YU KNOW YU “RAISE” DA BELIZE IF ….

• You gathered in the streets to play hide, police and teef or tell ghost story at nights during a “blackout”.
• You cheered and applauded when the lights came back on after a “blackout”.
• You went on a school trip to Altun Ha, Port Authority or Sugar Factory.
• You woke up at four in the morning to go shopping in Chetumal or Melchor.
• You walked from your house to Pound Yard Bridge four in the morning to ketch that Batty’s Bus to go to Chetumal or Melchor.
• You were chased by Ramsey because you tried to hop on his ‘mule & cart’ as he passed your house or were chased by Lamb at bridge foot for banging on his cart when he was asleep.
• Someone in your family only attended a PUP or UDP rally for the ‘dalla’ beer.
• Your grandmother and grandfather belonged to a Lodge Hall.
• You or someone you know ‘drap inna kinel.”
• You or someone you know was chased by a cow.
• You had to wear crinolines on Easter Sunday.
• When you got older went back to Fort to “heng out” (neck) or drive by to see “who di deh”.
• You mi haffi eat wah rice and beans after disco.
• You leave your house when you hear the siren because you want to know “weh di fire deh”
• You can make a knowledgeable contribution to the crucial debate: Which one taste better – Pou or Dario’s meat pie.
• You or someone you know was chased by a ‘passam’

Memories… Keep them coming.