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I'm meeting my future parents in law in April what's the traditional way to greet them

Discussion in 'Culture and Food' started by SoldierRJ88, Dec 31, 2016.

  1. SoldierRJ88
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    Sounds great to me cheers for the tip.
  2. Aromulus
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    Especially humungous amounts of chocolate.....
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  3. SoldierRJ88
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    Seems to be the thing to take :)
  4. knightstrike
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    Give them a salute! It will give them a chuckle. Hahaha...

    It doesn't really matter because you're not a Filipino, though giving them a mano will sure please them.
    Also the gifts of chocolates hahaha...

    Be yourself. Your girlfriend already said a lot of things about you, as we Filipinos are tight-knit family.
    They are already expecting good things about you. Manners. Just show them their daughter wasn't wrong.

    Don't stress too much.
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  5. SoldierRJ88
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    Salamat knightstrike and yes I just need to relax and I will do.
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    I taught my husband how to do the "mano" but when he reached out for my mom's hand she reached out to hug him :lol: Same thing happened with my uncles and aunties :D So yeah so much for teaching him that.. I guess they didn't really expect him to do it but it would be nice if you can at least try. Expect to be grilled with questions.. Again might not happen but just in case at least you are prepared. Parents ask the toughest questions especially as you are dating their daughter.

    Ask your missus what their fave food are and bring those. Filipinos love chocolate but you don't wanna be bringing tons if mom and dad can't have too much sugar in their diet. :like: Or bring some trinkets or food from the UK. My husband brought some mince pies, Christmas cakes, gingerbread house, spicy sausages from the Christmas market in Manchester (he spent the holidays in the PH that's why he brought those). My family loved every single one of them.

    Filipinos love to talk and we love listening to another person's story. Bring tons of those with you. Meeting the parents is synonymous to them getting to know you more and vice versa. I am sure you will do well. Good luck!
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    I've always found my Filipino family prefer savoury...especially flavoured rice - the type we buy here in sachets and fry for a few minutes.
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  8. SoldierRJ88
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    Salamat for a loverly reply and I do expect a grilling haha.
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    I think I'm just gonna take whatever I can lay my hands on haha.
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    each time ive been back ive been taking like 60 odd big bars of chocolate and they also requesting toblerones so end up taking about 20 0f those too :lol:
    so end up taking half suit case chocolate and half clothes :lol:
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  11. SoldierRJ88
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    Nice one chocolate seems to be the thing to take so will take plenty.
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    I suggest you freeze it until you are about to commence your journey and then wrap it in several layers of bubble-wrap for the journey and finally pop it in the fridge upon arrival. Cadbury's chocolate and Toblerones are widely available in the Philippines and are imported from Australia and Thailand but the recipe is different to the same products sold in the UK and Europe; the difference is to take account of the climate.
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  13. SoldierRJ88
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    That's an awesome tip Salamat I know they love cadburys roses chocolates.
  14. DavidAlma
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    Why would you bother bringing chocolate bars and going to all the trouble of wrapping them to avoid melting etc etc, when you can buy all the chocolate bars you need here, including Toblerone, Cadburys, Ferro Roche and all at pretty cheap prices?
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    Always a favourite
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  16. uklove
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    Local stuff does not taste as good as UK bought.
  17. DavidAlma
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    Really? My fridge is stuffed with all sorts of chocolate bars at the moment and it tastes pretty good to me. Having said that, Im not a connoisseur.....
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    First off all be polite, watch what the other family members do and follow suite. Simple things can sometimes drop you in the ****e, I once offered to wash the pots after a meal and her Dads face was a picture LOL
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    are you kidding? Have you any idea how inexpensive chocolate actually is in the UK compared to the Philippines? Especially the branded stuff like Toberlone which cost about a third, if that, of what they cost in the Philippines. The HUGE Toberlones, which a lot of Filipinos will just die for - it's almost like a status symbol to them and they are careful to keep the boxes after they have removed the chocolate - can be only £3 in the UK. They cost about 700 in the Philippines.

    one Mars bar or Snickers in the Philippines costs about 50-60 pesos. In the UK you can get 3-4 of them for that.

    in the budget Poundland UK thrift stores you can get large 300g chocolate bars - and that is a pretty big bar of chocolate - for just £1 or 60 pesos. I call them Disaster Relief Bars they are the most cost-effective chocolate I've found and I must send over 15 kilos a year of those alone. It's not an especially good chocolate to my taste but there's plenty of it and that same big bar would surely cost you at least 200 pesos in the Philippines.

    I ship about 100 kilos of chocolate alone over in a balikbayan box every year.

    you have to be careful what kind of chocolate you put in, and make sure it's not the kind that is especially susceptible to melting, but even if it has melted a little, they couldn't care less.

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