The Bahamas

By: Minha and Sam

Language• In the Bahamas, the people talk slang.• Whay yuh tink use'a goin'? • Definition. Where are you are going?• Man ya need ta stop skylakin’, I serious • Definition. Man you need to stop playing, I am serious.• Ya gat a straight quarter?• Definition. Do you have a quarter? Not twenty five cents.• I joonsen’ fa some conch salad• Definition. I’m longing for some conch salad.• You mussey tink I crazy?• Definition. You must think I’m crazy.

Food

• Favorite Foods are: Conch chowder, rock lobster , and mostly seafood.

• Main ingredient they use in most food is coconut. Popular spices are mostly spicy therefore, they eat lots of spicy foods.

Music

• Calypso- is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago. This form of music has spread through many parts of the Caribbean, including the Bahamas.

• Soca-is a form of dance music which originated from many calypso music

Current Standard of Living

• Unemployment rate: 7.6%• Literacy rate 95.6 . • Before, their healthcare was really bad most

patients had to get treated at home. Now, their healthcare is better.

Economic Aspects

• Lots of touring/cruises in the Bahamas.• Major resorts are British Colonial Hilton

Nassau and Nassau Junkanoo Resort. • The Bahamas is a stable, developing nation

with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking.

• GDP growth in recent years is from steady growth in tourism, and more construction of new hotels, resorts, and residences

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