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Mar 31, 2026 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh is either Georgetown turn Amsterdam overnight, or somebody launch a new fragrance line called Eau de Ganja. Because lately, when yuh walking through de market or hustling down de road, is not just cook-up rice and fried plantain greeting yuh nose; it’s a strong, confident, no-apologies breeze of marijuana announcing itself like it pay rent in de air.
Now don’t get dem boys wrong. People does do dem thing quiet, quiet. Back in de day, if yuh smell something funny, people would look around suspicious, squint dem eye, and whisper, “Who deh smoking?”
Now? Nobody ain’t whispering. De smell walking bold, like it got passport and stamp already. Is “Good morning,” “Good afternoon,” and poof—a cloud of mystery perfume following right behind.
One man tell dem boys he nearly ask a vendor which brand she using. He say, “Aunty, that scent strong, eh! Is that imported?” She watch he straight and say, “Yes, imported, from de next stall.” Dem boys seh, he ain’t recover since.
And is not just one corner, eh. Yuh turn left—boom! Yuh turn right—bam! Even de minibus passing by leave a little “after-scent” like dem trying to advertise. Is like de whole place get a new air freshener system, but nobody remember to tell de public.
Somebody even suggest that maybe somebody testing a new attraction. Dem boys seh if that’s de case, at least put up a sign so visitors don’t think dem step into a giant herbal tea factory by mistake.
But here is de real confusion. When yuh smelling it so often, yuh start wondering if yuh nose recalibrating. One lady seh she walk past a garden and ask she son, “Is that basil?”
De boy seh, “Mummy, please. That basil got ambition.”
In de end, dem boys seh whether is fashion, freedom, or just plain boldness, one thing clear. De air in town ain’t neutral no more. It got personality. And if this is a new perfume, dem boys advising then go easy on de application, nah man. Because right now, even de breeze feeling slightly… high.
Talk half. Leff half.
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