Why do jamaicans find it so easy to beg.

[Rob]

The phone call problem/issue seems to be a reoccurring theme here. I find this point interesting.

I have met an incredible number of boardies over the years, many who are posting in this thread. I have varying relationships with each one, some I see year after year, others several times a year and have many I would consider real friends. But out of all these tens or even hundreds of thousands of people I have met since moving here, I have less than a handful of home phone numbers.

So an interesting question would be, why are some visitors so quick to give out their home phone number to people they meet in Jamaica?

I would hazard to guess that when the phone number was given out, one of the lines mentioned was "if you ever need anything, please let me know" kind of statement. Not in all cases, but I would think it was said quite often.

And be thankful folks, with the Digicel international plan now, at least these calls are no longer made "collect".... (grin)

[smith744]

And be thankful folks, with the Digicel international plan now, at least these calls are no longer made "collect".... (grin)

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#1......that '..international plan.." is a godsend..!!..
last-trip, i needed to call-home (to-foreign),
and my Ja-mentor offer-ed the use-of one of their cellphones
~~~~the-one with the international-plan chip~~~~
i was blown-away by how cheap the call was:::>> Ja$20 for a nice long call

#2....those back-in-the-day '..collect..' calls
I, too, have gotten 2-3 of those calls
each-time, i FIRM-ly told the caller:::>> "..DO NOT EVER do that again..!!!.."
i've gotten no more collect calls

[Suz]

And be thankful folks, with the Digicel international plan now, at least these calls are no longer made "collect".... (grin)

At least with collect calls you could decline it!

Some great points here - But to follow up on Smith's post about asking the JA born US resident - I think you will find that they are not exempt from getting the same treatment and calls - Above and beyond all points already raised, we also have to battle the media perception created - America, the land of the rich and the free....

[Lapurr]

- America, the land of the rich and the free....

And...Famous!

[ackee]

re the chicken crossing the road, Smith..great answer.
,,,and Rob ,...yu hit the nail on the head !!
Some tourists throw their money all around(innocently), confuse business relationships and friendships and then are always complaining how their ""friends" are treating them.
Someties wen yu try to explain to them how they could adjust their behaviour, they will call yu names ...tell yu yu are cheap etc..