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josevas217 in ReggaeJAHM • 4 years ago (edited)

Hello @tanjakolader
It has been and for sure will continue to be a great pleasure to read your posts, just as you say, from everyone you can learn a lot. We never stop learning.
I didn't know Zurinam existed, I must tell you, although we talked about it at some point. Thanks to you and @rarej I have been able to learn a lot about your country. And also thanks to my brother @justinparke, who by the way, I was not aware of his birthday.
Congratulations to him. I will look him up.

And congratulations on that 1000hp achievement, I know it's not easy.🙂

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rarej 4 years ago

What's up Jose? If I am correct you are from Venezuela right? How come Suriname is so unknown for many from there, especially since the 2 countries are not far apart. Is it not taught in geography there, are we just too small of a country on the continent or is there another reason? I'm just curious. :)

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tanjakolader 4 years ago

Hahaha I think we aren't as mentioned in geography, but I'm just guessing.
Even though we're neighbors and have a rather similar history, it's still different, with different colonial powers ruling. We were under Dutch rule, while a large part of South America was under Spanish.

But sorry @josevas217 I think you should answer, because you're from there and would know the answer better than any of us.

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josevas217 4 years ago

Hello @rarej
It's funny, you know, very little I read or saw about Suriname before thanks to you and @tanjakolader I knew more about this country. Then I saw that Justin Parker was also there. And I stopped, wow, am I missing out on something.
Believe me I have asked about your country, and I am amazed at the huge similarities in historical terms between Suriname and Venezuela, yet as @tanjakolader says, they were colonized by different countries.
I knew about Suriname in school but not much importance was given to it. Suriname as an independent country is quite new, since 1975 from what I read, I was born in 83, when I saw geography and history classes at basic level, the history of independent Suriname was very new, so, little is seen.
Perhaps also because they have not been colonized by the same people, they do not give it the importance it deserves.
But believe me, I have learned more about the real reality of your country thanks to your publications.
And I can tell you that regardless of the language we have, the stories are similar and even the historical present is similar.

I thank you very much for these intelligent comments.

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tanjakolader 4 years ago

And I can tell you that regardless of the language we have, the stories are similar and even the historical present is similar.

Above mentioned is especially what I recognize. I do hope for better times for both countries.

And I get what you're saying, Venezuela and other neighboring countries fought for their independence way earlier than Suriname. And happy that our story is reaching others and you've also opened a world that's a bit foreign to us. We learn and grow together 😉.

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rarej 4 years ago

The languages spoken might be another reason why not much information is traded between the 2 countries. I think it's easier for the Spanish speaking countries to communicate among each other, instead of with the 4 countries in South-America speaking a different language than Spanish. Brazil being the exception of the 4, because of how big and well-known they are.

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justinparke Italist 4 years ago

Give thanks for the b-day wishes my fellow emigrant Venezuelan brother from another mother. Most people doesn't know Suriname exists, that's true, but I've also discovered most Surinamers haven't heard of Cambodia or Albania, some other places I've lived.

The first thing I remember of Suriname is a few sentences about it from a US History school textbook in perhaps 3rd or 4th grade. What is now New York was traded for Suriname, and that's about all we were taught. Guyana is a whole other story, well-known because the notorious Jim Jones was from my state of Indiana, not far from my boyhood home.

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tanjakolader 4 years ago

Hahahaa at least we were mentioned, but yeah most people will forget things they read in primary school. Not because I'm interested in history, I should expect the same from others 😅.

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tanjakolader 4 years ago

Thank you 😊 and yes because of you we got to learn more about our neighboring countries. We had to do with what local news media reported and now we get updates from the people themselves.

Here's tot he journey! 🎊

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