Improvisation (week 1)
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jhoff
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Jamaica
One of the most notable differences I have observed about Jamaican's is their ability to improvise. With only a machete (or cutlass) a Jamaican can fashion almost anything one might need. A cutlass can clear a field, dig a hole, and clear a forest. They are amazingly deft with this instrument. On top of these they are simply excellent at visualizing solutions to problems. I sat staring at a broken tent for 20 minutes before a Jamaican came and fixed it with some rope. Easy as you please. The flipside of this, oddly, is that they almost never seem to read instructions and thus have problems with things that have to have instructions. They try and improvise but its not always as successful. Logically makes sense of course as the vast majority of jobs in Treasure Beach (where I'm staying) are uncomplicated and you simply learn from viewing. Simply and interesting observation.
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