My 6th guest blogger, is a friend I have always kept close to my heart. She was of my first black friends I ever had, and I must say, she has proven the theory that all bermudian’s are a little crazy, probably something in the water. Check out my friend Nelsy from Bermy :-
So here I am as a guess blogger. Nick asked me to do this about 2 weeks ago and I’m just getting around to it. Well, where do I begin… my name is Ronelle and I’m from Bermuda. I met Nick a few years back at Acadia University (Yeah Acadia!!!). I am very grateful to have Nick as a friend, as he clues me into many things in the Eastern world that I have no clue about. He also introduced me to red curry (only had green curry prior to meeting him). He made it quite often for me to taste.
Anyway, I wasn’t sure what to write about, so Nick said write on life in Bermuda, but my life isn’t all that exciting so I have decided to right about the stupid and frustrating comments/questions most Bermudians get from outsiders. Ok, so maybe they are not so stupid and not everyone holds these beliefs, but there are a few people out there who need to educate themselves. Well I’m here to help.
1. We are NOT a Caribbean island. (Check the map. We are out there all on our own. The closes point of land is in the Carolinas, way up there in the US)
Alright, so the size of Bermuda as been a bit exaggerated, well a LOT exaggerated. But it gives you the gist of how far away we are from the Caribbean.
2. STOP asking us about the Bermuda Triangle! (Personally I don’t know much about the Bermuda Triangle and as far as I know, most Bermudians DON’T care. The truth of the matter is we are only the top point of the triangle, so it doesn’t really affect us. The other points are Florida and Puerto Rico. Ask the Bahamians about the triangle they’re the ones that are in it.)
3. Ok, so I know we are a teeny tiny little island of 21 by 2 (at the widest) miles. However, we do have paved roads, we do have traffic lights, cars (and lots of motor bikes) and we do have electricity. (Sorry, no pic available, I was to lazy to go into town and take one).
4. We do NOT live in tree houses or on the beaches (If we did we would get completely blown away every time a hurricane sweeps by. We have cement block houses. All with white roofs cause that’s how we get our water to drink, cook and bathe with. Not really a complicated idea… the rain falls unto the roofs, there is a gutter like system and the water then travels through pipes which carries the water to a tank underneath the house.)
Ok so the quality of this pic is not so great, but this is looking over part of the Devils’ Hole area. See, there are lots of colourful houses.
Part of a Bermuda roof.
5. We do not prance around in grass skirts. We wear regular clothes just like the rest of the people in North America. (Ok so maybe true Bermuda shorts is not regular to the rest of the world, but the fact is it just makes sense. Why would you want to be walking around in a whole pants suit at 85 degrees and 100% humidity. Bermuda Business men are just smart, they keeping nice and cool).
This is how Bermuda shorts are traditionally worn.
Alright, so there you have it. A few common misconceptions cleared up for those misguided individuals who maintained these beliefs. However there is one often heard comment that is absolutely true: Bermuda is an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL country!!!
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