I went to a Jamaican Patois class. Why was I so scared to speak it?

Centuries of historical baggage surrounds this form of speech. But I’m vowing to overcome shame and connect with this part of my culture Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Recently, my sister sent me and my mum a graphic promoting a Jamaican Patois (or…

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