Scandinavians don't know why people see them as happy when smiles and laughter and spontaneity aren't their character traits.  I think they see Trinis and Brazilians being a happier people.

Because they have fewer social issues because of a stronger safety net doesn't make them happier.

 No wonder we used to cuss dem under colonialism and now we are running, rowing, swimming and doing anything to get into the 'massa' countries. We were fooled by our independence leaders. Many of us will prefer to live under the Brits and other Europeans than everyone of our 'rulers'. Life was better under colonialism. Imagine how much better it would have been now.  Check this out -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...d-better-colony.html

Yea...me rather live in massa kuntry any day dan dem kuntry run by Indos and blackman. if yuh add UP and Bihar from India me sure dem unhappy juss likka dem blackman and arab man kuntry. Hey hey hey. Me cyant wait foh get wan vote foh British let dem come back. 

randolph posted:

Life was better under colonialism. Imagine how much better it would have been now.  Check this out -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...d-better-colony.html

 

We have forgotten what life was like under the British.  Just as some adults wish to become a child again so some of us wish to be returned to colonial rule.  Life wasn't better for us as children unless you are an irresponsible adult who doesn't want to direct your own life.

caribny posted:

randolph posted:

Life was better under colonialism. Imagine how much better it would have been now.  Check this out -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...d-better-colony.html

 

We have forgotten what life was like under the British.  Just as some adults wish to become a child again so some of us wish to be returned to colonial rule.  Life wasn't better for us as children unless you are an irresponsible adult who doesn't want to direct your own life.

How me fadda seh that Guyana deh more safe and people more trust dan dem dis tiefman culture today? 

Damn, abee kuntry Amerika nah even mek tap 10. 

Labba posted:

 

How me fadda seh that Guyana deh more safe and people more trust dan dem dis tiefman culture today? 

So your father was happy to be told that to be an Indian meant cutting cane and to be a black meant being a stevedore.  There was massive discrimination in the colonial days and few of us had the opportunity to reach the highest professional levels.  Even being a bank teller then meant one had to be white or very light skinned.  If you were black you didn't even get hired as a sales clerk at Fogarty's and at Bookers Universal one had to be white.

But that is the world that you want.  Back as a child where daddy knew best and told you not to have high aspirations.

ksazma posted:

Damn, abee kuntry Amerika nah even mek tap 10. 

too many immigrants

Ray posted:

ksazma posted:

Damn, abee kuntry Amerika nah even mek tap 10. 

too many immigrants

Trump will straighten things out. 😀

caribny posted:

randolph posted:

Life was better under colonialism. Imagine how much better it would have been now.  Check this out -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...d-better-colony.html

 

We have forgotten what life was like under the British.  Just as some adults wish to become a child again so some of us wish to be returned to colonial rule.  Life wasn't better for us as children unless you are an irresponsible adult who doesn't want to direct your own life.

You are too young to know. Life under the British was better. Wages were low but the standard of living and education were far better than today.

ksazma posted:

Damn, abee kuntry Amerika nah even mek tap 10. 

It is probably in the bottom 30.  

This does not refer to koolie man like me. When I was a student every weekend black man and white man use to party on while koolie Prashad busting he ass working. no time for the brown South Asian man to be happy or sad.

Prashad posted:

This does not refer to koolie man like me. When I was a student every weekend black man and white man use to party on while koolie Prashad busting he ass working. no time for the brown South Asian man to be happy or sad.

Blackman, coolieman, chineyman, buckman, douglaman, Arabs, Jews, and the whole world is against Prashad. I bet you can keep an entertaining wake at a dead house.

ksazma posted:

Ray posted:

ksazma posted:

Damn, abee kuntry Amerika nah even mek tap 10. 

too many immigrants

Trump will straighten things out. 😀

Yes he will send you back to Granger.

skeldon_man posted:

 

You are too young to know. Life under the British was better. Wages were low but the standard of living and education were far better than today.

I am old enough to see who worked at Bookers, Fogarty's and the banks and it wasn't people like me nor was it people like you.

Most Indians in those days were fit to cut grass, sell milk and clean the drains.  They didn't even want you in school unless you became a Christian.

I agree with the Carib.

caribny posted:

skeldon_man posted:

 

You are too young to know. Life under the British was better. Wages were low but the standard of living and education were far better than today.

I am old enough to see who worked at Bookers, Fogarty's and the banks and it wasn't people like me nor was it people like you.

Most Indians in those days were fit to cut grass, sell milk and clean the drains.  They didn't even want you in school unless you became a Christian.

Too bad for you. I worked for Bookers at the age of 18 in the Local Accounts Office before I got another job.

skeldon_man posted:

caribny posted:

skeldon_man posted:

 

You are too young to know. Life under the British was better. Wages were low but the standard of living and education were far better than today.

I am old enough to see who worked at Bookers, Fogarty's and the banks and it wasn't people like me nor was it people like you.

Most Indians in those days were fit to cut grass, sell milk and clean the drains.  They didn't even want you in school unless you became a Christian.

Too bad for you. I worked for Bookers at the age of 18 in the Local Accounts Office before I got another job.

And were you in Georgetown or some country sugar estate?

caribny posted:

skeldon_man posted:

caribny posted:

skeldon_man posted:

 

You are too young to know. Life under the British was better. Wages were low but the standard of living and education were far better than today.

I am old enough to see who worked at Bookers, Fogarty's and the banks and it wasn't people like me nor was it people like you.

Most Indians in those days were fit to cut grass, sell milk and clean the drains.  They didn't even want you in school unless you became a Christian.

Too bad for you. I worked for Bookers at the age of 18 in the Local Accounts Office before I got another job.

And were you in Georgetown or some country sugar estate?

You are very smart.