I read a very interesting article on the internet. Jamaica is a fairly large Caribbean island and an independent country. Its native population is primarily black. They are descendants of African slaves brought by the Spanish conquerors. According to the article these people do not want to be called African American and maintain that they are not the same who are living in the US.
This is a very interesting attitude. To emphasize it further, the article mentioned a Jamaican black businesswoman who rents out her bungalows to vacationers. The reason this made news was that this lady listed her bungalows with a note that black Americans should not apply for short term rentals.
Her reasoning was that black Americans have attitude issues, they want things for free claiming that they deserve it, they have issues about their past and for these she would rather will not do business with them. This thing caused a little bit of an uproar in black circles. They claimed discrimination, but the uproar was not as bad as if a white proprietor would have listed his property such a way.
Many years ago there was a movement amongst African Americans to move back to Africa. Many did just that. Unfortunately, this did not work out because the locals in Africa did not get along the American newcomers because of their attitude. They were asked to go back where they came from. That is a pretty strong stand from their own kind.
I just love this Jamaican lady. Good, stand up for your business. In this life there is no free lunch!
Black businesswoman in Jamaica, the island
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