Jim Hubbard - Introduction.

[James Hubbard]

Indeed nice situation as the weather has now decided summers over it seems in the UK

If you are hoping to bring your Wife over on a Spouse Visa and live in the Uk for sometime. Do make sure you spend sometime helping her improve her English (BBC world news useful for this to) very easy it seems for the Brit partner to adapt his/her English so the Phill understands but no use once in the UK when meeting others in social situations.

Actually, if my missus can understand my monstrosity of an accent, she's doing well! Also, have an american friend who lives here in the same area as us and he's an african american who speaks very fast and in a strong ebonic slang, and my wife has done some translation on his behalf to his workers (he does building here).

So my missus is awesome at understanding natively spoken english

as for speaking?

She's pretty darn good at it . . . yet when she makes mistakes she asks me to correct her!

[Alan]

Jim, please do not be discouraged that your intro. has been 'hijacked' by a thoroughly offensive person. We are a great family here and I dare say that the bosses will not put up with this person for much longer.

Again, welcome and enjoy your time here.

Al.

[somebody]

Actually, if my missus can understand my monstrosity of an accent, she's doing well! Also, have an american friend who lives here in the same area as us and he's an african american who speaks very fast and in a strong ebonic slang, and my wife has done some translation on his behalf to his workers (he does building here).

So my missus is awesome at understanding natively spoken english

as for speaking?

She's pretty darn good at it . . . yet when she makes mistakes she asks me to correct her!

Great stuff if she can understand the Black country twang she is ready for anything

[James Hubbard]

Somebody: You're very right

Alan: Thanks for the welcome and the mention of AJ. Sorry also to hear about the situation mentioned in another post about your wife's family in manila. You're in my prayers.

All: Thanks for your very warm welcomes

[Arthur Little]

Why is this just so predictable..!! It sound like that you can afford to buy your own ticket home, rather than be on the Embassy's distress list, and the British Chamber of Commerce membership having a whip around.

Time to gird up your loins, things in the UK are very tight in terms of employment.

Hopefully you will not return and sign on to benefits etc.. If you do then it will be us tax payers who will have effectively funded your sexually fuelled sojourn in the Philippines..

AJ

Ever the 'Eternal Optimist', I see!

[aromulus]

Hopefully you will not return and sign on to benefits etc.. If you do then it will be us tax payers who will have effectively funded your sexually fuelled sojourn in the Philippines..

AJ

Are you for real...???

Being on this site is a privilege and not a right.....

[James Hubbard]

Anyway, it was more beer fuelled

besides the "funding" came from:

1)The house that I own in a major university city in the UK had tenants for the last 10 months, they have moved out a week ago. That was the money for budget.

2)My savings for working 70+ hours a week for a year before I left for the Philippines.


Also, AJ, not that I need to justify myself, but, I will be living on the dole for a couple of weeks, but I already got my job tentatively "lined up", and if it falls through, my previous employer said he'd be happy to have me back.

So, bleh.

Yet, as many have said already, if the government sees fit to award me JSA, then why should I not take it for the short time I am unemployed?

[gWaPito]

Why is this just so predictable..!! It sound like that you can afford to buy your own ticket home, rather than be on the Embassy's distress list, and the British Chamber of Commerce membership having a whip around.

Time to gird up your loins, things in the UK are very tight in terms of employment.

Hopefully you will not return and sign on to benefits etc.. If you do then it will be us tax payers who will have effectively funded your sexually fuelled sojourn in the Philippines..

AJ

Do you really object to people having a good!! Who said this is what he was doing? did he? no I don't think so.
You object to the bigger age differences, now this.
For you know he could of been in the 40% tax bracket b4 he went out there and I'll have you know, most of us working class never claim any benefits and going by the amount of posts your making there is not much chance of gainful employment there.

Get off peoples back huh

Welcome to the forum Jim.

[James Hubbard]

Thanks Gwap: we were probably typing at the same time, but I just put my situation in context in the post above yours.

[Ayjay]

Do you really object to people having a good!! Who said this is what he was doing? did he? no I don't think so.
You object to the bigger age differences, now this.
For you know he could of been in the 40% tax bracket b4 he went out there and I'll have you know, most of us working class never claim any benefits and going by the amount of posts your making there is not much chance of gainful employment there.

Get off peoples back huh

Welcome to the forum Jim.

Hi,

Thanks for this FYI I am already in the 40% tax bracket.. and I work from home, hope this has clarified things for you..

AJ

[James Hubbard]

re: 40% tax bracket, Gwapito wasn't talking about you, he was referring to me!

[KeithD]

Hi,

Thanks for this FYI I am already in the 40% tax bracket.. and I work from home, hope this has clarified things for you..

AJ

I work from home and my tax rate is legally 0%

[James Hubbard]

I work from home and my tax rate is legally 0%

Is that because of some offshore banking or something? lol! You must have an excellent accountant!

[Ayjay]

I work from home and my tax rate is legally 0%

Nice one..!! I have to declare something.. but 0% now thats interesting. Do the IR guys pay you much attention..??

AJ

[jimeve]

Hi Jim, welcome to the forum,good luck bringing your wife to the UK.

[James Hubbard]

Thanks very much Jimeve

another Jim - it'll be easy to remember your name

JimHub

[joebloggs]

Hi,

Thanks for this FYI I am already in the 40% tax bracket.. and I work from home, hope this has clarified things for you..

AJ

thanks for reminding me about benefits, its time to get me stepson back to the uk with his daughter, see what he's entitled to in Eldorado UK tax creds, child benefit, childcare, working tax creds so expensive kids these days

[Arthur Little]

thanks for reminding me about benefits, its time to get me stepson back to the uk with his daughter, see what he's entitled to in Eldorado UK tax creds, child benefit, childcare, working tax creds so expensive kids these days

Have a GO, Joe ... that's what the UK's for you know!

[Sophie]

welcome to the forum jim

[Queenbee]

wELCOME MATE!

[GaryFifer]

Hello Jim

Welcome to forum. Did you miss anything when you were out there?

[walesrob]

Welcome James to the forum, ignore the resident troll

[James Hubbard]

Sophie: Thank you for the welcome!
QueenB: Thank you also for the welcome here!
GaryJess: Thanks 4 welcome! Did I miss anything? don't understand the question!
WalesRob: Thanks Rob, I'm just hoping that if I ignore the bad people they'll go away

Jim.

[whiteraven]

a big welcome to the forum from another midlander the offensive ones do provide an entertainment value for a short while but thankfully dont last long

[KeithD]

WalesRob: Thanks Rob, I'm just hoping that if I ignore the bad people they'll go away

Jim.

You can add users to an Ignore List in your CP

[aromulus]

I suppose all forums do have a resident controversial troll, until tolerance runs out....

Sorry to be late in welcoming you aboard.

Mabuhay.

[aromulus]

You can add users to an Ignore List in your CP

Does it work if someone is quoted...?

Coz I can't get rid of you or Joe....

[KeithD]

Does it work if someone is quoted...?

Coz I can't get rid of you or Joe....

Use Tipex!

[kate_leila18]

Hello, my name is Jim. I am a British man married to a Filipina and we currently live in the Philippines.

I will be 28 years old very soon, and I will soon be returning to the UK to work - as I've pretty much depleted my savings here in the Philippines (I've lived here for a year)!

So, this is just a little bit of an intro about myself.

I hope I can be helpful to others - especially when it's about questions relating to living in the Philippines, and I know that this forum will help a lot to increase my knowledge for bringing my asawa to the UK.

So, for now, I'll wrap up this introduction, and I am glad to be here on this forum.

Many Thanks,

Jim

like everybody did to me...its really a great feeling when someone welcomes a newbie...welcome to the forum...(",) im sure you will gonna help us a lot...God Bless!

[James Hubbard]

kateL18: Thanks for the welcome to the forum
arom: Thanks for the welcome! Yes, i'll laugh at the troll for now
whiteraven: thanks for the welcome, and maybe when I'm around the midlands again I'll let u know