Quote Originally Posted by Vince View Post
and time with real Jamaican like you do
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i *thought* a '.real.' Jamaican was somebody who was bred, born & raised there
....e.g., they got a Jamaican birth certificate

nevertheless,
all dem folks you meet in Negril are REAL-Jamaicans, TOO

they *might* be a likkle *different* in certain ways
....do things in *different* ways (for tourist consumption)

but they-too are REAL

ONCE upon a time,
on one of my first trips,
i explored the main craft market

met a vendor/shopkeeper lady,
who invited me back-to her shop that evening
to share a meal

[[[ an aside:::>> joking-ly i had begged her for a likkle something-something that i'd seen cooking in a BIG-pot, over a wood fire, in the back of her shop/hut ]]]

since she made the invite
..later that evening, i went BACK to the craft market for-dinner

:-)

when i got there,
i didn't recognize her,
'cause she'd changed her clothing

instead of her '.for-the-tourist.' attair,
she was deck-ed OUT in some snazzy jazzy designer jeans, and a fancy blouse, with her hair uncovered .... without her AuntJamima(sp?) head-covering.

she had-on earrings,
gold rings and more rings on her fingers
and lipstick

no no nooooooooooooooo
'twasn't dress-ed up for me

nooooooooooooooooooooo

'cause she was SHOCK-ed that i came back

came-back alone
..in the dark
...deep deep deep into the bowls of the in-famous Negril craft market, that frigthens many tourist/foreigners

anyhooooooooooooooo

dinner was GOOD..!!..
a fun time, with her and a couple other guy-residents