St. Mary

Quiet coast where history hides

St. Mary a one quiet, sweet parish pon di nort' coast — banana walk, cocoa an likkle fishing town all bout (St. Mary is a quiet parish on the north coast — banana groves, cocoa and small fishing towns everywhere). Port Maria a di capital, an nuff history live ya, from Tacky war right op to James Bond (from Tacky's war of 1760 right up to James Bond). Tek yuh time when yuh reach — nobody inna St. Mary no deh pon no hurry, an everyting soon come.

Lessons in this parish

14. Past: bare verb + did/en — Tell past-time stories with bare verbs, did/en markers and neva negatives
15. Numbers, money & market basics — Count, ask prices and bargain: Omuch fi dis? Dat too dear!
16. Time, days & soon come — Talk about days and times of day, and master the elastic culture of soon come

Culture from St. Mary

Tacky War, 1760 — History
GoldenEye — Weh James Bond Baan — History
Firefly — Noël Coward Hilltop — History

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Proverbs taught in St. Mary

Jamaican proverbs travel; most of these are said all over the island. The parish is where the course teaches it, not a claim about where it started.

Every mickle mek a muckle.Small savings and small efforts count — market wisdom for money and life.

Time longer dan rope.Be patient; given enough time, everything gets settled — the St. Mary pace of life.

Chicken merry, hawk deh near.In your happiest moments, stay watchful — danger comes without warning.

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