The Jamaican Culture - You will know a Jamaican when they......

• Try to get your attention with a "psst...." 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 "small little" when they mean "tiny".

• Have a kerosene lamp with a "Home Sweet Home" shade.

• Tell a stranger "good morning", "good evening", "good night" - This is definitely part of our culture!

• Cannot have Sunday dinner without rice and peas.

• Go to the bathroom to "tidy".

• 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 "soft drink" or "aerated water".

• Refer to Orientals as "Missa Chin or Miss Chin".

• Refer to "horse dead and cow fat" in reference to a story.

• "Hiss" their teeth in anger.

• Say "glass of cold ice water".

• Refer to green bananas, yams, etc. as "food".

• Refer to mixed drink such as lemonade or fruit punch as "drinks".

• Say "Simit" when pronouncing the name "Smith".

• 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 "Cutex".

• Refer to margarine as "cooking butter".

• Refer to butter as "best butter".

• Refer to supermarket plastic bags as "scandal bags".

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

This is truly ..........."The Jamaican Culture"!