What is being Ghetto to you?

[Pondadat]

I was just thinking if you would be ghetto to return something to the store I didnt like. Because it was a food some cole slaw its a salad made with cabbage for people who dont know. Well it taste nasty and I was thinking would it be ghetto to take it back.

[Chris]

Not at all. I've returned various items that I've found out to be either deffective, spoiled/spoiling, etc. It's not like you can open the food container in the supermarket to taste it is it's good, so if it's not made properly then it should be returned.

[Pondadat]

Well actually i bought this at the deli and they do let you sample things. Because they put it in a container for you. but i just took it thinking it was made the way i like it. But it wasnt. Your right about how other food is package there is no way of knowing how it will taste until you get it home. Its not spoiled or anything like that. I just dont like how it taste the flavor is not good to me. anyway I think its ghetto if you are always borrowing items from your neighbor and even asking for personal items.

[Cocoa]

Ghetto is..... having 3 differnet hairstyles in your head...perm, braids and finger weave all at once.

....standing outside the yard in only a slip and hollering for your son wayyy down the street.

.....having a 1970 car and putting a 2004 rims (spinners) on it.

[Chris]

JCB, add to that ... going to the mall in your curlers and bedroom slippers

[Drew]

LMAO. you guys are funny.

hold on, chris you nuh pass mannings hill road in the mornings and see this by midway mall. trust me, i've seen bras and panties and alot more. so you don't really have to go to a mall to see that.

[Cocoa]

Eating food with a spoon and cutting into the meat with it.

[Kitten]

I was just thinking if you would be ghetto to return something to the store I didnt like. Because it was a food some cole slaw its a salad made with cabbage for people who dont know. Well it taste nasty and I was thinking would it be ghetto to take it back.


wats up cuz, livin up! take it back its your money you paid for it. So if its not good take it back.

I think its ghetto when you buy food and you eat in front of people. and you dont offer them any. :icon_mrgr

[Greatis]

hmmm guys what is the meaning of the word Ghetto?

[Drew]

anything that doesn't have class.

[AngelsKiss]

hmmm guys what is the meaning of the word Ghetto?

IMO Another of those label that is used to create a perception that is not in the best interest of the ppl it is being used on.

I could express it another way but then I would probably be getting very political and I am not in the mood to start another debate :D


The dictionary version:
"A section of a city occupied by a minority group who live there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure."

[Greatis]

Thanx Angel just wanted to know if people were really aware of what they were implying by this. I can't believe you people. Take time to reflect on what you just said. Chris, Drew, Jacocoabutter, Ponadat, Kitten I can't believe you people :eusa_snoo

[AngelsKiss]

Thanx Angel just wanted to know if people were really aware of what they were implying by this. I can't believe you people. Take time to reflect on what you just said. Chris, Drew, Jacocoabutter, Ponadat, Kitten I can't believe you people :eusa_snoo

You are welcome Greatis. Actually it's kinda good that you asked that question since I wouldn't have really posted under this topic. I don't like labels. I find labels are generally used to keep one group down and build another up. Often times the neither group desevers either label. Ok am off my soap box for this evening :)

[Cocoa]

The dictionary version:
"A section of a city occupied by a minority group who live there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure."
It says...a section occupied by a minority group who LIVES there...

In this thread to my understanding, we not talking about the ghetto people, just lifestyles that make you go hmmm...that was ghetto/out of the ordinary.

I would not label especially since I myself is from the ghetto.

[Drew]

i don't think anyone was reffering to ghetto people. they were reffering to ghetto actions. there is a difference.

[Greatis]

i don't think anyone was reffering to ghetto people. they were reffering to ghetto actions. there is a difference.

Actually there isn't a difference Drew. Think about it. Where is the ghetto? Who lives there? If you call a certain action ghetto your implying that...... let me leave that trailing

[AngelsKiss]

Actually there isn't a difference Drew. Think about it. Where is the ghetto? Who lives there? If you call a certain action ghetto your implying that...... let me leave that trailing

Yeah Greatis, tell him:-) I was gonna respond to that too, but I thought you would.

[Drew]

so let me ask you this. if you saw someone in an uptown mall (chris's suggestion) with curlers and bathroom slippers on, wouldn't you say that person is ghetto?? i know i would. i know people that live in the ghetto and they are more than decent people. thats why i said i'm describing ghetto actions.

[AngelsKiss]

so let me ask you this. if you saw someone in an uptown mall (chris's suggestion) with curlers and bathroom slippers on, wouldn't you say that person is ghetto?? i know i would. i know people that live in the ghetto and they are more than decent people. thats why i said i'm describing ghetto actions.

No I wouldn't. I may not agree with their lifestyle but I am not going to refer to it as ghetto. By doing so, all we are doing is extending the argument for ppl living in depresed areas. Yes here are decent ppl living in depressed areas, just like up there are indecent ppl living in upscale societies.

[Drew]

so you pretty much agree except the part about calling them ghetto, correct??

[AngelsKiss]

so you pretty much agree except the part about calling them ghetto, correct??

I agree simply because its not my type of lifestlye. I wouldn't dress that way and I hope no one I am close to would dress that way either. However, I have come to realised that with the exception of a few some ppl who behave that way, do so because they do not really know any better. They see their parents and friends example and they follow.

Oh and another thing, it doesn't matter if it is uptown or downtown.

[Greatis]

AngelKiss you hit the nail on the head.

[Drew]

ok, so what would you call the description i used earlier in the mall??
it doesn't matter about uptown or downtown of course, i was just using it in the example.

[AngelsKiss]

ok, so what would you call the description i used earlier in the mall??
it doesn't matter about uptown or downtown of course, i was just using it in the example.

Thanks Greatis, as long as I don't hit you on the head right? ;)

Drew sweetie, again it doesn't matter, I don't need to label it. Its enough to know that I don't agree with the lifestlye but why should I place a label on it. As I wrote before I don't like labels, since they are generally used to keep one group down and lift another up, neither of which usually deserves the label.

[Drew]

well, i guess i you can say that i "label." i had a staff meeting with my manager the other day, his shirt out of his pants, shoes dirty, lacies untied. now i'm going to "label" my manager as a sloppy and not serious about his job coming to a meeting like that.

i pay close attention to detail, and as i see the way someone carries theirselves its easy to figure them out.

[AngelsKiss]

well, i guess i you can say that i "label." i had a staff meeting with my manager the other day, his shirt out of his pants, shoes dirty, lacies untied. now i'm going to "label" my manager as a sloppy and not serious about his job coming to a meeting like that.

i pay close attention to detail, and as i see the way someone carries theirselves its easy to figure them out.

Drew saying your manager is sloppy isnt really a label, that's more a description of someone's character. I can understand that, but I just don't support the use of words like ghetto, etc.

If you say those ppl who walk on the streets with their hair in rollers and bedroom slippers are sloppy that would have been ok, but IMO saying their behave is ghetto is unacceptable.

[Drew]

ok, so the way they dress i should refer to them as being sloppy oppose to ghetto, gotcha. ;)

but tell me, don't you think the majority of people who dress improperly are bound to have indecent behaviour patterns??

[AngelsKiss]

ok, so the way they dress i should refer to them as being sloppy oppose to ghetto, gotcha. ;)

but tell me, don't you think the majority of people who dress improperly are bound to have indecent behaviour patterns??

What do you refer to as improperly? If you mean sloppy then yes but not always I think.

[Drew]

yea, you're right. i wouldn't describe my boss as improper. his worth ethics suck and his managing is even worse. it complements his dressing.

improper, i mean have multi colour hair, gold teeth(yuck) 5 chains reaching their belts, similar things to that. if your clothes is constantly tidy, but it all depends on the scene.

[Greatis]

well Drew at my company we have an It manager. He wears nothing but short jeans pants slippers and a t shirt to work. Don't think you will find much better than him from what i have seen. The man is wicked both in management skills and hands on work.

[Drew]

lol. and they expect you to give your job your all with these kind of influences.

[AngelsKiss]

This is a bit off the beaten track, but Drew are you in IT?

[Drew]

yup, but seriously thinking about going into the restaurant biz.

[AngelsKiss]

yup, but seriously thinking about going into the restaurant biz.

Oh ok, seems like a lot of IT ppl here.

[Drew]

techjamaica.com thats why.

[AngelsKiss]

techjamaica.com thats why.

Thanks I figured that out and yes I know am smart so don't say it again ;)

[Drew]

oh man, you beat me to it.

[root_gal]

-Having three or more children by different fathers
-Spending money on clothes then having nothing to feed yourself or your sixteen kids with
-Being red in the face for reasons other than embarrassment or shyness

And a classic one "You know you ghetto if your car cost more than your house"

[virus_ncu]

Going out with bleaching cream still on them face.

[*_JIGGA_*]

-Eatin' mackerel & rice everyday & buyin big clothes & go dance...
-Stealin' light,water,cable & phone...
-Still rentin' video cassette & can't pay over due...

[Manu]

Does Ghetto have to be impoverished? I for one think "Ghetto" is a state of mind more than anything else.... in the coloquial (sp) terms that is.

[Twinkie]

-Eatin' mackerel & rice everyday & buyin big clothes & go dance...
-Stealin' light,water,cable & phone...
-Still rentin' video cassette & can't pay over due...

Look like you live next to dem to rhaatid!!

Being Ghetto is:


Putting water in the empty ketchup bottle instead of buying a new one

Walking into "Go West" with no intention to buy, while trying on multiple outfits and taking pictures in them to post on CY

Taking a knapsack with Burger King into Carib and eating it next to persons who were planning to go there to eat AFTER the movie

Buying one flex card only at the beginning of the month then skimming the $100 till the following month

Riding the bus steps because you don't want to pay and you only riding till the next two bus stops

Awaiting the 32 bus at the stoplight to hop a ride into cooreville - So guilty of this one.

Riding around with a Manley in your vehicle documents for when Babylon pull you over for speeding.

[Manu]

Twinks....I resent the Carib one. You see how much the man dem a charge fi refreshment? Me and my breggin dem go inna dat arreddy wid bun and cheese and sprite. Belly full for about 100 at the time. Much cheaper than the $120 popcorn and $100 soda! :eusa_naug

[jamerican]

Look like you live next to dem to rhaatid!!

Being Ghetto is:




Walking into "Go West" with no intention to buy, while trying on multiple outfits and taking pictures in them to post on CY





Call out the poster name twinks:dwl: :dwl:

[*_JIGGA_*]

True true mi waa see a whoo to...

[root_gal]

Look like you live next to dem to rhaatid!!

Being Ghetto is:


Putting water in the empty ketchup bottle instead of buying a new one

Walking into "Go West" with no intention to buy, while trying on multiple outfits and taking pictures in them to post on CY

Taking a knapsack with Burger King into Carib and eating it next to persons who were planning to go there to eat AFTER the movie

Buying one flex card only at the beginning of the month then skimming the $100 till the following month

Riding the bus steps because you don't want to pay and you only riding till the next two bus stops

Awaiting the 32 bus at the stoplight to hop a ride into cooreville - So guilty of this one.

Riding around with a Manley in your vehicle documents for when Babylon pull you over for speeding.


Some of these sound like being cheap instead of being ghetto. I fully support the flex card one. Why digicel fi get rich off a me? And the movie thing. . . I haven't bought movie food in about 3 years. . .thank God for big hand bags. . . :D

[tiffany]

ghetto = trailor trash right.. ok just making sure..

ghetto= dubs pon di Lada......

[*_JIGGA_*]

Parents & kids living,sleepin', eatin', in tha one & only room...:eusa_snoo

[bernie]

One's lack of will to escape the circle of poverty.

[D'Orizinal]

Attending Calabar High School

[nuhsenutten]

Attending Calabar High School

mine di ol rucks dem attack u for that statement.....dem loiter bout the place u kno

[Manu]

Attending Calabar High School

:sold: :icon_mrgr :icon_mrgr









:rofl: :rotflm:

[tiffany]

Ghetto is being impoverished.. and dats it...

[D'Orizinal]

You right Nuhsehnutten!
If dem deh here dem might jus attack mi. But come on if them dye them hair and bleach out them face what them expect ppl fi say?

[acidblade]

You right Nuhsehnutten!
If dem deh here dem might jus attack mi. But come on if them dye them hair and bleach out them face what them expect ppl fi say?

look in the picture thread and tell me if u see acidblade & A_A hair dye and we bleach out (A_A brown from birth, i think :icon_mrgr ) we face :eusa_naug

[nuhsenutten]

look in the picture thread and tell me if u see acidblade & A_A hair dye and we bleach out (A_A brown from birth, i think :icon_mrgr ) we face :eusa_naug


a glad u realize :icon_mrgr

[CyberCat]

Down here, it seems to mean being stupid.

[Brownsugar]

wearin yuh jacket inna yuh house due,
tuh it so friggin cold!

[bernie]

Wearing goggles and tams in the darn boiling sun.

[ramesh]

http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2006/01/27/inside-big-momma.jpg

[bernie]

That's not Ghetto, thas NASTY!!!

[ramesh]

That's not Ghetto, thas NASTY!!!That's Martin Lawrence! ;)

[bernie]

That's Martin Lawrence! ;)

yeah i know that's big mamma, NASTY!!! none the less...

[Justice]

yeah i know that's big mamma, NASTY!!! none the less...

What’s nasty about it? Is it nasty because ‘she’ is fat? Or are you saying that fat people shouldn’t wear bathing suits? Or because it is Martin Lawrence? :eusa_thin

[Bahama Mama]

Its nasty for anyone with that much cellulite to be wearing a bathing suit. I mean he/she looks like cottage cheese gone bad in that suit.