My favorite sayings growing up in my Guyanese household is. 1. Mouth and mouth have story, hands nuh have nuh business. Pretty much means that there is no need to hit someone when there is an argument, use your words, not your hands. One who brings de bone, carries de bone. Means that the one who always telling you about someone who is slandering your name is the person who partaking in the slandering. I love this video even tho I'm a few years late.

@ForTheCultureGuyana

8 ай бұрын

Definitely a good one

Here's a Guyanese creole saying I told an American complaining about some stevedores sleeping while others worked in a ship's hold. I explained to him that they were underpaid while the owners of the wharf made huge profits. I said, "Teef from teef mek God laugh!" meaning that when you steal from a thief God is amused and laughs! He was amused and said he must remember that saying!

Do a video on why you decided to move to Guyana . And how difficult was it to fit in for you.

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

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I have literally never heard any of these sayings and i born and grow up in Guyana

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

😂

" fuh jump ON" , George!

Young Man, You Did a Great Job! You remind name of my children.

Great job!

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Keep up your good work, George!

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Gm thank u for all the history stories of beautiful Guyana blesse

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching them

Good phrases that are useful

Nicely done 👍

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Good job gonsalves.You are more guyanese than the ones who were born there. Thanks again

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

No thank you

@joshsilva6450

3 жыл бұрын

@@ForTheCultureGuyana hey, mr. gosalves, tell me. do you have portuguese roots as well? you know, 'gonsalves'.

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. My grandfather was from Madiera

Like 'jagdeo don't like Granger holding the Presidency'! Lol!

I think you should get Alan Fenty creole book

Like, "what goes around, comes around!" I think!

Bro I am a Fontanelle of GT and my family from there I was born in Maryland lol I want to talk like my peoples I feel left out

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling

It's like I heard some people say, "I like visiting New York, but I wouldn't want to live there!" Lol

Definitely been in the position of living with a cousin that went bad 🤣🤣 was not what I expected and you definitely get to get the true colors

There are many that I know until now.

i was born in the states but my mom and her side is from guyana 🇬🇾while my dad and his said is from st lucia 🇱🇨. i also have dominica 🇩🇲 in between and i consider myself as all

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you here 😁

Do as I say, not as I do!

In my book you are still 💯 Guyanese

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks👍🏾

Gobin From The Bronx, The Mother Told Him To Hot His Food In The Michaelwave (Microwave) Gobin Asked Maa Weh The Match Deh DWL 😂

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

😆

lil puppy does tun big daag

Hear This One, Laloo From Blackbush, Had A Problem On His Job, The Boss Paged Junior And Asked Him To Send W.B.To Interpret For Laloo😁 Yuh Talking But Laff I'm Still Laffing In Philadelphia 😂

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

I used to know a British man who said that he could always tell a Berbician from a GTown person. When I asked how, he said cause theyre the only ones he cant understand. 😆😆😆

play play bring nay nay

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

I like that one

wan wan dutty bill dam

@ForTheCultureGuyana

3 жыл бұрын

A good one for when you want to teach your children about saving money.

So u are half afro-guyanese n half African American?

@shehzadchowdhury8327

Жыл бұрын

But that’s not racially mixed but ethnically yes

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

I don’t recall ever claiming to be mixed. I have always identified myself as Black.

567°

ole man doan run but e does ketch

Wah yuh H watch meh like cow buss rope Or Wah yuh tek yuh eye and pass meh

DON'T go home, Yankee!

It’s pronounced tiefman not thiefman......don’t mix proper English lol 🤣

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

Got it. 😂

@lloyddettering2975

4 жыл бұрын

Or spelt teefman!

@donnah5378

3 жыл бұрын

We drop all our ‘h’ s

U did alright but english acsent with creol sounds alittle weird

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. 😂

Man a Man, Man nuh tobacco stick!

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 What does that mean?

@insertgoodname4809

4 жыл бұрын

@@ForTheCultureGuyana Antiman nah good.

Is that a picture of a naked women or man behind him 😂😂

@ForTheCultureGuyana

4 жыл бұрын

I look good as a statue right? 😂

i always wondered if you were Guyanese ,and why you talked like that, I thought you were trying to be Americian, and of course you are,but I thought you were trying to be a fake Americian.,and you use to irritate me with your accent.but now I know you are a real Americian I can listen to you with out being irritated.have a nice time in Guyana

@lloyddettering2975

4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy listening to him as he speaks proper English. I post at times in creolese deliberately in disgust and mockery as I'd like those on TV in Guyana to speak proper English so foreigners can understand, too, what's happening in Guyana!

@amazonwarrior7126

4 жыл бұрын

@@lloyddettering2975 hay lloyd Dettering, if you were Guyanese, you would know we speak english with a Guyanese Accent, and we speak creolise, and you are getting confused between the two,and now tell me where do they speak proper english, which is the queens english.? why should we speak with an american accent?

@lloyddettering2975

4 жыл бұрын

@@amazonwarrior7126 I was referring to a certain person who speaks creolese or rather crudalese in his videos and exhibits crude manners, thinking he is Nature Boy! I'm proud of the other people who give us news! Of course we speak Guyanese creolese in our everyday speech. When we do, foreigners have a hard time understanding, especially when we speak quickly. It CAN be a form of code to others we want to confuse and keep from understanding! Calm down! You're too touchy!

@amazonwarrior7126

4 жыл бұрын

@@lloyddettering2975 na me na touchy, but you of course talking about the Guyanese critic, well as you know we have town and country creolise and Guyanese accented English,but all Guyanese or most can speak English with a Guyanese accent when there is a need., but no one ever says scottish english is not english or irish english,or american , etc is broken english ,so we need to be proud of our Guyanese English,not that you said it was broken english, this is the Guyanese English kzread.info/dash/bejne/qq1h1tt7l6jFdpM.html

@lloyddettering2975

4 жыл бұрын

@@amazonwarrior7126 I understand! I just can't stand Critic and his crudities which he broadcasts. WTF doesn't he get a haircut and look civilized? And stop these fing facial grimaces which make him look mad! Maybe he IS mad! He is representative of which Guyana? I resent also some newspapers presenting the news in creolese! I do care what outsiders think of us! Backward and ignorant!

Ahbee Coolie gat ahbee own language too. So yoh forget ahbee collie people. Yoh very bias and might be racist.

@addieadams9272

3 жыл бұрын

That person grew up in a black home which only spoke his parents kind of creole. That is not racist. You are.

@donnah5378

3 жыл бұрын

😄😂

@ForTheCultureGuyana

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, you actually made a good point about the Creolese spoken by Indo-Guyanese. The beauty of the language is its diversity. However, don't mistake my perspective as me being exclusionary or racist. I didn't grow up in an Indo-Guyanese home so I cannot speak to that experience. So, I dont think it is inappropriate that I, as a non-Indo-Guyanese to pretend to have done so. I can only speak for me. However, I'm always interested in learning more about our nation's culture which is why I asked everyone to share their favorite sayings. Do you have anything you'd like to share?