Guyanese Letter

I recently received this letter and thought it would be nice to have a look at societal norms and values at their best, have a laugh.

Dear Beta (mi dear son),

Jus a few lines to leh yuh know dat ah still alive. Ah writing slow cause ah know yuh cyan read fas.

Yuh wont know de house when yuh come home. We move. Ah wont be able to sen yuh de new address as de last Guyanese family dat live hey tek de numbers wid dem so they wont have to change deh address at deh new House.

About yuh fadda....he gat a lovely job. He gat now over 1500 new men under he. He cuttin grass at Le Repentir Cemetery.

Dere was a washin machine in de new home when we move in, but it aint wokin too good. Last week ah put 14 shirts in it, pull de chain, and ah aint see de shirts since.

Yuh sister, Parbattie had a baby dis marning. Ah aint find out wedda is a boy or a girl, so ah dont know if yuh is a aunt or uncle. Yuh uncle, Bharose, drowned last week in a vat ah XM at de distillery. Some ah he

fellow workers dive in to save he, but he fight dem aff bravely. We cremated he body, and it tek three days to put out de fire.

Yuh fadda didn have much tuh drink at Christmas. Ah put a bottle ah castor oil in he flattie.. It keep he goin until New Year.

Ah went to de dacta on Tursday and yuh fadda came wit meh . De dacta put a small tube in meh mouth an tell meh nat fuh open for 10 minutes. Yuh fadda offer to buy it from he. It only rain twice last week. Fus for four days, and then for three days. Monday it was so windy that one ah the chickens lay de same egg four times.

We had a letta yesterday from de undertaker. He seh if de last installment aint pay on yuh nanees in seven days......up she comes.

Love - Mammy

PS: Ah was to send you $10.00 but ah already seal de envelope.