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Etiquette – 100 TRUE or FALSE: You do not sit down until you are invited to and told where to sit. True

Etiquette TRUE or FALSE: While Jamaicans are outwardly warm and friendly, they often appear standoffish at the initial introduction because they are reserved until they get to know someone. TRUE

Etiquette TRUE or FALSE: The most common greeting is hugging. False

Etiquette TRUE or FALSE: Table manners are relatively formal. False

Etiquette TRUE or FALSE: Bargaining is customary and expected. Do give your best offer at the beginning of negotiations. False

Patois Sally: I’ll see you tomorrow. Johnny: LIKKLE MORE. What does that mean? See you later.

Patois Would you like some pinda, butter, jelly sandwich? What does PINDA mean? Peanut

Patois Polytricksters are people who work for the government. Politicians

Patois Do you sight this reading? What does sight mean? Do you understand?

Patois Most boys rooms are slacky tidy. What does slacky tidy mean? Unkept or messy

Culture – 100 T/F: The Jamaican family includes a close-knit web of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. True

Culture T/F: Rastafarians believe they are one of the lost tribes of Israel who were sold into slavery and taken to Babylon (Jamaica) and that they must return to Zion, which they hold to be Ethiopia. True

Culture Jamaicans perform folk songs and dance mainly during festivals and independence celebrations. True

Culture Jamaica’s folk culture began mainly in the urban cities. Rural and mountainous vilages

Culture The main contributors to Jamaican culture are the groups who made Jamaica their home. These are the French, German, Spaniards, and the Indians. African, English, Spaniards, and Indians.

Random T/F: Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands, and the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea. True

Random The capital of Jamaica is Kingston. True.

Random Based on the 2011 census, the population in Jamaica is 4,000,000. False.

Random You can vote when your 18 in Jamaica. True.

Random Jamaica gainedd their independence on August 6 th, True

Bibliography: Jamaicans.com (1995 – 2012). Jamaican Culture – An Overview (Jamaica) Retrieved from Jamaica, Land of Wood and Water. Retrieved from Jamaica. (n.d.). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from Kwintessential Ltd (2010). Jamaica – Language, Culture, customs, and Etiquette. Retrieved from Pawka, Mike (2008). Rasta/Patois Dictionary and Phrases/Proverbs. Retrieved from