We have to open one post here dedicated solely to Potoprens, among other things. I don't know why but I feel such enthusiasm when I think of Potoprens..As I am remembering my former lives...lol

Yeah, getting on the Tap-tap in carrefour, going down to Bizoton, to Lalue, to "Lavil" :)
I lived in Carrefour. I remember my first trip to "lavil" downtown PAP to La Presse Evangelique to buy Christians books like "Plus Pure Que le Diamant" and then I was off to look for comic strips such as Les Aventures de Tintin, Zambla, Blek, and Kiwi.
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Did you ever visit Hotel Oloffson?

No, I have not stayed in that hotel.
Has anyone out there stayed at the Oloffson Hotel in PAP, Haiti?  If yes, please give us some info on how you reserved your room (by phone or by e-mail?), how was your stay there?, and how's the service?  Thanks.
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odd/weird - dròl
as always - kòm toujou, kòm dabitid
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Impasse (blind alley, cul de sac)) Ruelle (lane, alley)

You've got this right.
The creole spelling for "impasse" is enpas see link
The Creole spelling for "ruelle" is riyèl see link
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there's no accounting for taste (Creole?)

O O! I think I might miss the Creole translation for this one :)
So let me make sure.....
by "accounting" you mean "balance, consideration" here?
by "taste" you mean "perception, good sense, good judgment, finesse" here?
I just realized I'm English-challenged :-\

There's no accounting for taste.
Pa gen okenn konsiderasyon pou bon sans.

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Life without work or money is difficult, but life without personal dignity is even more difficult.

Mwen konplètman dakò ak sa.
Ladiyite se rad ki kouvri kò ou. Si ou pa gen diyite, ou tankou yon moun ki toutouni, pa vre?
Se pousa, li pi mal toujou lè yo vòlè dwa diyite ou.  Lè yo vòlè diyite ou, ou vin tankou yon ti bebe san volonte.

Life without work or money is difficult, but life without personal dignity is even more difficult.
Lavi san travay ak lajan difisil, men lavi san diyite pi difisil toujou
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remote, outback area here in croatia we have some slang expressions relating to this words..when someone lives far from civilisation we say he,she lives behind God's legs or in area to which God said good bye long time ago...and so many others

That's an interesting expression :)
Our Haitian Creole expression for "behind God's legs" is Nan peyi pèdi or Nan ziltik

examples:
1. Li abite jouk nan ziltik.
    He lives in a remote area.

2. Fèt la te mèt fèt jouk nan ziltik m'ap la.
   Even if the party's happening in a remote area, I'll be there.
   Whereever the party is at, I'll be there.

3. Moun sa yo abite jouk nan peyi pèdi. L'ap pran omwens de jou pou rive la.
   These people live in a very remote area. It'll take at least two days to get there
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head of state (Creole)

head of state
chèf leta (from French chef de l'etat)

He is the head of state of the country
Li se chèf leta peyi a.
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Mandaly: I am living in Milot outside Cap-Haitien and I am using your book Haitian Creole for English Speakers. However, I can't seem to find the right downloads to follow the book, especially lesson 7 where there is a review of pronunciation.

Bonjou zanmi:)   Here it is.
lesson 7 - Click here to download…
lesson 13 - Click here to download…
lesson 20 - Click here to download…
lesson 27 - Click here to download…
lesson 34 - Click here to download…
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what do non mwen paka diw mean

Written as Mwen pa ka di w → I can't tell you.

1. Mwen pa ka di w konbyen m sonje w.
    I can't tell you how much I miss you.

2.  Mwen pa ta ka di w sa'k te pase.
     I could not tell you what happened.

3.  Mwen pa fouti di anyen.
     I don't dare say anything.
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have nice rest of the day

Have a nice rest of the day
Pase bòn fen jounen
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ou pale kreyol tre bon ??

You can say:
Ou pale Kreyòl trè byen. (you speak Creole really well)
or
Ou pale bon Kreyòl. (you speak good Creole)
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Mesi anpil pou tout ou ap fe pou ede moun ki vle aprann kreyol! Just got back from Anse-d'Hainault on the far western tip of Haiti. I can't describe the joy I found in speaking to my new friends there. Ou ap fe yon sevis pou tout moun haisyen. Thank you!

Mèsi pou ankourajman ou.
Mwen kontan anpil vwayaj ou te byen pase.  I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed your trip.
I hope you'll visit Haiti again soon.
Kontinye pale Kreyòl :)

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What is PALE MET LA?

pale met la → all talk and no action
se pale met la → it's all talk and no action
m'espere se pa pale met la → I hope it's not all talk and no action

1. Prezidan an di li pral bati anpil lekòl nan peyi a, men mwen remake ke tout se pale met la.
2. Menaj mwen di m lè nou marye l'ap achte yon bèl kay ak yon bèl oto pou mwen, m'espere se pa pale met la.
3. Pastè legliz la te di kou fon legliz la rive plis pase $100.000 l'ap koumanse konstriksyon legliz la, men nou tout konnen ke se pale met la.
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Nate Silver is the Antoine nan Gommier of Haiti?

Quelle comparaison!

He must have been Antoine nan Gommier (Antwàn nan Gonmye)'s apprentice at some point in his life :)
I guess now you can translate the following expression differently in English:

Sa'm wè pou ou, menm Antoine nan Gonmye pa wè'l. (Haitian Creole idiom)
What I see coming for you, not even Nate silver could have foreseen it
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