#jamaican culture

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Downsides on living in a 3rd world country

So anyone who reads my blog probably knows I am from Jamaica, although I live in the US now after going to college here. And as messed up as the US is a lot of times, I am so grateful to be here. Make no mistake: Jamaica will always be my home and I love the country so much but honestly, I never want to go back.

I feel like a big issue (depending on how you see it) is how people back home handle medical problems. For example, since coming to the US I have learnt about so many freaking allergies and food intolerances! Someone told me they were allergic to carrots and my mind exploded! I even learned fairly recently that light and water allergies are a thing 🤯.

But back home, if a kid does not want certain food because they don't like it or it upsets them, the parents are like "well you better eat it or you go hungry". Especially in my parents' generation. When meals were provided, no one really gave any consideration to allergies. If there was an event, there was no effort to make sure there was a vegetarian or vegan alternative (not that I cared much since I 100% love meat and dairy lol). I think the same attitude also applies to pain. If you have some kind of chronic pain, it's just something you need to toughen up and deal with and move on.

Thank God I never had allergies and I hope it stays that way. But I even think about my tendencies. Like I hate the sound of loud chewing. I can't stand it. I remember the first time it really bothered me. Back then, we ate dinner around the table and we were eating boiled food and stewed chicken. I was a little girl, less than 10 for sure, but I remember how overwhelmed and distressed I was at the table as I heard my family eating. It got so bad that I crushed the food to mush in my hands. My parents were mad (understandable since we couldn't afford to waste food like that) and sent me to a long timeout upstairs in the bedroom.

And it never got better.

Thankfully, we stopped eating around the table at some point. And if I could, I would listen to loud music while I ate my dinner around my family to block out the noise. Or I would retreat to a different room to eat if I wanted to eat in peace. I am lucky that most of my friends and extended family don't chew loudly but I try my best to tolerate the few that do when I am forced to be in their presence during a meal even though I am literally dying inside.

I thought I was just sensitive. When I feebly tried to bring it up to my mom during Christmas, she never treated it with any weight.

It wasn't until I mentioned my issue to a college friend that she said I may have misophonia. And it's like everything made sense. I don't know if I truly have it or not but it fits so well that I felt like I might cry. But a normie Jamaican might just say I am being extra and making a big deal out of nothing.

There are way worse struggles of living in a developing 3rd world country, don't get me wrong. But I am bringing up this because I have a family member living with me for at least a year and his eating sounds are driving me crazy and I don't know how much longer I can bear this in what used to be my quiet, safe space. This is just a way to build up some courage so I can talk to him about it. I know he won't be mad about it but it just feels so awkward.

[romonwrites]

Schools in France Vs Schools In Jamaica

[cooyahclothing]

Made in Jamaica crop tops by Cooyah.

Available worldwide at Cooyah.com

[preethecaribbean]

In Jamaica, it’s rice and peas.

Oxtail, sweet plantains and rice with beans~ Jamaican  Food

[preethecaribbean]

The ‘Respelling Obeah’ conference that occurred earlier today. Lots to learn!

[legendunltd]

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Romeich Major Clarifies Controversial Job Fair Entry Fee as Marketing Tactic

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[folkfashion]

Rastafari man, Jamaica, by Mattstone911

[romonwrites]

Jamaican Proverbs and Sayings

[champagnemoon]

I’ve noticed that black people who’ve never spent an extended amount of time in the south or interacted meaningfully with southern black people can never understand why swaths of us won’t leave that region …the depth of black American history and culture in states people think are just full of white hicks is incredible

[marcusbelafonte]

March 1st, 1927 - April 25, 2023

RIP to the great Harry Belafonte.

What a life.

Daylight come and me wan’ go home.

[originalhaffigaza]

Real Rasta man Dem Which country is this plane ✈️ heading To ???

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90’s Dancehall Fashion

Location: Jamaica 🇯🇲