Dwayne Smith : "They not my countrymen, they from Trinidad".

Saturday, after the T&T vs Mumbai match, Dwayne Smith was interviewed. One of the question he was asked was:

Questioner : "how did it feel playing against your countrymen?

Smith : "They not my countrymen, they from Trinidad".

I found it funny and embarrassing simultaneously, but I understood his ignorance. The questioner apparently saw the wisdom in not pursuing the exchange, so he left it at that.

Smith's mentality exemplifies the main problem that has been with us for centuries now, that we seem unable to eradicate. That problem seems resistant even to education.

I wonder what the interaction is on the team between him and Pollard?

Baje seh :

" Trini , I am a born barbadian , i will die fuh meh rights "  ::LOL::

~~ " doan take yuh meat out meh rice " ~

                  Lord Kitchener - Take You Meat Out Me Rice

TAKE YOUR MEAT OUT MIH RICE
By Lord Kitchener

A Bajan and a Trinidadian dying with starvation

The Bajan say, "Look, Trini, let we make a cook.
I put the rice, you going put the meat
Then we going both have something to eat."

But when the pot was nearly to done
The Bajan decide to pull a fast one.

He said, "Trini, I’m a born Barbadian, I don't like to fight

But when come to the occasion, man, I stick fuh mih right

You put in a twelve-cents meat bone, you worse than a lice

I going give you a word of advice, "Take your meat out mih rice!"

Smith either did not understand the context in which the question was asked, or he is so insular minded that that he thought it necessary to ignore the context which highlighted his own ignorance in my view.

I believe he did continue to say words to the effect, the confusion may exist as we are West Indians.
I sort of empathise with him as to call a Welshman English and vice versa would improper.
The outside world do see the West Indies, from a cricketing view point anyway, as one....as a County and to that end Smith could have easily answered the question.
Had he been asked how does it feel to play against your fellow Trinidadians, I would have understand his response a bit better.
I did find it funny and perhaps a point commentators need to be aware of.
At one point Robin Singh was asked a similar question and he simply said he is a professional doing a job.
The West Indies challenge is unique as people do have different currencies, anthems, political systems etc so Smith can be excused.

By this time the pot finish, Trini pick up a dish

The Bajan say, "No no, no, never happen so!

If  you wanted something to eat, man take a fork and pick out your meat

But if you add one grain of rice, by christ, I squeeze yuh throat like a vise."          ::LOL::

Ha ha ha....
Trinis seem to have a Calypso for every situation.. love it.

what about bobicians

gotta love it !  ::LOL::