February 06, 2004

Those Dam men

So it was in the evening when I did those 3 laps a couple days ago. The men who were taking out the dead fish were just about finishing up and were by the aqueduct by the Mona Road Side.

This is Jamaica, so naturally, they see a lady in cycle shorts, they have to comment...

Lap 1: "Strong woman"
Me: "I'm trying to get strong"

Lap 2: "You coulda run the 100m dash. Come nuh?"
Me: chuckle

Lap 3: "Ooman, you fit bwoy"
Me: smile

Nothing like motivation to get you around 3 times.

Posted by yamfoot at February 6, 2004 07:33 AM
Comments

Only Jamaican men can give those lyrics.

Posted by: Trish at February 6, 2004 08:32 AM

Overheard while waiting at the corner of Norbrook Drive, looking for a space in traffic to go down Constant Spring Road. Speaker : cigarette vendor. Target : Woman walking down the road.

"Hey my girl... ah you mi want fi spen' all of my money on, you know!"

Posted by: Mad Bull at February 6, 2004 05:10 PM

truly original lines!

I forgot to add that on lap 2, one of them said "Nice baby". My reply was I was not a baby. Him seh, you still look like one though! I hope that's still the case when I reach into the 40's although looking younger than you really are (I'm 37 but look like about 25) can work against you.

Posted by: Michelle at February 6, 2004 07:05 PM

Don't think is only de man dem know these lyrics.

When I was working in Casualty at KPH as part of my internship, I was leaving the afternoon shift at 10 PM one night to go home. I step out the door to go to the parking lot where the car is. I had my stethoscope around my neck and me tiyad like a dog.

A 'skettel' sees me and comes out with, "Is a nice brown doctor like you me waan sound me! You can sound me Doc?" (Holding on to her genitals in a way similar to many Jamdown men!)

I reply, "I am going home now, mi shift done! Anodda day!"

She replies, "Me can follow you to you cyar you know!"

A bredren of mine who worked the shift with me and was also going to his car then says to me....."Bwoy....a bruck up business dat yuh nuh!" (I'm sure you know what he was referring to.)

I guess persistence will eventually get the desired response...even if you get 99 refusals out of 100.

Posted by: Dr. D. at February 6, 2004 07:47 PM

So I need to use some of those skettel lines!

No, I don't know what "bruck up business" means. But I have a feeling that you won't expound on this site!

Posted by: Michelle at February 6, 2004 09:30 PM