Jamaica has two types of people, country people and town people. The term ‘country people’ refer to people living in rural areas, and though their urbanized counterparts may think they are on the top of the scale, country people undeniably beat them for the win when it comes to certain characteristics.
1. Country people are generous and helpful
If your car breaks down or you need help, country people will be the first to stop to see how they can assist you. They will help you change a flat tire, get a jumpstart or ride a bicycle to call a mechanic while asking for nothing in return. They will offer a cool drink, food to eat, and lend their bathroom to a total stranger as long as you are in need.
2. Country people stick together
Whether it is against crime or some injustice, country people are notorious for banding together and sticking up for each other. Unfortunately for criminal elements, this sometimes results in vigilante justice, because country people will not stand by and watch one of their own come under attack.
3. Country people are good Peeping Toms
Country people will watch your business day and night but they will also look out for you. With or without your approval, they consider it their duty to keep watch over the neighbourhood. They can tell you who came to your house when you’re not there and if your spouse or children is up to any hanky panky.
4. Country people always have food available
Country people will never let a visitor leave their house hungry. There is always a little extra dumpling in the pot and a leftover chicken leg. They will feed you until stuffed and then give you a little something to take with you on the road.
5. Country people have manners
People in rural areas are known to be more polite and much more docile than town people. They take pride in displaying manners especially when addressing the elderly and people in leadership positions.
This is not to say that town people are the worse. After all, many of them are simply country people who have relocated. What cannot be denied is that rural folk are undoubtedly more laid back and most are the types of neighbourly people you would want to live around.
