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9 Things I’m Tired Of Hearing As An Islander

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter.

 

1. Oh, you’re Jamaican? Jamaican and white?

No, I’m just Jamaican, thank you.

 

2. No really, you can’t be Jamaican. You’re white.

3. Teach me how to speak Jamaican!

Do you mean patois?

 

4. So, I’m guessing you smoke weed a lot right?

No, I don’t actually.

 

5. “Hey, mon!”

Just… no.

 

6. Are you Rastafarian?

We can’t all be Bob.

 

7. Do you run really fast too?

I only run for two things—free food and free clothes.

 

8. Do you know Bob Marley?  [inserts Bob Marley lyric here]

…he died before I was even born.

 

9. You must cook jerk really well!

I’m actually vegetarian.

I'm fluent in English, Patois, and puppy talk. 
Sydjea Watson is from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. Sydjea has a passion and great appreciation for the arts. She currently works as a freelance photographer while pursuing a photography certification at Rhode Island School of Design.