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02 October, 2010

People will know you are Jamaican if...



  • You can't say "three" or "thing" ... you instead say "tree" and "ting".




  • You can distinguish between "cocoa-tea" "bush-tea", and "green-tea".




  • When someone sympathizes with you, you comment "Yuh tink seh it easy?"




  • You say words like Heg (instead of Egg); Hingland (instead of England)




  • You point with your lips.




  • You give directions with your hands, even if it is in another state.




  • You go to parties for the food and drink and then cuss after wards when the food and drink run out.




  • You address all the Chinese at the local shop as "Mr. Chin" or "Ms Chin".




  • You nod your head upwards to greet someone.




  • You always find yourself standing next to plenty of luggage and boxes at the airport.




  • When you travel home, you bring an extra suitcase going down, it has none of your clothes; returning, it has food.




  • You hate to throw away empty containers as they might come in handy for pepper sauce or "green seasonings".




  • You have one big pot you call curry pot when you are not even cooking curry.




  • You have another pot you called "dutch pot".




  • You say "bwoy" at the beginning of a sentence and "man" at the end of it.




  • You always hang something on your rear view mirror.




  • You put pepper sauce on everything for the taste.




  • You think eating ackee and saltfish, plantain and fried dumplings are a great morning breakfast.




  • You can't go a week without a rice dish.




  • You chew and suck out all the marrow from the chicken bone and then pick out your teeth after wards.




  • You bring home food from a party (enough for your breakfast the next morning, your lunch and your dinner!)




  • You chew the ice when you finish your drinks.




  • You must put dumplings in all soups.




  • You show disapproval by sucking your teeth.




  • You have a dishwasher in the house and only use it for special occasions.




  • You have a thyme (or mint) bush growing somewhere in your yard.