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Funny, I Don't Look Jamaican |
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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 Foreigners are often startled when they hear me talk. The unmistakable lilt brands me as Jamaican, but my appearance does not fit their racial profile.
"Where are you from?" is nearly always followed by, "You don't look Jamaican."
So what does a Jamaican look like?
True, most Jamaicans have dark brown complexions, a combination of a West African heritage and the island's sunny climate. And that brings us to one myth: people with dark skins tan, just like people with lighter pigmentation. You should see how much paler some of my friends became after living in Toronto for a while.
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Health News
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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 In Jamaica, there is a superstitious belief that if an asthmatic stands beside a tree and the tree is then chopped at the persons height, the asthma will be stopped dead in its tracks and not bother the sufferer anymore.
They might have been on the right track as researchers have pointed to the effect trees have on the prevalence of asthma. Living on a tree-lined street reduces a child's risk of developing asthma compared with life in a grey inner-city neighbourhood, say researchers.
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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A significant portion of Jamaicans seem to have disdain for disciplined, dedicated and hardworking individuals. Often times I’ve heard statements like, “Him a gwaan like a fi him place” or “a jus’ position him a look.” What do these statements point to? Is it a lack of ambition or motivation? Is it the flawed reasoning of unintelligent minds? Or is it some unfortunate result of growing up in Jamaica where jealousy and “bad mind” are so prevalent?
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Another Jamaican singer has voiced a song in...
Jamaica's Usain Bolt was, on Sunday, named...
Four primary schools in the parish of St. Ann are set to benefit from a literacy project aimed at helping students learn to read.The 'SuperKids Empowerment Project', which is being staged by non-profit group Great Shape! Inc, was officially launched at the Parry Town Primary School in Ocho...
Even before the Forex market opened in New York you could sense the building selling pressure on the currency markets as Asian stock markets were trading lower on profit-taking and concerns about Japanese factories and real estate. After the release of the U.S. Institute of Supply Management (ISM)...
Many people, especially adults, find the idea of wearing traditional braces so unappealing that they would rather live their entire lives with poorly aligned teeth than spend a year or two with a mouth full of metal. This can prove to be problematic, since poorly aligned teeth can lead to more...
When applying the Law of Attraction what you focus on is what it is all about. Think of your focus as a laser beam and whenever you focus on something, whether it is negative or positive, you are sending out a laser beam that directly brings something back to you. So when you focus over...
Jamaica said its tourist industry continues on a path towards diversifying its product. As part of the island’s strategy to reach the projected increase in arrivals, tremendous investment has been made in airports, hotels and attractions sectors. At the Norman Manley International Airport in...