OK, this is the moment everyone has been waiting for: it's time to find out if you have any Bahamian origins. The following list is a collection of 'knick-knacks' common in The Bahamas. All the traits/terminology described in the list are not exclusive to Bahamians but any combination of more than several likely is. If you find yourself nodding your head in agreement with more than half of these points then you too, somewhere deep inside, have some Bahamian blood running through your veins. Enough suspense, enjoy!!!
YOU ARE A 'TRUE BAHAMIAN'�1) WHEN 'FIRE ENGINE' IS A FOOD AND NOT A TRUCK.
2) WHEN ALL OF YOUR COLD MEDICINE IS PICKED OFF SOMEONE'S FENCE
3) WHEN SOMEONE 'JOOKS' YOU INSTEAD OF 'STABBING' YOU
4) WHEN YOU REUSE FOIL PAPER, COOKING OIL, AND JUICE/MILK CONTAINERS
5) WHEN YOU LEAVE A PARTY WITH ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR THREE DAYS
6) WHEN YOUR DUST CLOTH IS AN OLD T-SHIRT
7) WHEN A 'BACKYARD BARBEQUE' CONSISTS OF YOU BURNING GARBAGE, BRANCHES OR CUT GRASS.
8) WHEN 'JUICING' DOES NOT MEAN MAKING FRESH ORANGE JUICE
9) WHEN YOUR BASKETBALL RIM IS A CRATE NAILED TO A LAMPPOST
10) WHEN A 'VACATION' IS THREE DAYS OF SHOPPING IN FLORIDA
12) WHEN YOU EAT FROM A PLACE NICKNAMED 'DIRTY'S'
13) WHEN YOU KEEP YOUR 'DREAMBOOK' RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR BIBLE.
14) WHEN YOU PUT TWENTY DOLLARS IN THE COLLECTION PLATE, AND ASK FOR NINETEEN DOLLARS CHANGE
15) WHEN YOU GO TO EARLY MASS ON SUNDAY IN THE SAME OUTFIT YOU HAD ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
16) WHEN YOUR 'DADDY' IS YOUR GARDENER
17) WHEN YOUR CAR IS LONGER (OR MORE EXPENSIVE) THAN YOUR HOUSE
18) WHEN 'LEADED' AND 'UNLEADED' REFER TO A DRINK'S ALCOHOL CONTENT
19) WHEN 'TREE' REFERS TO A NUMBER
20) WHEN YOUR 'AUNTIE JOE' IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK (ANEJO)
22) WHEN 'MUDDA SIC' DOES NOT REFER TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR MOTHER
23) WHEN YOU CARRY A BOX OF MATCHES, A CANDLE OR FAN WITH YOU TO THE BATHROOM
24) WHEN 'GOING TO THE COURTS' ENCOMPASSES CARRYING A BASKETBALL,
25) WHEN THE WORD 'JUNGLERS' DOES NOT REFER TO TARZAN.
26) WHEN A PAIR OF SCISSORS TURN LONG PANTS INTO SHORT PANTS IN A SNAP
27) WHEN 'SPAR', 'BOY' AND 'DOG' REFER TO FRIENDS
28) WHEN YOU DON'T EAT DINNER BEFORE 8PM, DURING THE WEEK, AND EAT TAKE-OUT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
29) WHEN IT TAKES THREE HOURS TO CLEAN YOUR CAR
30) WHEN YOUR 'CELL PHONE' IS NOT CONNECTED THROUGH BATELCO
32) WHEN YOU FILL YOUR WALLET WITH TWENTY $1 BILLS TO MAKE TO LOOK FAT (AND CALL IT A GUNK).
33) WHEN YOU KNOW THAT SOMEONE LIVES FAR IF THEY SAY THEY LIVE IN THE 'BACK OF DA BUSH'
34) WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT 'ASHY', 'PICKY' AND 'SCRUBBY' MEAN
35) WHEN 'MANGO SKIN' REFERS TO SOMEONE'S COMPLEXION
36) WHEN YOU DON'T CLIP THE CRABS BEFORE YOU BURN THEM
37) WHEN YOU DO NOT PLACE AN ITEM ON LAW-A-WAY, YOU 'PUT IT ON TRUST'
38) WHEN YOU NEVER MISS A BRYON LEE CONCERT
39) WHEN YOU 'GO FOR A DRIVE' TO LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES
40) WHEN EVERYTHING IS DESCRIBED BY WHAT IT IS OR HOW IT LOOKS (e.g. COKE SODA, COAT SUIT, ROUND QUARTER)
41) WHEN 'JOY' IS NOT ONLY USED FOR DISHES BUT ALSO FOR CLEANING YOUR CAR, SCRUBBING YOUR TENNIS AND WASHING CLOTHES
42) WHEN YOU HAVE KNOCKED DOWN AT LEAST ONE DOG IN YOUR LIFE
43) WHEN YOU GO TO THE MALL TO CATCH THE AIR CONDITION
44) WHEN YOU HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING EVERY TIME YOU LAUGH
45) WHEN BEING INVOLVED IN A FIGHT, YOU LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO 'BUS' SOMEONE WITH
47) WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT 'STITCHY' AND 'SWITCHER' ARE
48) WHEN THE RIMS, SET AND SPEAKERS OF YOUR CAR COST MORE THAN THE CAR ITSELF
49) WHEN THE FIRST THING YOU TRY TO DO WHEN PLAYING BASKETBALL IS NOT A LAY-UP BUT A 'DUNK'
50) WHEN YOU RELAX BY 'LICKING OFF' SOME MUSIC
51) WHEN YOU GO TO A REGATTA BUT CAN'T SAY WHO WON THE RACE
52) WHEN WASPS AND BEES DON'T STING, THEY 'BITE', AND YOU GET BITE FROM 'STINGING ANTS'
53) WHEN YOU CHANGE THE COLOUR OF YOUR CAR WITH A PAINTBRUSH INSTEAD OF GETTING IT SPRAYED
54) WHEN YOU ADD 'EH' TO THE END OF EVERY QUESTION
55) WHEN YOU BRING BACK TWENTY BOXES FROM MIAMI BUT DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR CUSTOMS
57) WHEN YOU'RE IN WALMART, K-MART OR WALGREEN'S AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
58) WHEN YOU ANSWER A PROFESSOR'S QUESTION WITH 'I AIN KNOW'
59) WHEN YOU OWN FIFTY OUTFITS BUT 'AIN'T GOT NUTTIN TO WEAR'
60) WHEN YOU PLACE A GARBAGE BAG OVER A BROKEN WINDOW
62) WHEN YOUR CAR PAYMENTS ARE MORE THAN YOUR RENT
63) WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A GAS STATION IN A BMW, MERCEDES OR LEXUS AND ASK FOR 'FIVE DOLLARS' GAS
64) WHEN 'YA LIE' DOESN'T REALLY MEAN THE PERSON IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH
65) WHEN YOU PAY YOUR TELEPHONE AND CABLE BILL BEFORE YOUR ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILL
67) WHEN 'IN-DA-NET' (INTERNET) DESCRIBES A SHOT DURING A BASKETBALL GAME
68) WHEN YOUR TENNIS SHOES COST MORE THAN YOUR OUTFIT
69) WHEN 'HARD-MOUTH' AND 'HARD-HEADED' HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
70) WHEN A 'BALL GAME' ONLY REFERS TO BASKETBALL
71) WHEN YOU PLAYED 'HOUSE' OR 'DOCTOR' AT LEAST ONCE AS A CHILD
72) WHEN YOU CAN FIND A FROG, SNAKE OR SPIDER AROUND YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE
73) WHEN YOU HAVE PLASTIC ON ALL YOUR FURNITURE AND A PLASTIC RUNNER ON THE FLOOR
74) WHEN YOU MECHANIC OPERATES FROM HIS HOME, and finally
75) WHEN '99cents' CAN BUY YOU A HOT BREAKFAST