- From: zoe smith <zoesmith@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:52:34 -0700
- To: public-ws-desc-meps@w3.org
Trinidad probably isn’t what you expect from a Caribbean island. Sure, you’ll find sun, sand, and sea, if that’s what you’re looking for; plus friendly locals, music, parties, and ample opportunities for relaxation. But Trinidad is also cosmopolitan, fast-paced, industrialised, eager to prove we can hold our own among the much larger nations of the developed world. This energy and drive are also here for visitors to discover, alongside an unexpectedly multi-ethnic culture and an astonishingly rich natural environment. We like to think of ourselves as the original rainbow nation. Our ancestors came from Africa, India, Europe, China, and the Middle East, speaking dozens of languages, professing dozens of faiths. After a couple of eventful centuries of mixing and colliding, we’ve evolved a unique common culture – vibrant, colourful, tolerant of the eccentric – but still manage to hold on to important elements of our ancestral traditions. This makes for a nation where ethnicity is a fluid concept, where we share with each other the music and food and festivals of four continents, where visitors are often amazed by the diversity on display on the average city block. No wonder that our most famous cultural phenomenon, Carnival, is also a rainbow of traditions and innovations, colour and noise, always over-the-top, always just a little controversial. The full-scale abandon of the street masquerade is a marvellous display of the freeness of our spirit; each year, the construction of thousands of costumes, the composition of hundreds of calypsos, the perfection of awe-inspiring steelband performances reminds us of our creative potential. Carnival Tuesday evening, when the celebration is at its height, shows off the true Trini soul; as do the thousands of people of all races and creeds helping to light the flickering lamps for the Hindu festival of Divali; as do the crowds singing and chanting at the Queen’s Park Oval when a cricket match comes to a climax. Spend some time with us and you’ll understand what we mean. http://www.kinky-chat.co.uk http://www.phone-sex-uk.com http://www.gb-uncovered.co.uk http://www.adult-chatlines.co.uk http://asian.phone-sex-uk.com http://central.phone-sex-uk.com http://www.dial4domination.co.uk http://planet.phone-sex-uk.com http://www.domination-dungeon.co.uk http://www.top-shelf-chat.co.uk http://www.sexaphone.co.uk http://www.4yah.co.uk http://lesbian.phone-sex-uk.com http://megasite.phone-sex-uk.com -- zoe smith zoesmith@fastmail.fm
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