Stop Chat Yuh Business:
Brotha, Not Every Move Needs An Audience
There is an old Jamaican wisdom that could save some of us several meetings, a few unnecessary arguments and possibly an entire WhatsApp group:
“Nuff time a yuh own mouth cause yuh fi lose yuh blessings, then yuh turn round and blame everybody else. Sometimes yuh just need fi learn fi keep yuh business to yuhself.”
Jamaican proverbial tradition has long carried this idea of discretion. The National Library of Jamaica records “Cack mowt kill cack.” Essentially, the rooster gives himself away through his own mouth, as a warning about boasting and speaking out of turn. Funny? Absolutely. Outdated? Not even slightly.





