“No Arabic” Pinay DH Shares Struggle with “No English” Household She Works In

It is true that Filipinos are known for being resilient and easily finding ways to improve their situation in life, no matter the challenges. But one Filipina working in the Middle East found herself in a hilarious situation because she could not speak Arabic, but her employers could not also speak English. LOL.

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Adjusting to the life in the Middle East is already hard enough, but this Pinay woman had to make more adjustments because she could not understand a word of what her employers are talking about.

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While many countries such as the United States, Germany, Japan, and South Korea require workers to at least have some basic knowledge of the language by taking language courses and passing a test, workers in the Middle East are not subjected to such a requirement. Of course, this is good in some way as this would allow more workers to find jobs even without knowing the local language, this comes with problems such as the one encountered by this domestic helper.

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It seems that the male employer is sick and wants the Pinay domestic helper to make him lemon juice. Since he could not speak English but she could not understand Arabic, they end up simply making sign language until they understood each other. It was quite hilarious to watch, yet also pitiful considering this woman needs to patiently decipher what her employers wish for her to do.

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The best course of action here is for the Filipina to learn Arabic, considering that Pinoys are quick to adapt to their new environment and have better chances of learning the Arabic language than for her employers to learn English.

It would also be a good idea if recruitment agencies would at least teach prospective domestic helpers some basic Arabic lessons, do you agree?

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Posted by OFW News Portal on Sunday, September 16, 2018