Have a laugh…
July 8, 2008
You Know You Are A True Guyanese When….
•You know that there are only two types of fish in Guyana – “Scale Fish” and “Unscale Fish”.
•You see a drunken man ride his bicycle all the way from a rum shop and fall down as soon as he reaches home.
•You go “home back” instead of “back home”.
•You know that the sweetest banana is a “speckle banana”.
•You go to school with green mango and salt and pepper in your pocket.
•Your best friend is your girl friend brother.
•Its time to get up when you hear the fowl cock crows in the morning.
•You used to know at least one guy name Reds, Coolie Boy, Dougla, Fat Boy, Buck Boy or Chinee.
•You know when not to touch the radio because your mother wants to hear death announcements.
•You know a “cashew” to be a fruit and not a nut.
•You ask for “buckta” instead of underwear.
•Your “air jordan” is you “yattinboots” or “trackers”.
•You know what shocking colors are.
•You know that a “boring person” is someone who “ aint deh pon nothing”.
•You would publicly state, “England can never beat the West Indies”.
•You don’t like fellas who “black-cake” the work.
•You collect “plastic bags” from the supermarket and reuse them until it tear.
•You clean foil wrap after using it once for further use.
•You describe “hairdressing” as “vaseline”.
•At the supermarket you are the only one who ask for: “steak-beef”, “ice-apple”, “cow-foot”, “chicken-foot”, “tripe” and “runners”.
•You tell people that you have family living “overseas” or “foreign”.
•When leaving your home you always make sure you wear clean underwear in case you get sick at your work place or “knock down” on the road.
•“Around the corner” could mean ten yards or ten miles.
•You call all chocolates Cadbury and after opening it, you put it in the fridge and eat one segment per day.
•You still “pick rice” before you cook it.
•You refer to denim trousers as “hard pants”
•Your idea of “just now” ranges from five minutes to five hours.
•You call the operator to make overseas calls even though you know that direct calling doesn’t exist.
•You call toothpaste “Colgate”.
•You know that “fine-wine” is not an alcoholic drink.
•You know for a fact that Sunday Chronicle is not the only newspaper but also a famous brand of “toilet paper”.
•You know that Cuffy , Durban Park, The Race Course and Square of the revolution are exactly the same place.
•You know that there is a difference between “gimme lil ting” and “give me a little of that item”.
•You call chewing gum “chico”.
•You believe that all modern medical treatment is a scam and there is nothing that can’t be cured by; sapping your head with “Limacol” drinking “ferrol tonic” and “taking your whizzz”
•You “chew-up” your chicken bone in pubic
•You feel that the following should be made a compulsory part of the driving code- driving with your elbow outside the window, turning without indicating, keep the high beam on all the time and red light should mean slow down and go if nothing is coming.
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These are hilarious……..OMG!
This one is my favourite!
!”You know for a fact that Sunday Chronicle is not the only newspaper but also a famous brand of “toilet paper”.