils, she likes the weather in the UK , the scenery in the uk, internet connection we'll have a 50mb connection next week fred , pay - I earn alot more in the UK than i could in the phils and my misses when she finds a fulltime job she will get paid at least *10 the pay she would get in the phils. you can drink water from the tap , laws (except the euro crap ones) animal rights unlike the phils , emergency services yes even the police . not much poverty here compared to the phils - social services, etc,,,,

why don't you ask some filipinos who live near you fred, if they want to come and live in the UK, see how many want to and why...

and if the uk is so why are people still risking their lives sneaking in lorries to cross the channel ?

and things can only get better in the UK

Joe..Theres a few things that perhaps we should get straight...
First thing is that it makes no difference to me where people on this forum choose to live or for what reasons..If you are happy where YOU are then for goodness sake stay..Horses for courses.
In regards to your comments about me being loaded..Now cmon Joe..You really have no way of knowing my personal financial circumstances and dont forget I was a Painter and decorator for the majority of my working life so where do you think all this cash is coming from?? A lottery win perhaps?
I wish it had of been as it would have saved me a whole load of work load!!
We all know that we cannot earn good money In the P.I simply by being employed here,but that doesn't mean that you cannot earn far more than the average UK Brit if you know how to invest savings here wisely..
I am quite certain that there are many Filipinos near me that wish to live in the UK and help take even more jobs from those already living there and good luck to them...I just feel lucky that its not me..
Drinking water costs us 75 Pesos per week ..On top of that our general water bill is never more than 150 Pesos a month.

and if the uk is so why are people still risking their lives sneaking in lorries to cross the channel ?

Child benefit?

[joebloggs]

Joe..Theres a few things that perhaps we should get straight...
First thing is that it makes no difference to me where people on this forum choose to live or for what reasons..If you are happy where YOU are then for goodness sake stay..Horses for courses.
In regards to your comments about me being loaded..Now cmon Joe..You really have no way of knowing my personal financial circumstances and dont forget I was a Painter and decorator for the majority of my working life so where do you think all this cash is coming from?? A lottery win perhaps?
I wish it had of been as it would have saved me a whole load of work load!!
We all know that we cannot earn good money In the P.I simply by being employed here,but that doesn't mean that you cannot earn far more than the average UK Brit if you know how to invest savings here wisely..
I am quite certain that there are many Filipinos near me that wish to live in the UK and help take even more jobs from those already living there and good luck to them...I just feel lucky that its not me..
Drinking water costs us 75 Pesos per week ..On top of that our general water bill is never more than 150 Pesos a month.



Child benefit?

take it easy fred

the thread is 'whats the best thing about the UK'

as for being loaded, your right i have no way of knowing , but you've not had to come back yet, unlike some others who have tired to live there and have had to come back

drinking water , thats the one thing that is still cheap compared to other bills in the uk..

child benefit, tax creds, child care, unemployment benefit, redundancy pay..etc

anyway fred, im not knocking the phils, maybe one day i'll live there, but the UK is not as bad as many people say..

[fred]

but you've not had to come back yet, unlike some others who have tired to live there and have had to come back

Fail to plan ...Plan to fail Joe!!..
Cheers..
Fred.

[joebloggs]

Fail to plan ...Plan to fail Joe!!..
Cheers..
Fred.

yes you've planned well - your still there
no offence meant fred

[fred]

yes you've planned well - your still there
no offence meant fred

No worries Joe..

[joebloggs]

No worries Joe..

i think there has been many threads about ' what's good about the phils'..

not many what's good about the Uk thou..

there are pros and cons about both places

but what matters most is, you and your family are healthy, you've got a roof over your heads and food on your plate

[David House]

There is lots that is good about the UK, just like there is about most places. As I plan to split my time between the Philippines and the UK in the near future there has to be a reason for it.

The NHS rates very high. Good ale, in a pub garden on a sunny summer evening is another. Cliff tops walks. People who know how to drive. Lights on vehicles. Policemen who call you sir and don't take bribes. The BBC and TV generally with some thought provoking content, rather than just game shows and soap operas to fill the minds of the unwashed masses (although they can be found here as well). The smell of spring and the long evenings of summer.

[joebloggs]

There is lots that is good about the UK, just like there is about most places. As I plan to split my time between the Philippines and the UK in the near future there has to be a reason for it.

The NHS rates very high. Good ale, in a pub garden on a sunny summer evening is another. Cliff tops walks. People who know how to drive. Lights on vehicles. Policemen who call you sir and don't take bribes. The BBC and TV generally with some thought provoking content, rather than just game shows and soap operas to fill the minds of the unwashed masses (although they can be found here as well). The smell of spring and the long evenings of summer.

also fairness and equality laws.

my misses is applying for jobs in the NHS, it says on the guidance for the CV, don't include your age, birth date or your sex, etc

ive seen ads for jobs in windows in the shops in the phils stating 'you must be under 25' and another one saying you had to be at least 4ft 11"

[Arthur Little]

my misses is applying for jobs in the NHS, it says on the guidance for the CV, don't include your age, birth date or your sex, etc

Really? ... wish that had been the case when I last applied for a job!

[Northerner]

patriotic fred
most of us talk about going living in the phils, but most of us have only ever been for a few weeks each year, going to visit and living there are 2 different things, ask them again after they have been their for months once the honeymoon period has worn off and when they can't find jobs and their living on their savings , most of us are not loaded like you fred

what's good about the UK, as others have said, the NHS, TV, Benefits system, my misses feels safer in the UK than the phils, she likes the weather in the UK , the scenery in the uk, internet connection we'll have a 50mb connection next week fred , pay - I earn alot more in the UK than i could in the phils and my misses when she finds a fulltime job she will get paid at least *10 the pay she would get in the phils. you can drink water from the tap , laws (except the euro crap ones) animal rights unlike the phils , emergency services yes even the police . not much poverty here compared to the phils - social services, etc,,,,

why don't you ask some filipinos who live near you fred, if they want to come and live in the UK, see how many want to and why...

and if the uk is so why are people still risking their lives sneaking in lorries to cross the channel ?

and things can only get better in the UK

Agreed 100%