Just smile and say "No thanks, I'm good" or "No mon, everyting irie".
Just smile and say "No thanks, I'm good" or "No mon, everyting irie".
Clearly stated no and keep moving. Saying respect does seem to help.. it might let them know you've been around. After enough of those encounters eventually they stop approaching you. Isn't worth their time. Maybe that's what you need to convince them off for real.
NAPALM!
No, really, I usually just talk politely to them and let them know that I'm not buying. Don't let them put jewelry or anything on you.
And I really don't do the ganja. Gotta pee in the cup, mon.
It's these changes in latitude, changes in attitude
Nothing remains quite the same.
With all of our running and all of our cunning,
If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.
Jimmy Buffett
I try to be polite, as I am a guest in their country, and say "No, thanks mon, I've got every likkle thing I need, but respect to YOU mon!" If that doesn't work I just keep repeating "Respect to YOU mon" in the middle of every sentence they speak. After a while, they get the hint. And, I always say it with a big smile! I like buying things on the beach....jerk, coco bread, patties and foodstuff...but not souvenirs, me got plenty of dat, including the carved giraffe that was carved in Africa, not JA...
For me, it seems my friends appreciate sauces and the like that they cannot get at home...
"Enjoy Every Sandwich"-Warren Zevon
I even had someone try to get me to loan them cash to buy a vender stall...only 750.00 american-ya gotta be on yours toes when ya reach the beach cuzs theres request about every 5 feet.
Shellyk, I do admit that is one thing that does get a little annoying after a while. I know I'm not the best looking woman in the world, and the flowery flattery is nice, but sometimes a line is crossed..but I try to keep my sense of humor about it and that helps..usually by the time evening rolls around and I get "offers" I sometimes just wink and say no thanks, a poor girl like me could never afford someone of their obvious high calibre. That either gets a laugh or sometimes even more flowery words, but it's all good, as long as the guy isn't too pushy, and so far havent' come across any guy that is.
I have found in the case of souvenir/craft people telling them " No mon..This is not gift shopping day - Thats end of the week" This year had a fine time messing with a couple of hustlers by the Hi/Lo who wanted to sell me Valium & Viagara..Stopped them in their tracks with "Hang on there - Doesn't one of those cancel out the other ?" They thought it over and I walked off. A sense of humour and a smile sure helps..
Whenever I was asked "Where you stayin?" I used to avoid the the question or say, "Just up the beach" or something like that. But lately I've been saying I'm at 'The Hummingbird'.
There is no such place - but it sounds real enough. Occasionally I'll get a question as to where it is, etc - and then I embellish. I tell them exactly where it is, which depends where I am at the time, and I tell them how great the food is there, etc. I've gotten to the point that now I believe that I am actually staying at The Hummingbird, which makes it even more believable, I've been staying there for 2 years now and I've become an ambassador for the place.
My Books:
Walk Good - Sunset Negril - Night NurseAvailable @ www.amazon.com - search 'Roland Reimer'
So, where do you tell them it is???...if it's actually a figment of your imagination?....do you make up a new location each time someone asks?...LOL!!
It's a joke all together.........
speak german end of story.........I know 6 phrases
the real key is to know how to insulate yourself
and move about erratically on the fringe.....
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