This blog was created to preserve a little part of Jamaica's culture. Too many jokes and interesting things about the Island get forgotten just because there wasn't an archive of them. This blog allows me to archive all these jokes and interesting things so that they will never be forgotten. I will write about what I know and believe, but I need all the help I can get. If you don't leave a donation please like, follow or support my advertisers. Thanks
One of my favorites advertisements growing up was the dragon commercial. I'm not a 100 percent sure that this beer is Jamaican, but it was/is well known.
The beers that I know of in Jamaica are:
Red Stripe -Most definitely Jamaican
Heineken - not sure if this is Jamaican but this was one of the favorite light beers back in the day.
Corona - hands-down favorite beer of all. It was the first sweet beer that I knew
I'm sure the market has been invaded by many more beers by now. What are the others and what are your favorites? Please share
Although this is changing, Jamaica used to be run by the establishment of Garrisons. Each was associated with a politician, that would instruct an area don, who was affiliated with crimeLords.
I was in two minds about discussing this topic, because I was fearful that the site would become x-rated. Especially if I decided to post pictures of videos. I have decided against the pictures and videos but decided to talk about the practices I know about.
After all, this site is named "all things Jamaican." If I am going to be true to the title there can be no topic that is taboo.
As you can imagine this is a very captivating topic on the island. The newspapers publish it constantly, to gain readership. As a matter of fact, I think there was even one newspaper, that was publishing naked girls.
In the more established papers there was a section, probably still is, called "help me pastor" and "help me doctor" where people speak openly about their sexual habits in order to find out if there was something wrong. There was even a centerfold in the star newspaper when I was a child, of a woman showing her breasts. I can only imagine what this is today.
The songs are laced with implicit and explicit lyrics about sex, so on a blog like this why not talk about it?
The first item up for discussion is a drug that has the side effect of no- ejaculation for men. Commonly known as "Boom"
Ride all day and even all night without the urge to cum. Does this still exist? If so share your story.
The others are probably more well-known know such as Chiney Brush and Stone that have the same effect. However, there is no burning sensation with boom.
I'm not sure if this is the case anywhere else in the world, but in Jamaica, there are gas attendants, who serve your gas for you.
Not so in the US, it's every man for himself, except that you are disabled of course.
Do you know of any other country that has mandatory gas attendants to pump your gas?
Jamaicans just don't know how good they have it.
For the most part, I think that the gas stations that are found in Jamaica are found elsewhere in the world. Are there any names that are uniquely Jamaican?
When I was a child there was a program called "Hill and Gully Ride" which showcased a man building his own helicopter and car. Did this ever take off in Jamaica, where we are producing our own stuff, or are we still dependent on foreign?
I'm looking for pictures mostly of makeshift windows and doors, but do you have any pictures of any professional looking windows and doors that were not imported but made in Jamaica?
This is something very sought after, especially for Jamaicans overseas; but this does not come cheap. So most are stuck with the decision of choosing the cheap furniture because that is all they can afford.
The last earthquake I can remember hitting Jamaica was in the 1990's when I was still in high school. Just this year (Jan 2020) an earthquake again rocked the island. Here are a few videos of the damage sustained. If you have any other pictures of damage, please share so I can post.
The more things change it is the more they stay the same. I made a trip to the island recently and was amazed that there are still vendors selling from hand carts.
This was the case some 30 odd years ago and it is still the same today.
Do you know of any other traditions that have survived this long? Please share
The infamous sky juice vendor is still around. In this the year of 2020 despite the many modernizations and technological advances, sky juice is stilled sold from a cart for some.
I know there are Jamaicans all over the world. If you have an interesting picture of a Jamaican in Russia, I would like to see it. Send the picture to ajagssolutions@gmail.com and I will upload it here, or provide the link below.
I have searched youtube, and there are no videos. Please share.
Is it because Russia is hated by the world why I do not have any clicks from Russia yet?
Russia is slightly bigger than America, so no doubt it is divided into provinces and cities in the very same way that all countries are divided. Yet I have not received one click from Russia. Where are the yardies in Russia?
I know you are there.
What about the Russians that love Jamaicans, where are your pictures and videos?
Now, this is one that needs a whole lot of support. There were and I know there are still some real good advertisements on tv. Please take the time to list them here. I will do my best to source what I can from youtube.
There was the dragon commercial I used to see as a child that till this day has stuck with me. If you know where this commercial is hosted you could post the link below.
It went a liile somerhing like this...
speaker one: "ah who dat ah come tru deh suh?!
speaker 2: Nuh Miss Cathy big dawta
speaker one: to who
speaker 2: Nuh Mass Clayton she bring tings fah
speaker one: But ah nuh lunch time yet, an she nah carry nuh shet pan
speaker 2: Massa, wah she bring nuh come in a shet pan. She bring the appetizer
speaker one: di wah
speaker 2 Appetizer. And yuh si when Clayton done dat, look how him ago chop banana quick and brisk till him lunch come
speaker one: Den ah who bring dat?
speaker 2: Nuh Miss Hilda. Now dat come in a shet pan, and afta lunch she gi him the dessert
speaker one: Wah dat?
speaker 2: Same ting Miss Cathy big dawta bring fi him
speaker one; Seh wah...inna dis yah sun hat, dat deh man deh muss a drink dragon
speaker 2: Den nuh dat dem did bring fi him...what else you did think
This to me was a classic one. If only I could get the video it would be appreciated.
Maybe you can't find the video for youe ad as a child but you remember the lyrics like I did, you can post it her as well.
When you are not exposed to a thing you think really small. I was surprised to know that a lot of the Caribbean islands share culture with Jamaica. I visited a few of these islands recently, and I was surprised that not only does the dialect sound very similar, but they share the same beliefs as well.
They play the same games, cherish the same things. I can see it possible that the slave ship that carried the black people from Africa did not specialize in which slaves were dropped off where. It seems to me that the Caribbean is just one big melting pot of black culture.
Do you share this beleif, or do you think that Jamaica is different from the rest?
What are some things that you know for sure that only Jamaicans do; and how are you so sure that this thing is uniquely Jamaican?
There was a song in the '80s sung by "Fab 5" about the Jamaican woman. i can't help but post the video here. I will also jot down interesting things that I see or hear about Jamaican women.
I had a video for this one, but then I lost it. I did not want to forget to post the comment so I created this post. I am in two minds about creating a story for this post, or waiting until the video resurfaces.
In the meantime, if you have any interesting stories about goats, I would like to know them, jot them here or forward to my e-mail ajagssolutions@gmail.com.
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I was going to make up a story of the history of curry goat in Jamaica, but then I decided to do one last search for the video I was going to post. Nothing surfaced vaguely resembling the video, but I did find this video/podcast on YouTube and thought it was interesting. What are your thoughts?
