Jamaican parents are notorious for strict discipline and though there’s hot debate about whether spanking used be used as a method of discipline, that doesn’t stop many kids from getting their whooped. Here are 10 times you’re sure to get a beating from your Jamaican parents.
- You decided to talk back. “Me neva spen 12 hours inna labour fi yuh a come feisty wid me!”
- You get suspended from school. “Yuh tink me a sen yuh go a school fi warm bench?”
- You didn’t do your chores. “Watch me an yuh in yah tideh!”
- You forgot where you were and threw an embarrassing tantrum on the street. “Same place yah so me a knock out yuh teet dem!”
- You were caught cursing. “Wait deh! Yuh neva say wah me tink yuh jus say?”
- You were involved in a fight. “So yuh tink yuh bad?”
- You were seen talking to a boy/girl. “Yuh feel say yuh a big ooman now?” or “Yuh seed dem a get too heavy een yah!”
- You went partying with your friends without permission. “A wan big smaddy live eena dis house!”
- You took something without permission. “Who tell yuh fi touch me tings? Me nah grow nuh bad breed pickney!”
- You ‘accidentally’ took house business public. “Mek me give yuh suppn fi talk bout since yuh a look work a TVJ!”