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Jamaica
rain neva fall a one man door
Some things affect everybody
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Jamaica
when ashes cold dog sleep de
Circumstances change.
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Jamaica
cry cry pickny neva have him right
People don't pay attention to those who constantly complain.
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Jamaica
nanny goat neva scratch him back til him si wall
Always wait for the perfect time and opportunity
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Jamaica
Before monkey buy trousers, him affi know whe fi put him tail
Make sure the fashions of others suit you before you rush to adopt them.
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Jamaica
fluxy
Having a squishy, not firm texture - particularly as related to fruit.
food
fruit
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Jamaica
Cock mout kill cock
Choose your words with care lest you draw unpleasant or unwanted attention to yourself.
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Belize
Jamaica
John Crow tink he pickny white
Parents think their children are saints, different from other children
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Jamaica
john crow neva mek house til rain come
Some people never make plans until the last minute when they have no choice.
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Jamaica
Belly full, pitata ave kin
Contented people can afford to be choosy
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Jamaica
hungry hungry an full full nu travel same pass
The rich and the poor live different lives and go different ways
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Jamaica
Peel neck fowl bawl fi life, im nu bawl fi fedda
Outward beauty isn't the most important thing
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Jamaica
Alligator shouldn't call hog long mout.
You shouldn't belittle or criticise others when you have the same faults.
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Jamaica
Ants follow fat, fat drown im
Excessive greed will hurt you.
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Jamaica
Pick an pick until yu pick shit
The excessively picky end up making poor choices
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Barbados
Better fish in di sea dan wha get ketch
There's always a better lover than your current one.
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Guyana
All cassava get same skin but all nah taste same way
People may look alike, but all act differently
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Antigua & Barbuda
A no wantin tongue mek cattle can't talk
it's sometimes wisest to keep one's mouth shut.
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Jamaica
A nu same day leaf drop it rotten
One bit of misfortune does not mean total destruction
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Jamaica
a no want a fat mek nightingale foot tan so
Do not prejudge based on appearances
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