Wise Jamaican Jamaican Proverbs - “To Di Worl”
  • “When plantain wan’ ded, ‘im shoot”

    Filed under Food, Personality
    Feb 22

    When plantain wan’ ded, ‘im shoot

    Translation: When a plantain wants to die, it shoots

    Meaning: The life of a plaintain tree is over when it has borne a single bunch of plantains. Someone’s greatest accomplishment might be their last.

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