@Evavista and Eke40seven, thank you for the birthday greeting.

@MSEdLAW thanks for your compliment.

Dancing in Guyana - I would like to challenge a Nigerian, Ghanaian or Kenyan man to wine (gyrate) like a Guyanese man. Oh boy, Guyanese men can wine. We have several types of music but Soca music and Reggae music challenge every body part.

I even forget the East Indian Chutney music - that will blow your mind when you see an East Indian man wine. East Indian girls can also wine ooh. There are basically two categories of Guyanese in terms of music and party:
1. Party-fans - This groups are die-hard party-goers that don't miss a weekend jam even a week-day jam.
2. Occasional party-fans - This group only goes out based on the mood.
3. Stay-homers - This group finds pleasure in solitude and suggest that staying at home puts them in higher-moral class than groups 1 and 2.

Groups 1 and 2 don't care what group 3 thinks and they consider group 3 people to be social bores. Generally, Guyanese men love women from group 3.

Guyana's politics is not as exciting as in the past. Historically, there were many dynamic players from both the opposition and ruling parties.
Now, there's more infighting among party members that progress towards vision for the country.

However, a Guyanese becomes one when they leave Guyana(black or East Indian, ruling party or opposition).
I was in downtown New York first week in August and someone shouted out my name and district. I hadn't seen that Guyanese for over 20 years.
I was in New Jersey two years ago and an East Indian woman recognised that I was Guyanese from my accent and started telling me of all her troubles in life. She was speaking loudly and freely not caring that others in the supermarket were listening to her.

Georgetown Seawalls - It's simply the wall separating the city from the sea. If any of you ever come to Guyana, you must visit there. It's also called "Breezy Hotel". Young and old go there at nights with boyfriends, husbands or whoever and the sea and stones see and hear things that should be secret.

I guess the happenings occur in the other cities at their seawalls too.

Again, interracial marriages occur because some black women prefer only black men because they think that they are well-endowed in their anatomy of pleasure. It's the same reason that some East Indian women like black men.

However, some East Indian men in Guyana are generally very hard-working and even those without formal education know how to manage a successful business. Some black men are on the get-rich quick syndrome and therefore do not do well in business.

In Guyana, some East Indian woman marry black men because they think that they are rock hard in their pleasure zone while some black women think that black men don't know how to prepare appetizers or desserts. They only could prepare the main course.

A pleasant day/night to all of you wonderful contributors. I promise to be more prompt with my responses given that I'm now more settled since returning to work in China.

I'm sorry for the delay in my feedback. I've been trying to manage my life here(in China) and things in Guyana from here (China).
@Amnestylaw1, black people are the second largest population in Guyana.

@Originalsly, your sentiments are shared by some Guyanese so and especially those who still live and work in Guyana.

@Eke40seven, thanks for compliments. I'm also impressed by your ability to use both standard and "broken-English". Broken English does make sweet conversation. "Who ever seh dat British chat is de best, nah man. Try we bruk up chat and you can sleep pun it or roll over wit nuff laff. It could finish don any straight-up linguist" Wow, we share the same word "backside" to mean the rear-end of the anatomy.

The media can finish don any nation with one crazy act by a lunatic from our homeland. Talking about villages and their fears about inter-ethnic marriages is similar to Guyana's situation with village girls marrying city boys. Parents are afraid that city boys are too shine (smart in a negative way) for their innocent girls. However, city boys like marrying village girls because they are generally compliant unlike some city girls.

East Indian families generally have a much stronger influence on marriage relationships than black families and the other ethnic groups. East Indians tend to select spouses for their children and they have the dowry (bridal price) culture similar to some parts of Africa. However, this culture is becoming less dominant with children now choosing their own spouses.

Guyanese families are generally very closely knitted. Children tend to live with parents regardless of age until they get married and move to their own place. In some East Indian families, the spouse moves into the house of the family of the other spouse.

Guyana and it's neighbours that you mentioned get along very well except for a few land issues which they are trying to resolve through varies agreements and treaties. Quite a few Brazilians currently live in Guyana and have several business such as night clubs, bars, shops etc. They generally do diamond-mining in Guyana.

I just noticed that my post has been restored. Thanks to whoever the moderator was and all forum contributors.
The heat in Guyana can be brutally hot these days. There is mainly sunshine or rain.

People tend to go to bed very early at nights in Guyana.
Men generally view women as the homemaker but rising poverty has many women earning their keep.
Generally more women are being educated and earn more than men in Guyana
A few men are now finding it impossible to keep up with rising poverty and are starting to look towards the women as their soul provider.

Black Guyanese like church and 31 December is a grand occasion where even the non-Christians try to attend church and leave after midnight to go to a party that will finish the next day.

Christmas Day is normally a quiet, immediate family day and boxing day is the day to start visiting friends and and other relatives.
However, this tradition is changing because people are starting to visit friends on that day and also to invite friends to their homes on Christmas Day.

You can get something to eat at any home you visit in Guyana during the Christmas season. Therefore, if you want to sample different goodies at Christmas just visit a different home everyday or a few in the same day.
Generally Guyanese love to dance and have a lot of energy when dancing.

@Eke40seven and my all the other wonderful contributors to this forum, thanks for your encouragement. I'm going to start again by trying to repond to Eke40seven post.

The post I made that disappear and probably earned me a ban. I don't know the reason but I'll trying to break it up into small parts as was suggested to avoid it being taken as spam.

@Eke40seven, amnestylaw1 and joel3 thanks for this information because I really got discouraged indeed. After taking my time to do a good write-up on Guyana in response to Eke40seven and then everything just vanished, I said no more nairaland for me I guess. I don't know much about this site. Who is the moderator that I can send an email to? I really would like to have that post restored before moving on to another comment. Eke40seven sorry to hear that you suffered a similar fate like mine. Thanks also for the advise about how to write lengthy comments.

@amnestlaw1, thank you for this information. It may be China's great firewall. Are you able to view the post that I made immediately after Eke40seven (105)? thanks. I just had to cancel a website registration with a US-based company because I'm unable to use it because of the Great Wall.

I mean profile picture. Was it too decent for the forum?

My Profile also disappear. I'm not sure that I want to contribute to this site anymore. Has anyone had a similar problem before?

@Eke40seven, MOBBDEEP and holyghostfire and to the rest of contributor for some reason, I was blocked from replying to this forum. Also, I posted a very long comment after Eke40seven's comment but for some reason that post magically disappear. I'm only now able to click reply. I was about to give up on this site and never return again. Strange enough, there seems to be no one to contact if anything goes wrong with a profile on this site. Thanks for your comment MOBBDEEP. I'm going to reply to Eke40seven and hope this time that my comment appears. However, I'll type it in a Word document and save it this time before posting because I certainly can't remember everything that I wrote then.

@Eke40seven, thanks for sharing. To answer your question, the integration between blacks and East Indians has a history of distaste from East Indians. However, Guyana is now taking on a more multicultural look in terms of the ethnic integration. It's not uncommon now to see a black guy with an East Indian girlfriend/wife and vice versa. The children of mixed race are called "dougla". Also, traditionally, East Indian girls were seen to have flat bottoms and the men skinny. However, East Indian girls now look similar to black girls in their rear ends and the East Indian guys look muscular and athletic like black guys. A common saying is that East Indian girls have earned an increase in their bottom size as a result of having intercourse with black men. I haven't heard of the reason for the East Indian guys transformation. However, I have seen many of them in gyms when I went home for summer so this could be an attributing factor. I have no proof but it's possible that there's still a taboo in traditional East Indian villages for an East Indian girl to have an intimate relationship with a black guy and vice versa. Traditionally, I heard that it was ok for East Indians to have black friends but not as intimate partners. Traditionally, black women taught that East Indian men were not verile enough and referred to them as soft (referring to their private parts). Black men generally had no problem with having intimate relationships with an East Indian girl.

There is a perceived level of racism between East Indians and blacks and this becomes more evident during national elections when East Indians tend to vote for East Indians and blacks vote for blacks. Many blacks claim that they migrate to other countries because of Indian domination in key positions of employment and that they are barred from obtaining certain jobs. The East Indians claimed a similar story when Guyana was ruled by a black President many years ago. This story is similar to tribal rift and complaints in Nigeria and some other African countries.

You're correct to say that there more East Indians in Guyana, they being the majority of the population. Well, one can say that there are pure blacks, pure East Indians and pure Amerindians in Guyana by personal appearance but I don't really know for sure if someone that looks black is really authentic black if there is such a description.

Recently when i went home I saw a few Nigerians and were told that Guyana now has several. However, surprisingly, the few Guyanese that I met didn't speak well of the Nigerians. Also, some Nigerians said that they were no treated well by our immigration officers upon entering Guyana. I think that the global media did a perfect job of demoralising Nigerians, not saying that some Nigerians have not contributed to that image as well. However, the media never seems to focus on the great Nigerians who are honest, law-abiding citizens and making a worthwhile contribution to the global economy. Well, I used that opportunity to reach out to the few Nigerians that I met and offer them the true, Guyanese hospitality for which we're known for.

Guyana and Nigeria share a lot in common but the citizens of both countries may not be aware of it.
Hindus and Muslims generally stick to their traditional beliefs as you rightly said. This is similar to Nigerian tribal system
Hindus, Muslims and Amerindians have their unique foods just like the blacks but some foods are common across all races - like the staple rice
Hindus (only East Indians can be Hindus) and Muslims are generally richer and own more lands than the blacks
Like you and the Irik food, many black people including myself love Indian food (Curry, roti, dhal etc).
I have 2 ibo friends and they match the characteristics that you described.
We use Farine which you call Gharri.
We use Coo which you prepare differently and call semo
Our foofoo is made from green plantain

@ all contributors, thank you. I don't know where to begin but just to let you know that I'm truly loving the open discourse from various points of views.
@ joel3, I think that you were one of the first contributors to this forum, I appreciate your comments. You enlightened me and confirmed some of the reasons for the way Nigerians think the way they do. Thanks
@eke40seven, I love your detailed description and explanation of Nigerians and perceptions etc. You're spot on about the addictive nature of anyone connecting with your men(good or bad ones). You're also correct to say that skepticism is normal because of the frequencies of scams and schemes. Most Nigerians that I've met are skeptics but in dealing with me, I get the best of them because they realise that I'm not one of the many fakes around. They would reveal to me things that they would never say to other Africans. Thanks eke40seven
@lillaowow, you and I are cool. I'm accustom to your personality because I've experienced it in China. I'm not offended at all so just know that we're ok oooh. Thanks for adding some heat to the discussion. I love you ooooh. You are Nigerian.
@originalsly, thanks to you for your comments.
@amnestylaw1, thank you. Like I said you sound so much like a Guyanese but you confirmed that you're Nigerian so that again demonstrates the variety in Nigerians in terms of their outlook to life.
@holyghostfire, thank you for reminding us not to take things personal but keep our minds open to a variety of opinions.

One of the reasons I love Nigerians is for their openness (wrong or right). The few(male and female) that I met in China stimulated my connection and appreciation of Nigerians. I still don't like semo but I love the way they cook beans (at least the ones cooked in China) - hot and spicy.
I spent two years in Shenzhen, China (August 2012 - to current) as an International Computer Science teacher at Shenzhen College of International Education (www.alevel.com.cn). During this time, I attended and still do all-African church (mainly Kenyan, Nigerian and Ghanaian). The General Overseer being Nigerian. In fact, the African-China experience (or Nigerian experience) is what led to be launching Power of God Ministry International Guyana when I was home (Guyana) for the summer vacation. On my return home for the summer, I also recognised that many Nigerians are now currently successfully in Guyana pursuing medical degrees while others are there because they thought that they were going to a land of milk and honey but realised that was a dream and not reality.
Two of the Nigerians that I met in the church in China are loud, aggressive and opinionated while the others are calm. The two are my closest friends and we had the most fights because while I'm not loud or aggressive, I too am opinionated. However, when those two friends are sweet, they are really sweet. One is male and the other female just in case anyone is wondering if they were my boyfriends.
My view of Ghanaians is that the men are generally gentlemen and treat their spouses or girlfriends well. The women (I've met both aggressive and calm ones-some controlled their husbands or boyfriends). Ghanaians are hardworking and tend to be favoured more for teaching jobs in China than Nigerians. Ghanaians tend to say "yes" when they mean "no" and vice versa. It's for this reason that I fell in love with Nigerians because what I saw is what I got. They can be brutally honest and I love the honesty even if it's painful.
Kenyan men and women and calm, hardworking and generally peaceful people.

Please note that my description of the three nationalities is based on my little encounter of the few I met so it's not a description that should be generalised to everyone. I'm aware as some of you mentioned that Nigeria's population is large and diverse also I know that Ghana and Kenya is the same. I've met less than .5% of the three nations.

It's difficult me to refer to any country without referring to its people. For me, people take priority over nature and other physical things.

I am real 100%. I don't have a blackberry and never owned one to date as someone mentioned that I posted a blackberry pin. Maybe some other number was mistaken for that. I tried as much to add a face to Profile owner (me) of this post so that we could feel the human touch. I also added all my personal information so that you can verify my details if you wish. I'll do so again.



Please feel free to ask any question.

@originalsly. Thanks for posting your comments here rather than attempting to send me several messages to my email. I appreciate it. Thanks again. I prefer all discussion to remain on this forum. I decline all messages sent to my inbox for security reasons. Sorry.

@amnestylaw1. I feel the same. Guyanese cherish their African heritage very much. My ancestors were taken to Guyana as African slaves. Many of our foods and village culture patterns African foods and culture.

@Joel3, point taken. Please don't let us cause anyone to turn this forum into a battleground when it was intended for healthy, cultural discussion. I understand how you feel. I suggest that we keep the tone of the forum as it was intended to me as holyghostfire rightly suggested.

@amnestylaw1 - lol. I'm sorry. Thanks you did a great job at explaining and answering that query. I'm even wondering if you're Guyanese. Thanks again and my apologies.

@Ty207, thank you.

@holyghostfire. Thanks for responding to the query. Your answer is 100% correct. @lillaowow, thanks for your comments.

@holyghostfire, thanks for your advice. @Angeldemivida, thanks for your compliment.

@Joel3. Thanks for the advice. There's a saying that "everywhere has one" It doesn't matter who we are, there will always be someone to attack our character with absolutely no basis. You are a pleasant and respectful character so don't mind any other accusations or insults made against you. God bless you and do have a great day. May the Lord bless all Nigerians.

@Joel3 thanks for your comments. It's good that people are doing their research. I'm not sure if Guyanese watch Nigerian music videos in Guyana but I'm sure about the movies. People adore them.

@lillaowow, like I said that I have nothing to hide. It's your right to query and research information. Like you said that you found my sentiments patronising. I guess that is what years of being on the hate list can do to some people. Trying to love someone who has accepted hate for years can be difficult. It is also interesting that someone who actually finds time to use the Internet would find it strange that one organisation may have several branches globally. I guess the owner of MCDonalds, KFC, Pepsi and Coca Cola are all frauds because they can't live in all the countries in which their businesses are located. I, Diane Anthony am an international educator who teaches Computer Science across the globe. Also, if you researched well, you would have noticed that I mentioned in profile that I currently hold several leadership positions in a China-based church. I update that website very often so the information is current. Like, I also said that I was born and breed in Guyana, but, I'm not chained to Guyana. I also said Guyanese travel outside of Guyana for better opportunities. I'm one of them. Hence, now I can help the less fortunate. Bless God. I'll soon be establishing a Ministry in Ghana and Kenya. If you're not from one of those countries and would like me to establish one in your country, I'll also put that on my agenda too. The great thing is, my Ministry (www.pogmiguyana.org) is about service to humanity. I pray that one day too you'll be blessed to be able to have a Ministry or something that can function successfully in your absence. I recently returned to China after launching the Ministry this summer. Please feel free to ask as many questions as required lillaowow. You're an amazing guy. Keep the questions coming. I absolutely love Nigerians. God bless you.

@lillaowow. Thanks for your complement. I guess some people are strangers to the truth and honesty so honesty may seem distasteful in their mouths. On the other hand, some are accustomed to negativism so positivism are a a strong medicine too great to swallow. However, I'll not change my tone but remain who I am. I currently live and work in China where Nigerian men can be found a dime a dozen so no need to advertise here if I needed one. It's a pleasure and privilege to reveal my true identity since I have nothing to hide and am not guilty of any public crime. I'm the epic of a true Guyanese, very loving and I'm not about to change that. I still love Nigerians and will always do despite some of their own that gave them a bad name. God bless you lillaowow and do have a splendid day. Let's keep the conversation rolling.

@lillaowow, the website you quoted was not created by me. I know very little about the Institution only that it's accredited in Guyana and I know a friend that attends it. I only provided the site I found on the website. I don't know anything about it's CEO.

@joel3, correction, some are rough, not all.

@Joel3, there's Nollywood movies everywhere on almost every street in the city in Guyanese. Guyanese are more crazy about Africa than African themselves. I subscribe to irokotv.net. 1 August is a national holiday in Guyana called Emancipation Day. It's the day where all Guyanese dress in African clothing. During the week, all staff in offices dress like Africans. People cook African foods. Don't forget that we're descendants from Africa. We share a lot in common ooh. We can chop food very well and finish um done.

@frank94, I love Nigerians very much. I don't care what the world say about them. I think that they are awesome people but also very tough. They are also sweet but can be very rough sometimes. I guess it's part of their culture so no one should criticise them. God bless Nigerians.

@Originalsly and frank94, you're both correct. Frank, I meant that I agree with you. We use the expression "I couldn't agree with you more" to mean "I agree with you". We also use the expression (slang) "This food nice bad" to mean "The food is very nice. It chop good ooh". By the way, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana is Nigerian so there must be some positive ooh. I also have a few Nigerian friends who migrated to Guyana, married Guyanese of course, studied in Guyana but then migrated to greener pastures. Students from other Caribbean countries also study in Guyana. It's a good transit point not necessarily for long-term fortune. Of course, as a Guyanese, I do love my home country ooh but like Nigerians, would say that you have to have real money to live well deh ooh. Money, aside, Guyanese are some of the most loving and caring people on earth. Money can't buy that. I've seen people achieve money but they are heartless and rootless and lack love for humanity. Guyanese know how to eat rice, salt and pepper and laugh to glory. The poorest Guyanese will still find something to offer you to eat or drink if you visit their homes. For me, life is not all about money. If you're looking for love, a new start, affordable education, then Guyana is the place to go. Guyana is also safer to live than some countries. If you're in search of money only, no way ooh. However, where there's great love and care, people can conquer the unconquerable. Guyana is similar to Nigeria and Ghana but with less drama. It's even closer in culture to Nigeria and that is why I guess I like Nigerians, Ghanaian and Kenyans so much. I love them so much that I wanted to help them to come to study here but I realised that most people are after money while my focus is life, a new start. I have a different motive. Yes, there are many con agents everywhere. Someone in Africa even wanted to collect money on behalf of me to get people to Guyana but I refused. I'm not into that. I even decided to not even offer anyone that opportunity again. I'll just help friends that I know so that we have a mutual understanding that I'm only helping them to get an education in a safer and more caring environment from which they can move on to somewhere else later.

@holyghostfire. I now see that you are referring to POGMIGUYANA. How would you like to join and you're not in Guyana?

@amnestlaw1. You're welcome.
@holyghostfire, what Ministry may I ask? Thanks

@JustCare. I wish that I could have helped you but I have no expertise in date-matching. Sorry.
@amnestylaw1, thanks for your comment. Guyana is yet to catch up with globalisation in terms of education. We're still into chalk and talk. Sorry that I couldn't be of help in that area.

@frank94. I couldn't agree with you more that all that glitters is not gold. I feel sorry for many Africans that leave their home countries in such of a better future only to find themselves in a bad situation. The Caribbean is very small so unless you have good money or a good wife/husband from those parts, things will be tough. Africans tend to stand out everywhere so that makes it even easier for them to be located. Looking for a better future may also mean a bit of open-mindedness all concern. The Caribbean is great but some adjustments may be necessary if no money is available.

@DaaSlim, I would love to help you but I don't have any information on Suriname. It's another country with it's own rules.
@Joel3, yes Nigeria is very rich indeed and Guyana too small for much commercial activity. Guyana is poor but when I compared our passport to a Nigeria passport, I realise that we have more access to the world visa-free and less hassle. Also, Guyanese are more hospitable to Nigerians than many other countries. Nigerians can connect with Guyanese culture very easily because of many similarities. Guyana is not the place for a foreign hussle. If you want to go to University at a relative cheap cost, it's the place and the qualifications are recognised globally in many countries. If you want to have a decent life with Guyanese woman or Guyanese man as a married couple, it's great. If you have money, it's great because the people are simply lovely. Guyana is just a simple place for uncomplicated people.
@Joel3, I plan to visit your beautiful country some time soon. I must visit Nigeria before I die.

@holyghostfire and frank94, yes, Guyana is one of the poorest country in South America but like everywhere else there are the rich and poor everywhere. In my first message, I said no one should come to Guyana if they are looking for milk and honey. If you have milk and honey already then it's best to stay where you are. I also mentioned under what conditions one can make it in Guyana. Our greatest asset are our people. We are some of the most hospitable in the world.