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  • @Startrekker6231
    @Startrekker6231 Před 8 měsíci +165

    Caribbean people give you nicknames. They just stick. If you live in the culture you’ll get it. It’s all love😂

    • @leroysameul6377
      @leroysameul6377 Před 7 měsíci +1

      In the USA Asian people don't like when you called dem chin

    • @Empress_Dowager
      @Empress_Dowager Před 6 měsíci +18

      ​@leroysameul6377 different culture, different history, and different meaning. The world does not revolve around the US.

    • @donovantaylor3137
      @donovantaylor3137 Před 5 měsíci +2

      as a Jamaican i am so sorry.....we don't mean it to be so...some of us now knows better.

    • @Rasheens-Story
      @Rasheens-Story Před 3 měsíci

      @@Empress_Dowagerexactly it’s in a loving respectful manner that’s why we say Mr.Chin or Miss Chin

    • @WhatWouldYouDoIfYou
      @WhatWouldYouDoIfYou Před měsícem

      Yep

  • @heartlacies
    @heartlacies Před 2 měsíci +6

    My mum's jamaican, been living in the UK for over 60 years and still calls Chinese people Mr/Mrs. Chin 😭

  • @user-zl1vf6nu2w
    @user-zl1vf6nu2w Před 4 měsíci +15

    You're absolutely right, Mr. Chin!

  • @breatheu
    @breatheu Před 11 měsíci +76

    😅😊😅you apologized for all of us. THANKS MR. CHIN🙃🙃😂😉😉

    • @GhettoKirk876
      @GhettoKirk876  Před 11 měsíci +14

      Lol no need. I understand it. No offense taken lol

    • @monisedeyah1
      @monisedeyah1 Před 11 dny

      😂😂😂NOT THANKS MR. CHIN 😂😂😂

  • @Duane-tl2zc
    @Duane-tl2zc Před 10 měsíci +53

    Jamaicans knew that all Chinese were not named "Chin" but it was just easier to call a Chinee man that instead of maybe, Wong, Fong, Lee and Chong.😊

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 Před 9 měsíci +5

      I always got confused cuz their koreans with surname lee, it easier to call korean kim 😂

    • @Duane-tl2zc
      @Duane-tl2zc Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@sakurakou2009 yeah, because you also got - Kong, Choi, Jung and Rhee 😉

    • @NATALIECAMILLE
      @NATALIECAMILLE Před 8 měsíci

      Chin was and is a common last name .. that's why we call them Missa Chin

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@NATALIECAMILLEactually name china came from Qing pounced as Xing/ching dynasty, end up called china, or that what I heard not sure

  • @vibryantsounds2764
    @vibryantsounds2764 Před 8 měsíci +45

    My husband's nickname is Mr. Chin. He grew up in Jamaica. I noticed while there that everyone does refer to anyone of Asian descent as " Mr./Mrs. Chin." At first I thought it was rude but learned that it's not meant to be offensive. Jamaicans just love calling people everything but what their mama named them lol

    • @Rasheens-Story
      @Rasheens-Story Před 3 měsíci +2

      Exactly my nickname is booboo 😑you know that dumb bear

    • @j_knakis
      @j_knakis Před 2 měsíci +1

      Actually cute as hell😂 mine is neko bambam off the old dj😂​@@Rasheens-Story

    • @Rasheens-Story
      @Rasheens-Story Před 2 měsíci

      @@j_knakis oh yeah that’s adorable

    • @ChristinaKent-su8ze
      @ChristinaKent-su8ze Před 25 dny

      That’s freakin halirious!

  • @user-gj2fp6uk8y
    @user-gj2fp6uk8y Před rokem +84

    I have heard Mr.Chin, Lee, Chung and Chang a lot 😅

    • @Rasheens-Story
      @Rasheens-Story Před 2 měsíci +1

      It’s a form of respect to acknowledge that you are of Asian descent. Idk why Jamaicans made that up but they did I think mostly because my people don’t speak their language

  • @Stargazer3131
    @Stargazer3131 Před 11 měsíci +39

    I use to hear 'Mr Chin' or 'Chow Bow' growing up from my late mother who was Blasian ( Chinese Jamaican father/ Black Jamaican Mother!😊🇯🇲🇨🇳🇬🇧

  • @andreafullwood6458
    @andreafullwood6458 Před 8 měsíci +41

    And Indian is Mr Singh

  • @themessenger2455
    @themessenger2455 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Every Chinese man is Mr Chin...term of endearment ❤

  • @amakuaole
    @amakuaole Před rokem +50

    I know the song by Yellowman "Mr Chin"

    • @Duane-tl2zc
      @Duane-tl2zc Před 10 měsíci +5

      "Mr Chin you no sell the right ting"😊

  • @89five3five
    @89five3five Před 8 měsíci +7

    At least they put Mister in front of it.

    • @Rasheens-Story
      @Rasheens-Story Před 2 měsíci +1

      Because it’s not meant to be disrespectful it’s meant to acknowledge their Asian roots and where they are from since we don’t speak their language but I guess outsiders don’t know this but the Chinese Jamaicans know this

  • @nataliedawkins3750
    @nataliedawkins3750 Před 11 měsíci +19

    I laughed so hard, because it's sooo true!

  • @maxf3253
    @maxf3253 Před rokem +10

    Smiling, narrative is nice(not certain how you ended up in my feed). Look forward to hearing more

  • @dawntrenchfield7920
    @dawntrenchfield7920 Před 8 měsíci +14

    Only in Jamaica love this and every Indian name Mr Singh

    • @Sthmohtwenty
      @Sthmohtwenty Před 8 měsíci +2

      Na u maybe in jammmie but not here in gt Guyana 🇬🇾 sth America

  • @Alinton952
    @Alinton952 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Facts. Growing up every Chinese person I see I would call them My Chin or Ms Chin..

  • @soniawilliams7540
    @soniawilliams7540 Před rokem +13

    Yes😂😂😂😂, Mr. Chin😂

  • @Star-kq2cq
    @Star-kq2cq Před 12 dny

    It's still love Mr. Chin. Out of many one people.

  • @madtrain556
    @madtrain556 Před 10 měsíci +6

    This normal,the Chin background is very big in Jamaica...😂

  • @user-ui2hn1cg1u
    @user-ui2hn1cg1u Před měsícem +1

    Omg your accent is so cute.Im mixed race jamaican and white.And I love me China man❤let's get married haha ❤

  • @marlygee
    @marlygee Před 8 měsíci +6

    You know its all love when you call your half Chinese half Black family members Chin too 😂😂

  • @angellaclarke1063
    @angellaclarke1063 Před 9 měsíci +3

    When I was growing up did have Chinese in my community. So true what you have said.👍

  • @jahramijahraofficialmusic642
    @jahramijahraofficialmusic642 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Perfectly said 😂

  • @lily_gacha433
    @lily_gacha433 Před rokem +5

    Same that mi grandmother call ever chinese she see

  • @wendymcdonald1288
    @wendymcdonald1288 Před měsícem

    It's true 😊

  • @jussayinmipeece1069
    @jussayinmipeece1069 Před 9 měsíci +2

    so true. look if you were to get offended by all the names Jamaicans give you you would go through your whole life being offended . Plus its all in good fun, we ll Jamaicans . and even when you not Jamaican we claim you same way as long as you awrite.

  • @janetholness304
    @janetholness304 Před rokem +36

    I thought I kinda knew Jamaican history but I've learned something new from you. I never knew "Chinese" people were brought to Jamaica as indentured labourers😮. Well, look how far the "Chinese" have reached.😮

    • @OloRishaCreole504
      @OloRishaCreole504 Před rokem +11

      Yes..chinese and India..they were also brought to Cuba and those chinese cubans migrated up to Louisiana

    • @janetholness304
      @janetholness304 Před rokem +2

      @Olorisha504 Thank you. Knew about the Indians..So does that mean there's a lot of Chinese in Louisana?

    • @OloRishaCreole504
      @OloRishaCreole504 Před rokem +7

      @@janetholness304 they came in the mid 1800s..alot mixed in to the louisiana creole blender an i assume alot migrated West to California, as southern minorities did in the 1900s but every once in awhile youd still see their surnames pop up..like Lee(Li) Hong(Huang/hung)

    • @OloRishaCreole504
      @OloRishaCreole504 Před rokem +3

      But Today? Its more Vietnamese now

    • @kwacou4279
      @kwacou4279 Před rokem +8

      Slavery officially ended in 1835 -1838 first Chinese arrived in 1840. many people have Chinese ancestry in Jamaica because Chinese women were excluded.

  • @Stern4EVERx
    @Stern4EVERx Před 10 měsíci +6

    And if your black black your blacks, brown, brownin, Jamaicans don't have time for formalities, you get a nickname immediately on day 1 generic or unique to you lol and trust we'll an entire life span without knowing your right name and best of pals regardless

  • @ListedInTheSouth
    @ListedInTheSouth Před 11 měsíci +40

    Gotta luv Jamaicans 🇯🇲

  • @charlestoncharles7235
    @charlestoncharles7235 Před 10 dny

    I have heard mr chin so so much lol

  • @lissapill2828
    @lissapill2828 Před rokem +24

    Same in Guyana.

  • @multistan9582
    @multistan9582 Před 5 měsíci +6

    To add on you dont even have to be Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai etc...ethnicity....it can just also be similar facial features like EA, even being black....One of my brother's nickname from birth to 35 years later is still Chiney Man😅.....He has a light complex and looked Chinese when he was born so yap...thats his Nickname...Jamaicans will just call you by how you look...literally..😂😂😂....

  • @boyyobpp
    @boyyobpp Před 10 měsíci +5

    Chin is because Chinese minus ese is Chin hence Chin

  • @thomasdang4296
    @thomasdang4296 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Me currently listening to Tami Chynn 😊

  • @zillogullu33
    @zillogullu33 Před měsícem

    Yes Mr chin a real ting 😅

  • @user-rr5bh8un2f
    @user-rr5bh8un2f Před 11 měsíci +2

    And it’s not out of disrespect either

  • @zevlove612
    @zevlove612 Před 3 měsíci

    Of course the great Yellowman had to make a perfect song Mr Chin!!! Whose daughter name Ting Ling!!!

  • @ilangurl2246
    @ilangurl2246 Před 8 dny

    Not only Asians....I began to believe that I must have some Chinese in my DNA, as I too was called "Ms. Chiin"., I do bear a resemb;ance. To my amusement, the closest my ancestry came to China, was from my Indian great grandmother.

  • @youngsamty1351
    @youngsamty1351 Před 11 měsíci +2

    My Asian side family and friends are Lee , Chang, sang ,Hugh .

  • @jamaicantillidie6626
    @jamaicantillidie6626 Před 26 dny

    hahahahaha lol HAHAHAHAHA

  • @KeithKazamaFlick
    @KeithKazamaFlick Před měsícem

    do da right ting...

  • @acs5008
    @acs5008 Před 10 měsíci +1

    As a female, I was called Chinny, Chinnie,

  • @conniepinkston5951
    @conniepinkston5951 Před měsícem

    I have no words I'mma leave it alone

  • @irieify9334
    @irieify9334 Před 3 měsíci

    Jamaicans call every Chinese Mr. Chine. LOL

  • @livelife5947
    @livelife5947 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Bwoy sah, I been calling dem Jacky Chan fi years 🤷🏽‍♀️.

  • @normalegister3786
    @normalegister3786 Před rokem +13

    Is it the same for females? Miss or Mrs Chin.

  • @Drone_life_JA543
    @Drone_life_JA543 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Same suh it guh mr chin 😂

  • @normahamilton2985
    @normahamilton2985 Před 21 dnem

    Chin is just short for Chinese men if we don’t know their last names.

  • @chrisper7527
    @chrisper7527 Před 7 měsíci

    Well, the CHIN dynasty was very relevant in the unification of CHINa. So yea, it paying mad respects.🇺🇸🇯🇲

  • @WhooRaee
    @WhooRaee Před 3 měsíci

    Omg ❤

  • @jst4572
    @jst4572 Před 3 měsíci

    Well now I know more about Tessanne Chin’s last name. 😂

  • @daviddixon9233
    @daviddixon9233 Před 21 dnem

    Yellowman ..mr chin you fi sell di rite ting

  • @NN0888
    @NN0888 Před 4 měsíci

    Pilipino

  • @koben4h424
    @koben4h424 Před 3 měsíci

    Facts😂😂😂

  • @tonythai50
    @tonythai50 Před 11 měsíci

    😂😂 LMAO 🤣 mr chin

  • @waynejackson169
    @waynejackson169 Před 4 měsíci

    Don't you like the way he explained it? I tell you, everyone who has some experience with this island have a great sense of humor.

  • @damionchung5966
    @damionchung5966 Před 3 měsíci

    Usually "chin" was the full name. There chin-sang, chin-lue, etc. So most chins probably not related.

  • @Bonniefit868
    @Bonniefit868 Před 3 měsíci

    Lol Trinidad is the same thing lol and we call the women Mary

  • @dino_sore_asd7560
    @dino_sore_asd7560 Před 10 měsíci

    Me love you same way 🇯🇲🇯🇵

  • @dantronics1682
    @dantronics1682 Před 6 dny

    Correction, we didnt think all chinese name was chin, It was just easier, just like how we call all indians mr singh

  • @cassandrafuller9428
    @cassandrafuller9428 Před 5 měsíci

    Kirk Chin😅😅😅

  • @lukepurcell2189
    @lukepurcell2189 Před 2 měsíci

    Like how we call bodega owners “ock” even they aren’t from India

  • @kevinoconnor2204
    @kevinoconnor2204 Před měsícem

    We jamaicans or black jamaicans mean no disrespect to the Chinese people its just like the man says and calling them chiney instead of Chinese its just patios its the way we talk

  • @seamusohoulihan666
    @seamusohoulihan666 Před 2 měsíci

    he sounds more Philippine

  • @sweetangelplus
    @sweetangelplus Před 11 měsíci

    I had it for months. I use it as a primer to control my oily skin. I have a similar shade to you. But, I use the universal shade because how I am using it.

  • @milling37
    @milling37 Před 9 měsíci

    I was called Chung,lol😅

  • @Shermar
    @Shermar Před 5 měsíci

    ~ It’s a cultural/linguistic colloquialism.

  • @JulioFerguson-of7pf
    @JulioFerguson-of7pf Před 11 měsíci +1

    Chin, Wong, Lao, Fong Chang these are the name i uese when i see a Asian person next thing i don't them different

  • @22ymurray
    @22ymurray Před 7 měsíci

    😂😂

  • @kayonmiller8918
    @kayonmiller8918 Před 6 měsíci

    Fi real bro i deliver baba roots at supermarket n that the name they call z asian man i ask him his background n he say he's from Japan

  • @rocm4230
    @rocm4230 Před měsícem

    And if your fat they call you fluffy 😭 lok

  • @vaughnwalker1840
    @vaughnwalker1840 Před 11 měsíci +2

    My Grandmothers name is Velma Chin 😅

  • @themav3ricm3thodd91
    @themav3ricm3thodd91 Před 11 měsíci

    I can't get no flour in a brown paper bag. All I see is the plastic bag.

  • @sethaguilar8330
    @sethaguilar8330 Před 8 měsíci

    Make a video on coolie duppy.

  • @oyaami1874
    @oyaami1874 Před 5 měsíci

    Not true there are many japanese tourists they are not called chin.

  • @4theLifeOfTae
    @4theLifeOfTae Před 5 měsíci +1

    Bro every sunday mi mother would send mi to mr chin shop fi buy red peas😅😅 am sorry for labeling y'all but seriously mr chin and miss chin is all i know 😅

    • @GhettoKirk876
      @GhettoKirk876  Před 5 měsíci

      Lol! Its all good. At some point your "mr & ms Chin" will get used to it. All a part of the process of integration in Ja.

  • @dawntrenchfield7920
    @dawntrenchfield7920 Před 8 měsíci

    Only in Jamaica

  • @SwaggyPonDiIsland
    @SwaggyPonDiIsland Před 11 měsíci +2

    What about chiney ?

    • @GhettoKirk876
      @GhettoKirk876  Před 10 měsíci +5

      😂 That's basically the same thing. Chiney = Chinese. I take no offense.

    • @livelife5947
      @livelife5947 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@GhettoKirk876Respect to you, it’s not intended to offend at all. That’s just how we talk 😉.

  • @yosephielarchy673
    @yosephielarchy673 Před 8 měsíci

    The ignorance is real

  • @Sthmohtwenty
    @Sthmohtwenty Před 8 měsíci

    but all d Oriental ppl come fro. China..we have loads I. gt Guyana

  • @zachenpoyser6578
    @zachenpoyser6578 Před 5 měsíci

    Lol 😆

  • @mature347
    @mature347 Před 11 měsíci

    Most Chinese migrated to America because Jamaica economy is getting bad also with the increasing crime and violence
    Kirk are you comfortable living in Jamaica were you in Jamaica

    • @mature347
      @mature347 Před 11 měsíci

      Were you born in Jamaica

  • @philipkclau2437
    @philipkclau2437 Před 11 měsíci

    Sad,apparently he has no roots,in this logic,are we going call poeple Mr white,Mr black,Mr not so White,lol

  • @blacksnowman8106
    @blacksnowman8106 Před 10 měsíci

    Interesting how his eyes are as a chinese im mixed jamaican chinese nd alot of people see me nd ask where im from after i told them they like nah your eyes are to big 😂

  • @NFAD1992
    @NFAD1992 Před rokem +3

    He should be offended for calling himself "ghetto"🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @GhettoKirk876
      @GhettoKirk876  Před rokem +20

      You know not for what you speak. You know neither origin nor context nor definition. Here learn vm.tiktok.com/ZM2dPaTwF/

    • @NFAD1992
      @NFAD1992 Před rokem

      @@GhettoKirk876 Me as a black man in AMERICA don't know the meaning of ghetto huh? So you're a colonizer AND an d×mb@zz huh?

    • @206REGGAE
      @206REGGAE Před rokem

      ​@@GhettoKirk876 your "suck off" short that u just posted awhile ago would SO apply here 🤣🤣🤣

    • @niranwashere1087
      @niranwashere1087 Před rokem +10

      Ghetto definition
      “a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups”
      You saying only blacks or black Americans can be from the ghetto or what?

    • @k.o.h8446
      @k.o.h8446 Před rokem +1

      @@niranwashere1087Some people use “ghetto” as a description of a certain kind of distasteful behaviour. Maybe that’s how he was taking it.

  • @ingababy5196
    @ingababy5196 Před rokem

    😂😂😂