What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Uganda?

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  • @Jamaicans
    @Jamaicans  2 роки тому +6

    Thanks for watching! Are you ready to visit Uganda after watching this video? If you are an expat living in Uganda what's been your experience there? Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a video in the “Jamaicans to the World” series - bit.ly/2yRRCxP

    • @haynesswalker8345
      @haynesswalker8345 Рік тому

      Hello my brother would you have a connection for Lysandra Idusso, I was looking at the end of your video for contact info about visiting/relocating to Uganda, you how to buy land build houses and such
      Could you help me with communication with Ms. Idusso
      Thank you
      Donna

  • @nicklaus8536
    @nicklaus8536 2 роки тому +5

    I knew Lysandra . Used to meet her somewhere in Nakasero (company called Hardwire) around 2014. Used to call her Chen. Good to see her being the representative of Uganda to her Jamaican folks.

  • @estherstrategicadvisor749
    @estherstrategicadvisor749 4 роки тому +18

    Wow! I want to go to UGANDA! Looking forward to the opening of this Jamaican🇯🇲 Consulate!💃💃

  • @ROLLWITHLIZ
    @ROLLWITHLIZ 4 роки тому +12

    Hii am Ugandan glad to see you happy living in Uganda 🇺🇬

    • @dwightellis9806
      @dwightellis9806 Рік тому

      Hi ,I am a Jamaican living in the USA and would love to move there in January of 2024.Whats the process and can you help.

  • @kaydenpat
    @kaydenpat 4 роки тому +14

    Nice to hear about all of the Caribbean people living and thriving in Uganda.

  • @Kiriza22
    @Kiriza22 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for representing your experience in Uganda. Uganda welcomes you all.

  • @nicklaus8536
    @nicklaus8536 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Lysandra . I know the Jamaican optician lady you talking about. Her place is Medoptics at Forest Mall. Worked as their accountant sometime back She is educationist by profession

  • @merlenepryce1263
    @merlenepryce1263 3 роки тому +3

    Great interview with Lysander. She is doing a great job in Uganda in helping persons interested in moving to the country.

  • @audreymoy4923
    @audreymoy4923 3 роки тому +6

    I truly love all of the interviews. The only thing I'd say about this one, is that there was a lot of background noise. It was distracting, so try to quell that if this happens again. With that said, still love this series. Love hearing about our Jamaican people, and you are the best host❤️

  • @chosentoserveS.I.G.H
    @chosentoserveS.I.G.H 3 роки тому +8

    This is another great interview 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Well done to the travelling Jamaican. My parents travelled from Jamaica in the 60s. Jamaicans are travelling all over the world, I think travelling to the African continent is the most adventurous and inspiring. Thanks for sharing..😃👏🏽

  • @katharinajanka6636
    @katharinajanka6636 4 роки тому +7

    Wow. Thank you very much for this interview. I am a Ugandan farmer and i will contact her to sell on her website.

  • @DeeDee-2
    @DeeDee-2 4 роки тому +9

    Well done Xavier your doing a good job

  • @andreeedwards6165
    @andreeedwards6165 3 роки тому +3

    Yeah!!! Sign me up lol...seriously though I have only traveled to two countries outside Jamaica. After watching every episode of this programme I want to travel like crazy.

  • @kingnaldo4058
    @kingnaldo4058 4 роки тому +24

    Wow... She helped the presidential candidate *Bobby Wine* to construct his lyrics? There's always a *Jamaican* behind someone....🤔🇯🇲👍

  • @audleymclean2983
    @audleymclean2983 3 роки тому +4

    I extremely happy to be hearing and learning about Africa, from people who does not intend
    to disparage the Nations, the African movies help a lot too, thank God for the internet also, western press has been extremely derogatory to African Nations,, now we can see for ourselves, and see to them stuff it...

  • @marlenelamonth6357
    @marlenelamonth6357 3 роки тому +3

    Very informative interview. Love what you are doing Xavier, absolutely demystifying👍

  • @tanishaholness7359
    @tanishaholness7359 4 роки тому +7

    Great interview, looking forward to the website so I can get more inside of Uganda and travel there oneday, thank you Xavier again.

  • @charmainerobinsona.8947
    @charmainerobinsona.8947 Рік тому

    Lovely interview she’s such a breath of fresh air !!!

  • @clair411
    @clair411 3 роки тому +3

    I want to go, I'm married to a Nigerian and I can't wait to go home.

  • @worrellbrown2658
    @worrellbrown2658 Рік тому +1

    I always wanted to relocate from america to uganda .i was once informed that a organization was form in uganda to help people who wanted to make that move . I am wondering if that organization is still in existance .i started to prepare myself for that next journey and hoping that i can now get some guidance how to get that soft landing . I would like to do a farming business in uganda .

    • @winmugaru6347
      @winmugaru6347 Рік тому

      Hey buddy get in touch with oshey Duke Jackson, he runs a podcast called kenganda. He's an African American and he will guide you. Am Ugandan but reside and work in Europe but would like to do a partnership with someone from diaspora who is in the process of relocating especially if you wanna do business venture in farming. I prefer business partnerships with diaspora because they bring expertise in the chosen field instead of many locals who claim to have skills but luck the skills.

  • @elainem6832
    @elainem6832 3 роки тому +3

    I absolutely enjoyed this interview. Definitely up there with my favourite interviews to date. I remember, Dr Ben Jochannan used to say, the Egyptian said they came from - the mountains of the moon, where the god HAPI dwells. I hope you update us on the name of the organisation they are forming in order to assist those who are interested in relocating etc in Uganda. What a fantastic idea & invaluable service. Thank you sir for these marvellous and joyous videos. Ok, thanks & peace 🙏🤠
    Ok, thank and peace 🙏🌻

  • @byttlejuice145
    @byttlejuice145 4 роки тому +8

    Am Ugandan and my dad's uncle married a Carribean woman. Their kid grew up in Ug before going abroad

  • @ladysafari01
    @ladysafari01 4 роки тому +5

    1989...she was 10! I was 18 and packing my bags to leave my home country of Kenya for College in the U.S! I think she has a slight Kenyan accent.

  • @charmainerobinsona.8947
    @charmainerobinsona.8947 Рік тому

    Thx for showing the continent to us through one of our own ..

  • @DJ.JAMROCK
    @DJ.JAMROCK 3 роки тому +1

    Another Great Interview saying goodBye is (Weeraba)

  • @againstthegrain5309
    @againstthegrain5309 Рік тому

    Hello brother Xavier. Fellow Jamaican here living in the US. I will be relocating permanently with my wife and kids this summer to Africa. Still deciding on exact country. I will be taking a trip to Uganda in a week or so and I will be over there for 2 weeks. While in Uganda I plan to catch a flight to Namibia for maybe 5 or so days. I left you a note on another video as well with the Jarrett family in Namibia.
    I really hope I hear back from you on this but I would love to be able to get in touch with these folks, especially the family in Namibia. I do have a friend in Uganda, so I'll have someone on the ground there but I don't know a soul in Namibia. Still would be nice to link another Jamaican in Uganda though.
    Please let me know if you are open to me contacting you or if there is a way to get in touch with the Jarrett family in Namibia or with Mrs Lysandra. Unfortunately I'm not on FB.
    Peace and blessings.

  • @jacquelinegrayden4706
    @jacquelinegrayden4706 4 роки тому +2

    It amazes me that breadfruit and ackee are not there. The climate is just right for it. I am impressed, very smart lady.

  • @dahliagraham5851
    @dahliagraham5851 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this interview. I have to visit.

  • @cleverB634
    @cleverB634 4 роки тому +4

    Think I will take her up on that Offer. Need a break from the UK. How can we get in touch? Tired of the cold weather in London🇯🇲🇬🇧

  • @marciahart-dn8by
    @marciahart-dn8by 11 місяців тому

    👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🤗🤗 definitely checking out Uganda

  • @diamonds2diamonds370
    @diamonds2diamonds370 3 роки тому +1

    I love uganda , had a wonderful time there.wanted to move there but I don't want to be tested

  • @JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts
    @JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts 3 роки тому +1

    Love it! Thanks for sharing.

  • @munguci12
    @munguci12 4 роки тому +1

    Amazingly informative. Thank you!

  • @lennoxgordon6557
    @lennoxgordon6557 4 роки тому +2

    Loving all your interviews, interesting individuals/interviewees being great ambassadors for "our little big island"

  • @Yesmyjamaica
    @Yesmyjamaica 4 роки тому +5

    I love how she loves her new home Uganda as much as she loves Jamaica. I really enjoyed this interview. I keep saying this for all interviews. Xavier I really appreciate the interviews with Jamaicans living in our Mother country, Africa. Please do all 54 African nations. Thanks much.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. My goal is to do every country in the world.

  • @Nyammings
    @Nyammings 3 роки тому +10

    I can hear a hint of a generic 'African' accent which is natural after living there so long. 🖤🤍❤

  • @cecelianelson2594
    @cecelianelson2594 4 роки тому +1

    Great interview. I read recently that over 100 million people speak kswahilli. It's appears that it is emerging as the predominant language spoken across African.

  • @savannahwilson1295
    @savannahwilson1295 4 роки тому +4

    Another great interview Xavier....can you reach out to someone living in South Africa?

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 роки тому

      Trying to find someone there.

    • @AviAvaAviAva
      @AviAvaAviAva 3 роки тому

      @@xmurphy2485 I have someone for you - facebook.com/kurt.wilson.79025

  • @shuleydripolink255
    @shuleydripolink255 4 роки тому +6

    This guy looks exactly like my uncle in jinja, even faking a smile

    • @estherstrategicadvisor749
      @estherstrategicadvisor749 4 роки тому +4

      *YOUR Uncle may be a FAKE and that has contaminated your heart to judge others through that perspective.* #Selah #PauseThinkAboutThat
      Xavier is a very down to earth and GENUINE person. HIS smile is AUTHENTIC.

    • @Tristate2011
      @Tristate2011 3 роки тому +1

      You are so wrong for saying that hahahah fake smile

  • @120536AD
    @120536AD 4 роки тому +7

    Xavier you have to fix your mic! Great interview-I think Jamaica could benefit from the farm to internet initiative.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 роки тому

      Sorry about that. Not sure what happened with my mic

  • @VWApachey
    @VWApachey 8 місяців тому

    How do I connect with Lysandra ? I want to visit Uganda and need a connection .anymore Jamaicans in Uganda ?, I wonder how many ?, also which is better, Uganda or Kenya ?

  • @georgeblake2187
    @georgeblake2187 3 роки тому

    Love it so much

  • @tinekeparker5595
    @tinekeparker5595 3 роки тому

    I shall visit!

  • @dwightellis9806
    @dwightellis9806 Рік тому

    Is there a way to connect with the Jamaican community there, would love to connect before i moved there.

  • @nsmith3787
    @nsmith3787 4 роки тому +6

    I would like to hear from the perspective of some male Jamaicans living abroad. Thanks.

    • @MA-yh2ko
      @MA-yh2ko 4 роки тому +1

      See the interview from A Jamaican living in Paris.

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 4 роки тому +2

      There is a video with a male aswell. In France.

    • @leos8977
      @leos8977 3 роки тому +3

      True. Majority are females. There was also a male in Malawi, Japan, France, Argentina & Costa Rica

  • @Kiriza22
    @Kiriza22 Рік тому

    I think the word is not judgemental. I think what she meant is that in Uganda people are communual. So some may poke their noses in your individuality. They may expect you to dress according, so you adhere to the community! For a jamaican with all the freedom, Uganda may seem extreme, but comapred to another country, Uganda is then "normal".

  • @joy6453
    @joy6453 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful and informative but background noises were a distraction

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 роки тому +1

      So sorry about the noises. I will try to be more aware of this

  • @craiggarrickfr4fgz877
    @craiggarrickfr4fgz877 4 роки тому

    Always look forward to these interviews but what has gone wron with the sound? I known you are working on it!!!

  • @heatherhaslam2015
    @heatherhaslam2015 4 роки тому

    Good work, me want to come..!!

  • @Kiriza22
    @Kiriza22 2 роки тому

    Bye in Luganda is "weelaba" or bayiii

  • @gloriarobinson1869
    @gloriarobinson1869 4 роки тому +5

    Jamaicans ancestors might have been taken to the Caribbean in chains but it's very plain to see Jamaicans today refuse to remain tethered to a post. They are as adventurous as Columbus, even more so only they are not stealing any ones cultures or lands.

  • @jrobinson5892
    @jrobinson5892 4 роки тому +2

    Mr Murphy a few of the videos have too much feed-back. Try to correct that when you are doing your "recording "

  • @crestorize1631
    @crestorize1631 3 роки тому +2

    They need to sort out the mess in Jamaica!

  • @Ajourneycalledblessed
    @Ajourneycalledblessed 2 роки тому

    I NEED to connect with this group she's in. How can I get in touch with her?

  • @channonhernandez3123
    @channonhernandez3123 3 роки тому

    Great how can us in America explore these options?

  • @abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192
    @abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192 3 роки тому +1

    Guyana is in South America not the West Indies. Also, there's two Guyanas, one is called British Guyana, those are the Guyanese people who speak English and intermix with Afro Caribbean people from the British West Indies. The other one is called French Guiana and that is the Guiana which receives Black emigrants from the French West Indies, specifically Haiti.

    • @karleinegraham446
      @karleinegraham446 3 роки тому +1

      Historically, there are three Guyanas chipped off of 🇧🇷 Portuguese speaking Brazil by other European powers. They are British Guyana, French Guyana and Dutch Guyana (Surinam). British 🇬🇾 Guyana is GEOGRAPHICALLY on the northern Caribbean coast of South America. The CULTURE is West Indian. It developed like all the British colonies with enslaved people from Africa working the plantations. After slavery was abolished in 1833, the British brought in cheap labour from India and China to work the land. The British had learned from the past and the Indians and Chinese were allowed to keep their names, allotted small plots of land and allowed to have family life. All British colonies in the region, including Belize in Central America, were grouped as British West Indies. The French West Indian islands (excluding Haiti) were considered overseas territories and able to send a representative to French Parliament. The West Indies cricket team is picked from 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇹🇹 Trinidad, 🇯🇲 Jamaica and the other English speaking islands. The Dutch maintain ties with their colonies and I see many Dutch in places like Curacao. Many people from Guyana work in Trinidad which has a relatively good economy.

  • @shawnyafrosamurai9940
    @shawnyafrosamurai9940 2 роки тому

    i didnt know theres international cuisines in uganda

  • @InfiniteNaturalMystic
    @InfiniteNaturalMystic 3 роки тому +3

    Jamaican/Caribbean descendants are living their best life in these African Countries.

  • @luckysinclair7327
    @luckysinclair7327 4 роки тому +3

    We would love to know if there's a contact that we can used to make the direct link

  • @goldwealth2402
    @goldwealth2402 3 роки тому +1

    2023 I am coming home to my land

  • @saybyghrace2
    @saybyghrace2 4 роки тому +1

    I need some information on investment in Uganda,want to plan a trip 🙏

  • @Ajourneycalledblessed
    @Ajourneycalledblessed 2 роки тому

    Is it Kampala Lysandra Idusso lives?

  • @marilynb884
    @marilynb884 3 роки тому

    Hi how do I contact Lysandra.

  • @julielapierre7
    @julielapierre7 3 роки тому

    Good for your Girl with theis age thing~~~No worries!!

  • @burundishallsmile1day109
    @burundishallsmile1day109 3 роки тому

    😊😊

  • @joellaotto3051
    @joellaotto3051 3 роки тому +1

    Lysandra, do you find women kneeling down to greet, serve or listen to people very strange? Do you do it since you’re married to a Ugandan?

    • @lysandraidusso3980
      @lysandraidusso3980 3 роки тому +2

      Hi Joella, I do not kneel for my husband. Only one tribe does that, the Buganda. My husband is from the Karamojong people.

    • @kimerasadic
      @kimerasadic 2 місяці тому

      ​@lysandraidusso3980 What are you're social media handles??? i want to follow you.

  • @otislee7343
    @otislee7343 4 роки тому +5

    She sell that country . Jamaica as last so much great ppl .but it life.ppl move to were there are comfortable

    • @estherstrategicadvisor749
      @estherstrategicadvisor749 4 роки тому +5

      SHE didn't make the choice. Her FATHER made it for her. She was a CHILD aged 10. What's wonderful is she still celebrates her Jamaican Heritage. Many move abroad as children and as adults are JUST learning about Jamaican culture.

  • @jsuccess436
    @jsuccess436 4 роки тому +5

    Trying to invite them back to Africa, me trying to running away from Africa

  • @jamman8678
    @jamman8678 4 роки тому +3

    This means the heart ❤️ of Reagge was born from Uganda.

    • @maijanay3350
      @maijanay3350 4 роки тому +7

      "The heart of Reggae was born from Uganda" Are you serious?

    • @jamman8678
      @jamman8678 4 роки тому +1

      @@maijanay3350 ho yes the 3 drums 🪘 yes it was ask any scholar. Go read about the queen muhumuza. In the hills of kigezi

    • @jamman8678
      @jamman8678 4 роки тому +1

      @@maijanay3350 please help your self
      And read or talk to some serious Rasta who don’t smoke weed.

    • @jamman8678
      @jamman8678 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LCqCbPZg0rE/v-deo.html

    • @maijanay3350
      @maijanay3350 4 роки тому +5

      @@jamman8678 YOU are a waste man or women, how dear you tell me to help myself. I don't know you and you don't know me, You are assuming that I am from Jamaica. If you should go around the world and ask, where is reggae from, everyone would say Jamaica, not Uganda. Get a life!

  • @hopeageno
    @hopeageno 3 роки тому

    We are all Africans let's never forget that. Only difference is we African still have the culture and unfortunately Jamaicans were ripped off their culture when they left Africa. I am in the UK and have many Jamaican friends

    • @lysandraidusso3980
      @lysandraidusso3980 3 роки тому

      So glad to be in Africa and to be able to stay here.

    • @kwacou4279
      @kwacou4279 3 роки тому

      If we never left Jamaica, there'd be no Jamaicans, of African descent, to meet. There would also be, no Jamaican music nor culture.

  • @supamodo
    @supamodo 4 роки тому +2

    Her Kenyan accent is showing

  • @nzedon4316
    @nzedon4316 4 роки тому +3

    🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬👍❤

  • @ManaFate321
    @ManaFate321 3 роки тому +2

    She so beautiful. Chocolate goddess

  • @glenasmart5784
    @glenasmart5784 4 роки тому +1

    It's a sweet language but we don't know it

  • @konic40
    @konic40 Рік тому

    Even more Christian than Jamaica, amazing

  • @derrickbraithwaite-mais8469
    @derrickbraithwaite-mais8469 3 роки тому

    Africa is black people mother land.💯🖤🙏🏿🎉💪🏾🤵🏿‍♂️👩🏿‍⚖️👰🏿‍♀️🇯🇲🇨🇦

  • @Jay-Kay-Buwembo
    @Jay-Kay-Buwembo 3 роки тому +2

    All languages start off being oral.

  • @jonathankamkosibanda4225
    @jonathankamkosibanda4225 3 роки тому +2

    She looks East African

  • @cookiemammaoriginal6824
    @cookiemammaoriginal6824 4 роки тому

    BIG up Bobi Wine President already!!! You will emerge victoriously!!

  • @danielkimuyu3044
    @danielkimuyu3044 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much for encouraging black people immigration to Africa...

  • @Itsdchung718
    @Itsdchung718 4 роки тому +2

    My daughter lives in Uganda and prefers living there rather than home in the US.

  • @kabwelasutiviraka4765
    @kabwelasutiviraka4765 3 роки тому +5

    She doesn’t sound like a Jamaican even choice of words and gestures not Jamaican at all . Her accent is more like Ugandan or Kenyan

    • @nicsonkamugisha4672
      @nicsonkamugisha4672 2 роки тому

      She almost grew up from both kenya (13)yrs stay when she was 10yrs and now she's staying and got married in uganda (15)yrs ....then tell us she can have an jamaican accent really 🤔🤔🤔

    • @kabwelasutiviraka4765
      @kabwelasutiviraka4765 2 роки тому

      @@nicsonkamugisha4672 bro Where have you been one year has gone since i commented this . If she talked patois with her loved ones she could keep her accent it is hard to loose an accent if it is your mother tongue

  • @sharonanthonique1255
    @sharonanthonique1255 3 роки тому

    There are so many jamaicans in uganda more than black African Americans.

  • @glenasmart5784
    @glenasmart5784 4 роки тому

    Too sad he doesn't know much of his mother back ground 🤔

    • @kitgumayegang2562
      @kitgumayegang2562 4 роки тому

      Well our African society set up mainly considers a children yo subscribe to their fathers ancestral family and discriminating the mothers lineage.

  • @kabwelasutiviraka4765
    @kabwelasutiviraka4765 2 роки тому

    That’s a big lie what your father told that woman , Kenya there is so much tribalism and corruption , Uganda has Never been stable and full of corruption. But Tanzania is the most stable and peaceful country in africa even in all east Africa, people are friendly and live in harmony. So you can say Tanzania is terrible.The best safar there are in Tanzania such as mountain Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania, serengeti national park , ngorongoro national park and Zanzibar island much too see and Tanzanians speak standard kiswahili

  • @jimmyandtheresurrection7247
    @jimmyandtheresurrection7247 3 роки тому

    Africans no in a d naked business !!

  • @justtime2670
    @justtime2670 4 роки тому

    Go and leave our Jamaica u crazy

    • @kaydenpat
      @kaydenpat 4 роки тому +10

      Thousands have left Jamaica so 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @lysandraidusso3980
      @lysandraidusso3980 3 роки тому +2

      Spread love & light

    • @melodieperkins7080
      @melodieperkins7080 3 роки тому

      @@lysandraidusso3980 I live in the USA, but I have been interested in Africa particularly Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. However, this was very informative.

    • @worrellbrown2658
      @worrellbrown2658 3 роки тому +1

      I am a jamaican living in the usa i would like to relocate asap . My desire is to find a african county uganga is certaintly on top of my list south africa is a force too but the weather will be a problem . However i found this video to be very educational and i am thankful .i hope in the near future their will be a follow up interview that will even go deeper in the things that we need to know before making that move . Owning or renting of properties i think will be the concern of most people thanks again for a well done job .

    • @shawnyafrosamurai9940
      @shawnyafrosamurai9940 2 роки тому

      @@worrellbrown2658 do that leave the us behind land of not so free land of captivity