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Canadian Kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents. Trinidadian Kids: Move out when they're 28, having saved for that nice house and are a week away from getting married ... unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds. Canadian Kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a nice bundt cake and you sip coffee and chat. Trinidadian Kids: When their Mom visits them she brings 3 days worth of food and begins to immediately tidy up, dust and do the laundry. Canadian Kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them and its usually only on special occasions. Trinidadian Kids: Are not at all phased when their dads come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00 and starts pruning the mango & avocado trees. If there are none, he will plant some! Canadian Parents: You can leave your kids with them and you always worry if everything is going to be ok plus you have to feed them after you pick them up. Trinidadian Parents: No problem. Leave your kids with them and if they get out of line Trinidadian Parents will set them straight, plus they get bathed, fed and sprinkled with lavender cologne. Canadian Kids: Always pay retail and look in the yellow pages when they need something done. Trinidadian Kids: Just call their dad or uncle and ask for another dad's or uncle's phone number to get it done .... cash deal. Canadian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get only cake and coffee, no more. Trinidadian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get poularie, byganiee,pine tart a few bottles of their favourite beverage, a chicken curry & rice after dinner drinks. Time permitting there will be a late dinner as well. Canadian Kids: Think that being Trinidadian is a great thing. Trinidadian Kids: Know that being Trinidadian is a great thing. Canadian Kids: Never ask the reason you have no food. Trinidadian Kids: Are the reason you have no food. Canadian Kids: Will say "hello". Trinidadian Kids: Will give you a big hug and a kiss, and pat you on the back. Canadian Kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. Trinidadian Kids: Call your parents Auntie & Uncle. Canadian Kids: Have never seen you cry. Trinidadian Kids: Cry with you. Canadian Kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. Trinidadian Kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together. Canadian Kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. Trinidadian Kids: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours. Canadian Kids: Know a few things about you. Trinidadian Kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. Canadian Kids: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing. Trinidadian Kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you behind. Canadian Kids: Would knock on your door. Trinidadian Kids: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!" Canadian Kids: Are for a while. Trinidadian Kids: Are for life. Canadian Kids: Will ignore this. Trinidadian Kids: Will forward this. |