You Don't Sound Caribbean
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You Don’t Sound Caribbean!

I remember the first time I heard this statement. I was fresh off the boat in jolly old England, first day of year 12. A girl asked me where I was from, then eyed me up and down critically, as if expecting my school uniform to turn red, gold and green, and the fabric to turn fishnet.
“You don’t sound Caribbean,” she said thoughtfully.

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