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Trini Americans all yuh is still Trini? |
Travel Info Why is it that some Trinis who live overseas act like they better than anyone when they come home? I living in the US for over 20 years and don't have an accent. A man might come to the States for two weeks and talking more yankee than a yankee. What does get me vex is when you go to the top clubs in P.O.S in the summer time and listen to the accent of those who just going to school abroad. People keep it real. Enjoy who you are and your culture. The funny thing is when you go to Europe they find our accent romantic. Travel Tips Talk yuh talk breds! I too have been living in the US for over 20 years also and still have my accent I am a TRINIDADIAN to the core and very proud of that fact. I continue to be puzzled by the American accents I hear floating through Trinidad. Dem people just FLY over de States and KILLING yuh with accent...steups. But it is rampant on the radio station too! Big Carnival fete advertising on the radio with a Yankee accent??? Hello??? What causing dat??? We as a people need to be proud of our unique culture and heritage whether we are at home or representatives of our country abroad. Others You've asked the question that I ask myself all the time! I love the fact that even though I've been in the US for so many years my accent is still thick, lovely and TOTALLY TRINI! I'm a Trini, my mannerizms are still Trini, and I love my homeland even with its banana republic mentality. Wouldn't want to be anything else. Trini to de bone Agree, agree, agree, but just a little note here, we have dry season in Trinidad not Summer. True true trini I know your question is for Trini's in the US but I am proud to be Trini, so I deserve to answer too. BTW I am proud you are one of the few that keep their Trini accent. I was born in Canada, to Trini parents and moved back home as a child. Of course when I started school with my candianish accent, I was taunted with 'why you tryin to sound american?' From that day I vowed to be Trini. I live in the UK now and even though my Canadian accent can be heard from time to time. People here love my Trini accent, and so do I. The bess laugh I ever had was one day I was in a club here in the UK and this girl I went seconday school with, came up to me talking the most hardcore yankee accent and tellin me how she just moved to London...blah blah blah and askin me what I been doin since school..........first time she ever leave Trinidad and she sporting a yankee accent. LoL.... never liked her very much so I said really loud, I know you tryin to sound foreign but u using the wrong accent. I still get a good laugh every now and then :D In the words of Nadia Batson: THIS IS MY LAND AND I WOULD NEVER LET HER GO THIS IS MY LAND THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY HAVE FUN IN THE SUN AND WE NEVER STOP UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE TRINIDAD鈥︹€︹€?WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH i don't have an accent cause me still liv ein trinidad |
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