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Friday, September 14, 2012

I was told that if a Haitian person runs his finger across hi neck, it means he is hungry. In this country ( the US) it means something much more threatening. What is your take on this?

A hungry Haitian is more likely to hold on to his belly or stretch his hand out as a sign of begging than run his finger across his neck.
If a Haitian, or anyone else, gestured me by running his finger across his neck I would ask my little legs to take me away from that individual as fast as possible:  Pye, sa'm te manje m pa't ba ou!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    Can you explain/comment on the Creole expression you used at the end of this post?

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    1. MandalySeptember 14, 2012 at 12:28 PM

      Someone who needs to run for his life, in Haiti, would utter this expression.

      Pye, sa'm te manje m'pat ba ou.
      You could see it literally as:
      Feet, what did I eat and I didn't give you?
      or
      Feet, I took good care of you so take care of me now!

      So, basically, it just mean: Feet, help me run!

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