Ana loves the snow, Korea is quite cold in winter so she got to experience it a long long time ago, still did not stop her getting depressed in the UK when she was housebound with the bad weather when she was here in 2010. There is a fun thing in Star City in Manila, an Ice room exhibit, it is very very popular http://www.pinoylakwatsa.com/2008/10/star-city-manilas-premier-amusement.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_City,_Manila
Have you heard of those SAD lights? My niece uses one during the winter and she reckons in helps in preventing the 'winter blues'.
Yeah might be a good idea for me I hate the dark days but Ana was depressed more because of not having any Filipino friends here and not really having any UK friends either. Problem is I have no friends down here in England either at least not close by, doesn't bother me that much, but it would have helped for Ana if she had someone to spend time with other than just me when I got home from work. We did meet a nice Filipino family locally about a month before we left to go back to the Phils in April 2010 and they still keep in touch so it would not be quite so bad for her next time.
I think that most of the Filipino wives struggle with UK life and especially if they have no-one to talk with in their own language. I also think they need some 'special' friends to confide in and who they can trust. Now this is a big problem here, I don't know why, but it is. The cultural differences can be a real shock and it's very easy to see how they can very quickly suffer some 'homesickness'. Actually, it's easy for me to relate to those difficulties. I've spent long periods away from home, friends and familiar surroundings, and also had times where the only person around who spoke English was me. Yes, I did talk to myself a lot. Don't ask.
Yes, it must be very difficult for Filipinos coming to the UK to find friends, particularly if they are only on a visitors visa. I have seen a few few Filipinas or, maybe, Thai people locally. I know for certain that one Filipina works in our Local Tesco and another works in a restaurant near that Tesco store. My neighbour also used to work with the husband of the Filipina that works at Tesco. I also saw some Filipinas working at our local hospital when I was visiting my neighbour there. Hopefully, my Mahal will be here soon - she should not get depressed then as it will be summer - she should just be excited to see me (I hope) and enjoy the few days we have together. At least she will have a chance to meet my friendly neighbours and relatives and learn a bit about where she will be living.
Yep too true When I am there and we get in to an argument it is "you cannot say or do that in my country you are a guest here" and when we argue here it is "I am Filipino that is how we do things you cannot tell me otherwise" I give up, other folk have said it's nothing to do with the nation it's just women, having never been married I guess they may well be right
