You Know You’re Living in Grand Cayman When . . .

by John White
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The Best and Worst of Living in the Cayman Islands

Stingray City
Photo by Ben Gonzalez

Fourteen simple ways to recognize that yes, you are living in Grand Cayman.

#1 – Stingrays


You go out for a simple swim and end up kissing a very large stingray on a nice little patch of sand.

Flag Football


The sports section’s lead story is a full-page pictorial of the island flag football league.

#3 – Hey Bobo


You affectionately refer to friends as Bobo.

#4 – Nippy Weather


You reach for a fleece when the December temperatures dip into the upper 70’s.

The Best and Worst of Living in the Cayman Islands

Pirates Week Cayman 2014

#5 – Arrghh You Coming To Pirate Week?


You walk around downtown George Town dressed in pirate gear and it’s perfectly acceptable.



#6 – Move Over Chicken


Island traffic transforms your normal 12 minute drive home from work to 16 minutes. You subsequently complain about how bad the traffic is getting on the island.

#7 – Pull Out The Fat Pants This Sunday


Sunday brunch is characterized by a three-hour rolling buffet of food and Mimosas.

#8 – Cha-Ching


You have to take out a small loan to pay for groceries.

#9 – Real Downtown Traffic


With Carnival Cruise Lines fins looming over the downtown skyline, you avoid downtown between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

#10 – Island Diversity


You walk around Camana Bay and hear 5 different languages in 5 minutes.



Kids petting turtles at the Turtle Farm, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Turtle Petting

#11 – Turtle Farm


You have been to the Turtle Farm often enough that you know the turtles by name.

#12 – Mount Trashmore


The highest point on island is a Mount Trashmore that randomly catches fire.

The Best and Worst of Living in the Cayman Islands

Protecting Iguana Turf

#13 – Chickens, Iguanas, and Banana Birds Oh My!


Gang warfare on island involves chickens and iguanas fighting for sidewalk space while banana birds watch from a safe distance.

A Chicken Welcome at the Grand Cayman Airport

A Chicken Welcome at the Grand Cayman Airport

#14 – East End


To get away from the hustle and bustle of island life, you take a Staycation out to the sparsely populated East End where you simply run into the same people from the West End.

Now folks that live in the Cayman Islands, what would you add to this list?



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