Visiting JA?

[Taco B]

Mr G,

The countryside of the Guangdong province is really beautiful (as well as the Guangxi and Yunnan provinces). Avoid the big cities in Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, they are much worse than Beijing.

[Taco B]

Doctor Tahl,

Can I downlaod this documentary somewhere?

Excellent book on this subject: Born Fi Dead by Laurie Gunst, explains the Jamaican crime scene both in JA and the US form the historic point of view of political violence.

[ital kemar]

hi taco,
maybe not the same one, ross kemps gangs documentary on sky one showed the gang scene in JA a while back. scary stuff. would really like to visit jamaica too. its a pity that violence puts people off. they could make their country one of the best destinations in the world to visit. if it was safe then i'm sure plenty people would visit and not just to the resorts. a guy i know went and spent 2 weeks in a compound type resort. thats not a holiday to me.i'd have to venture outside and see the real country. i've been to barbados a few years back, and really enjoyed the place and the people. but jamaica remains the one place i'd love to go. wouldnt it be nice to walk along brentford road, or st. lucia rd etc and just take it all in....

ital kemar

[Taco B]

When I was studying Chinese at Leiden University there was this professor that teached classical Chinese. This guy was brilliant and knew everything about ancient China. He never visited China though because that would distroy the classical image he had of the country. Would visting modern day Jamaica do the same for a 70's roots reggae lover? Just a thought..

[Doctor Tahl]

Doctor Tahl,

Can I downlaod this documentary somewhere?

Excellent book on this subject: Born Fi Dead by Laurie Gunst, explains the Jamaican crime scene both in JA and the US form the historic point of view of political violence.

Yes it is ross kemp. a friend of mine gave me the entire set on Dvd. also contains Brazil. If i rip the file it will be very large. You can find it on youtube I think.

[Taco B]

Thanks! Will watch in on youtube.

[Mr. G]

Mr G,

The countryside of the Guangdong province is really beautiful (as well as the Guangxi and Yunnan provinces). Avoid the big cities in Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, they are much worse than Beijing.

Thanks Taco B, I'll keep this in mind! (tu)

Also I understand what you mean by having this 'image' in your mind from the music. So much roots reggae, especially the old stuff, paints such a clear and beatiful picture of Jamaica, a picture that is reinforced by films like Countryman. I think of "Three little birds" off the top of my head, but there are so many others...

Even with Jamaica's issues, reggae is about striving for a perfect society: no fussing and fighting, no jealousy and hatred, just love, morality, unity, and equality-and it came from Jamaica, and spread across the world! That says something about the country and the people.

[Guest]

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[Guest]

in kingston

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When I was studying Chinese at Leiden University there was this professor that teached classical Chinese. This guy was brilliant and knew everything about ancient China. He never visited China though because that would distroy the classical image he had of the country. Would visting modern day Jamaica do the same for a 70's roots reggae lover? Just a thought..

Yeah man, i would have to agree. If i were to go to jamaica, my time would not be spent in the cities, but in the country side, where hopefully you would be able to run into some old school rastas that feel the way Mr. G is describing...

i would not want to spend too much time in the city... but with a guide (dondigital?) i would. But on my own i would steer clear of the cities and camp in the mountains.

I think if you spent time in he cities, and ended up getting robbed for all your worth, it would crush the image that you have of the country and the people.