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“Di ienjel go tu Mieri an se tu ar se, ‘Mieri, mi av nyuuz we a go mek yu wel api.’”

25-Dec-10

Patois FTW. In the depiction of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to the Virgin Mary which foretold the birth of Jesus, the New King James Bible’s version of Luke reads, “And having come in, the angel said to her, ‘Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.’” In the patois [...]

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Maybe I am my hair

16-Jul-08

(Pace India.Arie) I started growing my locs five years ago. Since then, I’ve fielded a host of questions from friendsfamilyclassmatescolleaguesrandomstrangers, including but not limited to: – Do you wash it? – How do you wash it? – Can I touch it? – Does it itch? – Is it real? – Does it hurt? – Don’t [...]

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How Bizarre

18-Jun-08

I'm always fascinated (and sometimes irked) by outsiders' perceptions of Trinidad and Tobago. In this video, which I rediscovered while trawling through my inbox, Andrew Zimmern chronicles his encounters with dasheen, pig tail, callaloo and "baconshark".

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