Hello World, Enter' Jamaica!

Welcome to Enter' Jamaica, the place where you can find random but useful and interesting information about my island home. Yes, you guessed it i am from the beautiful and unique island of Jamaica, the home of Jerk, Patties, Bob Marley, Reggae, Dancehall and of course our native tongue Patois (Pat-wa).

The Jamaican entertainment, culture, food and people are known worldwide to be some of the most original, unique, and diverse around and are constantly in the global spotlight. I will attempt to showcase some of the aspects that make us who we are and in the process get rid of some of the stigma attributed to Jamaicans.

As our motto says "out of many one people", see the many things that make us a unique people and feel free to partake on this wonderful ride through my island country.

What does Enter' Jamaica mean? well the name has two meanings. The first one is basically a 'welcome to my island' or 'come and enter Jamaica' the second is Entertainment Jamaica, abbreviated by Enter'.

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Friday, July 27, 2007

How to recognize a Jamaican

You know someone's Jamaican when they....
  • Have Sunday dinner with Rice and Peas and some mix up juice (mango, carrot etc) religiously every Sunday.
  • Carry fried fish and bammy when traveling overseas.
  • Call soda "soft drink".
  • Blink their eyes (cut eye) when displeased with someone.
  • Refer to supermarket plastic bags as "scandal bags".
  • Refer to green bananas, yams, etc. as "food".
  • Have a kerosene lamp with a "Home Sweet Home" shade.
  • Refer to Orientals as "Mister Chin or Miss Chin".
  • Try to get your attention with a "psst...." sound.
  • They say hush as a term of condolence and not for someone to be silent or quiet.
  • Use words such as 'irregardless' and are convinced it is a grammatically correct English word
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