Light-skinned Jamaican that dosen’t speak Patois

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Renee Wilmot-Graham
Severn, MD

Americans are surprised when I tell them my family is from Jamaica and even more surprised because I am fair skinned. I guess they assume all Jamaicans are brown skinned. Also I understand but do not speak Patois, which is Jamaica’s every day language.

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