Tief From Tief God Lauf

Tief from tief God lauf.

Translation:  Thief from thief God laugh.

What does this mean:  This is sort of a sarcasm, mocking someone who is dishonest calling another person dishonest.  In other words if you are a thief you shouldn't be calling another person a thief.

Application:  I can see in my imagination two ladies talking over the fence as neighbours in Jamaica do, talking about someone in the community or commenting about a news headline about politician being dishonest, the convo would go something like this.

"Lawd missis, dem all di same, tief from tief God lauf."


There have been many occasions when I have said this over the past year.

Walk gud you si,

MissSam
Thursday November 10, 2016