Okay so for context there is this musician from Bahamas called Tony McKay or Exuma. I learnt about him a few years ago watching Jordan Peele's "Nope" cause one of his song featured. He styles his persona as an Obeah-Man and many of his songs relate to African spiritualism.

Suffice to say, the man's body of work is heavily underrated and I was amazed I havent heard of him before. But I was curious for most of the English speaking Caribbean practicing Obeah is frowned on so I was wanted to hear from the Bahamians how I'd he viewed back home. Do people embrace him? denounce him? Or do they just not care?

Never went before and I want to meet up with new people and have nothing but goos vibes

As apposed to just a West Indian or say Jamaican, for example. I'm asking because i'm writing a wikipedia article and not sure if it will be considered grammatically correct. The Island their from is Dominica however their Influence spread further than their birthplace so feels more apt. Let me know, thank you.

It could two leaders that share a similar ideological approach, like Ralph Gonsalves = Lula da Silva (in my opinion), a shared institutional approach or something else - as long as they have a common trait that makes their politics similar.

I was thinking about how different cultures express pride through little sayings or proverbs.

For example:

In Trinidad & Tobago we say “Trini 2 d Bone” (to mean fully, proudly Trini).

In Jamaica, there’s “Wi likkle but wi tallawah” (small but mighty).

( Correct me if am wrong please Jamaicans, I was told this by my Jamaican friend living in Trinbago)

Do you have a local phrase or saying like that where you’re from? One that shows off your people’s pride, toughness, or uniqueness?

The countries in the English speaking Caribbean, including Guyana, do a common secondary school exam. One of the subjects is Caribbean History.

I just looked at the syllabus and it doesn't include much Latin American history, Cuba is an exception.

It does mention Maroons in Suriname, but I am not sure how in-depth it is covered.

But I don't see it covering the Venezuelan Guyana border dispute, or any Venezuelan history. Maybe it is covered in CAPE history?

I was explaining to my Jamaican friend that the reason 90% (hyperbole) of my granny and her generation are named some version of Mary is that many people were named according to the Saint whos feast day they were born on. The tradition died sometime before I was born (I would’ve been named Theresa) but it’s cool to see the way it impacted my family tree. The hold the Catholic Church had on St. Lucia back then was very, very tight.

Do you guys have any interesting naming traditions from your country? What’s the history behind it?

I am from South Carolina and we use buckra to mean white man

We’ve been to Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, so I know those places have winter baseball leagues. Anywhere else in the Caribbean?

Pretty much i dont live in the uk but, apparently there's this thing called Notting Hill carnival in the UK. Which is supposed to be a festival by carribean immigrants to try and replicate carnival.

But apparently it's pretty much synonymous with violence and riots, apparently there were over 500 arrests. That was just this year but apparently it happens every year.

(Important to note that at least in trinidad, crime rate does go up during carnival). Which is a shame, as it is one of the cultural things I think we should be proud of, yet it's seen as negative by the world, and even many within our countries. And I can't blame them if it always leads to violence.

I currently live in Canada, although I really hope ill be able to move back to the carribean soon, but even here (in certain cities like Toronto, not the one I'm in) the "hood" consists of a large chunk of carribean diaspora as well. Again this all makes me pretty sad.

Unfortunate that so much negativity surrounds us currently. This along with high crime rates and unemployment at home, really demoralising for me.

How do people even afford to go there for vacation? I can justify a 1500-2000k airfare for a 30 day or longer stay but for less than a week?

I even used airfare AI and found 1200 airfares but with a 20 hr layover no thanks!

Hi everyone,

My name is Robert and I live in Rotterdam. I’m working on a heartfelt photography project called Faces of Rotterdam, where I try to capture the beauty of the city through its people — one portrait for each of the 170+ nationalities that make Rotterdam so special.

So far I’ve been lucky to photograph over 150 nationalities, and every story has been inspiring. But there are still a few nationalities missing — including 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis, 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 🇩🇲 Dominica.

If you are from one of these islands and now live, work or study in Rotterdam, I would be truly honoured to meet you, make your portrait, and hear a bit of your story. The shoot is simple (around 30 minutes), and of course you’ll also receive the portrait as a memory.

This October the project will be shown at Theater Zuidplein during the national Day of Diversity — so your story would become part of a bigger celebration of connection and belonging in the city.

If you or someone you know is from 🇰🇳, 🇻🇨 or 🇩🇲, please reach out 🙏 It would mean a lot to me to make sure these islands are represented in Faces of Rotterdam.

Warm regards,

Robert

www.facesofrotterdam.nl

8/26/25 I'm a small YouTuber with a desire to respect all cultures and backgrounds from around the world.

Recently, I scheduled a Livestream and came across someone leaving a message in the chat the day before the actual event itself, and was unsure of how to proceed handling it

The term is "Bombaclat", and according to google, it gained popularity in the US around 2019 for its frequent use in memes online

After digging deeper, I learned about it's historical context and true meaning and how some say it's viewed as "Cultural Appropriation" while others see it as harmless and silly way of expressing surprise or excitement online in the US

What are your thoughts and feelings regarding this word and should I prevent its use in my livestreams or allow it but with infrequent use?

Thank you for the help r/AsktheCaribbean 💯

Edit - 8/27/25 Thank you everyone for your quick and thoughtful insights and information in a short timeframe ✅️ With these replies, I can now confidently make a more informed decision regarding my question and I appreciate r/askthecaribbean members and or participants for taking the time to explain their perceptions, opinions, and experiences to assist with my desire for self-improvement and content moderation 🙌

Had a guy ask me if im caribbean due to my name and i say yea then he asked which country then i said guyana then he mentioned thats south America. Told him the history that happened to the islands under the British is how im here. He said he knows and convo ended right there but ive see people constantly mock guyanese people for claiming to be west indian on facebook

For me it’s feeding day workers breakfast or lunch. I remember going to the countryside with my grandmother and she would prepare breakfast for the guys who would be planting and gardening.

Theyre already getting their wage that they themselves set. I also remember it happening with construction workers.

I know the practice originated from wayyyy back in the day when people would come together to build houses as neighbours but now that money is involved, I will not be spending additional funds on feeding you. My jobs never gave me breakfast or lunch either. The most I’ll give is water.

I've been on this subreddit for a few months and this community has taught me a lot about the Caribbean. Before I had a vision quite centered on the French Antilles then by learning things here with anecdotes, historical facts on each of your islands I saw and learned that there were a lot of similarities, a lot of links (in particular with the Lesser Antilles with regard to Martinique and Guadeloupe). It changed my vision a lot and I really like learning about it, the funny thing is that some here even made me learn it on my own island. This is why I find it a shame that this subreddit is now only limited to questions. I have the impression that this subreddit has become much less dynamic and active since then. I myself am less present because apart from asking questions, I cannot come up with a simple something to share here as was the case before and that is what made this community strong. Am I the only one here who feels this way?

Just to give some background info. I’m(M) not Haitian but I am married to a Haitian Woman. My wife and I are both Catholics but she’s more in depth when it comes to praying to saints I just keep it basic and pray to God alone. Anyways we tend to talk about these saints and how Catholicism is practiced in Haiti and basically what each saints purpose is. She told me a lot about St Anne and how she has a close bond with her. Even at some point claiming she has full blown conversations with these saints in her dreams and has extreme unusually sometimes symbolic vivid dreams of them. When she told me at first I just shrugged it off and thought to myself it’s not real, didn’t really take it serious but just told her it was interesting. A few nights ago, I have a dream and in this dream we’re in Haiti, walking down the middle of a wide street with buildings everywhere and the mountains. I turn to her and say “So this is Petion ville?” And we hold hands. Suddenly I feel a presence behind me and turn around and see a old granny looking dark black skinned women walking with a geriatric limp carrying what looks like a small basket by her hip in a blue dress and her head covered, facing away from me walking away from us across the street. The strange thing was this individual never showed their face or spoke to me. When I woke up she was laying on my chest and I immediately told her what happened. She got up when I said I saw a women in a blue dress. She said that’s St Anne. She immediately mimicked the walk and asked if she was dark and if she carried something at her hip, I was absolutely freaked out. This has never happened before in my life where I have a dream of something that someone tells me about without going in depth but when I describe what I saw they confirm it’s the same thing they see.

I recently was watching the documentary about the Lockerbie flight crash, Pan Am 103. Was a similar documentary done about the Cubana Flight 455?

Maybe a calypso from Barbados? Or songs from Cuba?

Hi! If you have been in a few French Caribbean homes or are of French-Caribbean descent (Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barths and Haiti), what are some common themes or items in these homes? Traditional Haitian homes might have a china cabinet, plastic-covered sofa, floor speakers and porcelain figurines. Are these common in other homes in the French Antilles? What are the furniture, decor, artwork, kitchenware, bathware, audio components or cleaning tools common to this geographical niche?

I have seen two car related businesses on Guadeloupe mentioning big on their billboard that their cars / repair pieces are German.

Is German quality valued by the locals and also continental French people living on Guadeloupe?

Would they also value other services if they know it's offered by a German national ?