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

[Galadriel]

read cebu daily news, it has a section on where to go and contact informations.
buy a map of the city :mrgreen: to familiarize yourself with the road so that when you ride a cab, you know where you are going.

[adminroot]

Quote: Originally Posted by safecracker22 people from manila dont care if u speak tagalog there in manila...eh we dont know how to speak cheezy BISAYA so ala kayong magagawa anyways..TAGALOG is our NATIONAL LANGUAGE again if you dont know that one TAGALOG is our NATIONAL LANGUAGE...unless u feel so allienated here in the Philippines thats why BISAYA people dont wanna use TAGALOG!!!!!!!!!!! try to go to pampanga or ilocos and speak their dialect too then from then on you can say its not that easy though... so u better speak tagalog na lang ala na kayong magagwa but to accept it.... practice TAGALOG dude kasi kakahiya kayo pag dating nyo sa MANILA ahahahah kakatawa accent nyo and the pronunciation ..kaya tingin ng mga taga Luzon sa inyo eh "INDAY" as in muchacha ahahhaahhahaah

hmmm...i wud love to carve u nicely....for free.

wud u prefer an italian necktie perhaps?

timan-an tika diri sa forum do. bantay2x sa imo post diri.

[edgeknife]

i have nothing against tagalogs who speak tagalog here in cebu... i understand it.... but i am also asking mga non-cebuanos speaking filipinos like tagalogs, waray, chavacano, ilonggos, bicolano, etc when they visit here in cebu: don't be arrogant or being boastful to us cebuanos... i dunno what the tagalog is, but "dili sila mag-hilas2x ngari sa cebu."

[albrew]

before I was tagalog... when I start studying in cebu since high school, pirmi ko sungogon, sa ako mga klasmayte, but okey ra, I study bisayan language I found it interesting n easy to learned!... lingaw sad ko sa una bisan mga kabali-bali ako pag storya, yungit ko kung ato shortkaton, and now okey na kaau ko mag bisaya... hehehe... kung tagalog ka bai, den planing to stay and work in cebu! better start practicing, dnt be shy kay kung masayop ka storya koreksyonan raka sa mka storya nimo!... natural friendly ang mga cebuano bai!... gudluck n happy stay...

[ancientscar]

aq ky taga negros q but i know how to speak cebuano. hehehe of kors!!! joke!

[ancientscar]

Quote: Originally Posted by safecracker22 people from manila dont care if u speak tagalog there in manila...eh we dont know how to speak cheezy BISAYA so ala kayong magagawa anyways..TAGALOG is our NATIONAL LANGUAGE again if you dont know that one TAGALOG is our NATIONAL LANGUAGE...unless u feel so allienated here in the Philippines thats why BISAYA people dont wanna use TAGALOG!!!!!!!!!!! try to go to pampanga or ilocos and speak their dialect too then from then on you can say its not that easy though... so u better speak tagalog na lang ala na kayong magagwa but to accept it.... practice TAGALOG dude kasi kakahiya kayo pag dating nyo sa MANILA ahahahah kakatawa accent nyo and the pronunciation ..kaya tingin ng mga taga Luzon sa inyo eh "INDAY" as in muchacha ahahhaahhahaah

you better watch out dude, respect each other. we're all Filipinos here in this forum. unless you're half-half. :P

to those manileños or manileñas that is planning to work in Cebu, here's my suggestion:

if you're still new in Cebu, try to speak at least two words in cebuano in what you say, for example:

"TAGALOG PALA KA? PAREHA PALA TA?" lolz

[ancientscar]

try to view this topic mga istoryans kay naa man diri racist nga ni reply ani nga thread..

review this topic below & please leave a comment...

http://www.istorya.net/forums/index....50320.html#new

[mar10]

good points =)

[nonoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

i agree with v-freak here... most people from manila really thinks that their supperior. This is different from being frank/straight forward. I've worked with American and Europeian counterparts, there very frank and straight forward but the still they remain to be humble and not arrogant..

[cai28]

learn the language. bisaya that is.. be humble.

& just be yourself..good luck.

[Labrador2]

ayaw lag kung ikaw ra usa kay delicado

[simoncpu]

Just learn a few Cebuano words:

Cebuano: Maayong buntag!
Tagalog: Magandang umaga!

Cebuano: Unsa akong sakyan padung Colon?
Tagalog: Ano ba ang aking sasakyan patungong Colon?

Cebuano: Ako si Juan.  Ang akong misyon kay ang pagsakop sa inyong lugar ug ang pag-ulipon sa inyong mga kababaihan!  Mwahahahahaha!!!
Tagalog: Kumusta, ako po si Juan.  Ikinagagalak kitang makilala!

[neekul]

i'm from manila but my dad got assigned here in cebu. i am very fluent in cebuano and i'm very proud to be an adopted cebuana! gnahan akong relatives mubalik mi dd2 pero dli na mi uy! we love cebu!

to those who plan to transfer here in cebu, learn the cebuano dialect because it will do you good especially in haggling and commuting. you won't be fooled by the "opportunists."

another thing, please don't generalize manilenyos! not all from manila are superior or proud!

[LytSlpr]

Cebuanos are like French people, we are very proud but warm people.

So try to speak in Cebuano with your Tagalog and people will appreciate that and they will be very glad to help you.

Speaking in Tagalog all the way will only get you animosity.

Try to familiarize and memorize the streets, since Cebu is the oldest city we were not planned to be on a grid or blocks with straight streets. You could easily get lost in the maze of streets.

Don't wear jewelry or bring gadgets when you commute.

Find a place to stay away from squatters areas because these places are prone to crime. Unfortunately, being a metropolis we have lots of squatter areas scattered all around the city.

[ancientscar]

Quote: Originally Posted by LytSlpr Cebuanos are like French people, we are very proud but warm people. So try to speak in Cebuano with your Tagalog and people will appreciate that and they will be very glad to help you. Speaking in Tagalog all the way will only get you animosity. Try to familiarize and memorize the streets, since Cebu is the oldest city we were not planned to be on a grid or blocks with straight streets. You could easily get lost in the maze of streets. Don't wear jewelry or bring gadgets when you commute. Find a place to stay away from squatters areas because these places are prone to crime. Unfortunately, being a metropolis we have lots of squatter areas scattered all around the city.

korek!