re: PSA: Jamica declares state of Emergency after violence erupts

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Everyone I know that has been to Jamaica said it was a shithole, even compared to Mexico. That’s saying something

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My wife and I took a cruise about a decade ago and one of the ports was Montego Bay. We walked around for 15 minutes then got back on the ship.

People trying to sell crap to you all the time and would look at you sideways if you declined. Lots of miserable looking people. Just seemed really dark so we had zero interest in going back.

And it’s not just an “islands thing”. We’ve been to Freeport, Nassau and the Dominican Republic and they were nothing like Jamaica. Everyone was friendly and accommodating. It was like the Jamaicans literally resented the fact that we were there. They just seemed almost angry so this news doesn’t surprise me at all.

I love Jamaica, the people and the culture. But Montego Bay is garbage. You can't judge a whole island based on a shitty city. It's like saying America sucks because of New Orleans.