I think this is largely cos the Black British demogrphic shifted from predominantly Caribbean to predominantly African. Jamaicans were growing up listening to lovers, rave, jungle from their elder family members, more recent immigrants more likely to listen to US RnB and afrobeat
i know you don’t know why, so i will explain the theatrics behind this for you
while growing up, i had a friend who refused to use a case, he said it ruined the design so one day his phone slipped out of his hand in slow mo, we both watched it hit the ground like a scene from an indian movie 😭
his screen cracked instantly but he picked it up, looked at it for a second… and just laughed. he didn’t fix it for months, that’s when i realized it wasn’t about the phone. .. some people don’t move through life trying to avoid damage, they move like they’ve already accepted it.
so rocking a caseless phone means your comfortable with risk or you’ve just accepted that damage is part of the experience, some people want protection but others want to feel everything even if it comes with consequences...
Usyk is a good example in sports and as a human being.
As a human being, he understands that the sky is always big enough to accommodate everyone. Someone else can shine while I’m still shining.
As a sportsperson, it’s not a do or die. Beyond competition, he still hangs out with people he’s beaten, trains and breaks bread with them. We’re humans first, before being boxers. The true spirit of sportsmanship.
What a lovely guy!!!
To awaken spiritually feels like dying to the physical world!
Old habits die.
Old friendships change.
Old desires fade.
But you are not disappearing, you are being reborn into deeper awareness; if you refuse the journey completely, confusion may increase and if you walk it slowly with wisdom, you begin adapting.
UK Folks. Salt and vinegar crisps used to be in the blue coloured packets.
That’s the timeline I lived in. I remember when it changed to green.
Who else lived this timeline with me?
There’s a certain loneliness in self-improvement. When you start setting boundaries. When you stop laughing at jokes that hurt. When you outgrow dynamics you once tolerated. Growth isolates before it stabilizes. The in-between phase feels like standing alone in a room that used to be full.
— Hasif