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It may not be PC but it’s the truth. Of course the truth can hurt people’s feelings and nowadays we cannot have hurt feelings, right?
The same can be said about the bulk of the world, to include most US states. But to what end? Saying something that is "true" (and true in this context is subjective as what some consider a culture worth celebrating others, won't) is neither always necessary nor always proper form. Someone can be obese, but why would I walk up and call them fat to their face?
Truth is fine, but people should accept that their truth may not be others' truth.
Onto the topic at hand, the Caribbean largely is a tourism-driven economy, though a couple of countries in the region are outliers in this regard and rely heavily on industry to include petroleum and petrochemicals (think Trinidad and Tobago).
I, for one, see no problem with people taking pride in where they come from. The way I look at things, what others think of where I come from is of no consequence to me as long as I care about it.
What culture? Crime? High unemployment? High poverty? Low productivity? Virtually no industry?
Bwhahaha you wouldn’t be saying this if it was the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade with people getting drunk, fighting, yelling, and punching people.
Please.
No industry? A lot of the intricate and elaborate costumes take months to make and theyre litterally in high demand.
I agree it’s probably not on the same level of the Trinindad carnival but it does take skill to make and I know the steel pan bands put in a lot of practice for the parade.
It may not be PC but it’s the truth. Of course the truth can hurt people’s feelings and nowadays we cannot have hurt feelings, right?
No it’s not the truth.
There is cultural and historic significance to the West Indian Day Parade and Puerto Rican Day Parades and just as much as the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade and Chinese New Year.
There are steel pan bands that march in the parade (which also compete against each other in Trinidad), a lot of various costumes from various islands, and dancers.
They also usually have some dancehall artists, and you’ll usually hear a lot Haitian carnival songs featured if you’re familiar with the parade. If you’re familiar with the carnivals in Latin America and the Caribbean and New Orleans you can see some very clear similarities.
Of course from news media it looks like a huge street party and you have gang members and idiots who show up and give the parades a bad reputation.
I don’t think it’s that serious and no ones feelings are really hurt as much as you think they are
The same can be said about the bulk of the world, to include most US states. But to what end? Saying something that is "true" (and true in this context is subjective as what some consider a culture worth celebrating others, won't) is neither always necessary nor always proper form. Someone can be obese, but why would I walk up and call them fat to their face?
Truth is fine, but people should accept that their truth may not be others' truth.
Onto the topic at hand, the Caribbean largely is a tourism-driven economy, though a couple of countries in the region are outliers in this regard and rely heavily on industry to include petroleum and petrochemicals (think Trinidad and Tobago).
I, for one, see no problem with people taking pride in where they come from. The way I look at things, what others think of where I come from is of no consequence to me as long as I care about it.
Most US states? Compare the GDP of each state to the Caribbean nations. Vermont has the lowest GDP at around $33bn.
I would like to wager 6 people shot, 3 dead, 4 women raped and about 10 people assaulted. For extra points 14-16 arrested.
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