Yardies at home and farrin (part 9)

[jakeswife 0]

i have to jump in here. it sounds to me that you are being overly concern about how well a jamaican integrate themselves into american society. i agree that it will take some adjustment but the idea of going out there to get a jobs takes a little more than book smarts. it takes a great attitude and a desire to learn. we maybe from different places geographical but there is a common understanding that if someone wants something they will find the tools necessary to make it happen for them. so yes, i agree that one should prepare for an interview but i also know that despite the cultural difference people can adapt to there surroundings and sometimes that will take good and bad experiences to get there;something you just cannot prepare for. so take comfort in knowing that all those who are trying to make a life for themself will make it happen with or without the help of their spouse. so relax,don't be so caught up.

jakeswife

Edited November 3, 2008 by jakeswife

[Marlita 0]

Watch mi buss di Bogle, Chaplin, Peppaseed, Screechie, Higher Level, Online, Log On....bway dem a di days

Mi naah go dutty up mi cloze fi do Drop Dead or wan rhaatid split *kissteet*

Deh Buttafly was mi first dance tuh learn Lawd mi glad dat nah on video somewhere...mi mussi look awful

haha, I remember workign at Chuck E Cheese and we did live dance shows and it was off the chain. Imagine Chuck E an his partners doing the Butterfly to some old 70's funk songs. it was so fun!! That chuck e cheese was like a club, way more adults than kids in it/

[*JG* 2]

So all of the stuff you guys are mentioning wrong with your communities or cities.....what is keeping you there then? Do you see yourself moving in the future?

yup, but to where I dont know. Its all about moving for my kids now, not just me. I really have a hard time figuring it out.

It definitely is hard to figure it out. While we live in the bush we really don't have that much to worry about. People are friendly and the area is safe for the most part. We have been fortunate not to experience very much racism or prejudice here at all. It doesn't really have a lot of vibes or a big city feel that I sometimes crave but it is a good place. I am sure I could list a hundred things good and bad but it works for us for now. I worry about moving somewhere and having to deal with all the stuff you guys are talking about. Not sure if the good outweigh the bad.

And no matter how much you researched, you would just not know until you moved and experienced day to day life there.

Dillon where are you? How do you feel about St. Louis? You are a bit west of us and actually in a nicer area. How would you describe it?

I have thought of it a thousand times, JG - Almost done it several - Each time, something big happened in my family, or I got a job offer that was too good to pass up, and it kept me here - Now, I am at a point that when DJ gets here it is a decision that we will make together. When he first comes, we will be rooted to this area -because reality is, for a while, my paycheck will be footing the bills. But, as long as I am in an area where I can easily hop a flight (i.e.- direct, short, and cheap) or drive to my family, I am fine with it - My cousins that have moved down south are doing much better with raising their families than they would have been able to do here.

Where do they live down south?

[PortlandAngel 0]

no you wouldn't Portland, u can claim that 2wks salary but it really doens't matter much..right now ur gonna benefit if u file joint

We are not getting married this year, so I won't have to worry about filing jointly until next year, but that's a thought. Since we want to do the actual wedding 1 year from the legal wedding its a lot of back and forth, trying to find the perfect time to get married so that my family can fly down and it not be expense. December is way too expense to fly to JA. I would love to get married on 12/31/08. Couldn't think of a better way to ring in the New Year!

[jakeswife 0]

I really wanted this this question to be infomational, to help others who may find their self in the same situations. How does the US job market recognize their level of education learning. Exclude College that is on another level.

I am aware that their high school education is set up entirely different than ours. Also, their trade school learning is set up different too. i.e plumbling, welding,electrician and computer.

If they have a trade occupation, how do they apply it here?

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i have to jump in here. it sounds to me that you are being overly concern about how well a jamaican integrate themselves into american society. i agree that it will take some adjustment but the idea of going out there to get a jobs takes a little more than book smarts. it takes a great attitude and a desire to learn. we maybe from different places geographical but there is a common understanding that if someone wants something they will find the tools necessary to make it happen for them. so yes, i agree that one should prepare for an interview but i also know that despite the cultural difference people can adapt to there surroundings and sometimes that will take good and bad experiences to get there;something you just cannot prepare for. so take comfort in knowing that all those who are trying to make a life for themself will make it happen with or without the help of their spouse. so relax,don't be so caught up.

jakeswife

[PortlandAngel 0]

The most he would be able to work in 2008, would probably be two weeks. I don't know if he would get any breaks from that.

When is he thinking of coming up Portland?

He said two weeks after I leave, which would be 12/7/08, but I was hoping he would come 12/20/08. So atleast I would be able to spend more time with him since I have half day on 12/24 and the rest of the week off, so we will see. He is getting anxious now, with him only work PT out there.

JG ON THAT NOTE..HUBBY WENT TO BROOKLYN AND STATED WE LIVE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSE TO..BROOKLYN TOO NOISY

It depends on what part of Brooklyn, I live in canarise and its very quiet, Flatbush now is a different story. Plus I found this supermarket in Queens "Farmia" when I go there I feel like I am in Jamaica. I hear the raw jamaican cussing the noise the people, plus they sell everything you can imagine in there.

haha, aint the cussing the best part. I find JA cussing to be hilarious! I dont know why.

Yeah me too, it makes me smile, and feel a bit more at home.

[Shemmy 4]

The most he would be able to work in 2008, would probably be two weeks. I don't know if he would get any breaks from that.

When is he thinking of coming up Portland?

He said two weeks after I leave, which would be 12/7/08, but I was hoping he would come 12/20/08. So atleast I would be able to spend more time with him since I have half day on 12/24 and the rest of the week off, so we will see. He is getting anxious now, with him only work PT out there.

JG ON THAT NOTE..HUBBY WENT TO BROOKLYN AND STATED WE LIVE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSE TO..BROOKLYN TOO NOISY

It depends on what part of Brooklyn, I live in canarise and its very quiet, Flatbush now is a different story. Plus I found this supermarket in Queens "Farmia" when I go there I feel like I am in Jamaica. I hear the raw jamaican cussing the noise the people, plus they sell everything you can imagine in there.

haha, aint the cussing the best part. I find JA cussing to be hilarious! I dont know why.

Yeah me too, it makes me smile, and feel a bit more at home.

Maybe that's what Damien is missing .

[sus 70]

Where do they live down south?

I have two cousins that moved to TX, not far from Houston - One that is in the Raleigh Durham area of NC, and one of my best friends is in the Charlotte area of NC - All of them have young kids, and have a better quality of life than they had here -

[*JG* 2]

Where do they live down south?

I have two cousins that moved to TX, not far from Houston - One that is in the Raleigh Durham area of NC, and one of my best friends is in the Charlotte area of NC - All of them have young kids, and have a better quality of life than they had here -

Would you consider moving to any of those places?

[Shemmy 4]

Yardie

[PortlandAngel 0]

Man, I am finally caught up!

[SupportOAFJF 0]

JG ON THAT NOTE..HUBBY WENT TO BROOKLYN AND STATED WE LIVE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSE TO..BROOKLYN TOO NOISY

It depends on what part of Brooklyn, I live in canarise and its very quiet, Flatbush now is a different story. Plus I found this supermarket in Queens "Farmia" when I go there I feel like I am in Jamaica. I hear the raw jamaican cussing the noise the people, plus they sell everything you can imagine in there.

Of course, i have seen both sides of Brooklyn he hasn't the reply was from his experience

[Yaads 0]

Yardie

What did I do?

Hi She

[SupportOAFJF 0]

i agree Lita that this country is not very friendly..don't think it's a blanket statement, some individuals are friendly..

I really think it has a lot to do with where you live, when i lived in Happy Valley "hence the name" people were very friendly, i remember when I moved to NYC and walk past someone watering their grass and said good morning the look at me like I had antlers coming out my head, I would get on the train smiling and people and if I made eye contact I would say hello to someone, they would just stare at me. So, now I have become a New Yorker, I don't speak to people, its bad, cause when I went to JA I went to ask someone a question I just got right to the point, no good morning, hello or anything. I feel like I am losing my manners but I am tired of people just staring and me and not replying!

That's why I said not individuals but the country

[*JG* 2]

JG ON THAT NOTE..HUBBY WENT TO BROOKLYN AND STATED WE LIVE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSE TO..BROOKLYN TOO NOISY

It depends on what part of Brooklyn, I live in canarise and its very quiet, Flatbush now is a different story. Plus I found this supermarket in Queens "Farmia" when I go there I feel like I am in Jamaica. I hear the raw jamaican cussing the noise the people, plus they sell everything you can imagine in there.

Of course, i have seen both sides of Brooklyn he hasn't the reply was from his experience

How tough is Brooklyn, Kimmy, on the whole. I have a SIL there now and I am worried about her.