Word: simpson
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...wouldn't expect [HDS] to get all of the subtleties of the cultures," Simpson says. "It would have been cool if they had table tents that show what the different flags look like so that people could identify it with something other than just the Virgin Islands and Jamaica--more than just a spring break place...
...Simpson suggests that the staff, too, might have played more of an instructive role yesterday, emphasizing the large percentage of dining hall staff who are Caribbean...
...Simpson and others say it would be nice if HDS allowed students to meet with these staff members in the context of Caribbean culture...
While Joelle N. Simpson '99, former co-chair of the Harvard-Radcliffe Caribbean Club says she enjoyed aspects of the meal, she did find the fantasy world HDS evoked--complete with beach balls and surf boards--"obviously touristic...
...true that there are some aspects of the Caribbean that do look like that, especially the parts set up for American tourists," says Simpson, who grew up in Trindad. "But when you get into the real culture, it's nothing like that. It's not like we sit in our homes drinking pina coladas with little umbrellas...