2. Language
- Official Language: English
- People Speak (especially in rural areas) Patios: a mix
of English and African languages
- Tend to drop “r” (instead of dollar, dolla)
- Saying:
o Why yuh a deal wid
“What’s going on with you”
3. Foods
- Really healthy natural foods are popular
Avocados
Sweet Potatoes
- Small portions for meals
- Jerk chicken (served in most Caribbean countries)
has 38 different ingredients.
- Foods that have influenced the US:
Escovitch Fish Southern states use of vinegar
Stew Peas The coconut milk influenced Hawaii
style drinks
4. Music
- Jamaica’s Music Style is mostly reggae, like the rest
of the Caribbean
- Bob Marley, from Jamaica, sang with a great
influence of reggae
- Go to the following link to hear some Caribbean
music:
http://www.soundzabound.com/audio/search2/reggae
5. Economic Aspects
- Exports: Sugar, Bananas, and ethanol
- Imports: Machinery and fertilizer
- Resources: Marble, limestone, and clay
- Highly funded on: Jamaica economy is heavily
funded on tourism
6. Current Standards
- GPA (1998): $1559
- Northern Coast: mostly for tourist, while the
southern coast has more Jamaican citizens
- Life Expectancies:
Females: 75
Males: 71
- Cars cost at least twice of what they do in the
US
