Folks, I live in Suffolk and I too for some strange reason find it very difficult to talk to the Philippinos here especially in Church. They don't like to mix with the locals and tend to group together. I've tried at several occasions to smile when I see them, but I get very strange suspicions looks - for goodness sake, its only a smile, I'm not going to kill you!
This is also true for the Indians and Chinese who have recently moved to the UK.
Oh well, maybe they just need time to adapt.
Cheers,
Ben B