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Cebu City, Philippines: Did You Know?!

what i've learned in my time here...

-did you know taxis in the Philippines are all white. the baseline charge for a taxi ride is P30 or about 60 cents US.

-did you know when words repeat themselves (for instance, "habo habo", "Yaya", or a name like "Jojo" - our guard), the Filipinos write it habo^2 (squared symbol) or Jojo will sign his name Jo^2. what a time-saver right? :)

-did you know you can fit 5 people on a small motorbike? Filipinos prove it is possible - baby in front, dad driving, two kids and mom on the back... that's safe.

-did you know that in the Philippines drivers do not wait for an opening in traffic to make left turns, instead they inch out slowly until their car blocks enough traffic that they can turn (there is a lot of horn honking involved - actually there is lots of horn honking pretty much any time you're in a car)

-did you know that the Philippines is considered to be the most corrupt country in the world? maybe that explains why there are security guards at the entrances to every building anywhere (even the entrance to Starbucks), and why you must pay for your gelato in advance then show your receipt to the scooper - who just watched you order and pay - to prove that you are getting what you say you paid for... same goes in Starbucks, receipt shown and stamped at the time of pick up.

-did you know if you leave any food out and unpackaged/open anywhere, the little ants will attack and destroy it. Lo and i learned this the hard way.... it is not enough to simply fold your cereal bag and keep it in a closed box on top of the fridge, we lost two new boxes of cereal to the ants that way :( they also sometimes manage to get into tupperware, so the fridge is pretty much the only safe place to keep food.

-did you know they don't call it the fridge or the refrigerator. they call it the ref.

-did you know to make lines...

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