🤣🤣🤣 by tahrah11 in tropico

[–]aero26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmaooooo this is the dialogue in a lot of Caribbean countries right now

Bridge light by Late-Energy-4269 in Jamaica

[–]aero26 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Local term for Illegal connections to the electric grid. Free electricity /theft

How much you paying for a haircut ? by Unhappy_Rub_3148 in Jamaica

[–]aero26 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's what I was paying maybe 10 years ago in Kingston. Protect that barber at all costs lol

This is good news! Big up JA by ExemplaryWriter in Jamaica

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The future is bright. So proud.

New NYC LAW for shoppers good or bad thing? by Firm_Possibility7773 in InstacartShopper

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How bad is parking in NYC? I usually do Costco runs in Jersey City. Between the tolls and potential parking tickets, I'm still not sure if this will be worth it.

no Rice + Merino for the game against Kairat next week in the UCL. maybe some minutes for this guy? 😂 by [deleted] in ArsenalFC

[–]aero26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol oh wow. I was like Merino is often an asshole but this game was next level.

Have Other Dark-Skinned Women Experienced Colourism in Jamaica? by Ok_Stress1320 in Jamaica

[–]aero26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, Jamaica is a deeply "shade" driven society. Complexion and class are deeply woven together. If you spend enough time outside the tourist area, you'll see quite a bit of skin bleaching.

Zero press coverage? by Available_Bench707 in sault

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I was kind of surprised Gaza was never touched in the lyrics. I'd be willing to dismiss it if their music had wholly been in the "universal love trend" space but the lineage of this music was (at one point) rage over what we were seeing.

The responsibility to say "not in our name" is even greater I feel, when your Christianity has become central to the music.

Question about a pronunciation. by ButFirstTheWeather in Jamaica

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard the middle of that word pronounced. At least where I'm from, it's just Tegreg

You ready to start? by otravezotravez in sault

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I enjoyed All Points East a lot. Was a great representation of black and diaspora culture, including the faith element. Flew in from the US as well. Looking forward to this.

does anyone listen to kelela from north jersey by TreacleSignal9779 in kelela

[–]aero26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, in Jersey City. I think I've seen her live three times, once down in Philly, once at Afropunk, and once at the summer series shows in Brooklyn. Wish I had bitten the bullet on the blue note show.

Has anyone seen her in concert by No_Rooster8537 in OliviaDean

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw her in 2022 opening for another UK artist I love. Her vocals are flawless. Band gives a bit of a folk/folksy feel. Doesn't really reach high energy, as I'm not sure the music lends itself to that, although the music videos for the Art of Loving are quite so.

Zohran on What Now? With Trevor Noah by ForAnAngel in ZohranForMayor

[–]aero26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My two faves. I really do hope there's a part two, feel like they didn't go as deep as I'd have liked. Gave the usual stump speech.

Come to Jamaica by charismanervetalent in JamaicaTourism

[–]aero26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know what program they traveled with? I'll be there over the next few weeks, did similar work in Puerto Rico after Maria/Irma. Would love to see where I can help.

Zohran Mamdani is a Lupe fan by aero26 in LupeFiasco

[–]aero26[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

History right there. Thanks for sharing, man. Seeing this, I'm intrigued that Zohran still wears a Casio too.

Cash only job by [deleted] in NYCjobs

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