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In the following sentence:
俗话说的好，要不不留学要留学就要留出个性。。。。。。这是我编的。。 我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。古巴是西班牙语国家，抽雪茄，晒太阳都是家常便饭。
The whole sentence would be something like:
... This is what I wrote. We see Cuba, our socialism's solid mate. Cuba is a country where Spanish is spoken, and a cigarette and sunlight are all in everyday meal.
However, I don't understand the start of the sentence. Specifically,
How should it be divided grammatically?
Why does it use 不 consecutively?
What is the meaning of the whole sentence?
要不 / 不留学 / 要留学就要留出个性
"otherwise / don't study abroad / if you study abroad you should do it with personality"
or more idiomatically:
"if you're going to study abroad you should do it with personality, or not at all"
Note that 要...就要... is a common grammar pattern.
They are saying, if you want to study abroad, go to Cuba, it's a cool place. (I agree! Viva Cuba! Vive la revolución!)
俗话说的好，
There is a good saying
要不(要么)不留学,
either don't study abroad
要留学就要留(学）出个性
or study abroad with flair
这是我编的
(Actually) I just made this (saying) up
我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。
We came to see our loyal socialist comrades from Cuba.
古巴是西班牙语国家，
Cuba is a Spanish-speaking country,
抽雪茄，
smoke cigars,
晒太阳都是家常便饭。
bask in the sunshine, those are everyday things (in Cuba)
