In Jamaica, people commonly speak English but they add their own twist to it. Jamaicans that live in Jamaica usually have a very strong accent which makes them say English words differently than Americans or any other country that speaks English. Their local dialect, Patois (Pot-wa), is an energetic language that constantly evolves. Some people refer to the accent as broken English;  it is heavily influenced by their African, Spanish, French, and English colonial heritage.

Jamaica has a great history of music with great artists like Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Sean Paul, and Elephant Man. Jamaica is the founder of the popular style of music, reggae. In the late 1960's, it quickly emerged as the country's dominant sound. By the 1970's, it had become an international style that was extremely popular in Britain, United States, and Africa. It was widely seen as the voice of the oppressed.

On May 3, 1494, Christopher Columbus found the island of Jamaica but he did not discover it. Spanish colonists settled the island around fifteen years later; it then fell into British hands in 1655. 

The island of Jamaica was first inhabited in approximately 600 AD - 650 AD by the Redware people. By around 800 AD, a second wave of inhabitants was caused by the Arawak tribes,whch also included the Tainos before the arrival of Columbus in 1494.

 Christopher Columbus, who first saw the island in 1494, called it Santiago, but the original name of Jamaica, or Xaymaca, has stayed the same. Columbus considered it to be “the fairest isle that eyes have beheld,” and many travelers still think of it as one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean.

More than 60% of the Jamaica's population is Christian. The island's mixed background means that they have of other religions including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Rastafarianism. The one abnormal religion in Jamaica is Rastafarianism, which is not very prominent in other countries. Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie is God and that he will return members of the black community to Africa who are living in exile as the result of colonization and the slave trade. Rastafarian theology was created from the ideas of a man named Marcus Garvey, a political activist who wanted to better the status of his fellow blacks.

Jamaica has a lot of amazing food options that are native to its country like jerk chicken, stew chicken, jerk pork and oxtail.  There isn't very much to say about these foods other than the fact that they are very delectable and relatively easy to prepare. Jamaica is also home to a very spicy pepper that is used in a lot of hot sauces and dishes called the scotch bonnet pepper.