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Also, Only in Jamaica ..... while walking down the pier do you see a
quarter of the people who just got off the ship returning disgusted with the locals that they refuse to go ashore. The locals mob you when you enter the taxi area. They act like they haven't eatten in months and your carrying a 6 foot sub. Thats how they attack you. There are only so many times you can say no before you stop saying it or you get ****ed off. Does the taxi driver at the far end of the parking lot who asks if you need a taxi think the other 300 drivers you just walked thru didn't ask? |
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Ya know this Jamaica bashing is getting ridiculous.
I'll bet most of the bashers have never even been there. Let's call it a day and quit wasting time. If you don't like it and are Scared to go there, just don't go. It's just less traffic for me. |
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Lee Lindquist :
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:02:20 GMT, Earl Colby Pottinger wrote: (DaFlaBear) : Ya know this Jamaica bashing is getting ridiculous. I'll bet most of the bashers have never even been there. Let's call it a day and quit wasting time. If you don't like it and are Scared to go there, just don't go. It's just less traffic for me. I have to agree. I never had any of the type of problems as described here. Problems yes, but none any worse than walking downtown Toronto and dealing with beggers there or going to a flea-market on the first day it opens. When in Jamaica if you don't want to buy make you 'no' mean 'no' and just go. If you are scared because of thier skin colour the problem is in you not them, just go they will not stop you. Apparently, when they have guns, they will stop you. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.t...e=source&hl=en What does this have to do with pushy sales people? Nothing! It clearly was a planned robbery and you can find that just about anywhere in the world where the tourists are a lot richer than the local population. Infact, you can find tons of this in old New York City police records, and there are more rich Newyorkers in the city than rich tourists. Again, the discussion was on how to handle pushy Jamaican sales people (yes that includes avoiding the island which I consider the wrong solution, but it is a solution too). Again, I say - let your no mean 'NO', or if you really want to buy something let you 'I'll back' mean what you say, the bargins you will get on the prices of items is worth the extra browsing time. Earl Colby Pottinger -- Cruising, building a Catamaran, Rebuilding Cabin, New Peroxide Still Design, Writting SF, Programming FOSS - What happened to the time? |
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In Montago Bay last year just before departure a marching band played
and performed while children performed on the dock. Everyone was on their balcony enjoying the show. Money was flying off the ship to the dock below from every open deck. Coins and Bills were all being thrown. The children were all so appreciative. As the ship pulled away from the pier the children all waved and the band played on. I have never seen anything even close to this happen in Ocho Rios. This is a time I didn't mind just throwing away a few dollars. |
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On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 06:49:19 -0500, Lee Lindquist wrote:
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:02:20 GMT, Earl Colby Pottinger wrote: (DaFlaBear) : Ya know this Jamaica bashing is getting ridiculous. I'll bet most of the bashers have never even been there. Let's call it a day and quit wasting time. If you don't like it and are Scared to go there, just don't go. It's just less traffic for me. I have to agree. I never had any of the type of problems as described here. Problems yes, but none any worse than walking downtown Toronto and dealing with beggers there or going to a flea-market on the first day it opens. When in Jamaica if you don't want to buy make you 'no' mean 'no' and just go. If you are scared because of thier skin colour the problem is in you not them, just go they will not stop you. Apparently, when they have guns, they will stop you. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.t...e=source&hl=en For Christ's sake, there are criminals everywhere. Thumper |
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