Manda's first trip to jamaica sept 2011

[ohliz]

Most J'can younger women I've been around outside of tourist areas have not been at all intimidated by me, lol...I can barely hold my own with them in terms of looks, style, clothes...I am a bit older...a few are friends...all have been perfectly polite to me in any case. I'm speaking of Kingston parties and clubs.

Overall I have 2-3 Jamaican female friends who are my own age.

And just FYI Jamaican women come in all shades, black, white, and many shades of red, yellow and brown....

[Manda81]

I can't really discuss this on a wider scale than my own experience because I've only been one time however I would assume that in a metro area like Kingston it may not be such a strange thing to see a white tourist female than it might be in the Santa Cruz mountains although I'm positive I'm not the only one lol I think that these girls whether it be Jamaican or any nationality were college girls and so they are clique-y and young. They also were on a 11pm curfew from what I heard so I'm sure that me being an uknown white female tourist didn't help not that anyone was rude to me in any way it was just a vibe that I"m sure probably threw them off too. Afterall I showed up with 3 males that didn't attend their college.

P.S I just have to say that I absolutely love the discussions that take place after some of my posts! They are great keep it going, plus it gives me more time to write the next day lol

[Angel]

We are waiting Amanda keep it going please. :-)

[TizzyATX]

Haha, good point Manda....I guess girls are girls are girls...no matter where you go. Young clique'ish girls should be expected at any college party...anywhere. lol I've gotten that same out of place feeling at parties right here in my hometown.

I'm really enjoying your thread btw

[shellyk]

Oh lord no no no that wasn't what I meant at all. I meant as in Bartending, working the stores, the resorts, where they have to be nice to us to keep food on their tables and keep a job. Many and not ALL I'm sure Jamaican women ages app. 20-30 see us as competition or as someone who thinks they are better. Also the amount of attention the tourist women get from Jamaican men does irritate many girls.
Meant nothing more or different.

[Eden]

Oh lord no no no that wasn't what I meant at all. I meant as in Bartending, working the stores, the resorts, where they have to be nice to us to keep food on their tables and keep a job. Many and not ALL I'm sure Jamaican women ages app. 20-30 see us as competition or as someone who thinks they are better. Also the amount of attention the tourist women get from Jamaican men does irritate many girls.
Meant nothing more or different.

I would think that most Jamaican women would not care/be jealous about the type of Jamaican men giving that kind of attention to tourist women. I hardly think that a hardworking and respectful Jamaican woman would go for the Rent-a -Dread type of guy.
Miss Manda, just started reading your report and absolutely loving it! Keep writing, girl!

[TiCtOc]

I would think that most Jamaican women would not care/be jealous about the type of Jamaican men giving that kind of attention to tourist women. I hardly think that a hardworking and respectful Jamaican woman would go for the Rent-a -Dread type of guy.
Miss Manda, just started reading your report and absolutely loving it! Keep writing, girl!

Who said the women mentioned were hardworking?
So every Jamaican man that talks or gives attention to a tourist is classed as a rent a dread to you?

[kbisiar]

Loving It and wow oh wow do I know exactly that un nerving feeling you felt , been there many times!! Let's face it not many Jamaican girls have an appreciation for pretty white girls at there parties outside the tourist areas where they get paid to be near us.

I got what shellyk was saying. I think sandy-girl took it out of context.

[TiCtOc]

black, white, and many shades of red, yellow and brown.... yes! and as long as they turn up the speakers and smile and make a little space for me and my rum I am happy ~ might even share my rum!
I do not do screwfaces LOL I see face pulling as a twitchy nervous thing so no point sending looks over my way !
I have had fun at all the parties I have attended.
I know it can feel daunting though just for a split second sometimes, like one time I was at a gathering it was the night before a funeral and it was in a very remote place.
Deep into the greenery and trees and mountains~ for me anyway.
No streetlights, no road just half a town gathering way back.

So this very drunk man starts shouting whitey whitey which is fine I am used to that it means nothing,
so then he started making sexual remarks not your usual rudeboy remarks but like being quite rude and drunk with it.and for a split second I thought I am in the middle of nowhere half a town full of pretty much strangers there is a man shouting at me , I am the only white person here and there is a grave dug behind me and its dark and .....
But then I snapped out of it because our neice that lives in Jamaica came out and hit in across the head (not too hard) and told him to hush up his mouth before he takes a beating or something like that!
And so the rum punch continued

You reminded me of another time, remote place once again and a man shouted AY whitey what you doing here?
and AGAIN I had drunk a little bit of rum beforehand and was just in a silly mood and could not really be bothered dealing with anyone I was just doing my own thing so I acted silly and when he said ay whitey what are you doing here? I replied~ I do not know, my spaceship left me here and then said in a really stupid voice and did a moonwalk "I am a whitey alien" LOL OMG what the hell was I thinking? I thought later after the guy looked at me like omg freak laughed and almost ran away, I wondered if the man was just stopping to ask me the time or something!
Initially I thought he may want a date or money or I was not sure but I just wanted to carry on with what I was doing.
Still cannot believe I said that to him.Hope I am not the only white person he has seen, he may think we are all totally nuts full time

[suzengrace]

OK ...Shelly I get you girl.....Perfect example how things written and how one interprets can be totally different...But regardless, everyone should be able to have their own opinion...