10-23-2014, 01:29 PM
I think the views of RG and CaptainD are spot on.
I can never get over either, how easily people call the people they meet on holiday as friends. Especially on TA when people describe their taxi drivers as friends and family. Reality is they have been given great, friendly customer service by someone, and this transcends into a BFF scenario.
I think it's probably harder for people with jamaican family, where there is sometimes an expectation that it's your duty in foreign to help. So like CaptainD, we without question support my husbands daughter over there, and have helped make his mums life easier. She isn't a freeloader, she works hard six days a week. This is a regular financial commitment.
I also read that the money sent to jamaica from foreign was higher than the revenue generated from tourism.
Some of the distant members of the family have thought we should help them, but drew a line under that a long time ago.
What I don't like is when we are over there, is the tryers... The bwoy me bruck...me belly hungry conversations. These are not friends just people my hubby knew growing up.
True friends don't ask for money IMO, and I don't feel it's our responsibility to help anyone that we don't already. That said, we don't get asked, and my hubby is on the phone almost daily to friends and family over there.
I can never get over either, how easily people call the people they meet on holiday as friends. Especially on TA when people describe their taxi drivers as friends and family. Reality is they have been given great, friendly customer service by someone, and this transcends into a BFF scenario.
I think it's probably harder for people with jamaican family, where there is sometimes an expectation that it's your duty in foreign to help. So like CaptainD, we without question support my husbands daughter over there, and have helped make his mums life easier. She isn't a freeloader, she works hard six days a week. This is a regular financial commitment.
I also read that the money sent to jamaica from foreign was higher than the revenue generated from tourism.
Some of the distant members of the family have thought we should help them, but drew a line under that a long time ago.
What I don't like is when we are over there, is the tryers... The bwoy me bruck...me belly hungry conversations. These are not friends just people my hubby knew growing up.
True friends don't ask for money IMO, and I don't feel it's our responsibility to help anyone that we don't already. That said, we don't get asked, and my hubby is on the phone almost daily to friends and family over there.