Don't laugh at the misfortunes of others.
Don't laugh at the misfortunes of others.
Meaning - Don't make fun of others, you are not perfect either.
Sorry fi mawga dawg, mawga dawg tun roun bite you
linston@redplate-negril.com
Halfwaytree,
Thanks for adding the meanings - it is always fun for people to be given the meanings behind the sayings....
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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]
These are all great.
Irie Sue