Once again, people’s interest in things Jamaican is ongoing, and provides us all with teachable moments upon which to expand our knowledge. Just a few days ago (according to my tracker stats), someone in Maryland, USA, found my blog by googling “worldview of Jamaican culture” most likely to learn more about this endlessly fascinating topic. […]
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Posts tagged with 'Jamaican Culture'
Jamaican in China endorses Atomic Jamaican-style “Roots” health drink!
And just to show you how popular such Jamaican style drinks are, within 72 hours of launching the site, we received our first sale with absolutely no promotion or publicity!
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Friends in High Places…skewing the distribution
However, it appears that somewhere in the Jamaican Person Dispersal Prime Directive Personnel Department [that would be the JPDPDPD], there was a miscommunication, a misdirected memo, or some type of clerical error. For on April 9, 2011,
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A Patois Primer
For those who have asked: Jamaica’s language is English. As a former British colony, the Jamaican political and educational system culture, habits, worldview, and social norms are influenced by British culture. (I believe my aunt in Kingston still has her 4pm cup of tea every day) If you’ve visited Jamaica you might think otherwise, but […]
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Cool Ruler come an’ gone!
From: [email protected] Subject: Jamaican in China!–Gregory Isaacs, The Cool Ruler, R.I.P. Date: October 27, 2010 11:46:36 AM GMT+08:00 This is a brief, but important interlude from my adventures here in China, to let fans of Jamaican culture, and Reggae specifically know that noted Reggae singer, Gregory Isaacs, (aka “The Cool Ruler”) passed on Oct 25, […]
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The Embassy Girls!
Every time you meet a fellow Jamaican somewhere overseas, you take a little trip back home before you even utter a word to each other. There is a knowingness, a….
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You’re kidding, right???? How could you NOT know????!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Barack Obama has some Jamaican in him. But, at present, this is only a theory of mine….
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