Respect for this very good post, ‘Sass. It was quite informative and reflects your connections with tourism in Jamaica. By the way, your point about the Bahamas as having “maybe the worst port” you “have ever seen” is shared by MANY cruise ship passengers, as I have seen reviews online where similar sentiments have been expressed.
I will add in ending that this problem of visitor harassment in Jamaica is a really serious matter. And no, tourists do not merely “think” they are being harassed; they ARE in fact being harassed by desperate and over-zealous sellers and touts! Many tourists are not used to the levels of aggressiveness displayed by sellers in Jamaica, and so they often find it very frightening (we Jamaicans, on the other hand, are used to that and so the effect on us is radically different).
Harassment, like crime, is apparently been swept under the carpet in Jamaica.
...maybe that is part of the jamaican mystique referenced earlier..
The only time TRUTH will hurt you...is if you ignore it long enough
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