Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 19 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This made me so sad. Andre cooks nearly every night. If I cook more then twice a month, I am complaining. Consider yourself lucky Tony doesn't get home from work most nights until 6 or 7pm. By the time he showers and gets ready to cook, it's getting late. I usually like to eat around 6 or 7 - if he started cooking that late, we wouldn't eat til 9. Not to mention, he's dead tired on most days and doesn't feel like cooking. Needless to say, we go out a lot or get carry-out	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-20 03:04:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (kimmykashi @ Sep 19 2007, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> rHONDA HAVE u been putting ur knees over a bolster, pillow or ottoman or something like that when ur lying down..that reduces the amount of pressure on ur low back alot. U can also do ur Kegel exercises and pelvic tilts to decrease the pain... QUOTE (rhondapayter @ Sep 19 2007, 04:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All you mommies out there - do you have any solutions for lower back pain? I'm dying over here Any tips, advice, solutions, remedies would be helpful..... Yeah, I use a pillow when I'm sleeping. My back doesn't hurt when I'm lying down. It mostly hurts at work where I'm sitting or walking or standing. I do Kegels, but they don't really affect my back!! I don't think one has anything to do with the other. But they're good to do for other reasons	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-20 03:01:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	All you mommies out there - do you have any solutions for lower back pain? I'm dying over here Any tips, advice, solutions, remedies would be helpful.....	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 03:12:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (sjb1221 @ Sep 18 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...I said it WOULD be nice have a Jamaican night I agree. Tony hardly ever cooks anymore I'm lucky if I get JA food twice a month now Ladies, enjoy it while you can.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 03:02:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Marlita @ Sep 18 2007, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They come into the room with brooms and flashlights whispering in patois about forty-leg something or another. Turned out it was a "forty-leg" that pinched his toe and ran up under the bed. I guess its some sort of Jamaican insect with forty legs and pinchers that resembles a garden snake. The riped the bed apart, covers, matteress, and never found this forty-leg critter. Oh my gosh, I would just die It sounds like a centipede to me. Some people also call them daddy-long-legs. We have them here in the states, but they get much bigger in JA. Tony hates them too. That is why I stayed at a hotel each and every time I visited JA! Yes, I'm spoiled but I can admit it!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:55:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (nannygirl82 @ Sep 18 2007, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> look what i just found on cnn..... http://www.cnn.com/2...tory/index.html i think it goes for the adults as well...mike gained weight instantly.... Yeah, me and Tony have BOTH gained weight since he moved here	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:42:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (kimmykashi @ Sep 18 2007, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hAHAHAAheeehheeee...OMG! I am dying I know exactly what ur saying..pork is like the forbidden fruit in most Jamaican home Tony loves pork! He likes it more than I do. I could take it or leave it - it's not my favorite. We both eat red meat also, so that gives us more choices. My dad hunts and he's had Tony eating venison, elk, moose, etc.. He'll try anything - almost! No frog legs though!!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:39:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (kimmykashi @ Sep 18 2007, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I vent for a minute I AM SICK AND TIRED OF COOKING..DUMPLIN, RICE, CHICKEN (CURRY,STEWED, BAKED,BBQ), FISH SHRIMP, CABBAGE AND CALALOO EVERY FREAKING WEEK..I WANT A CHANGE and he doesn't want to try any other dish..like Italian or anything ..he's driving me nuts and I LOVE pasta My solution to your problem is that I didn't know how to cook JA food! So unless Tony wanted to cook EVERY single day, he had to try other foods. Luckily, he likes a lot of other stuff now. He loves pasta - one of my favorites also. For dinner last night I made hot dogs and macaroni & cheese He ate it without a single complaint Here's a tip - does he like Chinese food? We started with that because it's sorta similar to JA food - chicken and rice, etc.. Or what about Thai food? You're just gonna have to quit spoiling him so much	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:34:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 18 2007, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yuh Dyam Right JG!!! I figured out that I have spent over $7000 since December 2006 on my cell phone bill in calls to JA. And don't think I didn't include ALL 200 pages as my proof of relationship with my initial filing!!! <Surrrps> It had to count for something! Wow. That's a LOT of money. What sucks is that you could have made about 10 trips down there instead! I added up all my used up phone cards one time - the amount made me sick! I would have rather not talked to each other for 3 weeks and just gone to see each other in person for a long weekend. Of course, I was out of vacation time at work	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:27:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (nannygirl82 @ Sep 18 2007, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well after calling many obgyns and some tears...i finally have a appointment for october 11th....i feel much better.... Shauna, don't you have a regular ob/gyn who you see for your yearly checkups? Do you have anyone who lives nearby who you can ask for a referral?	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-19 02:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jamerican @ Sep 18 2007, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have you guys seen this? It is the Mad White Jamaican on Youtube.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 06:07:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (AlienUKGirl @ Sep 16 2007, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The other option you have is to find a co-sponsor, that way will not matter to the USCIS whether you are working or not. The only problem you would then have is your application fees. I was going to suggest the same thing. I know of a girl who didn't even have a job (she was still in college) so she got a co-sponsor and it all worked out fine.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 05:54:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 14 2007, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well color me pink! You're Jamaican?!!! Wow! You people sure know how to party huh? I love how you talk. Talk Jamaican for me and my friends. Awww..now...just a little?! No?? Not today? Okay then. Irie! Yeah Mon! Respect! Natural Mystic! I love Bob Marley! wwoooooooo-hoooooooo!!!! *Jawi wearing tie-dyed Bob Marley Lion of Judah shirt...walking away singing One Love* Girl, you got me rollin with laughter right now!!!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 04:21:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 14 2007, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...bwoy oonu mek mi mouth wata...Kimmy ow yuh get ackee inna farrin? Mi cyaan find ie ere inna Atlanta...mi used tuh buy tin ackee....but nutten nuh go so. Mi look pon de hinternet and dem chat bout $14 US per can...BC... mi craven bad. cha. The only kind we can get here in Michigan is the tin ackee. I don't like it as much, but sometimes when I'm craving it, I'll eat it! Last time we bought it, we paid about $12 or 13 for a can It was worth it though.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 04:19:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 14 2007, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> First and foremost. Happy Earthday Rhonda! Like Jonesie said...enjoy nuff rooksing fe me tuh. Lackasex ago ded mi. Translation: Enjoy enough grown people dancing for me too. Lackofsex is going to kill me. Grown people dancing - That's a nice way to put it!!! I asked Tony about rooks and he gave me a blank look Maybe I'm not pronouncing it right. Does it sound like "books" only with an "R"?	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 04:14:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Jonesie @ Sep 14 2007, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy HAPPY birthday girlie :danceL Mek sure yUH get di eartday rooks yuh hear? I did - but it was 2 days late! We were sooooo busy all weekend. The good news is that we're officially moved into the new house now What a pain. I am NEVER moving again!!!!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 03:57:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (12/11/2006 @ Sep 14 2007, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He is thinking that I could get an apt and then we both work on finding a house when he comes up. That sounds like a good idea. You could try to find an apartment that will let you rent month to month instead of signing a long lease. It would be really nice for you guys to do that as a couple instead of YOU picking out the house that BOTH of you will live in. Trust me, Tony is happy that now we have OUR house. He had to live in MY house the first 3 years he was here!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 03:29:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (JA Tam @ Sep 14 2007, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My dear, spell it the way it sounds. They have a little booklet on "How to speak Jamaican". Also, I heard in the UK they are offering a formal class in Patois as a second language. I would love a class like that! I'd sign up for sure	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-18 03:21:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	Well, it's after midnight, it's officially now MY BIRTHDAY They guys who work for me just brought me in a cake and a card filled with scratch off lotto tickets. Maybe I'll win big and I can retire I have a 3 day weekend off work this - we're moving into our new house Sat. and Sun. so I won't be online again til Monday night. Hope everyone has a good weekend! Likkle-bit!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 02:05:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 13 2007, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jawi, Mi 'ear yuh Mon,Mi 'ear yuh! Jah know!!! But truss mi sitting pon dis 'ere side addi fence ain't any sweeter...Jus more hurry up and rascl**t wait! Surrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrps <kiss teet> Mi feel as if mi inna one huge waiting room and the rahtid nurse neva aguh call mi name!!! Ok, here is my interpretation: I hear you man, I hear you! But trust me, sitting on this side of the fence ain't any sweeter. Just more hurry up and rasclaat wait! I feel as if I'm in one huge waiting room and the *** nurse is never gonna call my name! How did I do? Not sure what rahtid means, but assuming it's a form of cuss word! Unless you mean rotten? Hey, maybe I can work for JA Embassy as a Patois translator!!! Seriously, except for one or two words, I understand everything you guys write in Patois. I wish I could understand and speak it better in person! Edited by rhondapayter, 14 September 2007 - 01:58 AM.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:54:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 13 2007, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was turning in all directions...hearing and understanding all conversations. I know people wondered why the strange tourist girl was staring and smiling and nodding like a new born fool. I understand it pretty well now...but I am not brave enough to actually test my own ability to speak it (unless of course I get upset...then it will come tumbling out in bits of regular English...Ebonics and patois) LOL kikikikiki Tony was talking with some guys in JA and I was standing with them. They guys were chatting only in Patois and started talking about women and sex and stuff. They told a funny story about it and I started laughing and they turned to look at me in surprise. Tony says "you know she understands Patois?". They looked all embarrassed because I understood what they said!!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:31:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (kkholiday2006 @ Sep 13 2007, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I kinda like the challenge. I don't get to hear it as much. My fiance only speaks proper English when speaking to me...unless he is telling a story. So I get a kick out of at least trying to read it. Ditto! I'm always asking Tony to speak it more to me, but he doesn't. Only when he talks to his family and friends. He now has 2 JA friends up here, so I get to hear it more now at least!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:25:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (waynegeraldine @ Sep 13 2007, 03:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ditto, as a yawd person I speak fluent patois , but it should be written in moderation, a little sprinkling here and there. When it gets too elaborate I totally skip it in a hurry, it gives me a headache trying to read it. You know what's funny? I can actually understand it better written than I can when it's spoken. Most of them speak it sooooo fast I can't keep up I always have to ask Tony to slow down - or I miss half the conversation!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:22:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 13 2007, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 2nd request (in another thread too)....but, I am practically begging now.... I have a request guys..........Could you not write so much in Patios? I'm having a tough time figuring out what you are trying to say. I'm pretty fluent in speaking; just not writing. Please........Please.....Please.....I don't want to miss something really funny, you know? I can understand most of it. I just have to read it a lot more slowly than I would if it was straight English	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 13 2007, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tonks mi gyal. Mi juss feel anxious...cuz all til now mi nuh heven knoa when mi can stawt. Mi wan fe give mi eediat hex wan bax inna im mout! Mi his lonely and mi miss mi baby...mi chat im hevery day...but dat nuh tek de place of hactually falling asleep in im harms...ar wake hup and see im smile pon mi. *sigh* Mi do alrigh huntil Kimmy and Jonesie bring up rooks. Now, mi cyaan tink hof nutten but de ile inna mi back need fe buss. cha! Ok, I'm just wondering, is there a specific way to spell out words in Patois? Or do you just try to spell them how they sound? Do you learn Patois in school or just English? I can read and understand (almost) everything you write just by sounding it out. But if me try to write it meself, it would be a disaster Oh, and why do you call it "rooks"? I don't get it I keep forgetting to ask Tony bout it. Edited by rhondapayter, 14 September 2007 - 01:15 AM.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:14:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (JA Tam @ Sep 13 2007, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 13 2007, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I saw someone recently ask if they could request expedited service from the Jamaican embassy and get their visa the same day. They didn't like my answer. And, all the while I was laughing at the request. I hope it comes soon for you. That was so unnecessary. I thought we were on here to help each other, not ridicule. Actually the Embassy could make a LOT of money if they offered this service I would pay $100 to get it that same day. When Tony had his interview (almost 3 yrs ago now) there was no Airpak to deliver it. We had to drive all the way back to Kingston again to get it. I would definately pay more money just for the conveniance.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:08:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (JA Tam @ Sep 13 2007, 09:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gill, mi ah pray and look forward to mi trip next week, mi caan wait. Mi ah tek mi min offa Hingrid, ole skettel fi true. Mi dis a look forward to di likkle trip home. -Tam I can understand. I have now had TWO trips to JA messed up due to hurricanes First Hurricane Ivan when I was supposed to be down there for my birthday AND to go to the interview with Tony. The Embassy was closed INDEFINATELY due to the hurricane and power outages. I was so upset and mad. Then, I just got delayed because of Hurricane Dean last month I ended up only getting to spend 4 nights in JA instead of the 7 I was supposed to. I HATE hurricanes!!! QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 13 2007, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Plus, I intend to become an official JA. citizen after reading the prior post about dual citizenship!! How about you guys? Jamaican Citizenship anyone? Yes, I would like to do it. As long as it doesn't affect my U.S. citizenship in any way I'm all for it.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 01:00:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 13 2007, 09:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can remember being in Customs in Raleigh, N.C. and seeing an officer with a dog walking around. My heart started pounding as I wondered if he would smell anything on my luggage as it was in a room at Andre's house that was heavy with fumes most the time. Never even thought, what if someone planted something in my luggage as a joke? I always freak out when the dogs come around! One time I was actually on my way to the airport to go home when I remembered I had a little "something" in my carry-on bag!!! I had totally forgotten I put it there. I almost had a heart attack just thinking about what could have happened if I hadn't thought of it in time! Oh boy.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 00:51:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (JA Tam @ Sep 13 2007, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mi know...mi ah go stop fret. No name for the storm yet and it is almost stationary. Right now it is up in the air where it will go, but it is projected to be a hurricane by early next week Girl, you need to stop worrying! I looked at the satellite of that storm - it's way out in the Atlantic!! It's not even IN the Caribbean yet! You don't need to worry.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 00:43:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 13 2007, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey R., I found this info for you: (http://www.constitution-and-rights.com/dual-citizenship.html) Dual Citizenship Memorandum of Law SUMMARY Jamaica recognizes Dual Citizenship. Only the Governor General of Jamaica can deprive a Jamaican of his/her Jamaican citizenship. The mere act of renunciation of Jamaican nationality in the naturalization process to become a U.S. Citizen does not deprive the Jamaican of his/her Jamaican citizenship. It is not contrary to U.S. Law to have both a Jamaican Passport and a U.S. Passport. Thanks	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-14 00:40:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (jawi876 @ Sep 12 2007, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All this to say, it is not enough to warn them about smoking. They also have to be on the lookout for bad mind people dat hate pon dem change fe leave an go farrin. This is sooooo true. My friends husband checked all his clothes, shoes, and suitcases after he left his house on the way to the airport because he was afraid someone had "planted" something illegal in his luggage! He said some people there get so jealous they will do anything to ruin it for you.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:29:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (luvtravlin @ Sep 12 2007, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My son asked me when he got his schedule for HS..... do I have a reading class? I said, nope....doesn't happen after middle school !!! What???!!!!! Doesn't he have an English class? We HAD to take English - or Language Arts or composition or writing or whatever you want to call it - every year of our 4 years in high school. I had to read a TON of books in high school and then write papers on them. Not a problem for me as I love to read - a lot of the kids bought Cliff Notes to try to avoid reading the whole book! But there was no escaping it.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:25:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (JA Tam @ Sep 12 2007, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The income disparity in Jamaica is quite apparent and I would have to say that I may be biased in that I had a privileged up-bringing. What I am alluding to, is the family time; the time for relaxation, not being swept up in the rat race as it is here. The sense of community that you will find in Jamaica, that seems to be lacking in many US cities. If you know your neighbour having it hard, you know when you go country and you get food products from your family in the country, you come and share it with your neighbour. Over the past decade, Jamaica's economy has been on a steady decline and I can only hope that the new government may be able to turn things around. I can tell you, as more opportunities are available in Jamaica, much of the "diaspora" will return to the island, because the way of life is much better than it is here. Well, you said it yourself! It's a lot different when your family has money. As far as family time and such, I think that all depends on individual families - has nothing to do with where you grow up. I know my family spent lots of time together when me and my sister were growing up - whether we wanted to or not We went on Sunday drives, ate homemade dinners at home on most nights, went on trips together, spent all holidays, birthdays, speical occasions together, etc... As teenagers, we hated it, but now I cherish all those memories.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (nannygirl82 @ Sep 12 2007, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well you would think with me being preggo things with mike would be different....but nah....i installed a spy program on the computer just to see what was really going on...and well ya he gave a girl on myspace his number...and telling her that she is sexy..not sure what i'm going to do..... I'm so sorry - you do not need this stress right now. What would Mindy do? Chop off his balls QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 12 2007, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 'Im need a good box upside his blasted head! Ditto!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:13:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 12 2007, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am about to renew Andre's passport through Washington D.C. , probably in the next month or so. I'll let you guys know how that one goes too. Yes, please let us know. I didn't know you could renew it from the U.S. I thought it had to be done in JA. Ladies - Are your husbands going to apply for citizenship when the 3 yrs is up? Can you have DUAL citizenship - both Jamaican and U.S.? Tony said he doesn't want to give up his JA one, but he would like to have dual. Does anyone know?	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:08:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 12 2007, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So again, yes I agree with you when it comes to the equality of all Jamaican children receiving an education, that MUST be corrected and the playing field be made leveled. However, when it comes to what is being taught in the classrooms in JA. I still believe we could learn something! I think what really, really just boggles my mind is how my husband could go to school up through 10th grade and barely know how to read and write So, that alone gives me a bad impression of the JA school system. Also, my friend Jackies husband (also JA) is the ONLY one of his group of friends who can read and write and even his ability isn't great.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:05:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (luvtravlin @ Sep 12 2007, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Other info -- Irrespective of body size, the degree of second hand exposure is influenced by one or more of the following: size of the room or space you occupy, air circulation and quantity of smoke in the air, duration of time you are exposed and potency of the marijuana. at "potency of the marijuana"! It's Jamaica - only the BEST! On a more serious note, I think since most of the bars and public spaces are so open - it's not that smoky. I know when I go to bars here in Michigan, the (cigarette) smoke really bothers me. In JA it hardly bothers me at all.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 03:00:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (AlienUKGirl @ Sep 12 2007, 08:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I went to school in Jamaica. When I went back to England, I was shocked and amazed at how backward a lot of the people were who went to school in England. From my own personal experience, I would say my education in Jamaica was FAR better than a lot of people in England received. Like I said, IF you can even afford to go to school - many children in JA can not. As far as skill level, maybe that depends on what school you go to. Just like in the U.S. some school districts are better than others.	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 02:44:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	Ok guys, I need your input. As you know we are in the process of moving. I already filled out an AR-11 form to change Tony's address with USCIS. My question is, do I also need to fill out an I-865 form to notify them that MY address is changing? Here's what it says: When Should I Use Form I-865? If at any time in the past you completed a Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, to sponsor an immigrant, you are required to report your change of address within 30 days of the change if the sponsorship agreement is still in force. So, that would mean I DO need to send this form too! Right? There's always more paperwork to do just when I thought I was finished	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-13 02:39:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)	QUOTE (Deyoungting @ Sep 11 2007, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hear yuh, pon dat!!! Is it a blood or Urine test? I SERIOUSLY don't think second-hand smoke will effect the result! If that were the case their would be ALOT more medical denials due to drugs...TRUSS mi pon dat!!! It's a blood test. I don't think he'll have any problem due to 2nd hand smoke. You're right - if that were the case, No one would ever get a visa!!	rhondapayter	Female	Jamaica	2007-09-12 03:51:00