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[ShalSpeaks]

Hey yall I've been reading the comments and wanted to say thanks to everyone chiming in. There's a wealth of knowledge to be found below.
I did want to clarify as I feel some people misconstrued what I was trying to convey re Belize and San Andres. I understand how colonization works guys lol and how the different English speaking caribbean countries may sound alike. There are west African influences etc that all the different enslaved ancestors brought to their respective islands. So I totally get we may have similar words and accents.
With Belize, my line of questioning stemmed from the similarities with the more modern colloquialisms. For example: I've never heard a Trini nor Bajan use the term "weh yuh deh pan".... that's Jamaican Colloquialism.  However, in most of the videos I watched, it was presented as Belizean slang by the Belizeans. So I was like huh...Wonder where they got that from 🤔
As for San Andres I just didn't know that island existed muchless that they spoke broken English/ some sort of Creole. And I was very transparent about that.
Hopefully, that clarifies things a bit 😊

[richarddaley]

Many Jamaican who worked on the Panama Canal settled in Belize and never returned to Jamaica.

[velmabrookes]

I’m from St Kitts, and I get what you are saying about the Caribbean. I think we are really similar. Culture is really what makes the difference. We also have Jamaicans here.

[GAPCBlessed]

I just made a video where I spoke about how Jamaican influences impact every country they touch positively. Belize is heavily impacted by us. Costa Rica is heavily influenced by us. In Toronto, Jamaican food culture has changed the way people in Toronto live. Now while the Dominican Republic gets more tourists than us, we WIN the MOST AWARDS for tourism every year!

[StGCfiLife]

Belize was administered through Jamaica till independence. Essentially a federation with Cayman, Jamaica and Turks and Caicos.

[PacoSmith]

I'm a Belizean and I studied in Jamaica.

Although Belize Kriol and Jamaican Patios are similar, honestly, the Belizean accent is distinctly different from the Jamaican accent. For those who have not been exposed to the Belizean accent, I suppose certain similarities could be perceived as being similar to what exists in Jamaica.

All in all, the dynamic is a product of globalisation and that is globalisation dating back to when our people were brought to the Caribbean from the shores of Africa.

[leonieredwood]

I am a Jamaican living in Canada and just came across your channel. The content was informative. I subscribed.

[kuyahkudey]

Your comment section is full of great history about Jamaica and why we have an influence in different parts of the Caribbean.

[sherrildavis]

Costa Rica has an area that's the same. San Andres Columbia is also the same. Bequia. The Jamaican influence runs deep.

[MikeCowell-zl]

Jamaica is the best Barbados number 2 and Puerto Rico 3 those are my favorite islands

[lifealliancegroup]

I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED YOUR VLOG HERE, it was very informative, I didn't know about San Andreas Island, let alone their history and origins !

[courtneyhewitt]

The closest accent to jamaica by far is Montserrat 🇲🇸 a tiny British colony next to Antigua 🇦🇬

[Money_Boy]

Its not just Belize and San Andres people that sounds like us but people from Limon Costa Rica, Bluefields Nicaragua, some part in Honduras and Panama as well. Its a continuation of our culture from our African and Jamaican descendants in all these Spanish countries. Back in the colonial days slaves were imported to these countries for labor and economical purposes. The slaves eventually intermarried with the local ethical people called mestizos. I am a Jamaican that speaks Spanish and currently living in Nicaragua and I have had the privilege of living with the local Mestizos and Afro Jamaican people here in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize, Panama and people from San Andres which is part of Columbia. One thing that I can say is that no matter which Spanish country it may be, these people are aware of the fact that their ancestors are from Africa and Jamaica. They proudly display that in their culture and food. In every club you go, you could hear blasting Jamaican music, people dancing and singing our songs as if they were in Jamaica. They speak Spanish as their main and official language but patois is cherished as their true identity. FYI the school system in Bluefields which is where you can find most Afro Jamaicans, followed the Jamaican school system until the Nicaraguan government changed it to their local school system. There are also a few Jamaican dishes that you can find here in Central America, like Patty, Rondon, fried plantain, fried or roasted breadfruit or breadfruit porridge which they called 'criminal' ( it is blended with condensed milk then served cold), rice and peas, Polvoron in Spanish which is the same as Bulla. Thats just a few but it goes to show that we have a very strong and heavy influence outside of Jamaica. No wonder why our motto is out of many one people.

[garfieldwhittaker]

Belize was populated by Jamaican hard wood loggers in the 19th century..

[Effotbwoy]

Eastern Caribbean Islands such as Antigua, and St. Kitts also have accents close to Jamaicans.

[itzcloveynuh]

Thank you sis, when I saw the heading my blood pressure went up faster than rocket. New subie😂🤣

[jucha]

A lot of Garafuna was sent to Belize, Panama and some other countries. The Garafuna are from St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whos accent is close to the Jamaican accent. I am from SVG most of the time when I come across Jamaicans they think that I am Jamaican when I speak. It is so funny, they will be telling me about things that are going in Jamaica and talk about places there.I will be like, "ah! I'm not from Jamaica" They be like, "You are not from Jamaica?" "How come you sound so much like ah we?" We share common ancestors, they split us up and this is why w sound so much alike.

[kjaah]

That is the result if African ancestry under british rule, however all of these countries have been heavily influenced by Reggae and Dancehall from Jamaica and ova time they have been influenced in a similar style and patterrn of talking... Also, many Jamaicans went to Belize after working on the Panama canal and became very influential. The migration from Panama to Costa Rica specially to La Puerta El Limon have blossomed in a big Jamaican/Latin Caribbean vibe... Panama is another place...

[mostvaluabletreasure]

Yes, the Belizeans and the people from San Andre's islands are extended family. Check out Afro Panamanian, Costa Ricans, Nicaraguan and some Hondurans, you will will be surprise, because they definitely have our culture down pack because of their Jamaican Ancestors.
In reference to the movies, I was watching a Turkish series named Early Bird and to my surprise, I saw our Jamaican flag sitting on the wall in one of office, I was so shocked and hyped up😂.

[CaribbyanDoll-xoxo]

The English speaking Caribbean have similar accents. No one is copying anyone. 😅