Culture of Trinidad And Tobago

March 27th, 2006

I went on holidays to trinidad and tobago 2 years ago. I found the people very approchable and very easy to talk to and laid back. They didn’t have a clue who i was but they were interested in what my opinions were and what i had to say. I found that they didn’t care about much and didn’t worry about what clothes they had or how much money they had as long as they were happy and wiyh their friends. They didn’t mind what people thought of them and they were proud and relaxed about their culture and way of life. They had their own little shanty shops and were not so concerned about selling everything. Compared to home where you have to be high up in society and have a good job and money and nice clothes and seen with the right people. They don’t care about any of that and it is a much easier way of living and of life. Their clothes were not designer labels but old t-shirts and rasta hats and colours a lot of them with dreadlocks and beards and a lot of them had no shoes or socks at all but they were quite happy to walk and run anywhere with no complaints or queeries. I found that if you needed directions or help they were more than happy to help you out and they helped you with a big smile on their faces. At home in Ireland a lot of people will ignore you or be reluctant to listen to you. They treated me as one of them even though i was completely different and i really respected the tobagonians for that expierence.

Peter Barrett

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