When I was younger there was a commercial for Ham that used a West Indian accent.
Something about sugarcane or whatever.
That commercial damn near drove me to throw my tv out the window. All I know is that the actor better never find himself stranded in the upper BX, or there are a LOT of folk from JA willing to give him a taste of the islands "mon".
I am used to it at this point. Every little teen from the suburbs bought Bob Marley's Legend album and thinks they know all about the "spirit of Jamaica". Love when they ask me if "we" all smoke weed.
I don't have one accent in partiular. In general I speak the King's English. When I am with my friends I speak however I feel comfortable speaking, and that might involve using the word "like"excessively, or it might involve me saying "nah son", or it might involve me saying "that is UNacceptable". Whatever I feel like at the moment.
I don't even TRY to speak patois outside of my home and my parents are from JA. I can understand it, but as a true Yankee you won't find me doing it unless I am with my family. If people want to sound retarded doing bad West Indian accents I really can't stop them. I just don't get their point. You've never even seen JA on a map. Why must you try? If that is one's idea of humor then they have issues
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