I am African American and am going to Jamaica with a white friend. Do you think that she will be treated as well as me?
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I am African American and am going to Jamaica with a white friend. Do you think that she will be treated as well as me?
I've been to Jamaica twice before and have love it each time. I was treated so well and never hassled like other tourists are. Im going in May with a friend of mine that is white. Do you think that she won't be treated as warmly by the people as I was. I am a little worried about this because the two of us go back a long time. It just might be kind of uncomfortable and embarassing.
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Hey Charelle! You and your friend will have a nice time in Jamaica. As you know, its beautiful and the people are great. I was there in Febuary with my partner and his sister who are white. They did get hussled a bit more than I did but people were cool. Being gay down there is another story. You have to keep a low profile a bit. Kind of surprising.
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Nah vex uself! Don't worry. Your love of the island will quickly rub off on your friend and Jamaicans treat tourists with a genuine sense of wonder very very kindly. You're tourists first, remember, and two women travelling together of any color are not suspect. We've had multi-racial couples,families, lovers, lesbian honeymooners,straight honeymooners, wedding anniversary celebrants -- a full spectrum this season of guests, and not one has reported back a sense of uncomfortableness or embarassment -- if anything, to the contrary. Take your friend out into the country, away from resortland and <BR>go explore/the South Coast,Treasure Beach or Port Antonio areas might be the most rewarding for you both.
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Hey, I went to Jamaica a month ago with my girlfriend. I'm white and I'm gay. We were given no hassles and were treated very well by everyone. We made lots of friends with the Jamaican people and still keep in touch with a good friend. He's coming up to visit us this summer, for an "American" experience.