YUH KNOW YUH IS A TRINI IF.....
Yuh refer to all salt crackers as "Crix".
Yuh know the meaning of the word "obzokie".
Yuh own a cutlass.
Yuh know how to "scootch" somebody.
Yuh can name 3 types of mangoes.
Yuh call everybody "dread"
Yuh know what a "grip" is and struggle to keep it under 70 lbs. when yuh goin` back home.
Yuh know dat to "cuff" and "box" are fightin adjectives.
Yuh call every bee, wasp, or hornet a "jaxspaniard".
Yuh pronounce San Juan: "Sah-Wah"
Yuh tired of hearin "Who let da dogs out?" cause yuh know de original by Anslem is de REAL thing.
Old dub like "Ram-Ram" brings back some special memories.
When yuh leave yuh does "ride out" and yuh coming back "in a timing."
When yuh crossing de road, and cars speeding toward yuh, yuh does say "Well bounce meh nah!"
Yuh don't look at traffic lights when crossing de road.
Yuh does say, "Ah tell yuh!", even when someone else is telling you the story.
Yuh put salt on every citrus fruit yuh eat to make it sweeter.
Yuh can avoid potholes with true skills.
Yuh grow up on Klim, Milo, Horlicks or Ovaltine.
Speaking of that, yuh remember eating Ovaltinees, Smarties, Catch bars and Cheers candy?
Every carbonated beverage is called a "sweet drink"
A good lime is not edible.
"A beer is a....." (fill in the rest)
"Donkey's years" means a very long time.
Yuh clap with everybody else when de BWEE plane finally land in Port of Spain.
Yuh know what coki-eye is.
Yuh call it a car park instead of parking lot.
Yuh call chewing gum "tring gum"
Yuh always seem to meet someone yuh knew in secondary school or dey cousin went to school with you.
De bone taste jus as good as de meat.
"Haul yuh tail!" have nothing to with a moving truck....ENT??
Yuh give directions with your hands... even if it's in another state (yuh jus go up de road and when yuh see...)
Yuh go to parties for the food... and the word free never quite had the same meaning.
Yuh nod your head upwards to greet someone... and sideways when the joke stale.