Trinbagonians talk. (163) Keep Your Hands to Yourself. Keep Your Tongue Between Your Teeth. My mother’s favorite statements when my siblings and I got into squabbles.

Ah doh kno’ why it so hard for some people to keep dey hands to demself an’ how hard for dem to shut their trap. Stop touchin’ odder people an’ t’ink before yuh speak. T’ink about de way yuh go make de people in yuh life feel when yuh behave disrespectful. T’ink about all de people who yuh go hurt when yuh behavin’ like yuh doh hav’ manners.

I don’t know why it is so hard for some people to keep their hands to themselves and how hard it is for them to shut their mouth. Stop touching other people and think before you speak. Think about all the people who you are going to hurt before you behave ill-mannered.