things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[gearman 1]

hi guys

there is one thing in the phils that really makes me go Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!

ok, you are in a taxi, he pulls into a gasoline filling station,

i remain seated in the back seat.

the drivers keeps the engine running and steps outside the car for a smoke,

i pick up my cell phone and begin to send a text, the gas station attendant

bangs on the window and tells me not to text while at the filling station???????

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm car running while pumping gas??? thats ok!!!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm smoking a cigarette while pumping gas???? thats Ok!!!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm trying to send a text message while seated in the back seat of the same taxi??? thats not ok!!!!?????

come on people lets get serious

anyone else have anything that makes you go Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm while in the phils????

[Tim/Mav 305]

Let your Fiancee/Wife do the talking and keep your mouth shut. It is best to do whatever is instructed no matter how bazaar. When in the Phils, you are not in the States. LOL

[gearman 1]

I never asked u for instructions.

I only asked if people traveling there has ever experienced things out of the norm.

Thanks for Ur reply

[_Simpson_ 250]

I like how regardless to how many people there are in a multicab there is always room for one more. Also seeing rice served at McDonalds was a weird one for me.

Edited July 1, 2011 by _Simpson_

[gearman 1]

I like how regardless to how many people there are in a multicab there is always room for one more. Also seeing rice served at McDonalds was a weird one for me.

hi simpson

ya thats a couple of good ones also.

another that sticks out in my mind is ordering at KFC.

they have rice wrapped in wax paper. i thought it was a biscuit.

i was arguing with the attendant because i wanted my damn biscuit.

hahahahaha it turned out to be rice.

Edited July 1, 2011 by gearman

[tallcoolone 102]

Let your Fiancee/Wife do the talking and keep your mouth shut. It is best to do whatever is instructed no matter how bazaar. When in the Phils, you are not in the States. LOL

Buddy you got that backwards, You have no clue about the Philippines.

Men run the country and men have the power.

For a Woman they are raised by the parents and obey the father, until she gets married then the husband takes over.

When I am in the Philippines I make all the calls, and make all the major decisions. Tha is what the woman are used to in Philippines and it is normal.

[Farsider 7]

anyone else have anything that makes you go Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm while in the phils????

While in the Post Office (large metro area - not a remote Province) to purchase a stamp to send a letter to the U.S....... 5 ladies working behind the barred window, two were busy typing on actual typewriters that pre-dated IBM Selectrics.... Television set blaring some soap-opera type program that nobody seemed to be watching.... small dog chained to one of the desks barking.... 2 small children (both about 18 months old) crawling under the desks... one lady (standing behind the clerk who was waiting on me) waving at me to get my attention and offering a variety of small packaged snacks... and when I paid for the stamp with a P1000 bill, 3 of the gals had to open their purses to come up with the change.

Hey, but I got my stamp and my parents got the letter three weeks later!

Gotta love the Philippines!.... wonderful people (for the most part).... and endless number of beautiful beaches, dive sites & much more.

[prep.mac 7]

Hahhah!You guys crack me up...makes me miss home.

Oh do read this (quite long) but my husband had loads of laughter...seriously! Suggest read it with your Filipino spouses. Gotta love my culture. This piece is called "Uniquely Filipino", written by a British journalist...your comments above can be added to this..haha!

http://majuro.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/uniquely-filipino/

Have a blessed 4th of July!

Timeline of prep.mac:

10/2009 - met online

11/2010 - came here on B1/B2 visa

12/2010 - first meeting in person in Chicago, IL

03/2011 - moved in with him in IN

4/25/11 - got married in Mitchell, IN

5/02/11 - sent AOS packet (I-130/I-485/I-765) to Chicago Lockbox

5/04/11 - AOS packet received by Chicago Lockbox

5/23/11 - Received NOA for RFE (I-693)

5/27/11 - Sent RFE to DHS Lee's Summit, MO

6/02/11 - DHS Lee's Summit received REF reply

6/06/11 - Biometrics done at Louisville, KY as per NOA schedule

6/24/11 - Received NOA for July 25 interview in Indianapolis, IN

6/30/11 – Received text and email messages EAD card on production

7/25/11 – AOS interview @10am in Indianapolis, IN

I-130 Petition for a Minor Child of USC

6/25/11 - Sent I-130 packet for stepchild

6/27/11 – USCIS receipt date

6/28/11 - Received text and email messages stating USCIS received it and moved case to CSC for processing

7/01/11 - Touched

7/02/11 – Received NOA1