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U KNOW UR GUYANESE WHEN1) u call all toothpaste "COLGATE" , all cleaning powder "VIM" or "AJAX", and all nail polish "CUTEX." 2) u use the words "SKUNT", "POKEY", and "PATTACAKE." 3) u refer to ur friend as ur "BANA." 4) someone in ur family is either a mechanic, a nurse, or a real estate agent. 5) u go to the only bar where "pissin drunk" men sit around debating guyana politics intelligently and formulate ingenius plans for ending poverty and government corruption. 6) u know how to play the card game "TRUMP." 7) u drink "BANKS BEER" and "SOCA." 8) u were told by one of ur parents when u were small, that a little insect wing or leg in ur drink or food is good for u and it will make u stronger. 9) u still believe this is true. 10) at least one old person in ur family has a mouth full of GOLD TEETH. 11) u buy GUYANA BREAD and TENNIS ROLL every week from Sybil's, as an essential part of ur grocery list. 12) u know at least 5 guys with the first names Desmond, Trevor, Lester, or Dexter, plus any other name ending with "ton," such as "Royston", or "Hopeton." 13) u know at least 1 person with the last name : Ambrose, Bobb, Lovell, Persaud, Singh, or anything beginning with "Ram" or ending with 'Lall." 14) as a child ur mom gave u COD LIVER OIL as a daily vitamin, a shot of RUM as medicine when u got sick, OVALTINE to put u to sleep at night, and made u eat MARMITE when ur blood count got low !! 15) u call anyone with slanted eyes, even if they come from korea, japan, or the phillipines, a "CHINEY !!" 16) u come from country area but u still tell people ur from GT. 17) u don't say light skinned, u say "CLEAR SKIN." ex: "me meet one clear skin gyal name Ann." 18) u graduated in the top ten percentile of ur school and... 19) UR A NATURAL BORN CRICKET PLAYER !! |
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