07-06-2014, 06:49 PM
We need an objective measurement as to who is the most "Jamaican", "non-Jamaican".
I propose a point system. The more points the more "Jamaican" you are.
1. Always stay at an AI while in Negril -20 points.
2. Stay at an AI but go to WS Falls (etc.) +10 points.
3. Stay at an non-AI and don't move all week 0 points.
3. Make friends with a beach bum who sells +2 points.
ganja.
4. Go to the craft market +10 points.
5. Go to Time Square -5 points.
6. Give School Supplies to the housekeeper +5 points.
7. Start to feel "uncomfortable" by being +5 points.
accosted on the beach by various
denizens of Negril.
8. Get the feeling that Negril=Paradise -20 points.
9. Stay at a non-AI with shared wash room +10 points.
facilities.
10. Stay in Negril at a place with no +5 points.
hot water.
11. Stay in Negril at place with no hot water +10 points
and no electricity.
12. Stay in Negril at a place with no hot water, +50 points.
no electricity, no flush toilets.
13. Not go bear foot on the beach. +10 points.
14. Must have air-conditioning -20 points.
15. Only hang out with your Jamaican friends +50 points.
during your stay.
16. Shocked by the "poverty". 0 points.
17. Decide some Jamaicans are "OK" but others 0 points.
are "real shits".
18. Think that every guy with dreads is a -5 points.
"Rasta".
19. Know that "food" means "rice". +20 points.
20. Decide you'll go to the Virgin Islands -100 points.
the next trip.
I propose a point system. The more points the more "Jamaican" you are.
1. Always stay at an AI while in Negril -20 points.
2. Stay at an AI but go to WS Falls (etc.) +10 points.
3. Stay at an non-AI and don't move all week 0 points.
3. Make friends with a beach bum who sells +2 points.
ganja.
4. Go to the craft market +10 points.
5. Go to Time Square -5 points.
6. Give School Supplies to the housekeeper +5 points.
7. Start to feel "uncomfortable" by being +5 points.
accosted on the beach by various
denizens of Negril.
8. Get the feeling that Negril=Paradise -20 points.
9. Stay at a non-AI with shared wash room +10 points.
facilities.
10. Stay in Negril at a place with no +5 points.
hot water.
11. Stay in Negril at place with no hot water +10 points
and no electricity.
12. Stay in Negril at a place with no hot water, +50 points.
no electricity, no flush toilets.
13. Not go bear foot on the beach. +10 points.
14. Must have air-conditioning -20 points.
15. Only hang out with your Jamaican friends +50 points.
during your stay.
16. Shocked by the "poverty". 0 points.
17. Decide some Jamaicans are "OK" but others 0 points.
are "real shits".
18. Think that every guy with dreads is a -5 points.
"Rasta".
19. Know that "food" means "rice". +20 points.
20. Decide you'll go to the Virgin Islands -100 points.
the next trip.