Travel to Trinidad is one
of the most unique experiences on earth. If you love people and
you love to party, you'll love Trinidad, where the culture has
produced some of the most fascinating people on earth, and partying
has been developed into a high art form. Carnival in Trinidad
is the ultimate party; the whole country shuts down for almost
a week while the population spills out into the street for the
wildest bacchanal imaginable.
But you should be aware
that exposure to Trini culture can result in the most pleasurable
vacation you could imagine, or it could send you screaming in
horror all the way back to the airport.
Here are a few tips for having the first kind of vacation; they all have to do with you adjusting to Trini culture. Making the mistake of bringing "Yankee" attitudes to Trinidad is the best way to end up with a sore throat on the way to Piarco Airport:
*Trinidadians call someone who dresses,
talks or acts American without going overseas (crossing salt water)
a "Fresh Water Yankee".
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