....jamaicans remember faces,places and stories.... not so many ..remember names
....jamaicans remember faces,places and stories.... not so many ..remember names
On our first trip to Negril in '84, a young guy on the beach walked up to me and said "good to see you again Mon......but you got skinny!" I told him it was our first trip - just another tall american with a mustache, but skinnier than your average dude. Next year, he recognized me and said - I remember you this time. And he continues to.....
What cracks me up is that the local beach vendors seem to know when we're coming every year. Within 1/2 hour, my usual vendors - the few that I buy something from every year - seem to be looking for me when I arrive. Seems like more than a coincidence. May be "inside" information!
My husband and I used to be remembered. he was 6' tall and I was 4'10", so we stood out. I often wore a big T-shirt that had one of those Kliban cats walking a dog on a leash on it and the beach guys always thought that shirt was hilarious. Oh they knew us all right.