my fellow Filipinos in UK..

.. after working for more than 4 months for a UK phone provider, i had the opportunity to speak with some of our fellow Filipinos who work and reside in the UK..

i know that it is not easy for them to apply for  phone and broadband because in the United Kingdom, credit rating is valued highly and if they don't have a registered debit and credit card plus address, they can not sign up not only with telephone providers but with other companies as well..( i learned this when we had UK 101 during our traning days) so when i receive calls from fellow Filipinos, i really feel happy because it only mean one thing, they are doing well in the land of the Beatles, Mr Bean and of course the Queen!!(both d band of the late freddie mercury and her Majesty).

.. i can sense their excitement, awe and happiness when they learn that they are talking with a fellow Pinoy.. but they seem more proud that their phone provider, one of the biggest in UK has an off shore site in their native land! and i can definitely understand THAT feeling, being an ex OFW, we always long for anything that reminds or connects us to home..

..  they start to speak in tagalog and since we are not allowed to speak in other languages except english, the conversation become funny since the one who is in UK is the one who talks in Tagalog and the one who is in the Philippines is the one who talks in English..

.. i also noticed that there are also racist Filipinos.. though i would say that the ratio would be 1 is to 100.. i had a Filipina caller who asked to be transferred to an agent who is based in UK because she can't understand a word i say.. i smiled and told her, i apologize madam (with complete apilyedo na pinoy sounding talaga) that u can not understand the way i talk.. i am just wondering though, how can the Brits understand a word i say while a fellow Filipino can not.. she hung up...

..even if i receive calls like those, i would still look forward in getting calls from my fellow Pinoys who are based in UK..