Easiest way to keep a Filipina happy in UK is to take her to the boot fair on Sunday Mornings, let her go around with about £20.00 and she will fill a Balik bayan box over the course of the spring and summer.
Then she will clothe her entire family all 25 of them from 1 box, and it will cost you about £100.00 to send the box, then following year, she will repeat the process again.
Another way to keep her happy is to buy her Luis Vuitton or Gucci shoes and bag, and also some Gold jewellry, she will present them as an investment.
Another way you can keep her happy is to give her a little allowance a week which is hers, of course if she works do not expect her to make any contributions to the household budget, stupid foreigner ! thats not her job.
Another way is to send her home once in a while so that she can have a break here from UK Life, so that she can see real people talking outside the house in a language she enjoys speaking, and so that she can tell tales of land of riches, and streets that actually are not paved with Gold.
Another way to keep her happy is to not expect her to do any household chores, like washing, ironing and cleaning house, after all, thats the maids job, not hers, hmmm did you think she came to UK to work ? ano ka ba ?
Another way to keep her happy is not to insist that she accompanies you to historical sites of antiquities or English heritage sites, this time could be better spent browsing at the mall, historical sites of antiquity evoke about as much enthusiasm in a Filipina as you being given a pair of black socks for your christmas gift.
Another way to keep her happy is to not try and take her country walking or orienteering or camping or caravanning, she has no interest in these things, don't thrust a map and compass in her hand and expect her to navigate across Dartmoor. A filipina gets lost coming out of a London phone box.
Another way to keep her happy is not to give her books to read about the Kings and Queens of England, or the history of Scotland, or anything to do with Ancient history.
Ancient history again evokes in her about as much enthusiasm as you would being picked for the British Olympic 4 man toboggan team.
Giver her a copy of UK Chat, Titbits, or get her the Filipino Channel installed at your home, she will spend any spare time she is not at the mall, watching programs that would make the British want to go out and top themselves after watching it.
Another way to make her happy is to let her eat Dried fish, stinking Bagoong, Patis, or any other totally revolting substance that lingers somewhere in the cupboards of your kitchen.
Another way to make her happy is to let her browse Tesco stores at night without trying to put anything in your trolley, and don't rush the poor girl, she wants to take her time, it matters little that you are hungry and want to get back to watch the international football, you can forget that, she is in browsing mode, and don't be suprised if she asks you to go off and do something for an hour while she browses the sales.
Don't worry no one has told her yet that we only popped in for 5 minutes, to get a few bits, she will come back with buy 1 take 1 offers enough to fill a house.
Anything else you will learn as you go along,
Best of Luck.
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