re: Jamaica. Is it safe to leave the resort?

I went to Jamaica years ago while on a cruise. We stopped at this incredible jerk restaurant (after climbing a waterfall ). My sister had to use the restroom and I escorted her because the restaurant was very...authentic.

While waiting for her, this dirty looking Jamaican comes around the coroner with a machete around his waist. He asked me if I wanted to go off and have a smoke. Sure thing, machete-wielding local, let's run off and smoke weed somewhere remote. I declined his polite offer.

Cool story is cool.