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Hawaii

DollarBillHines

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1. Well, as long as they stay on the Islands

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 09:08 PM

Mar 2013

Won't work too well on the Mainland.

Kinda like the Cajuns. You can talk all that patois all you want at home, but it won't go down well in Dallas.

I spent some jail time in Hawaii with a bunch of crazy guys who spoke dat shit. By the time I got out, I had become completely conversant. And they had adopted my "y'all".

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Fo Teach Pidgin o Not Fo Teach Pidgin — Das Da Question [View all] ellisonz Mar 2013 OP

Well, as long as they stay on the Islands DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #1

I can't imagine how horrid that must have been. ellisonz Mar 2013 #5

try watch da video salimbag Mar 2013 #2

Welcome to DU! ellisonz Mar 2013 #4

mahalo salimbag Mar 2013 #6

I tried to read some Uncle Remus libodem Mar 2013 #3

Pidgin is going nowhere, but teaching it in school is ridiculous. mahina Sep 2013 #7