Which country is the Philippines in?

[Ako Si Jamie]

I phoned up my mobile phone provider today to ask if I can use my mobile to make calls in the Philippines.

This is how the conversation went.

ME : Hi, can you tell me, am I able to make calls in the Philippines with my mobile?

HIM : Huh? Can you repeat that.

ME : Am I able to make calls in the Philippines with my mobile?

HIM : The Philippines....erm....give me a minute!

A short pause

HIM : What country is the Philippines in?

ME : The Philippines IS a country!!!

HIM : OK, give me a minute

A longer pause

HIM : err.....can't seem to find it on my list

ME : Try looking under 'P' or 'T'

HIM : OK, give me a minute

An even longer pause

HIM : Puerto Rico, Poland....hmmm....it doesn't look like The Philippines is on here

ME : Have you looked under 'T'

HIM : Yes

ME : OK, thanks for your time!

When I got home I decided to give them another ring and lo and behold I got my answer in about 30 seconds. I can use my mobile in the Philippines no problem.

[Tawi2]

Reminds me of the time I was asked in Pinas which part of America is London in

[sparky]

Reminds me of the time I was asked in Pinas which part of America is London in

yes i get that a lot

them - where you from

me i am from England

them- pause- oh wat part of america is that

me -grrrrr



i dont mind them being crap at geography but i do resent being classed as a septic

[Jamesey]

The one I like is:

"Where are you from?"
"England".
"Really? What language do they speak there?"

[Arthur Little]

Back in 1992, I was travelling on an overnight Greyhound Coach from Ashland, Kentucky to New York City. During one of the regular stops en route ... for passengers to stretch their legs, have a smoke ... or whatever ... I got chatting to the driver. "Ye~ew from Ireland?" he asked, quizzically. "Scotland", I corrected him.

"Scatland?" Whurr's theat? came the reply.

[Arthur Little]

Yanks, eh!? Which reminds me: Anyone heard the about 'Polaris' knickers?

One yank ...

... and they're down!

[Manila_Paul]

Back in 1992, I was travelling on an overnight Greyhound Coach from Ashland, Kentucky to New York City. During one of the regular stops en route ... for passengers to stretch their legs, have a smoke ... or whatever ... I got chatting to the driver. "Ye~ew from Ireland?" he asked, quizzically. "Scotland", I corrected him.

"Scatland?" Whurr's theat? came the reply.

haha, Scatland was where Scatman John was from, of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUWBAy3bATI

[fred]

"Where are you from?"
"England".
"Really? Thats the capital of America right?"
"Right."

[fred]

Filipino: "Where are you from?"
Me: "London".
Filipino:"Really? Thats where the Beatles come from right?"
Me:"Right!!
Filipino:"Ahh..I know because my sister is there..She`s a nurse"
Me:"Really? They have Filipino nurses in London? I didn't know that!"

[dontpushme]

yes i get that a lot

them - where you from

me i am from England

them- pause- oh wat part of america is that

me -grrrrr



i dont mind them being crap at geography but i do resent being classed as a septic

One thing I learned just last month is that there's a place here in Arkansas called England. No wonder why these crazy rednecks kept asking me why my boyfriend only visited me once or twice a year if we were so close to one another.

[joebloggs]

I phoned up my mobile phone provider today to ask if I can use my mobile to make calls in the Philippines.

were you asking about a cheap rate addon package to call the phils ? from what i've seen upto now no service prodviders include the phils at a cheaper rate.

[Englishman2010]

The one I like is:

"Where are you from?"
"England".
"Really? What language do they speak there?"

Yep, Taxi driver asked me the same thing last week

[mindanao]

an old man asked me " where is your friend from?" I told the old guy , He (my friend ) is from UK.. He paused look at me at the eyes and said " from Ukay Ukay.

[Manila_Paul]

Yep, Taxi driver asked me the same thing last week

haha, this reminds me of a funny I've had with a taxi driver in Manila too. I mentioned to him that I was from England but my parents are from Ireland. He then said something that just completely threw me: "The Soloman Islands... that is an American colony, isn't it?".... so after picking myself up off the floor I tried again with: 'No, Ireland, the country near England. It is not an American colony. It used to be a British colony'. Cue a perplexed look from the taxi driver and silence. A few minutes later and he asks 'So... do you visit the Soloman Islands much?' Then I corrected him again and once again he asked something about the Soloman Islands - so I just gave up and played along!

What makes me laugh about this is 1) if you're mistaking Ireland for 'Island' then it could be any Island in the world. Where did he get the Soloman Islands from? 2) How come he is aware of the tiny Soloman Islands (population about 500,000 and a British colony, not American) and not the entire nation of Ireland? Classic.

[grahamw48]

Why don't they just do geography at school these days ?....or buy a bloody map ?

It's supposed to be a global economy isn't it ?

As for the idiots in America; you don't have to be Einstein to realise that most of their cities were named after those in the mother country.

I live in York...the one they named New York after.
Mine is the ORIGINAL 2000 year old one.
There are towns called 'York' all over America and elsewhere in the world, but if it says UNITED KINGDOM after it ?

This is one of my pet hates. I don't pretend to have been a geography genius at school, but the ignorance of some people just makes me , when every day movies, news programmes, documentaries etc are there for people to learn from, even if they never lifted a pen at school.

[sparky]

Graham,

in their defence i guess their education for many there is very basic and any geography would concentrate on their own country.

certainly for most the level of education at school would be nowhere near anything we have in this country.

and have you seen the TV in the Philippines?? talking crabs etc

[fred]

certainly for most the level of education at school would be nowhere near anything we have in this country.

Not true,,My kids study here and in Maths and Science at least they are far in advance of their old school mates in the UK.. Where it falls down is English(American style) and Geography but as we bought some really high quality books from the UK that will not be a problem.. The problem is that the UK Universities will probably not accept their high school grades and the reason they may have to return and **** up my early retirement..
Cheers,
Fred.

[sparky]

Not true,,My kids study here and in Maths and Science at least they are far in advance of their old school mates in the UK.. Where it falls down is English(American style) and Geography but as we bought some really high quality books from the UK that will not be a problem.. The problem is that the UK Universities will probably not accept their high school grades and the reason they may have to return and **** up my early retirement..
Cheers,
Fred.

in that case i stand corrected but i was basing my observation on what my wife had told me.

[joebloggs]

many degrees gained in the phils are not recognised by Naric as being equivalent to many Uk degrees becuase of the number of hours studied.

[grahamw48]

Graham,

in their defence i guess their education for many there is very basic and any geography would concentrate on their own country.

certainly for most the level of education at school would be nowhere near anything we have in this country.

and have you seen the TV in the Philippines?? talking crabs etc

I was having a go at the Yanks, not the Phils.

My kids went to school in the Phils for 3 years, and then I brought them back here to finish the education that they'd started in the UK.

They've all done really well.

Some aspects of the Phils (private school) education system are ahead, and some behind compared to here, but it's mainly about the order that they teach things in.

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Natural History lesson in England...collecting Pine cones:

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[sparky]

well Graham,

if your having a go at the septics then you have gone right up in my estimation

[Tawi2]

Ukay Ukay

You got him second hand then

[Ako Si Jamie]

were you asking about a cheap rate addon package to call the phils ? from what i've seen upto now no service prodviders include the phils at a cheaper rate.

I only want to use it for urgent calls. It's £2 a minute so I'll be texting more than phoning.

[sars_notd_virus]

It could be acceptable if he ask which islands in the Philippines??? but which country is the Philippines in ??meaning he hasnt ever look a map in his entire life lol

[Sim11UK]

an old man asked me " where is your friend from?" I told the old guy , He (my friend ) is from UK.. He paused look at me at the eyes and said " from Ukay Ukay.

You got him second hand then

Can I change my name to Sim11UkayUkay? 20 pesos lang

[Tawi2]

UkayUkay

I always have a rummage,its fun,I actually found a stall that had a load of used ladies undergarments and an absolutely HUGE bra,the tindera was laughing when she saw me pick it up I never once met a pinay who could have done it justice,can only think it was used to tether jackfruit up the tree while they ripened

[Sim11UK]

I always have a rummage,its fun,I actually found a stall that had a load of used ladies undergarments and an absolutely HUGE bra,the tindera was laughing when she saw me pick it up I never once met a pinay who could have done it justice,can only think it was used to tether jackfruit up the tree while they ripened

That's funny...So you like to dress up then? (cough)

[grahamw48]

I've had the spies out:

[fred]

On a serious note..The items found in an Ukay Ukay store are the old junk that people in the west leave out side for the "charity collectors"..
A pair of old trainers here can cost between 500 and 1.200 PHP in an UKay store none of which will ever find the feet of a poor homeless kid working on Smokey mountain for example.. People here actually pay 100.00 Pesos for an "imported" worn out grubby tee shirt as they think its a bargain...NOT!!
When In the UK,I`d much rather take it all down the dump then to give it to these scamsters..

[mindanao]

last night ,while with group of oldies, i asked my friends mother, where is Cherry now, she told me she is in London Oh, i thought she is in Manchester as what her facebook says.. The mother told me Manchester is in London