What is a "Real Trini"???

Question

Ok everybody put on yuh thinking caps for dis one. I have lived in the states since the age of six. I was born in POS, I have lived in John John and on the Beetham( yes I'm sooo hood). I been back to TnT many times so I would not say I am out of touch. With alot of the Trinis abroad it always seems like there is a competition to see who is more Trini(lol). Who does still walk in the house backwards at night or who does use callaloo bush instead of spinach for callaloo? I eat my roti with a fork(I am not ashamed) and I do not like pone and boy do I get rediculed. So in you definition what makes a true Trini? Is it what's in your heart or is it a lifestyle?

Answer 1

Well imho, you don't HAVE to like pone to be a true Trini.

Secondly, the main reason for walking backwards into yuh house is because yuh don't want the "spirit" that yuh feel was following yuh on yuh way home, to come inside with yuh rite? My thing is, if the "spirit" was following yuh rite, then when yuh reach yuh door and going inside, yuh turn round to go in backwards............. yuh coming face tuh face with the dam "spirit" then?? And since when ah "spirit" need to " walk through ah door if it want to come behind yuh"???

Nex ting, I think it would make more sense to use "callaloo bush" to make callaloo ent?

As for the roti......yuh eva see somebody with long fingernails eat ah roti with they hand.........ewww. I don't see nothing wrong with using ah fork at all, hand or fork, it ending up in the same place, yuh belly!

So all in all, being a real/true Trini is about what's in your heart, if when yuh visit yuh homeland and yuh cyar wait to get off the plane to see what's new or what's still the same, yuh is a true Trini, and if when is time to leave yuh trying to grab and carry all the things yuh love from Trini because yuh cyar get it wherever yuh going, yuh is ah real Trini.

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My niece in St Croix introduce me to callaloo made with spinach.....yuck! l tried it home but l mixed dasheen bush and spinach.......much better but still yuck!

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Curious l get meh 12/12. Which one stick yuh?

Answer 2

WOW....what is a real trini! How do you define that! I could just add some traits...like, we turn everything into a big lime, fete (even if is good or bad circumstances... yuh hadda take a drink for that). It ent have nobody in the world that could cook better than yuh mudder. When annoyed by a person, hearing some dotish talk, or yuh team just get at a goal a in the "rukuh kuh tunkoon" ah trini will buss ah Hard Steups and some cuss. And after all the ole talk, bad talk, vex bout who win government, what area yuh from, race, religion, crime etc...a true trini will put you in yuh place the moment you bad mouth their country!

Answer 3

Allyuh eh find Curious always showing off on all ah we who outside? She just come from St James and eat a roti...steups. One minute she in Tobago enjoying she self..next minute she eating ah oil down. tomorrow she going an tell me she reach Maracas and eat a Bake and Shark from Richard's...ah sure she does answer the phone after 7 pm and say "hello goodnight"....

You know ah love yuh gal!

Ah true trini will explain to me what "leave yuh faddah head alone" means...I'm 31 and I still don't get it....

Answer 4

REAL TRINI

we going for jinks

we does eat ah food

bounce meh nah

haul yuh mudders ...

wham dread !!

but aye aye !!

stueeeeps

eh family ?

Sorry Tantie

slight pepper dey

boy this kiss me *** line long yes

driver !!! short

corner fu me eh drive

mawing

evevenin

goonight

whey yuh jinking ?

But wha de !

ent ?

no scene small ting

sweet with jelly

%$#@^ing WASA !!

current gone !!! &^%$ing T&TEC

If yuh ever use any 5 of the above yuh is a Trini

Answer 5

A true trini is one who will bad talk the country, Government, Opposition, citizens, food, culture, sport groups and every thing else.  

But the moment they get on a plane, that same country becomes the best place on earth, the food becomes the best tasting, the people the most friendly.  the Flag becomes a must in their home. and anything that come straight from Trinidad does be the best you can get.

They bragging about Soca and Calypso and willing to purchase an original of a CD to give a friend.

A copy of the Naparima Girls Cook book is at the top of their list of things to purchase when the "come home".

They know ALL the local folklore, sayings and knows couyah (sp.) mouth is the best way to point.

Generally a true trini is anyone who absolutely loves every thing about being Trinidadian...be it good, bad or ugly.

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Whooohoooooooooooooooo, True trini to d bone!!!! i got 12 outta 12 in that test!  YES!!!!!

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Jaz, i feel is d one about when is a trini most broke! it cant be anyone else.  but i feel that was ah trick question, cause different people does be most broke after any one of them three choises.

Answer 6

Good question..LMAO @ walk in the house backward.. I does still do dat.. if i come home after a certain time.. I does sign myself & walk in backward...

Answer 7

Well leh meh see...

Ah true Trinibagonian know ah lime more important that wok.

Ah true Trinibagonian know Sunday lunch must have Macaroni pie or callaloo.

Ah true Trinibagonian know you must line up for the bus..but when it come is ah different story.

Ah true Trinibagonian know know matter how important the football match is we go lose it in the Stadium.

Ah true Trinibagonian know no matter how much yuh hate soca music when yuh young, but as yuh get older is the greatest music ever.

Ah true Trinibagonian know Carnival Monday and Tuesday to yuh employers is not ah holiday. LOL...

Ah true Trinibagonian know ah Yankee accent is a must after yuh visit Miami for ah week.

Ah true Trinibagonian know Doubles is ah major staple in our survival.

Ah true Trinibagonian know when mami sick go next door to get the blue or red tablet to make she better.

Ah true Trinibagonian know getting a sun tan is for foreigners.

Ah true Trinibagonian know a political rally does be d best fete.

Ah true Trinibagonian know most of all no matter what troubles we have when we see another Trini in ah foreign land is the best feeling ever.......

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I get flipping 10 outta 12. Daiz because is Christmas everybody does be broke. Me aint know wha dem come with Easter.....An I a'int know what that Machoow what ever t'ing is..

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IZZY loooooooooooooosh ah deading ah deading ah deaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddiiinng... Girl you know how long I aint hear that.  Ah go tell somebody that tomorrow....

Answer 8

Well guys I've just eaten a Roti from St. James - minus the knife and fork!

Allyuh ah feeling shame doh - ah just take a Trini Quiz and ah get 11 out of 12!

Here is the link to the test

http://www.geocities.com/damain6662001/p...

Answer 9

hahaaa.... ^^^^^

doh forget seee drink & ching gum, haha...

we sweet too bad yes..

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i get 11 out ah 12!

i feel the answer shuda be carnival in truth..

Answer 10

Trini is what in yuh heart, yuh doh shame to claim yuh mudder land and yuh does still talk and write Trini.

Allyuh must remember as Trinis ALL AH WE IS ONE FAMALEEE !!

oh an ah second TS too eh. Daz one bright ar$e Trini boy dey. Give de man all de points