Proud To Be British

[James Hubbard]

1) Temperate Climate .....
global warming is changing this
2) World Class Education.....
not anymore, see the recent comments from Sir Terry Leahy (tesco's boss), and echoed by the BT Chairman
3) Stiff upper lip and politeness (in general)......
mmmm.... altho' the youth of today seemed determined to change all that
4) Respect for other nations and cultures . . . I'm afraid that that world-renown tolerance & respect is fast evaporating


I'm counting down the days I can "jump ship".
There's only two things I'm gonna miss ....
a pint of Guinness &
the Bluebirds

You're a ray of sunshine:

trust me my friend, I have jumped ship, and I can't wait to jump ship back to good old blighty. This was about why you're proud to be british, or what your favourite things are about britain. As for your points ...

1) Global warming - Looking forward to it

2) Oxbridge. Compare a graduate from cambridge to a graduate from university of the philippines and you will see the educational disparity.

3)English gentry still exists, unless you go to liverpool . Yob culture exists everywhere. In uk, they use small blades and handguns, in the Philippines they use bollos and pickpocketing. Trust me, in the UK, people are too proud to charge a foreigner more. It's a dignity thing.

4)Bluebird said I'm afraid that that world-renown tolerance & respect is fast evaporating Nope, not whilst occupational rules are in place and not whilst we are a welcoming environment for other cultures, I don't buy it. Compare a Filipino family's life in mid-england with their life back home in Philippines.


To get this thread back on track ...

Good thread James

I am still proud to be British... just

Thanks trips

Nice thread S' james

Thanks MariKen!

If you all want to you can green blob me

What things do you LIKE or LOVE about the United Kingdom?

[Pepe n Pilar]

You're a ray of sunshine:

trust me my friend, I have jumped ship, and I can't wait to jump ship back to good old blighty. This was about why you're proud to be british, or what your favourite things are about britain. As for your points ...

1) Global warming - Looking forward to it

2) Oxbridge. Compare a graduate from cambridge to a graduate from university of the philippines and you will see the educational disparity.

3)English gentry still exists, unless you go to liverpool . Yob culture exists everywhere. In uk, they use small blades and handguns, in the Philippines they use bollos and pickpocketing. Trust me, in the UK, people are too proud to charge a foreigner more. It's a dignity thing.

4)Bluebird said I'm afraid that that world-renown tolerance & respect is fast evaporating Nope, not whilst occupational rules are in place and not whilst we are a welcoming environment for other cultures, I don't buy it. Compare a Filipino family's life in mid-england with their life back home in Philippines.
To get this thread back on track ...



Thanks trips



Thanks MariKen!

If you all want to you can green blob me

What things do you LIKE or LOVE about the United Kingdom?

Nice thread James. Not a Brit yet but I love everything about UK and i love many things about the Philippines as well. I Cannot make comparison because one is in the Northern part and one is in the South Far Eastern part of the world. One is considered as one of the richest country in the world and one belongs to the 3rd world country.
Can you please elaborate a bit on statements numbers 2 & 4?
Regards

Cheers!

[James Hubbard]

Nice thread James. Not a Brit yet but I love everything about UK and i love many things about the Philippines as well. I Cannot make comparison because one is in the Northern part and one is in the South Far Eastern part of the world. One is considered as one of the richest country in the world and one belongs to the 3rd world country.
Can you please elaborate a bit on statements numbers 2 & 4?

Cheers!

Yes. I can,

Number 2)

ok, compare a Cambridge educated ... teacher to a UofP educated teacher. The difference will be immense. Generally the educational standard, the scholarly standard and the research standard in the UK is immense ... particularly within the Russell Group of Universities, compared to the rather ramshackle Universities in the Philippines. I checked the site of a certain Cebu Med school which hadn't been updated for several years. Lazy web developers, but does that mean their research isn't current? Possibly.


Number 4)

We are a kind people, the British. I mean, in civilised company, we treat people as individuals, and so if it's Dr Rashid Khan, or Dr Robert Kennedy, we think nothing of the difference, whereas in the Philippines, people see a white guy and they jump to several erroneous conclusions

-I am american (I am NOT)
-I am rich (I AM NOT)
-I wish to pay for their child's food/their education/their bus fare/their beer/their baby's nappies/their cigarettes etc (I don't wish to pay for any of these, because I am not rich)
-I am stupid eg: I will pay 500 peso for a 5 minute taxi ride, coz I'm stupid and rich ...


As for what G2J said


With regard to 4. I have been on the recieving end of mr johnny foreigner who will refuse to give money back with faulty, damaged products.

Actually, all the time I lived in Birmingham, I never got scammed once by a foreigner, and I lived in little pakistan area at the time

[Pepe n Pilar]

Yes. I can,

Number 2)

ok, compare a Cambridge educated ... teacher to a UofP educated teacher. The difference will be immense. Generally the educational standard, the scholarly standard and the research standard in the UK is immense ... particularly within the Russell Group of Universities, compared to the rather ramshackle Universities in the Philippines. I checked the site of a certain Cebu Med school which hadn't been updated for several years. Lazy web developers, but does that mean their research isn't current? Possibly.


Number 4)

We are a kind people, the British. I mean, in civilised company, we treat people as individuals, and so if it's Dr Rashid Khan, or Dr Robert Kennedy, we think nothing of the difference, whereas in the Philippines, people see a white guy and they jump to several erroneous conclusions

-I am american (I am NOT)
-I am rich (I AM NOT)
-I wish to pay for their child's food/their education/their bus fare/their beer/their baby's nappies/their cigarettes etc (I don't wish to pay for any of these, because I am not rich)
-I am stupid eg: I will pay 500 peso for a 5 minute taxi ride, coz I'm stupid and rich ...


As for what G2J said


With regard to 4. I have been on the recieving end of mr johnny foreigner who will refuse to give money back with faulty, damaged products.

Actually, all the time I lived in Birmingham, I never got scammed once by a foreigner, and I lived in little pakistan area at the time

Number 2) There are many Universities in the Philippines that are accredited with foreign universities and one of them is the University of the Philippines.

Number 4) Yes you are kind and so are filipinos. It is just a matter of being in the right company.. Same... Same..

Some filipinos thought foreigners are all rich..no...no....
Some filipinos know they are not... those who have been abroad and/or those who have knowledge of the life in other countries(either by reading the books, or watching the news or heard stories from their relatives/friends). Compare the lifestyle of a middle class/upper middle class Brit to that of the middle class/upper middle class filipino.

As to scammers, thieves or robbers they are in every country huh!. Just the other day a Brit lady said there was a teenage bloke came in the store and picked one of the t-shirts and rolled it and hid in his armpit and off he went out of the store....
And an old Brit lady asked for a refund of her coat bought 3 days ago insisted even without a ticket. Refund was made and Manager noticed the item was exchanged with her old coat bec of some stains on it. Huh! an old lady cheating??... As i've said it is everywhere. We fiipinos look up and has high expectations about this country. We learn to love, adapt and accept the culture. It is just that sometimes we are astonished, stunned.... because that is not what we expect....

[James Hubbard]

Number 2) There are many Universities in the Philippines that are accredited with foreign universities and one of them is the University of the Philippines.

Number 4) Yes you are kind and so are filipinos. It is just a matter of being in the right company.. Same... Same..
Some filipinos thought foreigners are all rich..no...no....
Some filipinos know they are not... those who have been abroad and/or those that has knowledge of the life in other countries.Compare the lifestyle of a middle class/upper middle class Brit to that of the middle class/upper middle class filipino.

As to scammers, thieves or robbers they are in every country huh!. Just the other day a Brit lady said there was a teenage bloke came in the store and picked one of the t-shirts and rolled it and hid in his armpit and off he went out of the store....

Problem is, due to the financial disparity, perhaps 80% of Filipinos are as I have described, and desire to be like the upper echelon you have described above. All I'll say is ... don't make a rule based on exceptions. Most filipinos who are not legally made to receive an education, think these things I mentioned.

Scammers: not so much in the UK. The law is enforced too much to make it an issue for britain. Again, ask yourself, who gets shafted more ... a filipino in the UK, or a Brit in the Philippines?

As for university, all I'm saying is ... look at any list compiled on the top 500 or 1000 universities in the world, you will see that UK and US lead these league tables. Philippines is nowhere to be found.

I think those corrupt in-charges want to keep the masses minds dumbed down so that they'll accept ridiculous corruption without being equipped mentally to argue the point or complain - just to say "bahala na".

tHAT'S just my 2 peso.