Jamaica, Personal Development, Social Commentary The Immigrant’s Dilemma: When Home Is Neither Where You Are Nor Where You Left It 19th September 202019th September 2020by Alexis Chateau20 Comments on The Immigrant’s Dilemma: When Home Is Neither Where You Are Nor Where You Left It For a time, we may find that home is neither where we are nor where we left it.
Humour, Jamaica, Personal Development 10 Jamaican Myths & Legends Parents Use To Scare Children 8th August 2020by Alexis Chateau24 Comments on 10 Jamaican Myths & Legends Parents Use To Scare Children Jamaicans often turn to very creative ways of parenting.
Humour, Jamaica, Social Commentary Why Are Jamaicans So Mean? (Jamaicans Give Their Answers!) 9th March 2020by Alexis Chateau23 Comments on Why Are Jamaicans So Mean? (Jamaicans Give Their Answers!) I've enlisted the help of fellow Jamaicans to tell you why we are so mean after all—or that you're totally mistaken.
Humour, Jamaica 10 Words That Are Permanently Plural in Jamaican Patois 24th February 2020by Alexis Chateau22 Comments on 10 Words That Are Permanently Plural in Jamaican Patois One way in which we simplify Jamaican Patois is to do away with unnecessary bits and pieces of the Queens English.
Jamaica, Personal Development, Politics, Race Relations, Social Commentary The Most Annoying American on the Planet 17th August 201912th October 2019by Alexis Chateau28 Comments on The Most Annoying American on the Planet I want to be in a state that embraces America's original motto, "E pluribus unum".
Humour, Jamaica, Personal Development The 3 Real Purposes of a Fan in Jamaica 9th August 20199th August 2019by Alexis Chateau31 Comments on The 3 Real Purposes of a Fan in Jamaica Here are the real three reasons Jamaicans will own fans even if we live in Antarctica.
Human Rights, Personal Development, Politics, Race Relations, Social Commentary, Travel 5 Reasons Transitioning Into American Culture Is So Difficult (Even for Legal Immigrants!) 8th June 20198th June 2019by Alexis Chateau53 Comments on 5 Reasons Transitioning Into American Culture Is So Difficult (Even for Legal Immigrants!) If you don't like America where you are, move to another part of it.
Jamaica, Race Relations, Social Commentary 5 Weird Things Jamaicans Do That Leave Foreigners Scratching Their Heads 3rd June 20192nd July 2019by Alexis Chateau11 Comments on 5 Weird Things Jamaicans Do That Leave Foreigners Scratching Their Heads What are some of the things from your culture that leaves foreigners scratching their head? The biggest one for me is that in America, so many people see climate change as fake news or a matter of opinion.
Human Rights, Jamaica, Race Relations, Social Commentary 4 Jamaican Women Who Played a Defining Role In Jamaican Culture 22nd February 201928th September 2019by Alexis Chateau26 Comments on 4 Jamaican Women Who Played a Defining Role In Jamaican Culture If you've never heard of the Jamaican Maroons, you're missing out on an important chapter of slave history.
Humour, Jamaica, Social Commentary 4 Places All Jamaicans Know of that Google Maps Will NEVER Find 9th February 20199th February 2019by Alexis Chateau41 Comments on 4 Places All Jamaicans Know of that Google Maps Will NEVER Find If my Google Maps had a Jamaican accent, I would do the opposite of everything she said!