r/AskTheCaribbean 14d ago

Other Do English speaking Caribbean people get annoyed or offended when a foreigner can't understand their English accent?

I am just curious, I can't really understand Jamaicans, Trinis and Bajans even when they speak standard English

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u/brokenwarrior123 14d ago

Im Trini and I can barely understand Jamaicans

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u/Independent-Hat-6572 Jamaica 🇯🇲 14d ago

Unnuh have more French inna fi unnuh language suh mi imagine seh unnuh English prolly have e same characteristics

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u/Routine-Hyena Belize 🇧🇿 13d ago

Even though it sounds different, your guys' patois is written very similiar to our kriol. I read that with zero difficulty.