Explain this to me (Especially the men)

[Tropicana]

This has happened a number of times, always with men and it happened tome again yesterday when I was waiting for the transfer bus at the hotel.

Out of the blue, a man will walk up to me and say "You're Jamaican right?" It's always Jamaican men who does this, never women.

Now I can understand if this happens in Toronto as the Jamaican community is sizeable here but I am talking places like New York, Vegas and Florida where the majority of Black people are African American and there are also a ton of Black Latinas.

I don't have a Jamaican accent so how are these men spotting me....or is this a pick up line and do they just walk up to every Black woman they see and ask "You're Jamaican right?" or "Are you Jamaican?"

[remo]

it could be the dress you had on made with the jamaican colours..

[Suesumba]

unfortunately, jamaican women are generally known as baggy drapping whore sluts --- they're just honing in on you in the hopes that you drap babby as a baggy drapping whore slut without a doubt.

[Tropicana]

it could be the dress you had on made with the jamaican colours..

No I was not wearing Jamaican colours....

[Tropicana]

unfortunately, jamaican women are generally known as baggy drapping whore sluts --- they're just honing in on you in the hopes that you drap babby as a baggy drapping whore slut without a doubt.

So do they approach all Black women like that. Is that their standard line?

[Tropicana]

Thinking about what Suesumba said. Maybe that is why in any part of the world as soon as you say you're from Jamaica....the men get all excited. Even the Arabs and Latinos who barely speak English get all excited..."Oh Jamaica", yacking away in Arabic or Spanish, motioning for you to sit with them. Happened with an Argentinian the other night.



pon all my Jamaican sisters who have tarnished our reputation. Now mi know there are still nuff who gwan prudish like me but de res a onoo

[Suesumba]

So do they approach all Black women like that. Is that their standard line?

most people think that all black people are jamaicans. and yes -- they do approach black women like that --- that's how you know a more or less decent muzungo (that's a y8t person right?) --- if they are truly interested in you they don't come at you with that mess --- but rather just express interest. good luck.

[Tropicana]

most people think that all black people are jamaicans. and yes -- they do approach black women like that ---

Let me clarify, the men who are coming up to me and say "You're Jamaican right?" are Jamaicans and this is in places where the majority of Black people are either African American or Latina.

pon all Jamaican man using this as their standard pick up line and a way to get women to drop dem gyuard... and . Onoo fe do bettah dan dat.

The ones who are going "Oh Jamaica and getting all excited are usually Arabs, European or Latino.

...that's how you know a more or less decent muzungo (that's a y8t person right?) --- if they are truly interested in you they don't come at you with that mess --- but rather just express interest. good luck.

Oh and thanks for the tip on spotting a decent mzungu.

before blugian, jah_yout, and Emperah come pon wi.

[Suesumba]

yu walk an skank eena yu ganzie wid yu clarks bootie - a pull yu pipe wid yu red stripe eena wan han an yu magnum eena di odda wan???

[Tropicana]

yu walk an skank eena yu ganzie wid yu clarks bootie - a pull yu pipe wid yu red stripe eena wan han an yu magnum eena di odda wan???

No, not at all.

Of course this week the Argentina went a bit crazy as I did dance on stage with a singer during a talent contest....



and I did join the congo line with the show girls at a party a couple of nights earlier....but not sure if he was there and the Jamaican definitely wasn't.

While we are at it, how many other standard lines and approaches do Jamaican men have to try get you to let down you gyuard and ?

List dem all fe mi...noh boddah wid de one about " 'eaven must be 'aving 'oliday." How lame!! Does anybody ever really fall or this stuff.

[blugiant]

No, not at all.

Of course this week the Argentina went a bit crazy as I did dance on stage with a singer during a talent contest....



and I did join the congo line with the show girls at a party a couple of nights earlier....but not sure if he was there and the Jamaican definitely wasn't.

While we are at it, how many other standard lines and approaches do Jamaican men have to try get you to let down you gyuard and ?

List dem all fe mi...noh boddah wid de one about " 'eaven must be 'aving 'oliday." How lame!! Does anybody ever really fall or this stuff.

so tropi iff wan man look inn yuh eyes ann sey ar yu religious? cah yu ar da anwsar to mii prayers yuh wood natt give imm a chance. dat usuallee wukk widd church oomen

ar yuh jamaicans wukk iff itt a yaawdees

[Tropicana]

so tropi iff wan man look inn yuh eyes ann sey ar yu religious? cah yu ar da anwsar to mii prayers yuh wood natt give imm a chance. dat usuallee wukk widd church oomen

Thank you for the heads up.

ar yuh jamaicans wukk iff itt a yaawdees

I must admit it always pleasantly surprises me and gets into a long conversation...how could you tell?


Man I must be really wearing mi fi true.

I really thought these guys were spotting me and feeling proud that even without the accent, my Jamaicaness was shining through.

I didn't know they were approaching every strikin' Black women wid de same line hoping to strike it rich wid.

What a set a ginals! Mi going watch onoo like a hawk.

[Emperah]

when yuh goin smash dat rahtid cacoon

[Tropicana]

Cocoon...I was up dancing with show girls and up pon back-up dancing for a singer. I went to 6 events on Tuesday and 4 on Wednesday (got 1 hour of sleep). All of that is without any alcohol. What more smash you want? Look like you wan' tun me into a memba a your herd a heffahs. It naw go appen.

BTW Emperah, check the last place we communicated. Someone is trying to get in touch with you.

[Tropicana]

Oh dear...it looked like too much was going on in this thread so it got moved.