You know you're Guyanese...

You know you're Guyanese...

When you go to International Pancake House and ask fuh Dhal & Roti.

When the only word to describe somebody that can't dance is "Pagaley".

When you spit in a tin can full of carbon, and shake it good before Lighting it up. And set fire to some kerosene soaked steel wool on clothes hanger for your home made fireworks.

When you know what black sage is.

When you invite your girl friend for a date at the cinema, and she bring the whole family.

When you ask the shopkeeper to sell you 2 cigarettes instead of the whole pack.

When you go to school with green mangoes and salt and pepper in your pocket.

When you cover up the mirror when lighting flashing.

When yuh best fren is yuh girlfriend bruther.

when you know it's time to get up because you hear the first fowl **** in the morning...

When you turn up at a wedding, uninvited, eat up dem food, and drink up dem rum.

WHEN.... children want to be read a "nancy story" before they go to sleep.

When you spout terms like last lick, anti man, mota bike, sweetie,
patacake, buddy.

When you go to the cake shop and buy salara.

When you refer to all chewing gum as "Chico".

When ya pick up ya date and put she pon the wood bar on ya three speed bicycle and ya all gon to Brown Bettie for ice cream.

When you remember Good Friday as being quiet and the only thing you are allowed to wear is black, white or purple and eat only
fish .

You used to know at least one banna named Reds, or ****** boy, or Dougla or Fat Boy, or Buck Boy, or Chinee.

When you know what "gimme lil ting" mean ; )

When you know when not to touch the radio, because ya mother want to hear death announcements.

When you know the difference between a "ginip" and a "jamoon".

When you know a "cashew" to be a fruit and not a nut.

When you spend Easter Monday flying your kite at the seawall .

Yuh used to run after school fuh buy flutie cone crush, and snow cone with condensed milk .

Yuh went to school wid at least one girl that had a big batty.

When you ask for a buckta instead of underwear.

When..your Air Jordan is a yattinboots...

When ya see a drunk man ride he bicycle all the way home from the rumshop and fall as soon as he reach home.

When you ask for directions and you're told to "go daside and tun lef, den go pass de coconut tree and jump ovah de trench and yuh reach


ps. if u have more u can add dem =]

:lol!:

Yup, daz we, guyanese!

When you know what "gimme lil ting" mean ; ) << LMAO dats the best 1

i do not kno half of those stuff

lol i'll teach u =]

mizzstarlight wrote:

i do not kno half of those stuff

LOL that rite yuh does know dem guyanese ppl

wut exactly r u gonna teach meeee?

Alladin wrote:

lol i'll teach u =]

mizzstarlight wrote:

i do not kno half of those stuff

anything u want to know!

mizzstarlight wrote:

wut exactly r u gonna teach meeee?

Alladin wrote:

lol i'll teach u =]

mizzstarlight wrote:

i do not kno half of those stuff

You know you're guyanese...

...when someone sympathizes with you and you reply, "Yuh tink it easy?!?"

...if you know what "lix" means

...if you say "flim" instead of film

...if you refer to all the storage spaces in your house as cupboards

...if you take home food from a party

...you used to know at least one banna named Reds,, or Douglah, or Fat Boy, or Buck Boy, or Chinee

lol dese soo tru lol we house was always full a cupboards lol now its attic, den, garage, chest lol heheheheheheh

i do not know half of this

Lolz you're kidding Tariq..nevermind about that...I'll be happy to teach you.

lol i dunt think he is..i dont know half of this stuff either..we just know to talk guyanese cause we live in a guyanese neighbourhood

oooh..lolz nice...anywayz you guys are the best!

hahaha.

100 % Guyanese

same here 100% guyanese

lol amnn now mi fall bad mi like only 50% guyanese lol gesssh lolz. still love Guyana doe lol

100% Proud Guyanese...loving it!!!!

lol

angel_gurl wrote:

lol amnn now mi fall bad mi like only 50% guyanese lol gesssh lolz. still love Guyana doe lol

same here lol

i lost my guyanese accent =x not kool!!
now i just sound really weird tryin to speak it!