Living anywhere has its ups and downs. Anywhere in the world. While for us foreigners, or expats (expatriate) Cebu is exotic, foreign, different and so forth; for the Filipino born and bred there it is just their home town. Of course they are very proud of their city and their island and justifiably so.
The worst thing I find living here is the traffic on the main road that runs through town from the north and the south ends of the island. From the south you can now get on the Coastal Highway just past Minglanilla and miss the worst of it from Talisay to Plaza Independenzia, then duck along the waterfront to Mandaue and link back up there.
The traffic is bad but you do get used to it and once you realize how it basically works, it can be a lot of fun. Just make sure your horn works or you are driving an unroadworthy car and I’m only half joking. WIthout the constant cacophony of the horn you run the very real risk of being involved in an accident.
The best thing about living in Cebu for me is the freedom. They have laws and rules and police and everything just like back home but nobody bothers you unless you really stand on someone’s toes. If you want to play your stereo loud, go for it. Drive like a loon, why not so long as a CETOM (traffic cop) doesn’t see you. All the little freedoms we used to take for granted but were one by one regulated out of existence or into heinous crimes are still to be had in Cebu.
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