
Originally Posted by
zettee8
I couldn't help but put my two cents in this forum, after reading some of the things people have posted.. some are downright hilarious, merely displaying the ignorance of the people who wrote such comments about either place.. which reminds me of the saying "Never judge people until you have walked a mile in their shoes." I think the same goes with anything else, much so with this topic..
I have worked and lived in cebu as well as in davao, but I am from neither place. I'm from dumaguete.. been visiting cebu since i was in primary school, would stay there for a couple of days para lang mag laag2 during my post-college year, then finally had to reside there while working. But when I visited davao for the first time in 2006, I fell in love with the place that I decided to go back after a couple of weeks, even if I had no idea what kind of job I could get there. I think that already answers the question, asa nindot puy-an? But generally, I think it's merely a matter of perspective and preference. For me, lahi ra ang mga tao sa davao, they have a certain kind of camaraderie. Didto, ma suklian jud ko sa mga taxi driver kahit piso lang sukli.. and there are countless more instances where I experienced a taxi driver's honesty during my year-long stay there, including a cab driver returning my cellphones that were left in the cab, even after he had picked up another passenger. On the other hand, sa cebu lang ko naka experience na gipa baba og taxi driver gikan sa iyang cab, kay di jud sya mohatod sa amo adtoan, kahit duol lang jud. Lain pa, sa davao, I felt safe enough to walk alone in the middle of the night to and from a coffee shop a couple of blocks away. Somehow, I never felt that security during my stay in cebu. The short walk to work even scared the shit out of me, having to pass by a shed right beside the road where a couple of young boys had a pot session almost every night. Even those kids na makit-an gasuyop rugby sa kilid2 sa dalan sa cebu, they scare me. I was shocked at how they openly did something unlawful. Apparently, I never encountered something like it in davao. Bottomline is, I think this is the kind of security and safety one looks for in a place na gusto nila puy-an. The everyday things that you have to encounter while living in the city.
In terms of ka suroyan, I think this is more of a matter of preference. But in my case, mas ganahan ko sa davao kay there's something for whatever you're up for - night outs, malling, nature-tripping, bisan unsa feel nimo buhaton. I know naa sad tanan sa cebu, but I just like the diversity in davao.
I guess it's obvious which place I prefer. In fact, I'm going back to live in davao after having to stay in my hometown for a while. Actually excited to do so since davao is just starting it's economic boom. Then again, I don't wanna say anything til I've actually experienced it myself. Bottomline is, I just wish people here don't give their opinion merely according to hearsay, especially when it's crap about either place. You don't have to pull the other down, just to get one some leverage.