Some Things I Don't Miss in Jamaica: The Anti-Sentimentality Thread

[RollinCalf]

hostile tribes perpetually at war fighting over scarce benefits and spoils

gingi fly

pot holes

di almhouse dem weh did teef mi piece a cyar from stadium parking lot

every single government ministry

red ants

the exchange rate

my half-brother who is perpetually in need of cash

neva si come si profiling in crissas an nutten in dem house pay for yet

power cut

road block

gun man

customs bwoy dem a Norman Manley airport

the sketel from _________ who claimed I was the father of her child [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

public restrooms without soap or toilet paper an a bowl full a dee di

traffic cops who a look something

all politicians

Stone Love…..............Psyche !!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[niceniss]

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why would sketel claim that when you never slept with her? right? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[RollinCalf]

Re: Some Things I Don't Miss in Jamaica: The Anti-Sentimentality Thread

Originally posted by Donnika:
[qb] why would sketel claim that when you never slept with her? right? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/qb]

[RichD]

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sand fly

black river mosquito

water lock off

di yute dem who teef off di whole of di ortanique dem every year

when di kite string bruk an mi haffi walk all 5 miles a look fi kite

[Hopyoneson]

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No scholass mini bus dem whe force mi fi walk from washington garden to C-bar

power cut like every week

mongrel dawg whe chase yu fi nutting

the tief dem who think because "barell come" can broke in yu house

lack of strategic planning, too reactive not pro active.

not being able to wear yu nice jewelry down town, choporeta, gold chain, mi no wear dem tings deh but it would be nice to have the option

gingi fly

unmotivated goverment workers

grill pon vernada, pon window, pon back door, mi remember mi house before grill go pon it it sad when dem grilll it up

dawg, goat cow hog just a spar pon the road like dem own it

croaking lizard and bull frog

"leggo a money" attitude from trang strapping people

the wishsheld wiper guys and kids at hope road

but luv yard same way.

[Suesumba]

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step inna dawg du du because mi neh a wear shooz [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

haffi git up inna di miggle a night, fite dung duppy fi goh a pit tilet caz weh cudden affoad chimmy [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

mass walva uppa tap big dawg run mi dung saika mi a dig piece a yam

one fry hegg share fi six pickney [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[RollinCalf]

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some people weh mi know work a Air Jamaica but mi naah call no name.

[pattyk]

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badly equipped hospitals

[Wendy]

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Dat Gad Fisaken shool lunch (Patty an Cows milk)ina primary school [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Talk bout running belly food [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Suesumba]

Re: Some Things I Don't Miss in Jamaica: The Anti-Sentimentality Thread

Originally posted by pattyk:
[qb] badly equipped hospitals [/qb]

my youngest son was born in port antonio hospital. l

lawd gawd, di lunch was tin mackerel if yu people dem noh carry food fi yu, dawg nyam yu suppa, or maybe yu get soh hungry yu nyam dawg suppa

the nurses were top notch though. this one nurse massaged my uterous back down to the regular size [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] boy it was painful [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
but she knew what she was doing and she was very caring.

must say the experience was rather *can't even express in words* with respect to the other expectant mothers, especially since dem know wanna nedda biznizz

"den sophia noh di turd pickney yu a have? weh yaw gwan soh ovah"

o/

[Guest]

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Airpoat customs officers wheh sen yuh inna wan separate line fi get searched seaka yuh naw no hotel address.

Mosquitos
No hot water ar watah lack aaf pawt day when yuh dis ready fi di 2nd bade.
Everybaddi inna gov't affice slow
Every ole dawg a call to yuh
traffic in Kingston 24/7
everybaddi seh dem soon come an mek yuh siddung wait till all miggle nite fore dem show up
cyaan drive pon di leff han or di fambly too ova protective [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[Venn]

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yow truely dowe, di light cutting ting bad dowe enoh.

Mi sey wah day when Emily hit, fi di whole day wi have light when rain a pore outa door, an a di nex day when sun brite an hat dem cut light all day...how dat mek sense?

Dem a wuk pan wah light post, dem cut aff di light all day.

An den wen yuh get yuh light bill it high sed way....dem tings deh a sheggery.

[Guest]

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Oh lawd mi miss mi yawd doh...mi waan goh back dis year bad bad. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[RollinCalf]

Re: Some Things I Don't Miss in Jamaica: The Anti-Sentimentality Thread

Originally posted by Jedi l:
[qb] Oh lawd mi miss mi yawd doh...mi waan goh back dis year bad bad. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/qb]

Miself a goh back October for a while. Cyaan wait !

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[Guest]

Re: Some Things I Don't Miss in Jamaica: The Anti-Sentimentality Thread

Originally posted by RollinCalf:
[qb]

Originally posted by Jedi l:
[qb] Oh lawd mi miss mi yawd doh...mi waan goh back dis year bad bad. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/qb]

Miself a goh back October for a while. Cyaan wait !

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [/qb]

Oh gosh RC i had such a lovely time last year with my cousins, plus di fair is just right now and mi have di vacation time, but mi fraid fi leff di pickney dem inna di house. Cho!