Thursday afternoon thread
Jan 17th 2018, 10:48 am
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
Yup, we have one in Krakow and another in Hyderabad. May have one or two others now too.
Jan 17th 2018, 10:57 am
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
That's the other thing. A decade ago it'd be an adventure and I'd be keen on it.
Now I value efficiency and quality and professionalism, and a properly made cappuccino every morning. Going to BKK for a wild weekend every now and then is a blast, and I'm sure Manila falls in the same category, but on a day to day basis? Eh.
Now I value efficiency and quality and professionalism, and a properly made cappuccino every morning. Going to BKK for a wild weekend every now and then is a blast, and I'm sure Manila falls in the same category, but on a day to day basis? Eh.
I got the feeling when i was there the last time around 10 years ago that things had moved on but not as you would expect . Maybe it's just because of the infrastructure and kind of cut off nature of the islands themselves which has an effect.
The surrounding places in SE Asia have flourished and Manila is still lagging behind unfortunately.
Jan 17th 2018, 4:56 pm
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
This thread has gone in yet another direction. Love it.
Heard about these design sweatshops for the first time this week, and have actually had long conversations with people from the Phillipines (couple work for our company). To a man they say stay away from Manila and get out to the provincial coastal places. Hoping to see more of that region after a couple of tastes. Maybe being here will make that easier for me.
Heard about these design sweatshops for the first time this week, and have actually had long conversations with people from the Phillipines (couple work for our company). To a man they say stay away from Manila and get out to the provincial coastal places. Hoping to see more of that region after a couple of tastes. Maybe being here will make that easier for me.
Jan 17th 2018, 11:25 pm
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
I find them very different here than when they're on home turf . No need for the 'Yes Ma'm Sir' routine in the fleshpots of Pasay City
Very interesting place though and there's a lot to see . Manila itself is still a sprawling disjointed polluted nightmare of a city but has a rough diamond charm about it.
Very interesting place though and there's a lot to see . Manila itself is still a sprawling disjointed polluted nightmare of a city but has a rough diamond charm about it.
You have to remember that it takes a certain type of person to live and work overseas. In that regards Westerners and Asians have a similar characteristics. The Asians you meet who work in the ME will often be completely different from the Asians you will meet in their home countries. Its just the same with Westerners. The type of Westerner you get to meet working / living in UK, ME and SEA can be starkly different, as I am sure most of the people on this forum already know.
Jan 18th 2018, 5:31 am
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
Dunno if I'm honest..... haven't really used them enough to form an opinion. Definitely some good in each one, some not so good too.
We often run projects with different parts of the design being undertaken in countries all over the world. It's kind of part of the parcel when you work on complex projects. The metro for instance probably had input from local (US), US, UK, India, Pakistan, Poland etc.
Can be a pain in the tits tho.
We often run projects with different parts of the design being undertaken in countries all over the world. It's kind of part of the parcel when you work on complex projects. The metro for instance probably had input from local (US), US, UK, India, Pakistan, Poland etc.
Can be a pain in the tits tho.
Jan 18th 2018, 5:35 am
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Re: Thursday afternoon thread
Dunno if I'm honest..... haven't really used them enough to form an opinion. Definitely some good in each one, some not so good too.
We often run projects with different parts of the design being undertaken in countries all over the world. It's kind of part of the parcel when you work on complex projects. The metro for instance probably had input from local (US), US, UK, India, Pakistan, Poland etc.
Can be a pain in the tits tho.
We often run projects with different parts of the design being undertaken in countries all over the world. It's kind of part of the parcel when you work on complex projects. The metro for instance probably had input from local (US), US, UK, India, Pakistan, Poland etc.
Can be a pain in the tits tho.
