Girl
1: Mag-go ka sa birthday niya?
Girl
2. Hindi. Gisabihan ko na siya na hindi ako mag-go.
Girl
1: Ano ka man uy? Gina-expect ko na baya siya na yang mag-go ka.
This is how a normal conversation
goes between two Dabawenyo teenagers studying in a private school. Because
non-Dabawenyos used to hear this kind of conversation, they can’t help saying, “Pamati ang mga taga-Davao. Sigeg Tagalog.”
But why do Dabawenyos speak Bisaya peppered with Tagalog, sprinkled with English, and marinated in FB-Twitter expressions?
Who were those women? Why were they shipped to Davao secretly?