What does "Gawn like Sammy Mout" mean?

[Sinco01]

Re: What does "Gawn like Sammy Mout" mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mrs_Jahpicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who is Tony Verity by the way? </div></div>

Tony Verity was the MC on the mike..
He was a host in the early days of Radio in Jamaica

[Sinco01]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?


Yuo will know a Jamaican ..

* Try to get your attention with a &quot;psst....&quot; sound.

* Offer to help you with a problem -Jamaicans are very kind people.

* Are your neighbours - They will always be there for you!

* Laugh! A Jamaican laugh is spontaneous.

* Refer to &quot;small little&quot; when they mean &quot;tiny&quot;.

* Have a kerosene lamp with a &quot;Home Sweet Home&quot; shade.

* Tell a stranger &quot;good morning&quot;, &quot;good evening&quot;, &quot;good night&quot; - This is definitely part of our culture!

* Cannot have Sunday dinner without rice and peas.

* Go to the bathroom to &quot;tidy&quot;.

* Are your employees - Some of the best employees you will ever find.

* Carry fried fish and bammy when travelling overseas.

* Have Dettol or Bay Rum in their cupboard.

* Refer to soda as &quot;soft drink&quot; or &quot;aerated water&quot;.

* Refer to Orientals as &quot;Missa Chin or Miss Chin&quot;.

* Refer to &quot;horse dead and cow fat&quot; in reference to a story.

* &quot;Hiss&quot; their teeth in anger.

* Say &quot;glass of cold ice water&quot;.

* Refer to green bananas, yams, etc. as &quot;food&quot;.

* Refer to mixed drink such as lemonade or fruit punch as &quot;drinks&quot;.

* Say &quot;Simit&quot; when pronouncing the name &quot;Smith&quot;.

* Blink their eyes (cut eye) when displeased with someone.

* Use overproof white rum instead of rubbing alcohol.

* Point to someone or something by pushing their mouth forward.

* Refer to all nail polish (regardless of brand!) as &quot;Cutex&quot;.

* Refer to margarine as &quot;cooking butter&quot;.

* Refer to butter as &quot;best butter&quot;.

* Refer to supermarket plastic bags as &quot;scandal bags&quot;.


Jamaicans are a unique people. We have our own language and our own way of expressing ourselves!

[LiteBlonde]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

I am still looking for the link between the SONG and Sammy's mouth.

IN THE SONG, and not necessarily SPECIFIC TO JAMAICA or JAMAICANS, the people killed Sammy because his corn grew like mad and they got jealous <span style="font-style: italic">Neighbour kyaan bear fe see neighbour flourish...But a grudgeful dem grudgeful kill Sammy</span>, but what do I know, it could have been a different Sammy.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mrs_Jahpicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who is Tony Verity by the way? </div></div> Is he still alive??

[Nylah]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Tell a stranger &quot;good morning&quot;, &quot;good evening&quot;, &quot;good night&quot; - This is definitely part of our culture!
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my favorite thing right here

[Seveen]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

Da bwoy de so chat him moat jus a gwaan like sammy moat. Lard tap de nise an mek mi yess nyam grass.

SOURCE

[LiteBlonde]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sinco01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Yuo will know a Jamaican ..


* Go to the bathroom to &quot;tidy&quot;.

* Say &quot;glass of cold ice water&quot;.

* Refer to mixed drink such as lemonade or fruit punch as &quot;drinks&quot;.

* Use overproof white rum instead of rubbing alcohol.

* Refer to margarine as &quot;cooking butter&quot;. <span style="color: #330000">Me didn't know this </span>

* Refer to butter as &quot;best butter&quot;. <span style="color: #330000">Me didn't know this either </span>

Jamaicans are a unique people. We have our own language and our own way of expressing ourselves! </div></div>

I'd add these:

<span style="color: #330000">* Announcing &quot;me back a SCRATCH ME&quot; - while scratching wildly against an open door

* Scratch their arm (way above the elbow) while saying &quot;Me HAND a scratch me you see. </span> My grandmother always did those two.

[Magician]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DotCom</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sinco01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Yuo will know a Jamaican ..


* Go to the bathroom to &quot;tidy&quot;.

* Say &quot;glass of cold ice water&quot;.

* Refer to mixed drink such as lemonade or fruit punch as &quot;drinks&quot;.

* Use overproof white rum instead of rubbing alcohol.

* Refer to margarine as &quot;cooking butter&quot;. <span style="color: #330000">Me didn't know this </span>

* Refer to butter as &quot;best butter&quot;. <span style="color: #330000">Me didn't know this either </span>

Jamaicans are a unique people. We have our own language and our own way of expressing ourselves! </div></div>

I'd add these:

<span style="color: #330000">* Announcing &quot;me back a SCRATCH ME&quot; - while scratching wildly against an open door

* Scratch their arm (way above the elbow) while saying &quot;Me HAND a scratch me you see. </span> My grandmother always did those two.

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*Animating inanimate objects &quot;Di bus miss me!&quot; &quot;Di cyaar lick me&quot; as opposed to I miss the bus and I get lick by a car.

*Hole'ing tings. &quot;Mek mi hole a fresh/sleep/food&quot;

[LiteBlonde]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Animating inanimate objects &quot;Di bus miss me!&quot; &quot;Di cyaar lick me&quot; as opposed to I miss the bus and I get lick by a car. </div></div>

Bwaaaahhhhaaaa!

Especially when they were the ones who woke up late or stepped out into traffic.

[britisha]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

Mi noh think it really related to the song, Sammy Dead...a mussie smaddie juss used it and it stuck...but mi used to hear it all the while...&quot; ie juss gaawn like Sammy moute&quot;...meaning all gone, finish, nutt'n noh leff..

[Sinco01]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?


i had just put the song lyrics up there ..
because it was the first thing that came to mind ..
but ..
i think that song lyrics ..
came about because of strife and bangarang between ...
singers ..
studio recording artists ..

some of the lyrics is to obfuscate ..
but i think it was mostly meant to say ..
leave me aND MY LYRICS ALONE ..
MEK MI PROSPER ..
dont tief my lyrics ..
AND DON'T GRUDGE MI BECAUSE MI have a likkle success

[Seveen]

Re: What does &quot;Gawn like Sammy Mout&quot; mean?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mrs_Jahpicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...and where did this expression come from?



An older relative actually asked me to post this so be kind.

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why didn't you ask the elder?

sounds like she had something to say

but you were gawn like sammy mout