Saturday

Jamaican Ole time sayings







Jot down some sayings that you heard growing up here. If you know it, also give the explanation.


Let me start.

I heard this one and I want to know if anybody found it to be true.

"If you want to scare off bad dawg, just shine a bright flashlight in their eyes"

Now tell me how in the world will bad dawg run from light?  Are they afraid of their shadow or something?

"When Ashes cold Dawg will Lie down"
If there is no threat people will take advantage.


"Time is longer than rope"
This means that bad times can't last forever.


Cock Mouth Kill Cock
The things that a person says will turn around and judge them

Likkle but tallawah
Seemingly insignificant but strong, beautiful and not to be underestimated

I will explain these later
  1. Duppy know who fi frighten
  2. Kiss me neck back
  3. Ku yah
  4. Kaka Faat
  5. seet deh now
  6. Who can't hear must feel
  7. Chicken Merry Hawk deh near
  8. What gone bad a mawning cyah come good ah evening
  9. Nuh sankey nuh sing suh
  10. Not everything weh good fi eat good fi talk
  11. Who the cap fit let them wear it
  12. Don't hang your hat farther than you can reach it
  13. You can run but you cant hide
  14. Long run short ketch
  15. Weh eye nuh si heart nuh leap
  16. When fox can't catch the grape dem seh  it sour
  17. You can't pl ant corn and expect peas
  18. You reap what you sow
  19. The higher the monkey climb the more his ass expose
  20. If everyday yuh carry bucket to well, one day the bottom ah guh drop out
  21. Wah sweet yuh gwine sour yuh
  22. If anybody ever see mi dying trial
  23. Hard aise pickeny nyam rock stone
  24. Dawg wid too many owner go hungry
  25. Dawg ah guh nyam yuh supper
  26. Fir deh ah muss muss tail and him tink a cool breeze
  27. Idle Jackass follow cane trash to pound
  28. Today fimi, but tomorrow might bi fiyuh
  29. Everythig is Everything?
  30. Wah deh pan alligator back, soon guh ah him belly
  31. If you nuh guh inna fowl rouse, him cyah shit pan you
  32. If you lie down with mangy dawg, yuh gwine rise with fleas
  33. Never see come see
  34. You haffi creep before you can walk
  35. If you want goo you nose affi run
  36. Water more than flour
  37. See an blind hear and deaf
  38. Bird cyah fly pan one wing
  39. Tom may drunk but him nuh fool
  40. I may have been born in the day, but it was not yesterday
  41. One one cocoa full basket
  42. you a poppy show
  43. Puss and dawg nuh have the same luck
  44. high seat kill ms Thomas puss
  45. A nuh the first day leaf guh a water botttom it rotten
  46. Wah sweet nanny goat ah guh run im belly
  47. But Jesus, Tek di case an gimme the pillow
  48. Every hoe have a stick ah bush
  49. If you walk too fast you gwin hafi walk two time
  50. What you don't know older than you
  51. Ah nuh one time monkey wah wife
  52. Same knife that stick goat will stick sheep too
  53. You have to take bad things make laugh
  54. Dis caryy guh bring come bring misery
  55. Tek what you get till you get waht you want.
  56. MI affi suck salt through wooden spoon
  57. When a tief tief from a tief God laugh
  58. When it rains while the sun shiines -the devila nd him wife a fight over salt mackeral
  59. Empty bag cyah stand up
  60. If you spit in the sky it will fall in your face
  61. Yuh expcting flood or you take your measurement in water
  62. Old broom knows the corners best
  63. Every dawg hame them day
  64. You nyam chicken bauxide



Sunday

Jamaican Opportunities

What kind of opportunities are availabl in Jamaica, do tell. I know many people will be interested in this one.

Jamaican Infratstructure

Tell us about the Jamaican infrastructure. (schools, roads, police etc)

Jamaican weather

Tell us about the weather in Jamaica.

There is only one way to describe the Jamaican weather, and that is "Hot!!"

In Fall it hot
In Winter sometimes it not so hot
In Spring it's hotter
in summer it hot like hell.
Jamaica is just hot.

You have to have Air conditioning or a working fan. Most houses don't have proper ventilation so they are hot, to say the least.

You need a fan just to operate normally.



Jamaican Arts

Do you know any interesting Jamaican songs or Arts. Leave the link here or e-mail it to ajagssolutions@gmail.com.

Jamaican Sports

What kind of sports are (not) played in Jamaica? Do you know why this is so?

Jamaican Culture



What is Jamaica's culture? Write what you know about it.

After seriously contemplating it. I decided to add a link for Jamaican curse words. Trying to blog ab out Jamaica and not include or encounter curse words is almost impossible.

The curse words no doubt is apart of the Jamaican culture not to mention smoking weed. More than anything else, Jamaica is known fr its high quality ganja.

So to be fair and comprehensive I cannot leave these things unmentioned.

Here is a link to the curse words...

http://jamaicanpatwah.com/dictionary/category/curse-words

and following is a link to a man that has access to the good Jamaican weed.

www.________________________________.com

Just kidding if I were to include this here no doubt, the authorities would lock me down.


Popular Schools in Jamaica

Name some of the Popular schools in Jamaica?  If you know the history of what made it popular, please tell.



Jamaica's National Anthem

Do you know Jamaica's National Anthem? Try singing it. without looking at any posts copied below.

The following was posted and I loved it so much I think re-posted it here.

ETERNAL FATHER DOWN A WESTMORELAND
GUIDE US WITH THY MOTHER FRYING PAN
KEEP US FREE FROM WEEVIL FLOUR
IT WILL MAKE OUR DUMPLIN' SOUR

TRUE OUR TEACHERS, GREAT DEFENDER,
GIVE US NUTRI-BUN, WE LOVE,
JUICE, AND MILK BE OURS FOREVER ...but

CHO
POTATO 'N' YAM WE LOVE,
POTATO, POTATO 'N' YAM WE LOVE

Emblems of Jamaica

What are the Emblems of Jamaica? Do you know them?  Try naming them without looking at anybody else's post.

For the Jamaican that has not left the country this is easy, but for the Jamaicans that have left "yard" long time. This is no easy undertaking.

Heroes of Jamaica




Do you know the heroes/heroin of Jamaica?  If you do try naming them without looking at the post below.

1) George William Gordon

2) Samuel Sharpe

3) Marcus Mosiah Garvey



4) Paul Bogle

5) Norman Manley

6) Nanny of the Maroons

7) Sir Alexander Bustamante

Unsung heroes also exist, here is an example



Parishes and Capitals of Jamaica



Do you know the parish and capitals of Jamaica? Try naming them without looking at the map above. How far did you get?

I can name the parishes no problem but the capitals are a little faint.

This post has been around for some time now, so I think it only proper now that I provide the answers.
As a child my mother made me study these for my summer holiday. No fun for me during the summer. As a result, I hated summer, cause I did more school work during the summer than regular school days.

number     Parishes                                   Capital
1------------Kingston--------------------------Kingston
2               St Andrew------------------------Half-way Tree
3------------St. Thomas-----------------------Morant Boy
4               Portland--------------------------Port Antonia
5------------St Mary--------------------------Port Maria
6               St Ann---------------------------St Anns Bay
7------------Trewlawny----------------------Falmouth
8               St James-------------------------Montego Bay
9------------Hanover-------------------------Lucea
10             Westmoreland------------------Savana-la-mar
11-----------St Elizabeth--------------------Black River
12              Manchester--------------------Mandeville
13-----------Clarendon----------------------May Pen
14              St Catherine-------------------Spanish town

There are three county divisions Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey.
Now that I'm grown I think I need to find out the history behind these names, especially middle sex. What in the world? what kind of name is that?

Jamaica is filled with mystique, which needs to be discovered.

Jamaican Language - Patios

How well do you know the Jamaican dialect?  Post some of the things you know about it here.


Funny Jamaican Names

Whether it is the name of a place or a person's name that is just different. Post it here. If you know the history behind the name post that here as well.

I found this video on youtube that reflects my sentiment.



Here is another one I thought to include.  I hope you like my collection.




Jamaican Dishes/Cuisine

Post your favorite Jamaican dish here, and say why it is your favorite.

Mine is the national dish. Ackee and Saltfish

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Just thought I would list a few of the Jamaican dishes that are world famous . A meal is prepared by having 1 or 2 things from the starch list, then one or two things from the meats list. It is expects that there will be a salad along with your meal.

If you go to Jamaica you simply have try these dishes.
I don't eat pork, so I have not listed that meat here. However I am sure there are some Jamaicans that will tell you that you have to try pork.

Starch

1) Rice and peas

2) Boiled Green bananas

Meats

  1. Curry Goat
  2. Curry chicken
  3. Curry chicken foot (pressured)
  4. Oxtail (pressured)
  5. Brown stew Chicken
  6. Baked Chicken
  7. Grilled chicken
  8. Smoked Chicken
  9. Stew beef
  10. Roast Beef
  11. Salt mackerel



Salad
  1. Fresh Vegetable 
  2. Macaroni and Potatoes, sometimes egg
  3. Coleslaw

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