Sleeping, Selling, It

6 Steps to Inducing Insanity

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April 2nd 2006
Step 1: It is 11:00 on Wednesday morning. You stand at the bus stop for 30 minutes and watch 15 minibuses drive by yelling "Spanishtown, brownie?" All the while the usually reliable #22 bus refuses to rear its ugly head. Instead, a strung-out rastaman rears his ugly (very ugly) head. When walking by the bus stop, the rastaman says "hey pretty baby" to one of the girls standing by you ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Jamaica » Kingston

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Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a drop off in tourism. Elections in 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. Pol... ... read more