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American / Canadian Kids Vs West Indian Kids

American/Canadian Kids: Move out when they are 18 with the full support of their parents.

West Indian Kids: Move out when they are 28, having saved for that nice house and are a week away from getting married...Unless there is room for the newlyweds.

American/Canadian Kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a nice bundt cake and you sip coffee and chat.

West Indian Kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food and immediately begins to tidy up, dust and do the laundry.

American/Canadian Kids: Their Fathers always call before they come over to visit them and its usually on special occasions.

West Indian Kids: Are not at all fazed when their Fathers come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8am and starts pruning the mango and avocado trees. And if there are none, he will plant some!

American/Canadian Parents: You can leave your kids with them and you always worry if everything is going to be okay plus you have to feed them after you pick them up.

West Indian Parents: No problem, leave your kids there and if they get out line, your parents can set them straight....plus they get bathed, fed and sprinkled with powder, lavender cologne or Limacol.

American/Canadian Kids: Always pay retail and look in the yellow pages when they need something done.

West Indian Kids: Just call their Father or Uncle and ask for another Father's or Uncle's phone number to get it done...cash deal.

American/Canadian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get only cake and coffee, no more.

West Indian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get sweet potato pudding, cornmeal porridge, gingerbeer, coconut drops, a few bottles of their favourite beverage and curry goat and rice. Then after dinner, drinks... time permitting there will be a "little something" as well.

American/Canadian Kids: Thnik that being West Indian is a great thing.

West Indian Kids: Know that being West Indian is a great thing.

American/Canadian Kids: Never ask the rason why you have no food.

West Indian Kids: Are the reason why you have no food.

American/Canadian Kids: Will say "Hello."

West Indian Kids: Will give you a bear hug and a kiss and pat you on the back.

American/Canadian Kids: Call your friends Mr and Mrs or worse, by their first name.

West Indian Kids: Call your friends, Auntie and Uncle.

American/Canadian Kids: Have never seen you cry.

West Indian Kids: Cry with you.

American/Canadian Kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.

West Indian Kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together, in other words, just "liming."

American/Canadian Kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then give it back.

West Indian Kids: Keep your stuff for so long that they forget it is yours.

American/Canadian Kids: Know a few things about you.

West Indian Kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

American/Canadian Kids: Are for a while.

West Indian Kids: Are for life.

American/Canadian Kids: Will ignore this.

West Indian Kids: Will forward this.

ISN'T IT GREAT TO BE A WEST INDIAN OR AT LEAST, HAVE SOME OF THE SEASONING?!

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I absolutely love it Geenie and like a true Trini I will forward this to all my friends hehe, I'll print it too and make copies and distribute in school too hehe made my day girl.