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Trinidad part 7 (the last)
Trinidadians learned a lot from the British but one thing that never caught on was forming a line. Apparently the British were very good at it. I was told that if two Brits happened to be standing next to each other a third one would show up and a queue would begin to form. Trinidadians…
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Trinidad Part 6
For some of the people who are directly involved with carnival it is never-ending. When one carnival ends, the people designing and making costumes immediately start working on next year’s costumes. For the partiers, the parties start about 6 weeks before carnival. Almost all the parties involve music from two bands – a steel band…
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The Noddy
The motorbike I owned was the Velocete LE (little engine). It was apparently used by British and Commonwealth police because it was quiet so allowed the police to patrol discreetly. It was called the “Noddy” because in those days police passing each other were normally required to salute to each other but in this case…
WR Foster 