Caribbean-American stereotypes (New York, Utica, Kingston: schools, live, medical)
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Hey, what would you say are the general stereotypes of Caribbean-Americans in the New York area?
Bajans?
Cubans?
Dominicans?
Haitians?
Jamaicans?
Puerto Ricans?
Trini's?
Are some more success-oriented? Do some like to party more? Are some more violent than others? Are some more laid back? etc etc
Are you a West Indian yourself?
If yes then give some examples yourself
If no then explain why you would start a thread in regards to West Indian stereotypes instead of stereotypes of your own ethnicity
A big cross section of people there. FWIW I have found that many times just among the English speaking Carribeans they don't even like to be compared or confused with each other. So this is gonna get interesting if we decide to go there...
HaitianAmerican here and I don't find any of us fit any particular stereotype. We are just like every other group; some like to party, some work hard, others don't, etc. My parents fit one stereotype; they both held 2-3 jobs each at any given time. I have a career and only work one job. Who knows. WHo cares? We are like everyone else.
Hatians are hard workers that never turn down overtime. i swear of the lot, I am most likely to find Hatians with more than one job. At work they don't want to talk about the weather or chit chat. They want to know if overtime was issued yet. kudos to them!!
Nobody parties like trinis. Every reason is a reason to party. God gave us a new day, lets have a breakfast party. You bought a new igloo? Lets have a cooler fete. There has been an increase in violence and the Govt has declared a state of emergency? No problem !! Hurry up and get here after work . Trinis are having a curfew party. Boat rides every weekend because just posting TGIF on Facebook just won't do. Carnival is next Feb 2017? Lets have a million band launches and all inclusive fetes to prepare starting March of 2016.
All the other islands are parishes or towns within Jamaica.
Still trying to figure out why are there so many second generation Puerto Ricans who speak no or very poor Spanish. But just keep on making coquitos and you don't have to speak at all. We are good!
Trinis and Guyanes (I know they are technically SA) drink the most out of the bunch. Like how do you drink a cup of puncheon and not die?! I once had a sip and my liver punched me and told me not to ever do that again!
80% of Jamaicans are from Kingston and behave and speak like the ones seen on gun hill rd., Flatbush and Utica.
Greneda is more famous for it's medical schools popular with Americans than for the local culture and people. They stay under the radar.
Last edited by LOVEROFNYC; 01-27-2016 at 01:45 AM..
Hey, what would you say are the general stereotypes of Caribbean-Americans in the New York area?
Bajans?
Cubans?
Dominicans?
Haitians?
Jamaicans?
Puerto Ricans?
Trini's?
Are some more success-oriented? Do some like to party more? Are some more violent than others? Are some more laid back? etc etc
You forgot about the natives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Anguilla, The Virgin Islands, etc. We are all not the same if you want to get into stereotypes. But I guess only popular islands matter the most...
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