young bud nuh know storm

young bud nuh know storm

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, "A young bird has never experienced a storm."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʌŋ bʌd nʌ nʷoː stɑːm/
• Hyphenation: young‧bud‧nuh‧know‧storm

Proverb

young bud nuh know storm

1. experience is the best teacher
   • Ntozake Adwoa Onuora (2015) Anansesem: Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies‎, →ISBN:

     “Ave some respek fiyuh eldas, 3 my stepmother, or some aunt would say or, "Young bud nuh know storm," 4,5 words reminding me to unquestioningly submit to their eldership. This was the part of being a child that I abhorred. […] ”

   Dem seh young bud nuh know storm: Di elda dem a tek di vaccine an' di yute dem a run weh fram i'.

   It is said that experience is the best teacher: seniors are taking the vaccine while youngsters are shunning it.