What are norms of Jamaica?

The highest-ranking values in Jamaica include a mixture of core collectivist values - honouring parents and elders, family security, equality, loyalty, friendship, responsibility and individualist values - independence, success, ambition, freedom, choosing ones own goals, etc.

What is considered respectful in Jamaica?

Greetings Good manners are a must: always greet people properly, treat elders with extra respect and acknowledge fellow passengers when getting into a route taxi. Superstition Many Jamaicans have a fear of duppies (spirits of the dead) and obeah (witchcraft) is more widely practised than one would think.

What is a taboo in Jamaican culture?

Society and Culture Women smoking is also a taboo. Most Jamaica frown, and in some cases, totally hate the idea. Obeah or witchcraft is also a taboo, even to the person who goes to the obeah man :-) For many it is still a taboo, although not as bad as it was.