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same here. gosh, am remembering when di front a di shoe a liff up and you toe dem a peek out.
it was a great source of shame if you so poor you toe dem beg bread.
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mek mi tell u dis...mi had dis lady eena mi church a yaad a country...she was a higgla...fuss time higgla whe kip har field an time come , pack har bankra etc go sell dung town a market...she sen all har pickney go school an wen time come sen dem go madda henglan fi do tings like nursing etc...she have a decent house...nutten fancy
anyway to mek dis long story shawta [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] come Sunday she dress no puss foot eena di clothes weh come from England ...shoes pon har foot whe well spread out by now...and my lady neva fraid fi cut two hole eena all dem shoes deh so mek har likkle toe dem feel breeze...to dis day i can see har stepping into church, well dressed, nice shoes at all times wid dem two likkle toe outside [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
When wi madda lef wi an come a Canada, mi granmadda come dung fram country fi tek care a wi likkle bit. She bring mi cousin who was de same age as mi wid har.
Wheneva mi madda sen barrel, granny used to tek out de tings dem whe come fi mi an gi it to mi cousin. She tek de shoes dem an gi it to me cousin an den tek knife an sawka sawka roun de toe pint a de shoes dem whe mi grow outta an den waa gimmie dat fi wear gaa school.
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When wi madda lef wi an come a Canada, mi granmadda come dung fram country fi tek care a wi likkle bit. She bring mi cousin who was de same age as mi wid har.
Wheneva mi madda sen barrel, granny used to tek out de tings dem whe come fi mi an gi it to mi cousin. She tek de shoes dem an gi it to me cousin an den tek knife an sawka sawka roun de toe pint a de shoes dem whe mi grow outta an den waa gimmie dat fi wear gaa school.
So mi mus gaa school eena shoes whe obviously too small fimi wid mi toe dem a heng ova de front like jancrow pan tree branch??? *kissteet*
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speaking of tings whe come from farrin....mi modda had sooo many people whe always a bring tings fi har as giff wen dem come bak pon visit dat she had a hell of a grip weh she kip alllll a dem tings....all wen mi grown an go look een deh, all likkle pickney pantie an dat een deh....nightgown like sand....mek people love sen nightgown as present fi people a yaad so...
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When wi madda lef wi an come a Canada, mi granmadda come dung fram country fi tek care a wi likkle bit. She bring mi cousin who was de same age as mi wid har.
Wheneva mi madda sen barrel, granny used to tek out de tings dem whe come fi mi an gi it to mi cousin. She tek de shoes dem an gi it to me cousin an den tek knife an sawka sawka roun de toe pint a de shoes dem whe mi grow outta an den waa gimmie dat fi wear gaa school.
So mi mus gaa school eena shoes whe obviously too small fimi wid mi toe dem a heng ova de front like jancrow pan tree branch??? *kissteet*
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Mi glad fi know seh is nat ongle fimmie Granny did gwaan wid dem tings deh...mi memba one time shi did come fram country come visit wi an carry mi likkle cousin. Mi did juss get one new pair a mary-janes fram smaddie a farin neva even wear dem yet(a save fi easter) Easta come an mi caan fine di shoes, an mi madda tell mi sey how mi ungrateful an dash wey di shoes. Summa time come an mi go visit Granny, no di shoes dat mi si prips aff inna di bed room an yu know sey di shoes did too small fi mi cousin an di toe did stuff wid newspapa. When mi madda axe Granny boute di shoes shi a talk bout how mi cousin neva get nuttin new fram nobaddie. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70394-bawlout.gif[/img]
Dat ano nutn, mi memba way back when mi madda had some relative (yeah a mi madda relative, not mine [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]) who did live a Englan an use to come a Ja every summer an Chrismus.
Everytime de ooman come, she used to come drop off bagfulla ol clothes!!!
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OL-RHATID-CLOTHES!!!!
Ooman used to bring out some ol scuff up shoes, wid de heal back wear down pan one side an de sitn dem smell like azz... she neva had a husband, yet she used to a bring shoes fi mi faada.
As soon as im hear say she lan a Jamaica, im stawt stay out... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
She used to bring some ol nightie (an yeah as pickney wi did love have pretty nightie an anyting whe look like it come fram likkle house pan de prairie [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ) but still an for all, wi nayin waa nobady else peepee up nightie!!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70400-talktohand.gif[/img]
She bring ol skirt an ol blouse.
But de piece de resistance, was when she bring ol brassiere fi mi madda...
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Dat ano nutn, mi memba way back when mi madda had some relative (yeah a mi madda relative, not mine [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]) who did live a Englan an use to come a Ja every summer an Chrismus.
Everytime de ooman come, she used to come drop off bagfulla ol clothes!!!
[img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
OL-RHATID-CLOTHES!!!!
Ooman used to bring out some ol scuff up shoes, wid de heal back wear down pan one side an de sitn dem smell like azz... she neva had a husband, yet she used to a bring shoes fi mi faada.
As soon as im hear say she lan a Jamaica, im stawt stay out... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
She used to bring some ol nightie (an yeah as pickney wi did love have pretty nightie an anyting whe look like it come fram likkle house pan de prairie [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ) but still an for all, wi nayin waa nobady else peepee up nightie!!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70400-talktohand.gif[/img]
She bring ol skirt an ol blouse.
But de piece de resistance, was when she bring ol brassiere fi mi madda...
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Like what tha...????
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[img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] an gwane like she a do u a big fava dont ...oh lawd [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]mi a go tell u someting...u know seh someting ingrain eena people...mi cousin come from Englan come visit me yah an would u believe seh she bring mi one soso baggie... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] of all di tings in dis age fi bring as present fi smaddy...is not like she had to bring a present but u see di mindset of we yaadie....baggie...an not even couple...one so so baggie [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Mi a dead!!! ~~~~waaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeee~~~~~~~~ [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
One soso baggy???? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
So a how she gi yuh dat??? A hope she did at least wrap it up... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
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Mi a dead!!! ~~~~waaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeee~~~~~~~~ [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
One soso baggy???? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
So a how she gi yuh dat??? A hope she did at least wrap it up... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
Mi belly...
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mi naw lie...mi a tell u di whole troot...mi naw exaggarate...mi a buss a tell u...chile di sinting hat mi till now...mi deh yah a mind mi bizniz wen mi phone ring...she deh a airport wid har dawta....mi had fi get up go get har....she come een set up house....den one day she seh she did bring mi a present...so mi a expek a louis vuitton or some such cause mi did a drop a hint wid mi odda cousin whe large eena di music a london...chile. di ooman gi mi one tutu one white pantie...as a gawd, mi so vex, mi no even know weh mi fling it to dis day....badmine mi badmine yes, but mi naw lie wen mi seh mi did vex ovah di baggie
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