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Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - Googley - 10-30-2014
i never understood why...anyone here knows the real reason?
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - Captain - 10-30-2014
lee think,,,loogie in Bobice
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - Meseret - 10-30-2014
from a Bob Marley song?
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - Meseret - 10-30-2014
In a Government yard, in Trenchtown ..... No Woman No Cry
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - ketchim - 10-30-2014
Nutten to do witn that song , Mes
Everyone has a Yard , right ?
In GT back in the mid 70s we used toe tell each other Lets meet by by so and so Yard
Jamaicans just wanna Own it .
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - pattycake - 10-30-2014
What does yardie mean?
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - SeanM - 10-30-2014
Because in our Patois, "Yard" is synanimous with home "home" and since Jamaicans like to say "yow when ya go a yard" when refering to Jamaica... Jamaicans are called Yardie, it just means home, or Jamaica, as such a Yardie is a jamaican...
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - pattycake - 10-30-2014
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Because in our Patois, "Yard" is synanimous with home "home" and since Jamaicans like to say "yow when ya go a yard" when refering to Jamaica... Jamaicans are called Yardie, it just means home, or Jamaica, as such a Yardie is a jamaican...
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Oh....
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - ketchim - 10-30-2014
It is NOT exclusive to Jamaica : it was used in Guyana circa 60s and 70s.
Then went outta style ::LOL::
Re: Why are Jamaicans called Yardies? - Meseret - 10-31-2014
Never heard it used in GY .. I mean, calling home "yard"