What We Miss About Jamaica | Nostalgic Memories from Jamaicans in Canada

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  • @gabrielleangelica1977
    @gabrielleangelica1977 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A black and white Jamaican filled with love for the 🏝️ island.. now THAT'S paradise!

  • @iamwinningrightnow
    @iamwinningrightnow ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I miss the vibes. Jamaica have a vibes. I miss the fruits. I miss the food. I miss the people and dem sense of humor.

  • @unadavidson4356
    @unadavidson4356 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The moment i reach jamaica and exit through those doors, the feeling is heavenly. It is a sense of belonging, even hearing people talking it sounds like music to my ears. I have to eat kentucky, curry goat from Sonia's, patties, not saying i cant get food here, but when i get it in jamaica it is special🤸‍♂️. It would take a lot to explain the joy and love i experience whenever i go back home🎉🎉🎉

  • @GrahamPhotog
    @GrahamPhotog ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, it has been almost 60 years since I left for Florida back in 1965. Next to the people, I would say that I miss the mountains and the scenery the most. Other Caribbean islands are pretty, but nothing comes close to the cool mountains, magnificent views and flowing rivers and waterfalls.

  • @SallyMangos
    @SallyMangos ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video made my day! ❤️

  • @dorehb7679
    @dorehb7679 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good good old days the best ❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🤣🤣

  • @MarkThomas-mk5sl
    @MarkThomas-mk5sl ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been awaiting this third instalment. Yes Country White, so you arrive in Csnada on April Fools day! That's what we call the 1st April in the uk 😂 Thanks for giving us further insight into both your adjustments. Koren full a bare joke lol Look forward to more videos with the two of you 🇬🇧

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yesss April Fools Day, can you imagine LOL another video coming soon!

  • @pureenergy5136
    @pureenergy5136 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A chuu yah talk. Miss the patty for sure. Unmatched. I've *never* met a patty a farin that compares. But I find that they don't even make the patties like they used to..even in Jamaica itself. But it's a lot better than farin ones.. And that yummy patty smell before/as you enter the patty shop.
    My "I Miss" list is very long you know..
    I Miss
    The patty
    The yam (when they used to be organic and locally cultivated)
    The pumpkin (Ever found any nice ripe dry pumpkin a farin like we had back home?)
    Wi star apple trees (purple and green skin.. mellow and delectable)
    Apple
    Rose Apple
    Orange
    Every one of the citrus fruits (every one. Including sweet-lime, ugly-orange and siville-orange)
    Grapefruit (sweet grapefruit, bitter grapefruit, etc.)
    Naseberry, sour-sop, jack-fruit
    Sweet-sop.
    Bananas (naturally ripened organic bananas. Ripened even on the tree sometimes)
    Paw-paw
    Tree mint (That smell..will heal you and give you aroma therapy 😆)
    Coconut (coconut water, coconut jelly, coconut oil, coconut drops, coconut rice n peas, coconut STUFF!😂
    Sweet potato pone, bammy, sugar plum sweetie, busta, mint-ball, etc.
    D&G Soft-drinks (and the smell of them when you open the bottle...mmmmmm!)
    The coffee groves in full bloom. Of white blossoms and bumble bees kissing every one of them.
    Citrus in bloom. Rose-apple in bloom...SPECTACULAR!!
    The 'special coloured' dirt...which I won't mention (as it might give too much away😉)
    Roast breadfruit meals that my Granny would make
    My Early Education Teachers were the best in the world. ❤❤❤and appreciate them
    Love the PEOPLE!! My jolly Grand Uncle. His Son..who was so sweet and kind. His sister, my Grand-Aunt..who was so spry, smart, adorable and expressive😉
    The neighbourhood seamstress..Who you'd see a few times a year to make your holiday clothes and school uniforms, and she'd comment on how much you've grown
    All the sweet and lovely people in my childhood, who helped to form the formative years
    The MUSIC! That post-colonial/post-independence well spoken English (and accents)
    A certain innocence and decency that was the natural tone of the land.
    The 'I Miss' lsit cyaan done yuh nuh😢
    It is the vast amount of things that we miss...that make the few things that we DON'T MISS seem so exponential

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love love love this list! Can I read it on video?! It is the best! Thank you for sharing!!!! ❤️ 🇯🇲

    • @pureenergy5136
      @pureenergy5136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CountryWhiteJamaican Yes of course. You're more than welcome to it CWJ. It's all about sharing..👍👌

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pureenergy5136 great 👍 👌 👏 thank you!

  • @hutchinsonjohnson2909
    @hutchinsonjohnson2909 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Big up your self guys Jamaican never mis Jamaica and till left it Jamaica 🇯🇲 have good vibe and freedom

  • @oliwoodnorth2371
    @oliwoodnorth2371 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mel I have missed you ❤
    I have been going to Jamaica to visit grandparents (RIP) and cousins since I was 11. Now at 45 and after many many visits, i am relocating to spend 6 months there and 6 month here. Then will make it 8 months there and 4 months here when I hit 50.
    What i love most about Jamaica....the nicknames😂. My "name" in Jamaica has nothing to do with my real name. Its a nickname and I just go along with it 😂😂😂😂
    Also, mango walk during mango season.
    Most of all, i miss my grandmother 😢

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow big move! I think I'd like to do the same ❤️ I am so happy for you that you went and saw your grandparents often while you could! By the way, I've been putting out videos like once a week, I guess YT didn't give all of them as much love lol. Check out the channel for more if you like? Https://th-cam.com/users/countrywhitejamaican 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 ❤️ big up with your plans!!

    • @oliwoodnorth2371
      @oliwoodnorth2371 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CountryWhiteJamaican I time away from TH-cam every few of the to decompress 😁. Definitely will be che king out the other videos

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว

      Appreciate your support! 😊

  • @unadavidson4356
    @unadavidson4356 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A pleasant and safe Saturday afternoon everyone 🎉🎉🎉

  • @paulettephilp8649
    @paulettephilp8649 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😘Blessings to You Both for a Wonderful Weekend. I miss everything about 🇯🇲Land I Love. I don’t wear hats myself, but I like wearing turtlenecks. More than anything I miss the fruits & fresh vegetables. After leaving customs, need a proper patty & a ting. While waiting for a ride, I’ll breathe in the smell of 🇯🇲& just listen to my people chatting. I also give thanks to the Divine for this Beautiful place where I was born.

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen to this!! Blessings @paulette

    • @pureenergy5136
      @pureenergy5136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. Well well said PP. When I was reading your comment, I remembered the fried fish and the steamed fish for some reason..😆🙃😋

    • @paulettephilp8649
      @paulettephilp8649 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pureenergy5136 😊Yessss, Snapper steamed, stuffed with Callaloo & Okras, yummy.

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now I'm hungry lol

  • @andreclarkmilton1706
    @andreclarkmilton1706 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Mel I have been busy but I still keep up with you just don't get a chance to comment but love you as usual keeping up

  • @Letstalkwithkoren
    @Letstalkwithkoren ปีที่แล้ว

    Mel. The video bad. Mi love it❤

  • @Mitzymorris
    @Mitzymorris ปีที่แล้ว

    Im from Vere as well. Water LANE

  • @howardsmith5756
    @howardsmith5756 ปีที่แล้ว

    When there's frozen ice on your windshield just pour some washer fluid on it and use your brush to sweep it off in no time. You can pour some around the doors too for easy opening. Advice strait from dung a Alberta 🇯🇲

  • @cecileb.2207
    @cecileb.2207 ปีที่แล้ว

    🖤💚💛🇯🇲 Loved it!

  • @venicherspencer5819
    @venicherspencer5819 ปีที่แล้ว

    Out of many one people❤

  • @twelvetribe0871
    @twelvetribe0871 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wi'pa uno deh!!! e look nice!!! Yuh content tun'up

  • @jenniferlindsay103
    @jenniferlindsay103 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Husband's mom is from Kingston, this cracks me up Wata gwan?😅

  • @rocmon
    @rocmon ปีที่แล้ว

    blessup!
    What's up with nicknames?

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most Jamaicans have 1 or 2 nicknames that friends or family members gave them. Some of the reasons are really funny.

  • @NattyG52
    @NattyG52 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Like the UK but colder! Why not live in Jamaica?

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually sounding better and better every day!!

    • @NattyG52
      @NattyG52 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CountryWhiteJamaican I just watched your video on why u left Jamaica so I now understand....Sorry xx

    • @CountryWhiteJamaican
      @CountryWhiteJamaican  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @NattyG52 yeah rough but still love Ja bad!

    • @NattyG52
      @NattyG52 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CountryWhiteJamaican get you x

  • @hutchinsonjohnson2909
    @hutchinsonjohnson2909 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Out off many one. People