Traveling the World as a Jamaican | The Jamaican Passport
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Traveling as a Jamaican has been a rather interesting experience... at least the reactions to the fact that I'm Jamaican. This video is all about those experiences: the power of the Jamaican passport, reactions to the Jamaican culture, Jamaican culture around the world, and a few tips for Jamaicans (or anyone else) who might be afraid to visit the not so typical countries.
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About Me:
I’m Oshando or you can just call me "OJ" and I’m from Jamaica. I am currently living in Germany and I have a passion for travel, running, cooking, hiking and just being out in nature. I’m easy going, always laughing, spontaneous and always trying to find ways to exit my comfort zone.
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Instagram: / oshandojohnson
Twitter: / oshandoj
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Lol I love this video. I stumbled across this by accident
Lol i love these stories. I can't wait to travel n represent🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Hi, thanks for sharing. I’m glad that most of your experiences have been positive with little discrimination or racism faced.
Great and encouraging video 👍🏼 Keep encouraging Jamaicans to widen their scope as it relates to traveling. There’s so much to see in the world.
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Yeah I really want to meet more Jamaicans in these rare places! 😊
Just discovered this video by accident. And boy I loved it. You are so right about that part where you said that people always think that all jamaicans are rasta and smoke weed the whole day. I worked 25 years in Jamaica as a Tourguide and believe you me that alway came up.
People seem to always believe the stereotypes associated with various countries. I try to discover for myself. Wow, must have been amazing working that long as a tour guide though.
Yh same here
60 countries that’s amazing!! 🇯🇲
Awesome video, keep traveling and opening minds, and off course I had to add it, ya man 🇯🇲
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks young man.
Very interesting. Now I really want to travel the world.
The world is waiting!
Thank you Oshando Jahnson
Sweet. Hope my wife and I can do this in the future.
Thanks for sharing your experience - specifically about Pakistan, I'm a Pakistani watching from Jamaica :)
Wow happy to hear that!
Love this video... very interesting, yes Mr bredda keep on representing
Lovely video! All my life, I have never known that there are black people anywhere in the world apart from in Africa. When I met you and you told me that you are from Jamaica, I thought that you were most likely adopted, that is why you could not relate to your African descent.
I bet most people like me have to Google about Jamaica after meeting you.
I am looking forward to welcome you to Kenya one day...
The comment from Zeidane was uncalled for. Although communication is widespread there are still gaps where people are ignorant, meaning they genuinely just don't know. Jamaicans seem to live in many countries throughout the world and some individuals are iconic like Bob Marley and Usain Bolt the Olympian athlete. Jamaica is a brand like Coca Cola is. When I think of Kenya I think safari, Nairobi and Kilimanjaro.
Recently Chanced upon your videos ! Loved your energy and the way you putting out all the content.
- Fellow Paderborner from India. ;)
Regards.
Exactly! Go where you're wanted. Not trying to get to the big three. If I can no problem, if not move on with life.
That’s my recommendation too! So many other countries have open borders just waiting to stamp our passports and we don’t need visas to go there!
Dis mek mi waah travel rite aweh!
Go for it! Well, after the pandemic. :)
@@OshandoJohnson I will!
Oshando Johnson:
It is a privilege to travel to different countries and get many experiences; as you can see Jamaicans loved all over but yes there are some that are not so friendly and show their arrogance... If and when you travel to France, try to learn a few words in French before going because some of the people that speaks English will ignore you.... Even though as Jamaicans most tend to treat us a little "Better" than other "Blacks"
Mind you it is a very beautiful country but.....
Jamaican here with a dream of traveling
Def traveling to South Korea, China and Japan soon
Go for it! Those are some really interesting countries with a lot to offer! 🤩
woah! Really loved this video! Great information and it looks like you have had such wonderful experiences! Loving the editing and the content as well. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Will do!
Appreciate this
I’m happy to hear that!
Very cool! Love what you're doing!
I plan to travel other countries that are not the three most Jamaican loves to travel
Go for it! You’ll definitely enjoy the experience!
5:01 It is authentic as any other patois/patwah that we speak. You're are wilding.
Would you do a livestream when you are traveling next time? Not the whole time, but at a special spot?
I'll definitely give that a try!
I enjoyed this video
Yes they have asked me the same thing. Where in Africa are u from🤦
Wonderful story
So true. I experienced it so often that other black people starts speaking to me in French..makes me want to learn French so bad❤
I started learning the basics so I can at least tell them that I don't speak French :) Plus it's great to learn another language.
@@OshandoJohnson lol..me too.I became friends with a french native❤
Absolutely right. Haitians speak and form of French called Creole. Some of course speak regular French. So if you're in North America you won't have to go far. Then there is Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean as well. Those islands are part of France.
Awesome video ❤
This video had me laughing white beat the bad word them 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Good job!
Thanks 😊
You definitely mist the point my youth, reasons for visiting those 3, is the opportunities that others may not offer. Families, friends and culture as you stated is also a fact. But leaving the Caribbean going to one of those 3, and you find a little something like 3-4 weekly living in. If only for 6 month, ladies that is. As for men with a trade and rest with a brethren for 3 months. It's about the dollars, not vacation. You need to learn about, (Ina Dis A Time) my youth. Gwaan pon ur va-ka-tion, no grudges!!! 🖤✌🏿
Definitely true. I also have family members that use various programs to work in these countries. However, in this video I was just talking about leisure travelling. :)
The algorithms took me to your channel and although I defer to the plethora of your travel experiences, my impression was that Jamaica was somewhat of a familiar entity. Most people associate the icons like Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey, Usain Bolt and of course the Olympic athletes rather than the country itself. However Jamaica is a brand. Nigeria for example with a population of 206 million, isn't as recognized worldwide as is Jamaica. There are some gaps of course because many people from the various countries of Africa will go to Russia, Germany, France and Italy in greater numbers than Jamaicans. It' a numbers game. Jamaica from recent UN stats hover near 3 million. Jamaica seems to be doing a swell job against almost a billion Africans.
You unloaded quite a lot right there! I guess that’s just how our minds work. We make associations with just about everything in life. It’s our way of sorting information in our heads. I really love the opportunity that I get to share with people that there’s if course much more to Jamaica than the things they already know.
Inspirational
Hi, even though you are Jamaican you could pass for a West African 😊
Well, most Jamaicans of African descent had forbears who were transported as enslaved persons from the Gold Coast (Ghana) via the Triangular Trade. There might be some, a small minority, from the various tribes of Nigeria, Togo, Senegal.
Yeah which makes perfect sense historically.
I can agree with you
Africa is your orgin jamaica is just a place of brith thats why they ask because all blacks roots on Africa 🌍
Africa has over 50 countries. However, from the records that exist, it seems that most of the enslaved persons came to Jamaica from the Gold Coast now Ghana. Some years ago when scientists did a test of a plethora of DNA, they determined that all the people in the world originated from a woman in Kenya. There are some more recent theories that suggest an area between Botswana and Zimbabwe, still Africa. Might not jive with the Biblical Adam [male] but interesting nevertheless since it suggest we all came from one person.
I have a question, can jamaicans visit Turkey 🇹🇷 with our jamaicans passport?!
I just got back from Turkey couple days ago. You will need a visa to visit Turkey but the process is very easy and everything can be done online. The visa fee is USD20.
@@OshandoJohnson So what about the flight process like when I'm transit in another country, would I still need a visa for that country?
@@daniellelovely7351 it depends on the country. For some countries you don’t need a transit visa if you don’t leave the transit area of the airport. For some you have to get a visa even if you’re on a connecting flight like how they do in the states.
@@OshandoJohnson wow....thanks for the information tho
is it expensive to travel thou?
What makes the difference is how you travel, I always attempt to make it as cheap as possible and it is very much possible! I made a video about how I keep the costs down and I'm gonna be uploading a new video about it later this week.
Few questions to ask maybe you can help ?
Sure let's hear them.
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2:33 Really? I thought everyone in Europe knew Jamaica existed, that there are mostly black people and that it's in the Caribbean
I also thought the same but I guess most people just readily think about Africa. I’m always ready to open Google maps and tell them to start planning their Caribbean vacation. 😜
Plzzz. Europeans say they know where places are, when in reality, they only heard of it once. I literally met Europeans who thought that Montreal was in Europe🙄
lol, that's how the rest of the Caribbean feels...We always get asked "which part of Jamaica are you from?"🥲