A GUIDE...DOs and DON'Ts in CEBU

[yagit]

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Dont: be a show-off...

observe 1st how people socialize and do their thing

[fingolfin]

Dont: If you don't know how to speak cebuano, dont talk in tagalog at a very high pitch/tone that even a man sleeping 500 meters away could hear you. You dont come as socialite if you talk in tagalog, obnoxious at best. Every now and then, try to insert a word or two of cebuano, cebuanos will be glad to hear you trying hard to talk in the native tongue.

... hehehehe. this gave me a tummy-ache. hehehe. anyway, it's true, cebuanos smile when they see/hear tourists try out our dialect. We even cheer and encourage them.

[silent-kill]

do:
- get to know the routes of jeepneys they can help you save a lot of money if your in a tight budget.
- get to konw few people who you think could help you out.
- be nice and respectful.

dont: dont show your ka artehan ever we dont like ma-arte people roaming around LOL.

[v-freak]

Perhaps we (as Cebuanos) should further explain why we are kinda annoyed at the Tagalogs. If I may, I would like to contribute couple of reasons:
1. When Cebuanos go to Manila, of course, we're expected to speak in Tagalog no matter how bad it is, however, when the Tagalogs come and stay in Cebu, they still expect us Cebuanos to speak in Tagalog. I make it a habit to speak in Cebuano or English whenever I meet Manilans who have stayed in Cebu for a long time, yet still speak to us in Tagalog.

2. The people from Manila, most of the time, display air of superiority as if Cebuanos are never exposed and stupid.

Cebuanos are very friendly and nice, accommodating, tolerant and usually humble (which people take as being naive), but please don't take this as inferior.

[thadzonline]

hala isuga v-freak oh....pero yes tinuod na ang points iyaha gi raise....sa mga Tagalog nga nagbasa ana, bahala na mo unsaon pagsabot...bwehehehehe

[shimiyu]

of course, watch out for your pockets! even the front ones!
when roaming & commuting around the city, always keep your valuables in a much safer place than your pockets.
(kung u-wear pwede gani hehe)

[thadzonline]

when out alone at night stay close to crowded places for your safety

[newyork]

yep2

[peewee711]

avoid jaywalking..aron d ka prisohon sa kaoshiung

[shimiyu]

bai, wala na man tingali ruy kaohsiung. gi-himo na ma'g mobile police headquarters hehe