I had a similar reaction. :-) For me it just screams "trustafarian"--
"privileged white kids who subscribe to the hippie lifestyle (because they can) since they have no worries about money, a job etc. They can then devote their lives to eating organic, following Phish, and wearing dreadlocks (no need for job interviews)
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**Edited to add that every Jamaican I've met has had a name like Nigel or Pauline or Wesley, so when I hear "well-know, distinctive piece of exported Jamaican culture" I don't assume that Jamaicans will be using it, hence the white American connotation. Just to clarify.
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