as a fllow up to this thread i went to my local chicken shop today for a spot of lunch and who should be serving me but this very same lady
so she gives me my change and i say salamat
she ignores me

so i ask her -are you philippino and strike up a conversation and then she gets all excited cos my mrs will be moving to the area and tells me she knows the local food shop for dried fish etc. couldnt bloody shut her up in the end
still dunno why she didnt understand my salamat- might have been my broad manchester accent
