OK. So leaving aside the daisy dukes for moment - has anyone got any other tips or amusing tales about culture shock and differences that their filipino partner encountered when coming to the UK? Putting metal dishes in the microwave, nearly getting run over when looking the wrong way down the street, some rather surreal supermarket shipping experiences, or learning to drive, for example? I remember when I first moved abroad I found it really disorientating to lose all my brand familiarity. I didn't know the names of the supermarkets, the foreign equivalent of halfords, I didn't know how to buy a car, what brands of food were 'good' and 'cheap', what was a good deal when I did buy anything because I didn't have any other prices to compare to...
Well there is the old chestnut about the fishmonger. Has happened with more than one Asian wife whom I know, including my own ex: Recently arrived East Asian lady goes shopping. She thinks that fish will be a good idea, so she looks for fish and is confronted with a traditional British fishmonger and his marble slab, displaying a fine assortment of fish. She sashays up to the foot of the slab and asks, "Please, do you have any fresh fish?" Fishmonger, deeply affronted, draws himself up to his full height, places his arms akimbo and retorts... "Madam, ALL my fish is FRESH!!!" Small Asian lady replies: "No it's not: It's dead!"
Laugh. I think my own asawa is much too kind hearted to buy a live fish. We would wind up with a new pet for sure.. My phone doesn't like posting on here it crashes whenever I post something too long.
