You forcing mi to repeat things that I said more than once before in this thread, but you is ah good man on the board so small scene.
Firstly where I may be the most vocal on the board about the fact that trini is not an inclusive termI am not the only one who shares such a view (if it was such an inclusive term the name of our country's highest order would not have been changed)The name of the award has been criticised as being discriminatory against non-Christians (since it used the Christian symbol of the cross) and Tobagonians, since the name is a translation of "Trinidad".
secondly
the minister did not make an error,he knew what he was saying and tried to explain it twice but the ppl where getting angry so he decided to concede defeat and say Trinidad and Tobago.( he was addressing an audience in tobago) be honest and tell if he was not very rude and disrespectful
thirdly
I am not a trini. I am bago(Would u call a Scotish man an English man?) i would not get upset. i would just point out to them that I am from Trinidad and Tobago but i am from Tobago, as there are 2 islands.why should i get upset? (if a foreigner was to ask u where in Jamaica is trinidad. how would u react?)
as said b4 trini is short 4 trinidad
bago is short for tobago.
these 2 abbreviations were used to formulate the word trinbago.
the abbreviation for trinidad and tobago is TNT. ppl pretending like they dont know this
As logical as that may sound that is still your personal interpretation as that is not stated anywhere in a T&T dictionary!
Here is another interpretation which I pointed out earlier in this thread which is just as logical:
As I said before the world at large use
Trini as abbreviation for folks of Trinidad & Tobago nationality mainly because it’s easier to say than Trinbagonian and rolls off the tongue. We have to live with the reality that as far as speaking is concerned the word Trinbagonian is still too much of a mouthful and will always end up being abbreviated down to Trini or even Bago. I was born in Trinidad but won't mind if someone called me Bago for short if in their mind that is meant to be an abbreviation for someone of Trinidad & Tobago nationality. The reality is that the abbreviation Trini is far the most popularly used one worldwide and will continue to be used until the day we die and for generations to come. If that is too hard to live with then I expect a lot of suicides in the morning!
Consider this, I was born in Sando so should I get peeved when folks totally ignore that I from South Trinidad and refer to me as a Trini for example? I hope allyuh could see how insecure I would come across if I was to start getting upset bout that!
The reality some folks here need to face is this:
Trinidad is part of Trindad & Tobago
Tobago is part of Trindad and Tobago
San Fernando is an area in Trinidad
Scarborough is an area in Tobago
Trini is an abbreviation for Trini(dad) as well as for Trini(dad & Tobago)
Bago is an abbreviation for (To)bago as well as for (Trinidad & To)bago.
How you personally decide to interpret an abbreviation does not change the intension of the user.
So in summary Trini is an abbreviation for either a Trinidad & Tobagonian or a Trinidadian it all depends on the intension of the person using it rather than the other way round.
If someone wants to view it differently despite the intension then there is little you can do about it other than to hope they can get over their insecurity and face reality.
I done with this topic as you can take a horse to the water.....
