10-18-2015, 10:28 PM
PB did good to provide the URL of the newspaper, although many stories are more hype than meat-n-potatoes of change. Touting about the 4 police (4 is more than zero), my educated guess is that the locals know who the undercover one are. 6 miles is a long stretch to walk.
Since it seems like I am dissing Negril, has anyone experienced a positive event of the uniformed tourist police? Unarmed, walking in pairs. Are they a good expense?
Is jamaericans.net getting newbies? It was sound advice about the low exchange rate at the airport, and the don't use on-the-street money changers, but do people know how they stay in business? 2nd hand info is a straight miscount, compounded by folding some bills in the wad so the total $ SEEMS CORRECT, but of course isn't. I have heard there is counterfit money (I truely know NOT anything about that) but anything larger than a 100 I look at closely.
When I have seen those money changers getting J from their US at the China food store at the round-a-bout (which I believe is illegal), I wonder if their favorable rate from the owners is enough to earn a living in their illegal "change money?" whisper business at the Value Master parking lot.
Pick Pockets; Gee, I thought all tourists were required to use "fanny packs." LOL. I do. I only equate PP with taking a wallet and I never carry a wallet down there. BTW, fanny is US slang for rear end. UK slang is for the other side. Oops. Vulgar even. I should find a nicer word, especially since I keep the bag on my belly, although sometimes it is under my shirt.
As for people working in pairs, where youtube videos show the thief passes the item to the 2nd person, I've seen pairs working the beach. But my rememberance was one would try to sell ganja to the guy and the 2nd one would try to sell himself to the wife.
If you keep you wits about you, it can be interesting to watch the locals work the crowd at a beach concert.
Firemon mentions caution about inviting hookers into your room. While it is unwise, sometimes even a "friend" won't pass up an opportunity to enrich themselves. What he left out is the the expression "Friendship is a profession (in Negril)" and "Don't give your home phone # (to your newly met my-good-friend.)"
Since it seems like I am dissing Negril, has anyone experienced a positive event of the uniformed tourist police? Unarmed, walking in pairs. Are they a good expense?
Is jamaericans.net getting newbies? It was sound advice about the low exchange rate at the airport, and the don't use on-the-street money changers, but do people know how they stay in business? 2nd hand info is a straight miscount, compounded by folding some bills in the wad so the total $ SEEMS CORRECT, but of course isn't. I have heard there is counterfit money (I truely know NOT anything about that) but anything larger than a 100 I look at closely.
When I have seen those money changers getting J from their US at the China food store at the round-a-bout (which I believe is illegal), I wonder if their favorable rate from the owners is enough to earn a living in their illegal "change money?" whisper business at the Value Master parking lot.
Pick Pockets; Gee, I thought all tourists were required to use "fanny packs." LOL. I do. I only equate PP with taking a wallet and I never carry a wallet down there. BTW, fanny is US slang for rear end. UK slang is for the other side. Oops. Vulgar even. I should find a nicer word, especially since I keep the bag on my belly, although sometimes it is under my shirt.
As for people working in pairs, where youtube videos show the thief passes the item to the 2nd person, I've seen pairs working the beach. But my rememberance was one would try to sell ganja to the guy and the 2nd one would try to sell himself to the wife.
If you keep you wits about you, it can be interesting to watch the locals work the crowd at a beach concert.
Firemon mentions caution about inviting hookers into your room. While it is unwise, sometimes even a "friend" won't pass up an opportunity to enrich themselves. What he left out is the the expression "Friendship is a profession (in Negril)" and "Don't give your home phone # (to your newly met my-good-friend.)"