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I've made quite a few trips,
to Negril & other Ja-places
and
although you may believe it,
it's true
here's one (of many) examples::::>>> I'm strolling in Negril
down by the RoundAbout
...school has let-out
.........back-packed, jolly, neatly dressed & coif-ed school children, frolicking as they make their way home
LOTs of folks out & about
moving, moving, doing their Ja-thing
...mostly Ja-residents
.....not many tourists-types
a group of 'bout 5-6 boy-students
see me
.....I get *that-look* :::>>> he's from-foreign
boys-SAY (while laughing):::>> ''..Give me/us some money..''
I laugh back-at-them
[[[ 'cause I got the *joke* ]]]
they continue-on :::: jolly, frolicking, 'cause they've been *practice-ing* their beg-tourist thing-y
this has happened to me on numerous occasions in Negril
but
not so much in Lucea-town [[ very very rare-ly ]]
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keep in mind it's an ***industry***
the tourist-INDUSTRY
....which requires one to *learn* & hone industrial-strength ways & habits :::: gotta start early-early to go-from rookie, to novice, to intern, to apprentice, to finally reach INDUSTRIAL.
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lol
lol
lol
tru tru TRUE...!!!..
in fact,
the odds are pretty-good
that said-family-member(s)
DON'T live IN Negril
...it's too expensive [for many] to live IN Negril
.......they might live as far away as SavLaMar or Lucea or further/farther out ---- approximately 20-miles away
I've *learned* that most children LEARN their *ways* & habits FROM their ''..family members..''
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lol
lol
lol
I've been off-the-board for a while,
but if I'd seen that-post
i *probably* WOULD have said something-something
[[[ as i have in the past ]]
ummmmmmmmmm
maybe not
'cause,
as now is the case,
that *discussion* tends to mash-up a thread
[[ as is the case right NOW
ummmmmmm
WHAT was the original topic of this thread...???... ]]]
lol
lol
lol
like i said,
i probably would have said something,,, but lately, in my old-age, I've given-up on _____ _____ _____
nevermind,
my now-deceased grandma once said, when I asked her for some advise::::>>> ''''... I DON'T give advise anymore ..... folks gonna do what they want to do anyways....'''.
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no no nooooooooooooooooooo..!!
:-(
you NOT being ''negative''
....i don't *see* negative-ity
........we *reasoning*, mi fren
.............everyting cris
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
me all-ways say:::>> ''..WHEN in Jamaica,,, do things the SAME way you would do them back-home, in your hometown, in your neighborhood, back-in-foreign...''
so,
that said,
I'm trying to visualize
what would happen
here in good 'ole WashingtonDC USofA
if some stranger(s)
came rolling thru my neighborhood
handing out toys and candy to the children.
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
on my street,
my neighbors would pitch a hissy-fit
:-(
some would call the police
and tell 'em to come get the ''..gift-givers..'' :::: suspicious activities.
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ummmmmmmmmmmmm
that guy in/from Chicago-land:::::: John Wayne Gacey(sp?) comes to my mind, for some strange reason
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* sigh *
as Rob said (above) [paraphrased] ::>> '''... food for thought ..'''