Comments on: 33 things not to do in Grenada http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada confessions of a reformed tourist Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:36:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fly Girl http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-5215 Fly Girl Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:31:52 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-5215 Oh this is hillarious and very intriguing! Actually, most of the Caribbean has the Camo rule. It's because only military are allowed to wear it. Most of the food and clothing rules hold true on most islands as well. But why can't you step on a centipede and why not buy clothes and shoes?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5215','Fly Girl'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5215','Fly Girl','Oh this is hillarious and very intriguing! Actually, most of the Caribbean has the Camo rule. It\'s because only military are allowed to wear it. Most of the food and clothing rules hold true on most islands as well. But why can\'t you step on a centipede and why not buy clothes and shoes?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Oh this is hillarious and very intriguing! Actually, most of the Caribbean has the Camo rule. It’s because only military are allowed to wear it. Most of the food and clothing rules hold true on most islands as well. But why can’t you step on a centipede and why not buy clothes and shoes?
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]]> By: Carlana Charles http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-2596 Carlana Charles Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:59:31 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-2596 Avoid talking to any guy who says he wants to “talk” to you. He does not mean that he wants to have a conversation. That is so true!

Don’t wear a sundress or flowy skirt unless you want everyone to think you’re pregnant.- Gosh! How true! With these dresses being all the rage now you’d think folks would know better than to assume you are pregnant just by wearing one. However, there have been a few times I’ve gotten preferential treatment from wearing these dresses by the man standing in front of the long supermarket line or the person who would feel obliged to give up their seat for the ‘pregnant lady’.

I don’t get the one with the spaghetti straps though.

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]]> By: rootsgurl http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1665 rootsgurl Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:55:48 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1665 I have been to Grenada 3 times and have lived locally in Boca/Vandome.I call Grenada my paradise Island although I've run into a few problems.Because of my long hair there has been some nasty comments made by a few Grenadian women however I just smile and it usually calms things down:) LOL Honestly there are a few things on ur"what not to do in Grenada" list that I would have to disagree with...such as wearing spaghetti straps in town.I have always worn them in town and have never encountered a problem,not even at the bank.Also Under the counter is a simple mixture of Rum,herbs(bush),spices,green nuts,and so its not a hallucinogen...its simply stronger then the regular rum.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1665','rootsgurl'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1665','rootsgurl','I have been to Grenada 3 times and have lived locally in Boca\/Vandome.I call Grenada my paradise Island although I\'ve run into a few problems.Because of my long hair there has been some nasty comments made by a few Grenadian women however I just smile and it usually calms things down:) LOL\r\nHonestly there are a few things on ur\"what not to do in Grenada\" list that I would have to disagree with...such as wearing spaghetti straps in town.I have always worn them in town and have never encountered a problem,not even at the bank.Also Under the counter is a simple mixture of Rum,herbs(bush),spices,green nuts,and so its not a hallucinogen...its simply stronger then the regular rum.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I have been to Grenada 3 times and have lived locally in Boca/Vandome.I call Grenada my paradise Island although I’ve run into a few problems.Because of my long hair there has been some nasty comments made by a few Grenadian women however I just smile and it usually calms things down:) LOL
Honestly there are a few things on ur”what not to do in Grenada” list that I would have to disagree with…such as wearing spaghetti straps in town.I have always worn them in town and have never encountered a problem,not even at the bank.Also Under the counter is a simple mixture of Rum,herbs(bush),spices,green nuts,and so its not a hallucinogen…its simply stronger then the regular rum.
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]]> By: Lifeonarock http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1432 Lifeonarock Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:58:46 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1432 This is a great post! I just so happened to stumble upon it today. I’ve been making a list up in my head for the past few months since I’ve been here that I have been meaning to write down.

“1. Don’t drink the strong (aka white) rum. If you order a rum and coke, specify that you want dark rum. Otherwise you will feel, after one drink, that you have been head-butted by a horse.” — I learned this the hard way.

“27. Don’t step on a centipede. But also, don’t be a wuss about the insects. You’re going to see moths the size of bats, so just suck it up.” — This one particularly made me laugh because last night was the first time I did see a moth the size of a bat.

Doesn’t the Spiceland Mall have rules on the door that says “No Sleeveless shirts”? I thought that was odd, and I still don’t really understand why.. It’s so hot here though!

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]]> By: abeni http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1228 abeni Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:41:27 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1228 Manicou is divine and so is keeeetchup.lol Spaghetti straps? weird one that<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1228','abeni'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1228','abeni','Manicou is divine and so is keeeetchup.lol\r\n\r\nSpaghetti straps? weird one that'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Manicou is divine and so is keeeetchup.lol

Spaghetti straps? weird one that

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]]> By: jdid http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1224 jdid Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:21:02 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1224 The camo rule in Barbados came about in the late 70s early 80s when we had a few incidents with vagabonds impersonating defense force personnel. looks like it holds all over the caribbean though. interesting! So agree with #10 interesting about the shorts and the spaghetti straps though. would never have guessed that<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1224','jdid'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1224','jdid','The camo rule in Barbados came about in the late 70s early 80s when we had a few incidents with vagabonds impersonating defense force personnel. looks like it holds all over the caribbean though. interesting!\r\n\r\nSo agree with #10\r\ninteresting about the shorts and the spaghetti straps though. would never have guessed that'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The camo rule in Barbados came about in the late 70s early 80s when we had a few incidents with vagabonds impersonating defense force personnel. looks like it holds all over the caribbean though. interesting!

So agree with #10
interesting about the shorts and the spaghetti straps though. would never have guessed that

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]]> By: lilalia http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1191 lilalia Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:13:12 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1191 I've been trying to come up with at least one more rule, but must say, you've done a very good job. White rum shouldn't be drunk unless you want to reduce the number of your brain cells to a manageable level. No brain surplus is definitely a result of consuming the stuff. <abbr><em><abbr><em>lilalia´s last blog post..<a href="http://yumyumcafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/winter-hours.html" rel="nofollow">Winter Hours</a></em></abbr></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1191','lilalia'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1191','lilalia','I\'ve been trying to come up with at least one more rule, but must say, you\'ve done a very good job. White rum shouldn\'t be drunk unless you want to reduce the number of your brain cells to a manageable level. No brain surplus is definitely a result of consuming the stuff.\n\n<abbr><em><abbr><em>lilalia´s last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/yumyumcafe.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/winter-hours.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Winter Hours<\/a><\/em><\/abbr><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’ve been trying to come up with at least one more rule, but must say, you’ve done a very good job. White rum shouldn’t be drunk unless you want to reduce the number of your brain cells to a manageable level. No brain surplus is definitely a result of consuming the stuff.

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]]> By: GirlBlue http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1179 GirlBlue Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:32:54 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1179 It is a rule deeply ingrained at birth and is reinforced throughout life. It is the trini way...kinda like a roti and a red solo, doubles with slight pepper and crix and cheese hehehe <abbr><em><abbr><em>GirlBlue´s last blog post..<a href="http://trinigirlblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/meme-trini-styleee.html" rel="nofollow">Meme trini styleee</a></em></abbr></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1179','GirlBlue'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1179','GirlBlue','It is a rule deeply ingrained at birth and is reinforced throughout life. It is the trini way...kinda like a roti and a red solo, doubles with slight pepper and crix and cheese\r\n\r\nhehehe\n\n<abbr><em><abbr><em>GirlBlue´s last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/trinigirlblue.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/meme-trini-styleee.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meme trini styleee<\/a><\/em><\/abbr><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It is a rule deeply ingrained at birth and is reinforced throughout life. It is the trini way…kinda like a roti and a red solo, doubles with slight pepper and crix and cheese

hehehe

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]]> By: YingYang http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1177 YingYang Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:24:23 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1177 @GirlBlue, I have to giggle at you loving ketchup. I thought it was a “rule” that Trinis eat ketchup on everything! Years ago there was a Mario’s Pizza outlet here and they served the pizza with packets of ketchup on the side and Grenadians were all like WTF?

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]]> By: GirlBlue http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1176 GirlBlue Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:19:57 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1176 The camo rule holds fast for Trinidad and Tobago as well, nevermind they sell it quite blantantly in stores...funny that. I wish the littering rule held up here as well. Why can't you eat Tattoo or manicou? I mean I don't eat wild meat on the whole but why those two in particular? and why oh why Iguana? What did the poor lil green thing do to you? :( But I love ketchup! Spaghetti strap rule is doing my head in..I just want to know why why why? There is more I'm sure but I'll give you time hehe <abbr><em><abbr><em>GirlBlue´s last blog post..<a href="http://trinigirlblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/meme-trini-styleee.html" rel="nofollow">Meme trini styleee</a></em></abbr></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1176','GirlBlue'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1176','GirlBlue','The camo rule holds fast for Trinidad and Tobago as well, nevermind they sell it quite blantantly in stores...funny that.\r\n\r\nI wish the littering rule held up here as well.\r\n\r\nWhy can\'t you eat Tattoo or manicou? I mean I don\'t eat wild meat on the whole but why those two in particular? and why oh why Iguana? What did the poor lil green thing do to you? :(\r\n\r\nBut I love ketchup!\r\n\r\nSpaghetti strap rule is doing my head in..I just want to know why why why?\r\n\r\nThere is more I\'m sure but I\'ll give you time hehe\n\n<abbr><em><abbr><em>GirlBlue´s last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/trinigirlblue.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/meme-trini-styleee.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meme trini styleee<\/a><\/em><\/abbr><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The camo rule holds fast for Trinidad and Tobago as well, nevermind they sell it quite blantantly in stores…funny that.

I wish the littering rule held up here as well.

Why can’t you eat Tattoo or manicou? I mean I don’t eat wild meat on the whole but why those two in particular? and why oh why Iguana? What did the poor lil green thing do to you? :(

But I love ketchup!

Spaghetti strap rule is doing my head in..I just want to know why why why?

There is more I’m sure but I’ll give you time hehe

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]]> By: maria http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1175 maria Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:15:35 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1175 I know it's called under-the-counter, but my subconscious takes over every time I say or type that. Let's file that one next to "standpipe", shall we?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1175','maria'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1175','maria','I know it\'s called under-the-counter, but my subconscious takes over every time I say or type that. Let\'s file that one next to \"standpipe\", shall we?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I know it’s called under-the-counter, but my subconscious takes over every time I say or type that. Let’s file that one next to “standpipe”, shall we?
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]]> By: YingYang http://piscesinpurple.com/2009/01/33-things-not-to-do-in-grenada/comment-page-1#comment-1174 YingYang Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:11:31 +0000 http://piscesinpurple.com/?p=1078#comment-1174 ROTFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!! #1. Actually if you must drink white rum I have found it is better to actually shot-glass it and chase with coke than to sip as a mixed drink. #6. Oh so, so, so true! #15. And don't ask for salad dressing that is not plain mayo either. #18. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Actually maybe Lifeonarock and the other vets can help us all with this. #29. What?? *shudder* Yuck. #30. Yay for Old Navy! #33. Under-the-counter, not under the table. It WILL put you under the table though!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1174','YingYang'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1174','YingYang','ROTFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!\r\n\r\n#1. Actually if you must drink white rum I have found it is better to actually shot-glass it and chase with coke than to sip as a mixed drink.\r\n#6. Oh so, so, so true!\r\n#15. And don\'t ask for salad dressing that is not plain mayo either.\r\n#18. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Actually maybe Lifeonarock and the other vets can help us all with this.\r\n#29. What?? *shudder* Yuck.\r\n#30. Yay for Old Navy!\r\n#33. Under-the-counter, not under the table. It WILL put you under the table though!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> ROTFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!

#1. Actually if you must drink white rum I have found it is better to actually shot-glass it and chase with coke than to sip as a mixed drink.
#6. Oh so, so, so true!
#15. And don’t ask for salad dressing that is not plain mayo either.
#18. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Actually maybe Lifeonarock and the other vets can help us all with this.
#29. What?? *shudder* Yuck.
#30. Yay for Old Navy!
#33. Under-the-counter, not under the table. It WILL put you under the table though!

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