Conor Finn
Blog Four
Professor Torres
To follow along the last blog I want to give an insight of how Jamaicans affect the town of Kennebunk in the summer. As May turns into June if you live near the port you will constantly see Jamaicans walking to and from work. Most town members do not stop to think of these walking workers. In contrast if I see a Jamaican walking on the road I pull over, roll down my window, and offer them a ride. They smile back at me and say no thank you. It took me awhile to realize that they decline the offer because unlike us lazy Americans, they enjoy a nice summertime walk.
The cultural site is Jamaicans coming to America to find work during the summer, and more in depth is my personal experiences I have had with Jamaicans in my hometown. Jamaicans are not the only foreigners to work in Kennebunk with many workers coming from Russia and other European countries. With this said Jamaicans are the ones that town members can most easily interact with because English is the main language. Some slang terms that I pick up being around my Jamaican friends are “Jah”, “Aks”, and “Ease up”. These are just simple terms that I remember easily picking up when talking with younger Jamaicans.
Being exposed to such a friendly group of people is a blessing to Kennebunk town members. We are able to interact with another culture that spends the summer in Kennebunk.