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Discussion in 'News from The Philippines' started by Mattecube, Mar 21, 2021.

  1. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

  2. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    Good luck to them, the country needs successful businesses.

    But for various reasons I at least am unlikely to visit one unless the kids want to go, and Janna might want to go to one if she ever visits the UK although by that time I will be living in Scotland so they would need to open in Glasgow.
  3. aposhark
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    aposhark Well-Known Member Lifetime Member

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  4. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    They do it's just that they are not particularly spectacular, Adobo, Pancit and so on.
  5. Anon220806
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    Anon220806 Well-Known Member

    We have adobo quite a lot. My daughter knows it as pork with rice and it is her favourite home cooked dish. We typically use pork fillet for that.
  6. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    Yeah that's what I use.
  7. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    People ask what's filipino food like, I shall henceforth tell them to avail themselves of a chicken joy with a side of sugaretti (sugary spaghetti).
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  8. aposhark
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    aposhark Well-Known Member Lifetime Member

    They are both excellent to me, as are all the Chinese influenced food, it's that junk food that gets up my nose (not literally).
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  9. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    Nothing stops filipinas eating, picnic yesterday in - 2 temps :lol:
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  11. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    Gotta keep out of the sun :D don't want to get dark skin :D
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  12. Heathen
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    Heathen Active Member

    Yeah same as my wife, old habits dont seem to go away :D.
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  13. PorkAdobo
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    Whether or not you like Jollibee, it would be a huge achievement if their expansion plans were successful.

    Chicken is eaten in every corner of the planet, and every corner of the planet thinks their recipes are the best around.

    When you ask the average person in the street what they associate with the Philippines, the most common answer is probably mail order brides. If Jollibee succeed in getting restaurants to more medium sized cities like Leicester, become a known brand on the UK high street and replace mail order brides as the #1 thing to be associated with the Philippines, that would be pretty phenomenal. When you look at all the foreign fast food chains being dominated by American companies (and I consider Canada to be an autonomous region of the USA when it comes to Tim Hortons), if a Filipino one could squeeze in on that list just at the bottom.....wow. That would be spectacular.

    However, my prediction is that in 10 years, Jollibee will only be in a few cities (like London) which have a viable Filipino population. In other cities, I just don't see the UK market getting a taste for Jolli Spaghetti or consistently choosing Jollibee ahead of KFC when both are similarly priced. Filipino population by itself will not be enough to sustain those businesses.
  14. Druk1
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    Nurses,because everyone comes into contact with them nowadays.
    38 million Canadians disagree :)
  15. PorkAdobo
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    I would like that to be the case, but my hunch is that if you were playing Family Fortunes, this is only the 2nd most popular answer.

    45 million Argentines disagree that the Falklands are British. Strength in number doesn't make them correct.
  16. Druk1
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    You don't have a good track record with hunches :) is family fortunes even on nowadays, haven't seen it since les Dennis, give it a go though, go round and canvas your neighbours :D
    Abysmal analogy :D
  17. PorkAdobo
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    Considering who I've brought over, my next door neighbours would probably still go for mail order bride!

    You're entitled to your opinion, but I refer to you the lyrics of this Academy Award nominated musical masterpiece :

    Sheila:
    Well, blame Canada!

    Everyone:
    Blame Canada!

    Sheila:
    It seems that everything's gone wrong,
    Since Canada came along!


    Everyone:
    Blame Canada!
    Blame Canada!


    Copy Shack Employee:
    They're not even a real country anyway!
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  18. Druk1
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    Mine would actually 100% go for nurse :D
    Still a bad analogy on Timmies :D IMG_20210323_164254.jpg
  19. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    There's a Timmies due to open in Washington (Tyne&Wear).
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  20. PorkAdobo
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    Tim Hortons Manchester is just down the road from me in Bury. I'm sure it will be rebranded should more appropriate Manchester locations eventually open. It fits in with fellow American fast food joints like McDo, KFC, Burger King and Dunkin Donuts.

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