[SeekAndFind]

Aegis PeopleSupport workers at their workstations inside the company's offices in Makati City, near Manila, Philippines, Nov. 11, 2011. Many companies have moved their customer service lines to Manila to take advantage of workers who speak American English and are familiar with American culture.

[Drango]

As a result, the Indian firms themselves have been helping to move jobs to the Philippines by setting up call centres in Manila and other parts of the country.

OK that is LOL funny.

[Boogieman]

“And working in a call centre is considered a middle-class job (new recruits start at $470 a month).”

This is why I’m probably going to retire to the Philippines. Retire young to a place where your money can go a long way, and the beautiful girls will line up to marry ya... where’s the downside?

[umgud]

[Lauren BaRecall]

Many many dittos!

Talking with Philippinos is like talking with other Americans (especially in NYC, where *everyone* has an accent lol), and I’ve figured out why. Philippinos learn English from Americans and Indians learn from the British, which has a big impact on the accents. In addition, the majority of Indians speak too fast, and no amount of pleading will slow them down. When speaking about technical things, I don’t have to explain as much to someone in the Philippines. They seem to think along the same lines as we do.

[Mount Athos]

I like the pork dishes (like pork adobo) and mangoes there.

My limited experience, there is a lower level of trust between people there.