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Printablesextonseven said: ZombieKitten said: no  my parents never swore in front of us when we were that little, so it's left me with nothingMy parents have never said the F-word around us either. Combine that with 12 years of Catholic school and irreparable damage has been done to my being able to swear in public.  say FUCK!  out LOUD! | |
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Serious said: dseann said: Maybe he was just a control freak. No I don't think he is. Maybe he was disappointed that I was not more sensitive and didn't respect the culture in his country more. It was the same when we were shopping and I wanted to try a shirt on and I wanted to take my gilet off to put the shirt over the tanktop I was wearing and apparently you don't do that there in public. I told him that I won't take my tanktop off, but he still insisted that I use a cabin as it would not be okay to take of my gilet in the shop  .
And sorry Charlotte for jacking your thread   .Maybe I feel differently because I grew up in New York. If you're not embarrassed to try stuff on in the "open" then I have no problem with it. | |
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dseann said: Serious said: No I don't think he is. Maybe he was disappointed that I was not more sensitive and didn't respect the culture in his country more. It was the same when we were shopping and I wanted to try a shirt on and I wanted to take my gilet off to put the shirt over the tanktop I was wearing and apparently you don't do that there in public. I told him that I won't take my tanktop off, but he still insisted that I use a cabin as it would not be okay to take of my gilet in the shop .
And sorry Charlotte for jacking your thread .Maybe I feel differently because I grew up in New York. If you're not embarrassed to try stuff on in the "open" then I have no problem with it. Good to know  .
Maybe it was partly as everybody was staring at me all the time anyway because of my pale skin and red hair and he didn't want me to draw even more attention. I felt like an animal in the zoo. In fact the first time I was to Trinidad some kids in the zoo took pictures of me instead of the animals  .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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Serious said: dseann said: Maybe I feel differently because I grew up in New York. If you're not embarrassed to try stuff on in the "open" then I have no problem with it. Good to know .
Maybe it was partly as everybody was staring at me all the time anyway because of my pale skin and red hair and he didn't want me to draw even more attention. I felt like an animal in the zoo. In fact the first time I was to Trinidad some kids in the zoo took pictures of me instead of the animals .so you told your onlookers to fuck off?  | |
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ZombieKitten said: Serious said: Good to know .
Maybe it was partly as everybody was staring at me all the time anyway because of my pale skin and red hair and he didn't want me to draw even more attention. I felt like an animal in the zoo. In fact the first time I was to Trinidad some kids in the zoo took pictures of me instead of the animals .so you told your onlookers to fuck off? Who knows maybe I would have gotten arrested then  .
I didn't even otice they were taking pictures of me . When we were back home Peter saw it on a photo he had taken of me there that the kids in the background were taking pictures of me .
However I noticed the staring of nearly everybody and heard some of the fucked-up (I am back on topic now  ) comments they made . But this time it was actually a lot better than the first time. I guess they were afraid to stare that open as I was with a local guy and not another tourist. As soon as I was going somewhere alone it was the same again though  . Don't you just love it when you walk a street and the cars slow down, honk the horn and men start yelling at you .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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Serious said: ZombieKitten said: so you told your onlookers to fuck off? Who knows maybe I would have gotten arrested then .
I didn't even otice they were taking pictures of me . When we were back home Peter saw it on a photo he had taken of me there that the kids in the background were taking pictures of me .
However I noticed the staring of nearly everybody and heard some of the fucked-up (I am back on topic now ) comments they made . But this time it was actually a lot better than the first time. I guess they were afraid to stare that open as I was with a local guy and not another tourist. As soon as I was going somewhere alone it was the same again though . Don't you just love it when you walk a street and the cars slow down, honk the horn and men start yelling at you .yes I love that
I spent a week in small country town in Malaysia. I was the tallest fattest whitest thing they'd ever seen, and I'm not even tall or fat or even particularly pale | |
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Serious said: dseann said: Maybe I feel differently because I grew up in New York. If you're not embarrassed to try stuff on in the "open" then I have no problem with it. Good to know .
Maybe it was partly as everybody was staring at me all the time anyway because of my pale skin and red hair and he didn't want me to draw even more attention. I felt like an animal in the zoo. In fact the first time I was to Trinidad some kids in the zoo took pictures of me instead of the animals .I went down there for an old girlfriends sister's wedding and got the same treatment. The thing is I'm black and didn't expect it. But when they hear a foreign accent, they stick to you like flies on ... em ... mud. One vendor outside a nightclub we frequented every night for the two weeks I was there saved my life as well. She told me to change my money before getting to the club because she noticed I kept pulling out $100 bills to buy burgers and that the locals would follow me home and rob me. The currency's so small I didn't think much of it. | |
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Gordon Ramsay must be in constant agony then!  | |
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dseann said: Serious said: Good to know .
Maybe it was partly as everybody was staring at me all the time anyway because of my pale skin and red hair and he didn't want me to draw even more attention. I felt like an animal in the zoo. In fact the first time I was to Trinidad some kids in the zoo took pictures of me instead of the animals .I went down there for an old girlfriends sister's wedding and got the same treatment. The thing is I'm black and didn't expect it. But when they hear a foreign accent, they stick to you like flies on ... em ... mud. One vendor outside a nightclub we frequented every night for the two weeks I was there saved my life as well. She told me to change my money before getting to the club because she noticed I kept pulling out $100 bills to buy burgers and that the locals would follow me home and rob me. The currency's so small I didn't think much of it. Thanks for making me feel better . Have they fully accepted you by now?
Well in my case it was sure the way I look. I remember somebody on the street who was walking past me said to a friend "Now that's what I call white!" about me  . And don't let me get started about that "whitey" comment somebody yelled at me from inside a car on a big street . My skin and my hair was just too much for them to deal with . And I am not only really pale and have that striking red hair (they didn't notice it is not natural I suppose), but I am also very skinny so that combination made me look like an alien there  .
Of course my accent was there too, but accent wise I am just like every other tourist I guess, probably better than most tourists in fact, while lookwise I am not. And I have been told that I don't dress like typical tourists do doesn't help either. With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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ZombieKitten said: Serious said: Who knows maybe I would have gotten arrested then .
I didn't even otice they were taking pictures of me . When we were back home Peter saw it on a photo he had taken of me there that the kids in the background were taking pictures of me .
However I noticed the staring of nearly everybody and heard some of the fucked-up (I am back on topic now ) comments they made . But this time it was actually a lot better than the first time. I guess they were afraid to stare that open as I was with a local guy and not another tourist. As soon as I was going somewhere alone it was the same again though . Don't you just love it when you walk a street and the cars slow down, honk the horn and men start yelling at you .yes I love that
I spent a week in small country town in Malaysia. I was the tallest fattest whitest thing they'd ever seen, and I'm not even tall or fat or even particularly pale I probably was the skinniest, palest woman with the most striking hair they had ever seen. And I am really skinny. And pale  . People even stare at me at home, so you can imagine how much they stare in countries like that. At least I am not tall  . If I was they'd probably put me in the zoo for their enjoyment With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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ZombieKitten said: sextonseven said: My parents have never said the F-word around us either. Combine that with 12 years of Catholic school and irreparable damage has been done to my being able to swear in public. say FUCK! out LOUD!Not in front of other people! | |
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Serious said: ZombieKitten said: yes I love that
I spent a week in small country town in Malaysia. I was the tallest fattest whitest thing they'd ever seen, and I'm not even tall or fat or even particularly pale I probably was the skinniest, palest woman with the most striking hair they had ever seen. And I am really skinny. And pale . People even stare at me at home, so you can imagine how much they stare in countries like that. At least I am not tall . If I was they'd probably put me in the zoo for their enjoyment 
I'd be proud to walk around with someone as pretty as you.  | |
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There are nicer ways to vent frustrations but a swear word now and again is okay but a foul mouth is a turn off. | |
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Serious said: dseann said: I went down there for an old girlfriends sister's wedding and got the same treatment. The thing is I'm black and didn't expect it. But when they hear a foreign accent, they stick to you like flies on ... em ... mud. One vendor outside a nightclub we frequented every night for the two weeks I was there saved my life as well. She told me to change my money before getting to the club because she noticed I kept pulling out $100 bills to buy burgers and that the locals would follow me home and rob me. The currency's so small I didn't think much of it. Thanks for making me feel better . Have they fully accepted you by now?
Well in my case it was sure the way I look. I remember somebody on the street who was walking past me said to a friend "Now that's what I call white!" about me . And don't let me get started about that "whitey" comment somebody yelled at me from inside a car on a big street . My skin and my hair was just too much for them to deal with . And I am not only really pale and have that striking red hair (they didn't notice it is not natural I suppose), but I am also very skinny so that combination made me look like an alien there .
Of course my accent was there too, but accent wise I am just like every other tourist I guess, probably better than most tourists in fact, while lookwise I am not. And I have been told that I don't dress like typical tourists do doesn't help either. I did a lot of stuff to make myself stand out too. Like having my buddies pull up to a roadside bar and order a round of beers in a rented stretch limo and watched the entire bar go dead quiet before we all jumped back in and took off (we were on our way to the church for the wedding, so we were kind of dressed up too). Funny shit like that. But black, or exceptionally pale, they know by the way you dress and your attitude that you're not from there. | |
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sextonseven said: Serious said: I probably was the skinniest, palest woman with the most striking hair they had ever seen. And I am really skinny. And pale . People even stare at me at home, so you can imagine how much they stare in countries like that. At least I am not tall . If I was they'd probably put me in the zoo for their enjoyment
I'd be proud to walk around with someone as pretty as you. Awww thank you, Sean . Well maybe next year you will  . And who knows one day you even might in Trinidad  .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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dseann said: Serious said: Thanks for making me feel better . Have they fully accepted you by now?
Well in my case it was sure the way I look. I remember somebody on the street who was walking past me said to a friend "Now that's what I call white!" about me . And don't let me get started about that "whitey" comment somebody yelled at me from inside a car on a big street . My skin and my hair was just too much for them to deal with . And I am not only really pale and have that striking red hair (they didn't notice it is not natural I suppose), but I am also very skinny so that combination made me look like an alien there .
Of course my accent was there too, but accent wise I am just like every other tourist I guess, probably better than most tourists in fact, while lookwise I am not. And I have been told that I don't dress like typical tourists do doesn't help either. I did a lot of stuff to make myself stand out too. Like having my buddies pull up to a roadside bar and order a round of beers in a rented stretch limo and watched the entire bar go dead quiet before we all jumped back in and took off (we were on our way to the church for the wedding, so we were kind of dressed up too). Funny shit like that. But black, or exceptionally pale, they know by the way you dress and your attitude that you're not from there. So I guess you enjoyed all the extra attention you got .
For me it was quite funny at times and really getting on my nerves at others. And it was both funny and strange too when I heard later what people had talked about me .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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Serious said: dseann said: I did a lot of stuff to make myself stand out too. Like having my buddies pull up to a roadside bar and order a round of beers in a rented stretch limo and watched the entire bar go dead quiet before we all jumped back in and took off (we were on our way to the church for the wedding, so we were kind of dressed up too). Funny shit like that. But black, or exceptionally pale, they know by the way you dress and your attitude that you're not from there. So I guess you enjoyed all the extra attention you got .
For me it was quite funny at times and really getting on my nerves at others. And it was both funny and strange too when I heard later what people had talked about me .I didn't do it for the attention, we were just thirsty. Plus I can't get through a church function without a drink. Anyway, who I stayed with knew me pretty well so I pretty well knew what they had to say about me, any one else who had shit to say I didn't care about. Trinidad's a hell of a lot of fun though. I'm going back again in February for Carnival.  | |
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dseann said: Serious said: So I guess you enjoyed all the extra attention you got .
For me it was quite funny at times and really getting on my nerves at others. And it was both funny and strange too when I heard later what people had talked about me .I didn't do it for the attention, we were just thirsty. Plus I can't get through a church function without a drink. Anyway, who I stayed with knew me pretty well so I pretty well knew what they had to say about me, any one else who had shit to say I didn't care about. Trinidad's a hell of a lot of fun though. I'm going back again in February for Carnival. Okay .
Have fun  ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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Serious said: dseann said: I didn't do it for the attention, we were just thirsty. Plus I can't get through a church function without a drink. Anyway, who I stayed with knew me pretty well so I pretty well knew what they had to say about me, any one else who had shit to say I didn't care about. Trinidad's a hell of a lot of fun though. I'm going back again in February for Carnival. Okay .
Have fun ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .You couldn't pay me to go to Trinidad during carnival. It's CRAZY! | |
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sextonseven said: Serious said: Okay .
Have fun ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .You couldn't pay me to go to Trinidad during carnival. It's CRAZY! I am not really a party person,but I think it would be really impressing to watch. With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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sextonseven said: Serious said: Okay .
Have fun ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .You couldn't pay me to go to Trinidad during carnival. It's CRAZY! Oh it's a whole lot of fun. Every country in the region has one but Trinidad's the best, well beside Brazil's. Scantily clad women gyrating through the streets for hours, and men too, but I'm not into watching or dancing with them. | |
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Serious said: dseann said: I didn't do it for the attention, we were just thirsty. Plus I can't get through a church function without a drink. Anyway, who I stayed with knew me pretty well so I pretty well knew what they had to say about me, any one else who had shit to say I didn't care about. Trinidad's a hell of a lot of fun though. I'm going back again in February for Carnival. Okay .
Have fun ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .Forget about the music, just loose yourself in the revelry. Release yourself! | |
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dseann said: Serious said: Okay .
Have fun ! I never have been in Trinidad during carnival. Maybe that would be a good time for me to go as there are others around then who might look more "outstanding" than I do and I won't get so many stares then . I am just not sure about the music they'd play. I suppose it would be as loud as they usually play music. And it would not exactly be the kind of music I enjoy .Forget about the music, just loose yourself in the revelry. Release yourself! The crop over festival rocks my world! Antigua's is cool too. | |
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PanthaGirl said: dseann said: Forget about the music, just loose yourself in the revelry. Release yourself! The crop over festival rocks my world! Antigua's is cool too. Antigua's Carnival starts next weekend, always around my birthday so I use the two weeks as my birthday party every year. Barbados women are a bit too thick for my taste and their music leaves a lot to be desired. Not really into that one. | |
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dseann said: PanthaGirl said: The crop over festival rocks my world! Antigua's is cool too. Antigua's Carnival starts next weekend, always around my birthday so I use the two weeks as my birthday party every year. Barbados women are a bit too thick for my taste and their music leaves a lot to be desired. Not really into that one.Tsk tsk tsk ~one love~ unite mon'. Of course ur biased cause ur Antiguan but I don't pay attention to the bajan women during cropover I'm there for the festivities. The soca and calypso music sounds very much the same to me as it does in any of the WI festivals. | |
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PanthaGirl said: dseann said: Antigua's Carnival starts next weekend, always around my birthday so I use the two weeks as my birthday party every year. Barbados women are a bit too thick for my taste and their music leaves a lot to be desired. Not really into that one.Tsk tsk tsk ~one love~ unite mon'. Of course ur biased cause ur Antiguan but I don't pay attention to the bajan women during cropover I'm there for the festivities. The soca and calypso music sounds very much the same to me as it does in any of the WI festivals.Actually, I'm American, but you get acclimated when you stay down in these parts for a while. Actually, all the music throughout the region is similar since they all originated with the same African beat. From it (the beat) came Salsa, Zouk, Calypso then Soca. But there are subtle differences from island to island and they are noticeable. Antigua is different to St. Kitts, which is different to St. Thomas, which is different to Barbados, which is different to Trinidad, which is different to Dominica and so on. Believe me it's true. The Bajan women on the other hand just need to hit the gym a little more often in my opinion. I'm one black man who isn't into the thickness.[Edited 7/16/09 6:46am] | |
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dseann said: PanthaGirl said: Tsk tsk tsk ~one love~ unite mon'. Of course ur biased cause ur Antiguan but I don't pay attention to the bajan women during cropover I'm there for the festivities. The soca and calypso music sounds very much the same to me as it does in any of the WI festivals.Actually, I'm American, but you get acclimated when you stay down in these parts for a while. Actually, all the music throughout the region is similar since they all originated with the same African beat. From it (the beat) came Salsa, Zouk, Calypso then Soca. But there are subtle differences from island to island and they are noticeable. Antigua is different to St. Kitts, which is different to St. Thomas, which is different to Barbados, which is different to Trinidad, which is different to Dominica and so on. Believe me it's true. The Bajan women on the other hand just need to hit the gym a little more often in my opinion. I'm one black man who isn't into the thickness.
[Edited 7/16/09 6:46am] Yah I hear yah I've done my homework too in regards to history, music, traditions and customs etc and have been well educated by my WI partner. I've been to the other islands and have seen 'thick' women at all of them! Quite a number of them too including Antiguans but anyways to each their own perception. | |
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