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Why is it that Trinidad only gets recognized for negative things? |
Travel Info i know i might seem a little too proud of my country but i don't think that Trinidad gets the credit it deserves. We were the ones who invented the steelpan, calypso, soca, parang, soca-parang, chutney, chutney-soca, etc. We were the smallest country to ever enter the world cup, we have the best carnival, we have an undefinable culture and a unique mix of people and i could go on forever. But still when i tell people i'm from Trinidad, they have this blank look on their faces. they know Jamaica cuz of Bob Marley and reggae, they know steelpan becuase they see poeple play it in the other islands and places like Japan and Sweden, they know Barbados cuz of Rupee and Rihana and again i could go on forever. How come people like Machel and Destra can't get an international record deal yet? Kevin Lyttle did and he's from St. Vincent. But when something like Akon's onstage performance with an underage girl or a trini being invovlved in a plot to blow up JFK every1 knows about it. Travel Tips Others What are you talking about? Trinidad doesn't get recognized for negative things--it doesn't get recognized at all! My first thought was their World Cup soccer team and an old college roommate from there. I have always heard of Trinidad & Tobago as if they were one... and as a tourist destination, they probably are....since they are a twin island Republic. I'm not sure what immunisations I would need to visit your part of the planet... but I have heard your Islands are very pretty. See? I am one person from the Great Lakes area of the US, and I don't think poorly of your country just because of one individual's actions.... and I'm sure that there are many others that think the same manner as I do. Relax. www.visittnt.com gril u are so right i am from st.croix and the only way ppl regonize us is because it has the us stamp on it but look wah happen they other day in st.croix with the big post office drug thing the us leave us haging cause we black but if a white man had gotten hurt u would have seen how fast fbi de come these ppl(yankee)show no respect to our little island ah tal Truth be told, we are not as well known as say Jamaica because we don't promote ourselves the way they do. I sitting in my living room in DC and seeing AirJamaica commercials on my TV and hearing all about the Jamaica Tourist Board on my radio. I have NEVER seen or heard a BeeWee ad anywhere in the donkey years I living here. In true Trinidad form we eh feel we bong to sell ourselves and to a certain extent I agree. This might sound really ignorant of me but allyuh know I have to say how I feel. In the grand scheme of things WHO CARES whether other people know us or not?? Seriously posse, we have enough love for and pride in our country all by ourselves. We eh lacking nuttin, we eh looking for nobody to sponsor us fuh nutting, we eh broke, we eh beggin. We are independent and self sufficient. Even without formal advertising, we have people coming to Trinidad in droves to celebrate Carnival with us and I have never heard of anyone who didn't love it once they got there. Machel, David, the Professor, our scholars, our authors, and our Soca Warriors not to mention our TWO Ms Universes and our Ms World, are out there showcasing our talents but they're doing that to bring glory to Trinidad not necessarily for recognition. We don't require validation from a soul! Even without widespread international recognition could we be a prouder people?? Could we be more accomplished?? And are those accomplishments any less sweet to us because the entire world doesn't know about them? Nope. Let Trinidad stay a sweet secret like the dinner mint in yuh pocket that yuh Mammy eh know yuh take... All yuh missing the answer to the question. The question is why are we not well know. Leh meh start: Jamaica, Barbados, St. Vincent, etc.. are all tourist vacation islands. Why I say that? Trinidad is like a little New York. We doh care wah yuh from once you reach Trini you are a Trini, therefore, you don't get the yes sir/yes madame greeting that you get from those other island. You will get it in Tobago but not in Trini. Don't get me wrong, but I'm telling you some visitors think that when they come to the island they expect a comman man, but when they come to Trini they meet people with confidence. That is why we may not get as much publicity as the others. Anyone, who know our people will realize that the fool in JFK t'ing is just an exception. We are totally a fun loving people no matter what is going. And then It ha them Trini who aint go home for donkey years and talking the country bad (Them go meet it). King David Rudder "Trini to the bone, Trini to the bone!" |
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