Thanks for watching! Are you ready to visit Colombia after watching this video? If you are an expat living in Colombia what's been your experience there?
Yes San Andres, here I come. I have a DNA cousin match in the USA from there. Xavier you never responded to me on Ancestry and MY Heritage. How are we related?
22:00 for those who are wondering about the dish he mentioned, it's called la bandeja paisa, it's typical of the Antioquia department in Medellín and the Paisa region. Bandeja means platter/tray in English. It consists of eggs, sausages, chicharrones (pork crackling), avocado pear, plantain and rice and peas. Sancocho is what we would call soup/broth depending on the level of thickness. Never been to Colombia, but that's the Spanish accent I've been learning for the past 11 years. I'd love to visit there someday. I really enjoyed the video.
I am always interested in the interviews of Jamaicans living in Latin America because I'm a Jamaican living in Costa Rica. One thing that he said that resonates with me is the matter of making friends, similarly it is very hard here! Family and friend circles here are almost impenetrable. Maybe it's a latin american thing.
Carlton's travel Adventures on RUclips is about another Jamaican living in Medellin Colombia. He does a livestream once a week on Wednesday nights. He has been living there for 3 years.
@mark watson Its about broadening your horizon brother, by understanding other cultures you will learn to appreciate your own even more, stop bring such a myopic person. Jamaica is not the world, its a part of the world. If you stay backward, you will only know backwardness.
I’ve heard Craig talk about some of his travel experiences in ClubHouse. Major respect for any black man who is able to be candid about suicide experience. Great interview. Just discovered this channel and absolutely love it. I’m a Trini who went to university in Jamaica and worked there for a bit, and I’m still HIGHLY connected to Jamaican culture. Would be awesome to see a video in future of Jamaicans who live in Trinidad as there are many
I'm Jamaican born and grew up there. I visited Venezuela to see friends many times. I loved their food! It was not spicy but always tasty. Of course I definitely dislike spicy food as I can't tolerate it.
Love this interview. Craig, if you should visit Palenque, you will see many blacks and you will also get callaloo, they don't call it callaloo. There's also a Jamaican living in San Andreas, he has green eyes, once you say the Jamaican with the green eyes, everyone knows who he is, You will also get your breadfruit there.👍
Good interview, I get it with some of the racial realities of life in Columbia, and even with some Blacks from Puerto Rico, Dominican Repub. etc. I once knew someone from PR who's grandmother was Black, as Black as my own grandmother from Jamaica, yet this young lady who was of a more mixed complexion, would always say..."my grandmother is sorta kinda Black" there was never a full acknowledgement. Ask her how she identified herself, she would say I'm not Black but Puerto Rican. Somehow these Spanish influenced Countries have a hard time dealing with race, although they do have systematic racism, it's almost like the Blacks in those Countries are often taught to self hate, this could be true of USA too, but I think most of us have gotten over it. . It's complicated, great interview.
It takes 2 years to become fluent in any foreign language and you’ve live in that country, plus, you have to practice with the locals every time you get the opportunity to do so.
@mark watson you are jealous of his work. Race first don’t means racism small minded. I never seen China , India 🇮🇳, Arab countries having black peoples owning businesses or land. Bob Marley quotes his work in his music he’s very profitable artist. Marcus Garvey the Great !!!!Ase’
@mark watson those people you mentioned will always be remembered. However you won’t. Stop reply to me pleased. Go and live with you slave masters I never ask you about your race.
@mark watson Bye Samuel L Jackson in Django Unchained “Stephen” character “ hateful negro”. All people of value leader does have egos ( Che’, Mandel, Winnie, Nanny of the Maroon, Sam Sharp , Dutty Bukman ect.)
Nice interview, I'm 🇯🇲 and my wife is 🇨🇴 . Food: Food is not bad, but they really don't like a lot of spices and pepper is a no no... San Andres: love it, their main dish is Rundown dumpling, banana. Had roast breadfruit.. it's 🇯🇲. PEOPLE: People are great, I'm sure some maybe racist, but I've not experienced it. Colombia is a place you should have on your bucket list. Lots of interesting place and different cultures.....
@@chefkingstonskicthen3064 my heart goes out to you. You definitely have been in my prayers since. You taking on this journey will help in some way as a means of communication. I also, have a brother in the army and i worry about him alot. Regards, Donna
Yes but mostly in Cali in the southwest and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast.Near Cartagena is the town of Palenque where the residents are mostly of African descent.A Haitian/American youtuber Ace Live has several videos on these communities in Colombia.
The Philippines has a very good retirement program for ex US military, also a good health care program, it´s also cheap to live there...not much racism.....but it seems that the nearer you get to the US the more prevalent is the topic of racism
You could have at least put the link for his page in the description I know you said it but already I forgot. What if I wanna finish your video then shoot over to his page I have to scroll back to find out where you mentioned his page.
@@Jamaicans thanks I hope my comment didn’t come off disrespectful my apologies. I just love follow positive Jamaican pages so I’m definitely following yours and his, keep up the good work both of y’all.
Bredda is correct on race issues. That's common in the more lighter skinned and fairer latinx or latin Americans from my personal experience. Race is a hot potato you dare not hold in to it once it's handed to you. Very sad. Definitely remnants of historical reality.
@@islandconjuration1820 Yes, but why not just say Jamaican? Do they have a different name for every nationality? For example, what do they call Barbadians or Trinis?
the Black/Afrikan people and Indigenous peoples from Colombia definitely speak on race and experience racialism in Colombia though. If you talk to white or white mestizo people only who aren't racialized you will probably continue getting those comments ignoring race issues.
Sorry but what he said was actually anti-black. Categorising mixed race people as black leads to the erasure and misrepresentation of black people, and he should know that. Honestly I think he is quite americanized.
Thanks for watching! Are you ready to visit Colombia after watching this video? If you are an expat living in Colombia what's been your experience there?
Yes San Andres, here I come. I have a DNA cousin match in the USA from there. Xavier you never responded to me on Ancestry and MY Heritage. How are we related?
My daughter was living in San andres,said it was like Jamaica 🇯🇲
22:00 for those who are wondering about the dish he mentioned, it's called la bandeja paisa, it's typical of the Antioquia department in Medellín and the Paisa region. Bandeja means platter/tray in English.
It consists of eggs, sausages, chicharrones (pork crackling), avocado pear, plantain and rice and peas. Sancocho is what we would call soup/broth depending on the level of thickness. Never been to Colombia, but that's the Spanish accent I've been learning for the past 11 years. I'd love to visit there someday. I really enjoyed the video.
Thank you for sharing the information on the dish. I hope you get to visit. I hope to visit one day.
Awwww..I ate in when I was there. I love it
Very hearty dish! Its good
A great interview! Thanks for sharing with us Craig.
Another great interview. Big up Craig. Love the vibe.
I am always interested in the interviews of Jamaicans living in Latin America because I'm a Jamaican living in Costa Rica. One thing that he said that resonates with me is the matter of making friends, similarly it is very hard here! Family and friend circles here are almost impenetrable. Maybe it's a latin american thing.
Where in Costa Rica are u mate?
Salt fish is used throughout Latin America..they make bacalao!!
You're so right about jamaican taste buds being different, I'm living overseas and the food is a struggle for me
Very true
I respect this dude to the max.
One of the best interviews to date.
Respect Craig great information, great interview Xavier
Thanks. A great guest and I learned a lot
i always wanted to visit Columbia and i still plan to. Thanks for sharing. i really enjoyed every bit of it.
Hi Craig. I live in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I will be relocating to Medellin, Colombia soon. Very nice interview Xavier..
Hi Xavier, Hi Craig 👋on time today! 😊.Portlander in London
Carlton's travel Adventures on RUclips is about another Jamaican living in Medellin Colombia. He does a livestream once a week on Wednesday nights. He has been living there for 3 years.
@mark watson there are other youtube channels such as Jamaica Good Life among others that show what you're looking for.😎🌴
@mark watson
Its about broadening your horizon brother, by understanding other cultures you will learn to appreciate your own even more, stop bring such a myopic person. Jamaica is not the world, its a part of the world. If you stay backward, you will only know backwardness.
This is good! I am well informed by listening to Craig. A good one to share with everyone
This is such an interesting interview! Peace and blessings.
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe here so you don't miss any future videos in the series - bit.ly/2yRRCxP
Enlightening!
Thank you.
Glad you made a comeback! Congrats!
I’ve heard Craig talk about some of his travel experiences in ClubHouse. Major respect for any black man who is able to be candid about suicide experience. Great interview.
Just discovered this channel and absolutely love it. I’m a Trini who went to university in Jamaica and worked there for a bit, and I’m still HIGHLY connected to Jamaican culture. Would be awesome to see a video in future of Jamaicans who live in Trinidad as there are many
Hey what’s his page? Craig .
@@Yadiz its
cheap god iif i heard clearly what Xavier said.
Another great interview Xavier 👏ciao!
Thank you. A great guest
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe here so you don't miss any future videos in the series - bit.ly/2yRRCxP
I'm Jamaican born and grew up there. I visited Venezuela to see friends many times. I loved their food! It was not spicy but always tasty. Of course I definitely dislike spicy food as I can't tolerate it.
Love this interview. Craig, if you should visit Palenque, you will see many blacks and you will also get callaloo, they don't call it callaloo. There's also a Jamaican living in San Andreas, he has green eyes, once you say the Jamaican with the green eyes, everyone knows who he is, You will also get your breadfruit there.👍
Good advice. Always nice to have these links. 😊
Exactly
Good interview, I get it with some of the racial realities of life in Columbia, and even with some Blacks from Puerto Rico, Dominican Repub. etc. I once knew someone from PR who's grandmother was Black, as Black as my own grandmother from Jamaica, yet this young lady who was of a more mixed complexion, would always say..."my grandmother is sorta kinda Black" there was never a full acknowledgement. Ask her how she identified herself, she would say I'm not Black but Puerto Rican. Somehow these Spanish influenced Countries have a hard time dealing with race, although they do have systematic racism, it's almost like the Blacks in those Countries are often taught to self hate, this could be true of USA too, but I think most of us have gotten over it. . It's complicated, great interview.
You are so right...it is REALLY complicated in Latin America!! I feel like the whole of Latin America needs their own Civil Rights Movement!
It takes 2 years to become fluent in any foreign language and you’ve live in that country, plus, you have to practice with the locals every time you get the opportunity to do so.
This was funny!!!!!
Shalom/Peace family and much blessings
Order both callaloo and okro seeds on line and plant in tubs.
Portlander in the house. Seasons is a must, especially my scotch bonnet pepper..
Big up another st Anntonian. Browns Town all d TIME.
Interesting. I'm from St. Ann too and on my side we're St. Annders lol
San Andreas Colombia
I have been to San Andreas beautiful island
This should be good 🇯🇲🇺🇲
I am laughing throughout this video😂😂😂❤
Love this guy Marcus Garvey is proud of you to think race first.
@mark watson you are jealous of his work. Race first don’t means racism small minded. I never seen China , India 🇮🇳, Arab countries having black peoples owning businesses or land. Bob Marley quotes his work in his music he’s very profitable artist. Marcus Garvey the Great !!!!Ase’
@mark watson you hurt 😢😢😢😢
@mark watson those people you mentioned will always be remembered. However you won’t. Stop reply to me pleased. Go and live with you slave masters I never ask you about your race.
@mark watson Bye Samuel L Jackson in Django Unchained “Stephen” character “ hateful negro”. All people of value leader does have egos ( Che’, Mandel, Winnie, Nanny of the Maroon, Sam Sharp , Dutty Bukman ect.)
Hi Craig, i miss Colombia, I love Medellín have à few friends there. I used to live in Tunja. I will always have à soft spot for Colombia
His observations on race sounds a lot like the conversations I've had with my friends in Brazil.
Nice interview, I'm 🇯🇲 and my wife is 🇨🇴 . Food: Food is not bad, but they really don't like a lot of spices and pepper is a no no... San Andres: love it, their main dish is Rundown dumpling, banana. Had roast breadfruit.. it's 🇯🇲. PEOPLE: People are great, I'm sure some maybe racist, but I've not experienced it. Colombia is a place you should have on your bucket list. Lots of interesting place and different cultures.....
This is great information especially the food in San Andres. Thanks for sharing.
Is she Afro Colombian?
Love the real talk bro
Craig ,I like your mindset !
Me too, a Jamaican in love with Colombia. Lol
If he’s not comfortable there, and doesn’t want to go back to Jamaica, he should try something else.
Really enjoy this interview...
Really enjoy this, got me thanking of moving from the District of Columbia to Medellin Columbia
Town brown in the house🇯🇲
Craig, that must be hard not able to have a friend in Columbia. How do you cope to avoid going into depression
I’m suffering from it
@@chefkingstonskicthen3064 my heart goes out to you. You definitely have been in my prayers since. You taking on this journey will help in some way as a means of communication. I also, have a brother in the army and i worry about him alot.
Regards, Donna
I am love to watch jamaican already very interesting se how the others live and the coulture
The Colombianas love we
i always heard that the Columbian spanish is the closest to what you will learn in school. haha but it didnt sound like that just now😅
Craig, i have to take off my hat off to you. Donna
Yes but mostly in Cali in the southwest and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast.Near Cartagena is the town of Palenque where the residents are mostly of African descent.A Haitian/American youtuber Ace Live has several videos on these communities in Colombia.
Orange Hill represent
I LOVE the when he he is a St Ann man love to the world I am in A Z 🤣
San Andres speaks Pidgin which is the language used when slaves and masters first communicated.
The Philippines has a very good retirement program for ex US military, also a good health care program, it´s also cheap to live there...not much racism.....but it seems that the nearer you get to the US the more prevalent is the topic of racism
yes looking forward to watching your youtube videos cheap god
You could have at least put the link for his page in the description I know you said it but already I forgot. What if I wanna finish your video then shoot over to his page I have to scroll back to find out where you mentioned his page.
@thecheapgod
@@chefkingstonskicthen3064 thanks big man, subscribed and all fellow yadi and vet so mi haffi support di thing.
Good point and we added it.
@@Jamaicans thanks I hope my comment didn’t come off disrespectful my apologies. I just love follow positive Jamaican pages so I’m definitely following yours and his, keep up the good work both of y’all.
@@Yadiz You did sound a bit rude to be honest.
I want to make the transition but I don't know how
Hi friends, any number of Jamaicans in El Poblado?
Interesting!!! Wow!!!! Jamaicans lost in South America on that small island.
Go visit Nicaragua. Nuff Black people there .
Or Panama.
Bredda is correct on race issues. That's common in the more lighter skinned and fairer latinx or latin Americans from my personal experience.
Race is a hot potato you dare not hold in to it once it's handed to you.
Very sad. Definitely remnants of historical reality.
Plato paisa.
Haste luego and Ciao
Oh! I was wondering how come he has a American accent
He lived in America. He said it. He is a disabled veteran.
I just sorry i didn't hear you say you give back yourself to Christ after all you go through.. God bless
Pray for him.
👍💕
No offense but I need you to interview a real jamaican str88 from yard who left yard guh live in Colombia
What does Hamankeyno mean?
Jamaican
@@islandconjuration1820 Yes, but why not just say Jamaican? Do they have a different name for every nationality? For example, what do they call Barbadians or Trinis?
@@boogsybrooks it is different in many different languages. Same name it's spelled and pronounced differently in other languages
Jamaiquino
@@stacydeirish thanks for correcting the spelling
the Black/Afrikan people and Indigenous peoples from Colombia definitely speak on race and experience racialism in Colombia though. If you talk to white or white mestizo people only who aren't racialized you will probably continue getting those comments ignoring race issues.
He looks like one of them
Try church bro
regarding the comments brotha Craig got on his hair, there's Black man Ras and Black man with locs born & raised in colombia tho who get no love
African Diaspora? is a misconception, not all so called black people come come Africa, this is my view
He looking like Spanish man in real life
I don't like locks or facial hair. I am Jamaican.
Sorry but what he said was actually anti-black. Categorising mixed race people as black leads to the erasure and misrepresentation of black people, and he should know that. Honestly I think he is quite americanized.
This is so fumny,why is that on top of your head😂😂😂😂
Isn't there a HUGE Black population there?
Addias mean bye bye