How to make friends in Jamaica

Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Jamaica??
Thanks in advance for your participation
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Well I am planning to move to Jamaica hopefully in mid April and also have a deep interest in Crafts things. Maybe this is am opportunity to share some ideas as well.
Please do let me know..

anyone here? know how is life going there etc?
If you speak french you could get in touch with the Alliance Francais who have a fairly vibrant schedule of activities.聽 The other language centres tend to be fairly active as well.
There are also always events happening at the university campusses, so you could go to a show or discussion or forum and you would meet people there.聽 If you are religious, definitely attending church would be a good idea, especially a crusade.
There are business mixers for the Jamaica Young Professionals Association (), which are free and which are intended to encourage meeting other young professionals and making alliances.
I'm a Jamaican expat and I experience lonliness abroad quite often. I'm an expat houswife to be precise so I don't have the opportunity to work because accompanying spouses are usually not offered work permits/work visas by the governments in which one may be presently living (temporarily). For me I'm in a country for an average 6 months so it's even harder to make friends, by the time I do find one, it's time to leave.
I usually have acquaintances/friendships with wives of the men my husband works with, whether local or expat. I might bounce into someone at the supermarket who might find me interesting and want to ask where I'm from...then maybe some friendship develops from there. It's hard to just say hi to someone you're passing by in the mall, with the hope that they'll stop and reply with a hi then conversation begins.
Usually for us Jamaicans, we're going to first think - what does this person want? If male to female - we may think it's a special interest or liking. So usually the best way is - friend of a friend, coworkers/spouse of husband's coworker, school if attending, or the parents of your child's friends, or some charitable organization, or from doing a recreational activity.
Unlike younger children who meet other children in school, it is much harder as an adult to meet people. Its not like you can just walk up to a total stranger in the grocery store and start up conversation.
I am having a warm time adjusting and would love to chat with other expats who are having or have experienced similar situations.

Well I sure hope you'll be able to make loads of friends on this website

mabschuchu wrote:Hi there,
Well I am planning to move to Jamaica hopefully in mid April and also have a deep interest in Crafts things. Maybe this is am opportunity to share some ideas as well.
Please do let me know..
are already in jamaica
So sorry to hear you are having a hard time in Jamaica.聽 I love that place and can not imagine anyone having a hard time meeting people.聽 My girl friends and I visited often.聽 Once we just went up to recording studio of a known, reggae, international artist with no appointment. We were all invited in, given a tour, offered drinks, and was allowed to sit in on a recording session. Even to this day we are still in touch with the artist. Jamaicans are quite friendly people.
Kingston is not really my favourite place though (moves too fast, no beach, high crime, etc) but I visited that city quite often to party or hang out with our political male friends.
Try Jampersonal.com for ways to meet Jamaicans.聽 Also go out...there are tons of shows (ballet, comedy, reggae, etc) and I would meet girls in the queue and just talk to them.聽 I met people at the Bob Marley museum and we exchanged numbers.聽 I met people at Sovereign Plaza by just walking up to girls and asking them questions about the area.聽 The TGI Fridays and the Cuddys in New Kingston were great places to hang out and meet foreigners.聽 Whenever I went running at Emancipation Park, I always finished my workout with a new phone number

PM me and I'm happy to give you a few phone numbers. Good luck.
. A site like this one is good to meet new friends.Thanks.
What is it you would like to know about Jamaica? There is so much to know. I will note a few things and you can let me know if you have any specifics.
Well, it is almost always sunny here apart from the rainy seasons (Hurricane season) plus we are located in a tropical area so it is mostly sunny and a little/very windy thus cooler temperature in late November- January.
Jamaicans are pretty much laid back however we love to party and have a great time during the weekends and public holidays. We are known to have the most churches per square miles thus the country is very religious.
The country's economy is not the best currently however we make the best of it.
If you have any specifics, please ask as i could go on and on

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Let me do some research and get back to you over the weekend. Please greet your wife for me

Regards
Mellisa


welcome on board聽
The best way to make friends is by introducing yourself and telling us a bit about you and you projects.
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Bhavna
@ylianna28 hi how are you, I'm a jamaican and would be interested in having conversations and company with you if interested
@expat.com I am Kenyan & living in the US. I made friends in Kingston and now, when I visit JA, I stop in Kingston, and travel with them everywhere I go in JA. They have become family to me.
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I am a US citizen and I made a friend in Jamaica and they change their phone numbers so often it's hard to locate him. I think we made a connection and we're really close for 2 years, but I got sick (breast cancer) and we are no longer in touch I would really like help finding him. I am going to Jamaica soon and this would really make my trip worthwhile seeing a familiar friend. Lovely Lockett
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