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April 04 You've been in Kingston too long when...Dan and I had an interesting experience recently, one that brought to my attention how desensitized I've become to the presence of guns, crime and violence, even though I (being more fortunate than many people here) probably couldn't be any more removed from any of that.
We decided to go to Subway for dinner and as we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw a private security guard placing his order. Private security is a big industry here and at first, it's quite intimidating to see these very well and very overtly armed men gallivanting around the city, dressed in black clothes with sturdy metal helmets on black motorbikes. Not the most welcoming sight but I guess it exists for a reason... or maybe not, I truthfully couldn't make an accurate judgement on that. From the outside, it always just seems a bit excessive and testosterone-fuelled to m.
Anyway, back to the man in Subway...
He seemed so at ease that I almost didn't give him a second glance.... until I saw the HUGE FREAKIN' RIFLE dangling out of his hand, like it was the most natural thing in the world to have a giant gun in your hand while ordering a salad at Subway. However, the most notable thing for me wasn't the man and his gun, it was my reaction. When I first arrived to Jamaica, I would get so nervous whenever a weapon was out in the open and I just wouldn't know what to do with myself.
But faced with this man and his huge freakin' rifle in the middle of Subway on a Wednesday evening, I just cracked up and couldn't stop laughing. I thought it was the funniest, most absurd, most excessive thing I've ever seen and I couldn't control my giggles. I'm sure the humour of the situation doesn't translate via a blog, so you'll have to take my word for it. TrackbacksWeblogs that reference this entry
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