Silly question

[Dean_De 61]

Who is saying something bad about wife? didn't I say it is cute? back to reading lesson.

Holy molly - anyways, Happy Holidays to you and everyone

[gretchen_darren 67]

I find filipinas use Facebook waay way way more then anyone else I know. Almost think of creating a seperate account just for them and my wife. Facebook is the way to talk to people back home. Also, the big thing in Filipinas (and Filipinos) is finding out how related you are to each other. There may be 100 million Filipiinos but with the large families they have, many are related to each other.

[Crashed~N2~Me 970]

I don't use it for my social life like the majority of you guys do.

You just did, Junior.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I don't use VJ much unless I have a question about immigration. I don't use it for my social life like the majority of you guys do. There is one question I like to ask. It is kind of silly, funny, and cute at the same time. It depends how you guys interpret things. Here it goes:

I joke with barbie (my wife) about it all the time. She came from Phil in the summer. Like some of you, she doesn't have many filipino friends. Now here is the funny thing. We have been in few events where the majority of the people are from the Philippines. In Three occasions, some filipinas approach barbie, smile at her, and the FIRST FIRST FIRST thing they ask my wife is either her cellphone number or FB account.

Those ladies act same way as when guys are picking up chicks (Excuse my language). I think it is funny cute. Then they become friends, in fb, text mate, and go to the malls ... and so on(all are married).

My wife never approaches any filipinas because she thinks the majority of filipinas here are kind of arrogant. But any one who smiles at her she returns the same friendly smile. (I like that about her)

I am happy for her she already found few friends. Now she looks very happy and feel energized again.

I like to hear if some of the ladies here are experiencing the same.

I was already friends with several Pinay here that were dating good friends of mine (now married) before i meet my wife. So my social circle already included many local Filipino people. I think our first social event was a Thanksgiving party with about 75 Pinoy people. As for the mentality. I guess they are just like Americans. Some nice some not. Some your going to like and some not. My wife has already made 4 very close Pinay friends, but they tend to be the more traditional

minded set.

[Cazwik 11]

That is funny..sadly most of the Pinays I meet where I am at are but arrogant (I am ashamed of that) on my first year here, I have not meet any Pinays around but when I came across one, I meet dozens of them...I wonder where they were hiding all these time??? anyway, we became friends and they started going to my house on a regular basis after a while they would tell me how bad my house looks or how my car is not the latest model etc... which makes me feel bad as well I am working full time and so is my husband, but we tried to lived within our means, we dont own anything fancy or drive a fancy car or go to fancy places all the time like casinos or five star hotels so I guess it does not par with most Pinays who lived in my area for more than 20+ years so I back off it is shocking to know that despite the distance, we stil brought our crab mentality here...I actually became closer to some I meet here in VJ than the ones I meet in person isnt that weird? when there are dozens of Pinay around where I live...I bumb to some at Oriental Stores and I just smile and say kamusta...

Thats really odd, considering where some Philippines come from. When I went to Davao to visit my fiance I was amazed how content they were with the little they had. They really changed the way I looked at things back home. I always joke with my fiance that I am going to send her back if she starts to get the least bit americanized lol. I remember walking down the road and buying one of those big rc bottles from one of the little stand and I would give it to the kids playing on the road , I have never seen a happier kid in my life with a bottle of rc . My fiance knows shes not coming to a life of luxery, she is just happy knowing there is a Oriental store that sells philippine groceries near by :-P

[ethel_eric 2]

Thats really odd, considering where some Philippines come from. When I went to Davao to visit my fiance I was amazed how content they were with the little they had. They really changed the way I looked at things back home. I always joke with my fiance that I am going to send her back if she starts to get the least bit americanized lol. I remember walking down the road and buying one of those big rc bottles from one of the little stand and I would give it to the kids playing on the road , I have never seen a happier kid in my life with a bottle of rc . My fiance knows shes not coming to a life of luxery, she is just happy knowing there is a Oriental store that sells philippine groceries near by :-P

I feel the same...When I came here, I did not expect a life of luxury at all. My husband was always been honest about life here. Most of the Pinays I meet were married to rich American-well-to-do guys and has been here for 20+ years and do not have to work at all. I was the opposite, so I did not fit ...I also did not want to compete with so high life style..Those that I did meet that are really humble and regular day to day Pinays I tend to stick to those kinds...

[Hank_ 9,174]

... salt of the earth type of folk... the best kind!!!