"Even though it is a small country with a population of 3 million" Jamaica is surprisingly strong in athletics.

* This article is DR.It is a re -edited part of the Mandep Rye Rye "101 Words Knowing the World" (Asuka Shinsha).

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If you think about Jamaica, will you relax, relax, and the word?For example, Usain Bolt, who was very active in the Olympics, impressed it strongly.But this widely known image is incompatible with the real nationality of this island.

「人口300万人の小国なのに」ジャマイカが陸上競技でダントツに強い意外な理由 その国民性は「お気楽さ」とは真逆

In fact, in Jamaica, "discipline" is the common value, and as in rice, beans and rainy season, it is part of life.

I remember when I was on a bus in the capital Kingston.

An elderly woman got on the bus, but there were no vacant seats, and a young man was sitting.At first, a gesture of looking back and catching the eyebrows.Someone called out to the young man because there was no hope of hope.

"Hey, can't you stand?"

The young man finally got up, but at that time he tweeted, "Yes, I understand."Normally, this will end the story.But the bus was restless, and a woman pursued further.