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Jamaican Style

Jamaican Style. Etiquette. Patois. Culture. Random. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. Etiquette – 100. TRUE or FALSE: You do not sit down until you are invited to and told where to sit. True.

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Jamaican Style

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  1. Jamaican Style

  2. Etiquette Patois Culture Random 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Etiquette – 100 TRUE or FALSE: You do not sit down until you are invited to and told where to sit. True

  4. Etiquette - 200 TRUE or FALSE: • While Jamaicans are outwardly warm and friendly, they often appear standoffish at the initial introduction because they are reserved until they get to know someone. TRUE

  5. Etiquette - 300 TRUE or FALSE: The most common greeting is hugging. False

  6. Etiquette - 400 TRUE or FALSE: Table manners are relatively formal. False

  7. Etiquette - 500 TRUE or FALSE: Bargaining is customary and expected. Do give your best offer at the beginning of negotiations. False

  8. Patois - 100 • Sally: I’ll see you tomorrow. • Johnny: LIKKLE MORE. • What does that mean? See you later.

  9. Patois - 200 Would you like some pinda, butter, jelly sandwich? What does PINDA mean? Peanut

  10. Patois - 300 Polytricksters are people who work for the government. Politicians

  11. Patois - 400 Do you sight this reading? What does sight mean? Do you understand?

  12. Patois - 500 Most boys rooms are slacky tidy. What does slacky tidy mean? Unkept or messy

  13. Culture – 100 T/F: The Jamaican family includes a close-knit web of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. True

  14. Culture - 200 • T/F: • Rastafarians believe they are one of the lost tribes of Israel who were sold into slavery and taken to Babylon (Jamaica) and that they must return to Zion, which they hold to be Ethiopia. True

  15. Culture - 300 Jamaicans perform folk songs and dance mainly during festivals and independence celebrations. True

  16. Culture - 400 Jamaica’s folk culture began mainly in the urban cities. Rural and mountainous vilages

  17. Culture - 500 The main contributors to Jamaican culture are the groups who made Jamaica their home. These are the French, German, Spaniards, and the Indians. African, English, Spaniards, and Indians.

  18. Random - 100 • T/F: Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands, and the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea. True

  19. Random - 200 The capital of Jamaica is Kingston. True.

  20. Random - 300 Based on the 2011 census, the population in Jamaica is 4,000,000. False.

  21. Random - 400 You can vote when your 18 in Jamaica. True.

  22. Random - 500 Jamaica gainedd their independence on August 6th, 1962. True

  23. Bibliography: Jamaicans.com (1995 – 2012). Jamaican Culture – An Overview (Jamaica) Retrieved from http://www.jamaicans.com/culture/intro/overview-5.shtml. Jamaica, Land of Wood and Water. Retrieved from http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/jamaica.htm. Jamaica. (n.d.). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2032.htm Kwintessential Ltd (2010). Jamaica – Language, Culture, customs, and Etiquette. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/jamaica.html. Pawka, Mike (2008). Rasta/Patois Dictionary and Phrases/Proverbs. Retrieved from http://niceup.com/patois.html.

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