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    Don't laugh at the misfortunes of others.

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    Meaning - Don't make fun of others, you are not perfect either.

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    Sorry fi mawga dawg, mawga dawg tun roun bite you

    linston@redplate-negril.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by captaind & Linston View Post
    Sorry fi mawga dawg, mawga dawg tun roun bite you
    How true!!

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    Halfwaytree,

    Thanks for adding the meanings - it is always fun for people to be given the meanings behind the sayings....
    Negril.com - For the vacation that never ends!

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    Quote Originally Posted by captaind & Linston View Post
    Sorry fi mawga dawg, mawga dawg tun roun bite you
    "The hungry dog you feed today may just turn around and bite you"

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    I have heard these before but not for a long long time. Looked on the web to jog my memory.


    Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight" [Don't get involved in this that don't concerns you]

    "Chicken merry; hawk deh [is] near" [Be careful when things are going too good for you as its always possible that danger is around the corner]

    "Hog say, 'de first dutty water mi ketch, mi wash'." [Make use of the first opportunities that comes your way]

    "Wanti, wanti nuh 'avi 'avi an 'avi 'avi nuh wanti wanti". [Those that want don't have and those that have don't appreciate what they've got]

    "Every mikkle mek a mukkle" [Every little bit counts]

    "Duppy know who fi frighten" [Bullies (or ghost) pick on those who can defend themselves the least]

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    Re: Jamaican philosophy

    These are all great.
    Irie Sue


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