Beg to differ on one point - Patois is more than just a slang or accent. It is more of a language with it's own syntax and meanings. And not everyone understands everyone else immediately - some inland folks speak a patois sooooo deep that other Jamaicans who live on the coast have a bit of trouble with it. But I love the sound of it. Sometimes just by letting it flow around me and not trying too hard, the meanings manage to come thru. I may use an occasional phrase but I know I will never be able to speak it - at least not without suffering a certain amount of good natured abuse.