Roy Keane on the overlap is one of my favourite people.
https://x.com/wearetheoverlap/status/1807338439529971737?s=46&t=LlMNFvsPPy2ozwuX8FhQrA
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Brits abroad are a special thing. The guy in the allocated lounger next to me has absolutely no shame demolishing his full English breakfast, McDonaldās, poolside hot dog and ice cream and 10 beers a day. This bit is rich coming from me as we all enjoy an indulgent holiday, however the bit that kills me is heās with his whole family and chats to his kids casually effing and blinding about everything in a tone as if theyāre on the other side of the pool to him. 
Do you know this guy @RockyMaivia ?
Been randomly recommended this stuff on YouTube and now been watching all his videos
Loving the way Jamaicans can and are willing to talk about anything lol
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Iāve actually seen this guy via my nephew.
This content is so annoying lol, Jamaicans donāt really lay patois this thick unless your drunk. The Jamaican side of my family is large and all rural farmland Christian churchgoers or Rastas and none of them speak like this (Except one of my Aunts but thatās usually cause sheās angry about something ).
Obviously itās main selling point of content is a white guy speaking patois but if you notice the Jamaicans donāt really show any shock or surprise. This only really surprises foreigners (Mainly the West). White Jamaicans has been around since the countryās independence and went through the same assimilation the other races did.
Jamaican has had 2 White Jamaican PMās.
They definitely love to converse, itās a very social country embedded into itās culture. Very traditional.
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Yeah thatās his main game I guess is to surprise a western audience who only knows the stereotype. Pretty funny and interesting to watch for me though, the way these encounters go is so chilled 
I once was for work in Jamaica, but it was in Montego Bay and we hardly got off the resort. Which is a pity as I heard some good stories.
Apparently there is also an entire Japanese contingent on Jamaica and mixed with the culture and speak patois?
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For a tourist Montego Bay is the āsafeā option. Itās difficult to explain but the rural experience is amazing and authentic, but kind of difficult without local knowledge.
Thereās is some controversy though especially with Montego Bay, I do believe they recommend you donāt leave resorts (and that theyāre arenāt liable if something happens)?
The relationship with those places and the country is a bit toxic. Jamaicans donāt actually have right to access their own beaches. Private beaches are rampant. Itās ridiculous the (corrupt) government hasnāt overturned this like Barbados did.
Absolutely, the numbers wonāt be large though compared to Chinese-Jamaicans (Mainly Hakka, but some Han) or East Indian-Jamaicans, you can find traces of many ethnic groups. Syrians, Lebanese, Hispanics (Central Americans, Caribbeans), Europeans (German, Irish). Emphasis on trace as many of them will be mixed due to assimilation.
Most of these people came in the 19th Century when Slavery ended. This resulted Our British masters deciding the next best thing was cheap imported labour with very little rights (Indentured servants).
For example, my great grandfather isnāt from Jamaica but is from Panama.
There was a Japanese-Jamaican footballer out of interest btw, Musashi Suzuki.
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Yeah we were told best not to venture out away from the resort, although once we went to a nearby town and I loved it.
I was on a job assignment there so didnāt have much liberty to do as I wanted, but a friend of mine actually did an exchange or an internship (canāt remember) in Kingston for 6 months and he really liked it.
It really sucks that beaches are privatized and that the government allows this kind of shit. Beaches should always be accessible for everyone and especially the locals.
I never knew there is such extensive mixing of ethnicities and cultures in Jamaica. But it now makes sense. Definitely a very interesting island with a rich heritage and culture and I think many (white) people overlook the diversity of Jamaica.
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Itās fascinating honestly, although for accuracy sake. Itās more fair to say thereās one culture: Jamaican (With a lot of Christianity). Chinese and Indians Jamaicans are very far removed from their origins. Not all the Chinese even speak Chinese, more likely to hear them speak patois/english to each other.
Itās an insight into how you can create cohesive society with different people (Given the country is poor and yet there isnāt social tensions apart from gang crime. Kind of impressive tbh), although assimilation is a bit more controversial given the West (is trying at least) to practice multi-culturalism. Which Jamaica really isnāt.
As the Jamaican motto goes: āOut of many, one peopleā
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Basically Jamaica is a successful melting pot of different peoples into āoneā. Isnāt that the essence of āequalityā as far as race goes. Doesnāt matter black, white, chinese or indian - all Jamaican.
The U.S. which is race obsessed should take noteā¦
There is race classification in Jamaica (for census purposes among other things) but in the grand scheme it doesnāt factor into much of anything. It should be said most Caribbean countries are like this. There are some racism issues (Like bleaching) but itās not as absurd as what you would say, see in the U.S.
The Caribbean is a bit of an outlier (and lucky), the British pretty much left and the colonial laws werenāt as absurd (relatively) as say; South Africa (Segregation existed before independence). Although the British economically pilfered the country anyway sooā¦traded one problem for another.
To what extent is there actually racism in Jamaica? And do whites have certain privileges like they do in the US / West or is it really āequalā as far as it can be?
This is a bit complicated. Depends how you define privilege in this context.
Iād say you could gain privileges if you have money, so theoretically a foreigner and businesses could get special privileges (bribes) when it comes to bypassing government procedures (Which does happen) or laws among other things. Or like the beach example, I would consider that a privilege, but itās not really drawn on racial lines (although many of the owners are most likely white).
In terms of actual society, not really. The constitution forbids it. But also for starters in a hypothetical scenario the Whites donāt even have the numbers to do something like that and not only is Jamaica majority black, some of itās heroes are big on civil rights. It simply wouldnāt be tolerated by the citizens.
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I made this post back in 2021.
He had another paralytic attack in October 2023.
We thought his days were numbered because he couldnāt get rid of smoking before that.
Something turned in his head this time, and he completely gave up on smoking.
He went cold on smoking from day 1. No cheat smoke here and there. Just complete abandonment of decades of smoking habit.
This is month 8.
Anyone with a smoking habitā¦Just go cold turkey.
Given the news lately of airline passengers being injured in incidents of turbulence, does anyone think airlines will introduce mandatory seatbelt use, as with cars? Word is that with climate change, turbulence is going to become more commonplace. I donāt think airlines are going to want lawsuits from injured travellers. Thoughts?
Iāve only flown with British Airways, they have a seatbelt symbol which indicates whether you must have your seatbelt on or not. Or you mean indefinitely?
Yep, compulsory upon boarding and for the duration of the flight, except for loo visits. Youāll get some angry opposition to it, no doubt. But itās the airlineās plane and theyād call the shots.
Lol is wearing a seatbelt such an issue for people? I usually put mine on at the start of the flight and only take it off to go toilet and itās never a problem for me.
If anything, we just let people not wear them and natural selection can do itās thing.
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You mirror me exactly. But you know, thereās always a few cunts will go on about their freedom being impinged upon. Yup, let āem crush their bone heads on the ceiling.
The seatbelt arenāt uncomfortable to put on either, so I put mine on for the entire flight (except for the toilet). Have seen too many Air crash investigation episodes to take a chance on such a simple thing
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I donāt even feel it on me after a few minutes.
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