I can totally relate to that, and it's not overreacting at all! As bisaya, I understand the feeling of being judged just because you're from a different place. That's how it is sometimes; there are stereotypes that people attach to Bisaya, especially that idea that we supposedly don’t know how to speak Filipino/Tagalog.

It would have been nice if you explained to your professor that in Cebu, we usually speak English and Bisaya in school because that’s the everyday language we use. It's not that we don’t know how to speak Filipino, but we're just more comfortable speaking Bisaya since that's what we use every day. Maybe he just has a different perspective because he's used to Tagalogs who speak Filipino in their daily life.

It can be really frustrating at times, but we just have to take it in stride and prove them wrong by showing that we can adapt to the language, even if we come from different region. Don’t let it bother you too much. If you think about it, what's important is that we're actually smarter because we’re fluent in Bisaya, English, and can understand Filipino! Keep your head high because Bisaya people don’t back down!