The effect of these personal remarks spoken in Creole is thus rather like that of the " jocular " refusals; potentially insulting on the face of it, but in fact treated by all participants as not serious and non - threatening.
The effect of these personal remarks spoken in Creole is thus rather like that of the " jocular " refusals; potentially insulting at first glance, but in fact treated by all participants as not serious and non - threatening.