Why the hate? I think catering to potential customers is a great idea. I don't get the haters. Geeze people lighten up. Ms Anna has it spot on. Really, places trying to cater is going to ruin your vacation? As far as the idyllic vision of soft white sand, sweet reggae music, have you heard the some of the music? Hardly sweet. Soft white sand, have you seen the cig butts? Enjoy it for what it is and all its morphs. Out of Many Come One. Chill the vodka!
Spot on too, Gunko.Originally Posted by Gunko
Perhaps if some of you "tourists" ventured out on the island you would see that the pasta, burgers, pizza, etc. are not so available there either. MissAnna doesn't seem to be wanting radical changes to everyone else's diet so why do people ridicule her simply pointing out to Jamaican business people that Russians spend money too?
Jamaican's are enterprising people and will pick up on where money is coming from and will eventually cater to those needs anyways. She is just trying to help the process along a likkle.
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A cute story we were at the riu tropical bay...a man had his two Russian nurses with him...they had on white mico mini skirts on at night and white thongs on at the beach...no cares about the food ...I think all the food is the same average food just go on vacation and have fun....
The point i was making is that when i go to a country, i don't expect that country to adapt to my palate. When I think of Jamaica, i think white sand, reggae music, the beach, etc. Not Russian cuisine. Nothing is wrong with Russian Cuisine, Italian, Asian, American, Spanish, or other Caribbean cuisine. But to expect it is another story. I guess the fact that i live in a place where you can get it all, makes Jamaica special to me. No hate. Just don't want to vacate to another NYC. I love Jamaica just the way it is.
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Thanks for coming back and explaining your feelings. I dont feel that Miss Anna came here expecting Jamaica to adapt to the Russian palate. Since I know that English is not her first language and not everything comes out in writing on the internet as it does in a personal conversation - I truly think she was just making a rather obvious suggestion that it would be a wise business decision if some of the Negril restaurant owners think about her new, the new emerging Eastern European market.
Negril and Jamaica would only benefit from their increased visitation, tourism being such an integral part of the local economy.
And while both me and Lisa love Kingston, if you dont want another NYC, then DO NOT go to Kingston.... (grin)
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Yes yes well said. I bet if you give any of those guys walking the beach $20-$30 they would be back in 10 minutes(45 minutes Jamaican time) with a bottle of vodka and a free spliff.
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Well, this is a difficult post to respond to. Business folks might want to accommodate the folks who have the bucks to visit. My husband spends months in Pattya each year and folks from Russia very much visit there, and spent money. Catering to certain tastes seems like a way that places either need to do or not.....depending on what their business plan is. For us we love Jamaican food. We would never go Italian in Negril, though I am sure there are many places that serve great food and pizza. For us, I cook. I am Italian and I don't go to Jamaica to eat Italian. I ate Italian in Rome, here at home, in Jersey I don't eat Italian if I can help it. A week, good god, deal, or go somewhere else where they have watered down versions of food you are used to having. I cannot stand all inclusive places that have international cuisine. Enjoy the local cuisine, it is wonderful. If you don't want what you usually have at home......stay home.....
We once went to a resort in the Dominican Republic that seemed to cater to European tastes, we hated the place. Not that we wanted hamburgers and French fries. But come on....eat what you want at home and enjoy a change of pace wherever you go.
I was wondering....is there a breakdown of each nationality that visits the island?? I was thinking that someone somewhere might keep track....and I was only wondering this because it would seem, and this is only my observation, that the more of one certain or two certain nationalities visit a destination, the more that their 'mark' with respect to food might be left on the locals as the locals attempt to cater to them and entice them back... the suggestion of Russian food is interesting and should they become a big part of tourism to the island, then wouldn't it be in the best interests of the economy both local and national, to cater to them also....it won't make much of a difference on what is already on offer, all our Jamaican/Itialian/Ital/German/ favs will still be around...just wouldn't be expecting the local jerk barrel to be dishing out cabbage, lol
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How many threads have we seen that start something like:
"My husband will only drink Bud. Where can I find it in Negril?"
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