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English Speaking World: Barbados 🇧🇧

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English Speaking World: Barbados 🇧🇧

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Let's explore the beautiful Island of Barbados!

Barbados

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Would you like to go to Barbados?

Population: 287,000

Barbadian Bajan (colloquial)

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Barbados is not technically in the Caribbean.

Barbados has less extreme weather. Hurricanes usually miss the island because of its location away from the Caribbean sea.

The capital is Bridgetown and around a third of the people live here.

Barbados is second, only to Japan, for the number of centenarians.

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What is a "centenarian"?

You are given a stamp in you honour when you make it past 100.

Barbados is second, only to Japan, for the number of centenarians.

The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados.

Cou Cou and flying fish

"Crop over"

Barbados recently became a republic...

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This means...

Rihanna

Rihanna day is on February 22nd!

Rihanna songs include...

Umbrella, Pon de Replay, Only Girl (In The World)

Work, work, work, work, work, work He said me haffi Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do me Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in Work, work, work, work, work, work When you ah go Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Me nuh care if him Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

Bajan dialect!

Work, work, work, work, work, work He said me haffi Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do me Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in Work, work, work, work, work, work When you ah go Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Me nuh care if him Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

"this" and "that" become "dis" and "dat

The word "very" isn't used as often in Bajan:

‘de sun is hot, hot, hot!‘ instead of "the sun is very hot"

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“The sea en’ got no back door.”

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“Trouble don’ set up like rain.”

“Self-praise ain’t no praise.”

Boasting about yourself is not a real complement

“Malicious”

Nosy

“Ignorant”

Aggressive

How the English speaking world sees Barbados.

A holiday destination

pirates

Barbados Rum

Very warm and friendly people

a "laid-back" culture

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What does "laid back" mean?

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Full Video Duration: 16 minutes
Aired: about 3 years ago

Barbados

Population: 287,000

Barbadian Bajan (colloquial)

Barbados is not technically in the Caribbean.

Barbados has less extreme weather. Hurricanes usually miss the island because of its location away from the Caribbean sea.

The capital is Bridgetown and around a third of the people live here.

Barbados is second, only to Japan, for the number of centenarians.

You are given a stamp in you honour when you make it past 100.

Barbados is second, only to Japan, for the number of centenarians.

The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados.

Cou Cou and flying fish

"Crop over"

Barbados recently became a republic...

Rihanna

Rihanna songs include...

Work, work, work, work, work, work He said me haffi Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do me Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in Work, work, work, work, work, work When you ah go Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Me nuh care if him Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

Bajan dialect!

Work, work, work, work, work, work He said me haffi Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do me Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in Work, work, work, work, work, work When you ah go Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Me nuh care if him Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

"this" and "that" become "dis" and "dat

The word "very" isn't used as often in Bajan:

“Self-praise ain’t no praise.”

“Malicious”

“Ignorant”

How the English speaking world sees Barbados.

A holiday destination

pirates

Barbados Rum

Very warm and friendly people

a "laid-back" culture

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