Tag: Jamaica

Had a conversation with a Jamaican

[Grocery Store]1: Yo!2: Hi there.1: What's up?2: Good sir, you?1: Not much. It's 10 PM. What are you doing here?2: Just got back from Christian camp.1: Oh yeah.2: Yeah. Just wanted to get some gummies...Do Read more [...]...
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Bethlehem to Jamaica

1. My father was from Bethlehem. 2. Oh. Palestine? 1. Yeah. 2. And your mom? 1. She was English. English white from Jamaica. 2. Oh I see. Have you bin to Bethlehem? 1. Actually no. Never been to that part Read more [...]...
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What’s your name?

1: "What's your name?" 2: "Taquim" 1: "Are you Muslim?" 2: "No." 1: "Where you from?" 2: "Jamaica." 1: "Oh I see. Sounds like an Arabic name." 2: "Yeah, hmm." 1: "Some Jamaican's have Arabic names, like Read more [...]...
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