Which island's culture .........

[DC]

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Ah-Ha This is way too cool..Thanks heretic..

Laylay
<span style="font-weight: bold">As used by Jamaicans:</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Verb
To loiter or procrastinate. To waste time</span>

<span style="color: #CC0000">How yu jus a laylay soh? </span>


<span style="font-weight: bold">As used by Trinidadians:</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Noun
Small red bunches that grows in bunches. They can be sweet, but have a stainy taste and an astringent effect.</span>

A wonda which fruit dis?

[sistacaf]

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silentriva
this is fun, do another! <span style="font-style: italic">(yes i am easily amused)</span>

this is what gave the first one away:
<span style="font-style: italic">&quot;When a calypso on the radio in Lent would have caused a scandal&quot;</span> Trini all the way.

plus dem mention soca, chutney, and hops bread...

patacake = chocha, nani ... etc. u know, women's pawts. i think is no accident it was followed by 'buddy' up in datdeh list. Of course it has other meanings too, i just dunno what they are.

dunno what dem call 'laylay' so i looked it up:

<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">&quot;White Manjack/Cordia Alba&quot;. </span>
</span> The mucilaginous pulp of the fruit is used as glue, and to help maintain dreadlocks. The flowers and leaves have a variety of medicinal uses. </span>

Here's a foto

so, what, izzat jackfruit maybe??

<span style="font-style: italic">eta: oh, nah, never mind. i just looked up jackfruit too. Duh, not nearly.</span>

[DC]

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sistacaf..yu mek BOAL....

patacake...Oh, is dat it mean? no wonder it wasn't on the WiWords website..

heretic posted the link to the laylay meaning..check it out!


yes, it doesn't look like jackfruit....I just wondered if there is a jamaican equivalent for the fruit laylay..maybe not!

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<span style="font-style: italic">Here's another cultural difference piece...</span>

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">Cultural Differences between the <span style="color: #009900"> Jamaican,</span> <span style="color: #CC0000"> Trinidadian</span> and the <span style="color: #000099"> Bajan </span>(from Barbados)</span></span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Excuse me little girl, can I fit in there? </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Hey, pickney, small up youself!
TRINI: smallie, gimmeh ah pass dey
BAJAN: Scotch rung! </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">That woman is overweight.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Lawd, look how she fat and spread out like mash bullfrog.
TRINI: Oh jeesan, dah woman realllll fat
BAJAN: You, she big as ya. </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">You are such an attractive woman.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Gal you look like fresh vegetable.
TRINI: Darlin', yuh lookin' real good
BAJAN: Psssstt !My friend ! </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">I really would like for us to be intimate.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Gal, mi wan be wid you.
TRINI: Chek nah, ah wan tuh breed yuh.
BAJAN: Yuh gunna gimme piece or wha? </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">There are a lot of men out there, that I can date besides you.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Tree no grow in me face ya know.
TRINI: Real men chek fuh me
BAJAN: When one door shut anudder one does open.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">He is such a womanizer. </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Him walk bout like dawg, every light post him si, him haffi stap.
TRINI: Hees ah real sweetman
BAJAN: Heez de man. </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">You have a crumb on your face, dear.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: You look like when fowl come from mango walk.
TRINI: Yuh have ting on yuh face
BAJAN: Uh uuuh!!!Wuz dah pun you face??? </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Oh, I see you are entering puberty.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: How you face bumpy-bumpy like grater so?
TRINI: Yuh face real juk up
BAJAN: Ya face look like a ripe sour-sop. </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Honestly, I don't know the answer. </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Ah wah you a bodda me headside fa?
TRINI: I eh know !
BAJAN: WHA??? </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Casserole</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Putto-putto
TRINI: Pelau
BAJAN: Cou-Cou </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Aeroplane </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Silver bird
TRINI: Tri Star
BAJAN: Bee-wee </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Bank teller </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Bank clark
TRINI: Big wok
BAJAN: Tellar </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Taxi </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Robot
TRINI: Maxi
BAJAN: ZR </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">She sleeps around </span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: She flighty
TRINI: Real men dig dat gurl
BAJAN: Boy you, she wutless! </span>

[heretic]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body">patacake...Oh, is dat it mean? no wonder it wasn't on the WiWords website.. </div></div>That's only because nobody added that synonym. An oversight since corrected

Caribbean people have more words fi parts dan anyting else, apparently.

[heretic]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Casserole</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Putto-putto
TRINI: Pelau
BAJAN: Cou-Cou </span>
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Dis not right. Cou Cou is tun cornmeal, and pelau is a one pot ting wid rice, peas and meat.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Robot
TRINI: Maxi
BAJAN: ZR </span></div></div>
Dis not right either. Maxi and ZR are 'licenced' taxis equivalent to Jamaian red-plates. Robots not licenced or regulated.

[DC]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: heretic</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body">patacake...Oh, is dat it mean? no wonder it wasn't on the WiWords website.. </div></div>That's only because nobody added that synonym. An oversight since corrected

Caribbean people have more words fi parts dan anyting else, apparently.


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Oh yeah, I can see that now, DWL...Oh my!

[DC]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: heretic</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Casserole</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Putto-putto
TRINI: Pelau
BAJAN: Cou-Cou </span>
</div></div>
Dis not right. Cou Cou is tun cornmeal, and pelau is a one pot ting wid rice, peas and meat.

<span style="color: #990000"> SR: Maybe they are saying dis is fi wi casserole in fi wi cultcha..LOL** I dunno..If I remember putto-putto is when something 'mecke mecke' an look like porrige...LOL** maybe edible, but it look putto putto DWL..dis mek mi laugh!...... mi neva know sat cou cou is tun cawnmeal..I was thinking something else..</span>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-style: italic">JAMAICAN: Robot
TRINI: Maxi
BAJAN: ZR </span></div></div>
Dis not right either. Maxi and ZR are 'licenced' taxis equivalent to Jamaian red-plates. Robots not licenced or regulated. </div></div>

<span style="color: #990000"> SR: Ahhh, if they said 'Lada' den it would be more appropriate....</span>