FROM SWEET TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Hey everyone, I'm Germaine, also known as Broom stick Brown. Taw'll can call me Brooms for short, lol. However, the operative word is BROWN, cuz I hate being called red skinned, lol.

I'm from the twin Island State of Trinidad and Tobago, the las in the long chain of islands located in the Caribbean.

Trinidad and Tobago, for those who may not know, are famous for our Calypso and Soca music, Carnival, Steelband, cuisine, the many different ethnic groups and the one I'm gonna focus on, our unique sense of humor.

Trinidadians and Tobagonians LOVE  a good joke. Our laughter is of the most infectious kind.

I was encouraged to create a blog by my Face Book friends who go to my page on a daily basis to read the funny experiences I encounter. And God knows I do encounter them, lol!

We also have a very unique way of speaking and expressing ourselves. Our dialect (native tongue) is one of the best, lol. You will encounter a lot of that when I do my blogging. It's not difficult to understand, jus pronounce it exactly the way it is written, and you will see it's akin to word you use daily. I will, however assist you in understanding as we go along.

Today I'm gonna introduce you to a word used by Caribbean people: It's called MACCOING (minding other peoples' business)

Now dis (this) one is for everybody, cuz ah(I) kno dat (that) most men wouldn't readily admit tuh MACCOING

I'm a nurse who works in a Hospital for the mentally ill. I pride myself in saying dat the Govament pays us as nurses tuh MACCO (observe our clients), lol, so I'm assuming dat me and meh (my) colleagues know a thing or two abt MACCOING.

Wen a bacchanal (confusion, fighting, cussing etc) buss out in yuh yard, there will be MACCOS. Nutten wrong wit dat, cuz we iz trinis, lol. But when yuh doin dat, there are certain criteria u need tuh follow in order to MACCO successfully and go undetected:

1: Doh (don't) hold d end ah d curtain. It does look unnatural, cuz Trinis hav a way dey does hold d curtain tite tite tite (tight)

2: Doh stand too close tuh d curtain, cuz wen d breeze blow from d outside, d curtain WILL assume d shape ah yuh body. Yuh hav tuh MOVE wit d curtain: If it move leff (left), yuh hadda move leff. If it move rite (right), yuh hadda move rite. If it blow towards you, obviously yuh hadda move backwards. No sudden movements, jus dance wit it!

3: D eye! Trinis jus love tuh MACCO wit one eye. Yuh cyah (can't) do dat! It go start tuh burn and wata (water), cuz we does MACCO hard and yuh go end up straining yuh eye.

4: If  bacchanal buss out in d night, yyyyyyyyyyyy allyuh does take off d lights tuh MACCO? Yuh lights on all d time, but as soon as ting start, is like suddenly d Power Company disconnect d lights.

D bess ting tuh do when ah bacchanal start in yuh neighbor yard, is tuh jus simply come outside, get a good seat, have a beer, take a lil smoke if yuh so inclined, and enjoy d show, cuz every bacchanal does b sweeeeet!

One more ting. If bullets start tuh fly, jus DROP n ROLL!

Wen ting done, call ah fren (friend), and gee (give) dem yuh mis interpreted version.

Dat is when RUMOR steps een (in), and you know how dat goes.. PEACE OUT!