stevewool Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 How many of you have moved to the Philippines to be with your partner in there home town or have you and your partner moved lock stock and barrel to another part of the Philippines and how have you both managed to be with out her family being so close and does she mind too. Now myself i can start a conversion with a stray dog if i had too, and yes its better to talk to someone and maybe listen the odd times too but what about your partner, can they start finding new friends and someone to talk too if they are not from that province . Emma has mentioned about different dialects in different places that do not seem to far from where she would call home, and she says she does not speak that language but they all can seem to speak some sort of English , I have noticed when here in England and we are at a party with other Filipinos they all seem to be talking and getting on very very well, and Emma will say she is from another part of the Phils and they speak another dialect, then again someone from Liverpool ,Birmingham and Newcastle i cannot understand and thats just up the road, so she may have a point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuya John Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, stevewool said: then again someone from Liverpool ,Birmingham and Newcastle i cannot understand and thats just up the road, so she may have a point. I guess there's always sign language..... Edited March 10, 2018 by Kuya John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 59 minutes ago, Kuya John said: I guess there's always sign language..... I am pretty good at those signs with the fingers . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bastonjock Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 5 hours ago, stevewool said: How many of you have moved to the Philippines to be with your partner in there home town or have you and your partner moved lock stock and barrel to another part of the Philippines and how have you both managed to be with out her family being so close and does she mind too. Now myself i can start a conversion with a stray dog if i had too, and yes its better to talk to someone and maybe listen the odd times too but what about your partner, can they start finding new friends and someone to talk too if they are not from that province . Emma has mentioned about different dialects in different places that do not seem to far from where she would call home, and she says she does not speak that language but they all can seem to speak some sort of English , I have noticed when here in England and we are at a party with other Filipinos they all seem to be talking and getting on very very well, and Emma will say she is from another part of the Phils and they speak another dialect, then again someone from Liverpool ,Birmingham and Newcastle i cannot understand and thats just up the road, so she may have a point. Your stuffed if we ever meet then Steve, I'm Glaswegian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Popular Post Mike J Posted March 11, 2018 Forum Support Popular Post Posted March 11, 2018 We live in the wife's home town. Both parents, two siblings and their families, still live here. I really do have mixed feelings. On the one hand I have grown very fond of the extended family. On the other hand I feel that the family has taken advantage of my wife. This really came to head a few months back. Both parents are elderly and we were having to pay caretakers 24 by 7 to help them. I finally had enough and told my wife that I realized her siblings have little or no money and I could understand why they could not help with the expense. What really pissed me off was they would never come over to help with house keeping, cleaning, cooking, etc. The only time they seemed to visit was if they were looking for a free meal. Apparently the message reached the family because the siblings now take turns helping out and even spending the night. The house is cleaner and the parents and my wife are now happier with the new arrangement and schedule. I think your Emma may be exaggerating just a little with the language thing. That being said, family bonds among Filipinos are incredibly strong. I would suggest you and Emma have a long and serious talk about your respective expectations and concerns. The best time to reach agreement on where to live and how much help to give is before you move, not after. Just my own opinion of course. 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine6357 Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Mike J said: I would suggest you and Emma have a long and serious talk about your respective expectations and concerns. The best time to reach agreement on where to live and how much help to give is before you move, not after. I think this is good advice and I will surely be trying to follow this when the time comes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted March 11, 2018 Forum Support Posted March 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Mike J said: family bonds among Filipinos are incredibly strong. I would suggest you and Emma have a long and serious talk about your respective expectations and concerns. The best time to reach agreement on where to live and how much help to give is before you move, not after. Just my own opinion of course. Very good advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 I'm wondering also if like the UK different areas are more known for their friendlines. West coast verses East. North verses South etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, stevewool said: How many of you have moved to the Philippines to be with your partner in there home town or have you and your partner moved lock stock and barrel to another part of the Philippines and how have you both managed to be with out her family being so close and does she mind too. Now myself i can start a conversion with a stray dog if i had too, and yes its better to talk to someone and maybe listen the odd times too but what about your partner, can they start finding new friends and someone to talk too if they are not from that province . Emma has mentioned about different dialects in different places that do not seem to far from where she would call home, and she says she does not speak that language but they all can seem to speak some sort of English , I have noticed when here in England and we are at a party with other Filipinos they all seem to be talking and getting on very very well, and Emma will say she is from another part of the Phils and they speak another dialect, then again someone from Liverpool ,Birmingham and Newcastle i cannot understand and thats just up the road, so she may have a point. I think she may be exaggerating for emphasis, in the same way that you were (I hope) when you said you can't understand brummies, scousers and geordies. My job in a previous life involved travelling all over the UK and rarely did I have problems with accents. That said, although I'm Scottish, I'd have to agree the broad Glaswegian accent would be up there with the Geordie in terms of difficulty. My pet hate here is the mixing of English with Tagalog/other dialects in the same sentence - totally illogical. Edited March 11, 2018 by hk blues Spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 1 hour ago, hk blues said: My pet hate here is the mixing of English with Tagalog/other dialects in the same sentence - totally illogical. Indeed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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