Originally Posted by JesseQuinn

you're a tourist. you can absolutely go to downtown Kingston alone. a city, not a town. I used to live in the 'Golden Triangle'. insufferably snobby and upwardly mobile. all concrete and cars and wearing high heels to go for coffee. lol, I beat feet to the country. sunshine, rivers, ocean and trees

and goats!

go to Trenchtown or Tivoli? not recommended. tourists aren't wanted or welcomed there. I'm fine even as a paleface. I've earned my stripes

I've lived in several different countries. Turks and Caicos, Belize, the DR, and then finally Jamaica when they lifted their ban on pet importation. me and my husband both were not willing to move to where we both wanted to be without our kitten children

holla to making life choices based on cats!

we had patience and kept our family intact, my Scrappy has so many stamps in her pet passport. Bika none as I adopted her in Kingston from the shelter. she's never been on a plane. to her the in-cabin flight bags (kitten handbags) are only used for the V.E.T. (a word so awful it cannot be spoken)

I love where I live. I am here by choice. I could move back to Toronto in a second, I own a property there, but why would I want to? I own a thriving offline biz here. I bought it when I sold my cam site. I really love my work online and off. if someone wants to attack me they should go for the jugular on self esteem. cuz everything else is super fine

it's warm, it's absolutely beautiful. 4 short blocks from the ocean. can see it from my balcony. and a nice well-maintained pool to swim in. I'm the only one who uses it regularly except for dudes tryna pick me up. it never works, but cute funny

know everyone cuz I walk everywhere and have become a part of the town. an honour. I pitch in, and people reciprocate in kind. 'you tutor my kid and she loves it (I try to make it fun), of course I'll get your phone fixed'. 'you need glycernas, on it'. 'you need to move due to leaky roof and no water in the kitchen, so lemme carry your heavy ass pilates machine and coffee table'

coolest coffee table ever, beautiful and stores all my books. I have a lot of books, I lend them out a lot, which makes me happy cuz I feel like I'm sharing something important

Brian still salty cuz he's busted for not tipping. I'm skinny with red hair. would go out of my way to avoid his table if a waitress. I'm sure he'd find fault. my tank top was too purple

tldr, I do not live in a shithole