For those who read it you can see why the Bahamian people were so enraged and they went straight to Day's twitter page to express how they felt.
After reading the article I too was upset. The article was straight up deceitful. I would really like to know where she got her information.
I could of understood years ago when persons ask if we live in huts and swing from trees because there was no Internet then, but now you can just type in google the name of any country and you can find out information about that country. I guess Day decided to use our Social Studies grade 6 textbook about the Arawaks and concluded that 520 plus years later we must still be living as they did.
After all the bad reviews Travel.com took the article down and no I won't be posting it on this blog.
Just to answer a few questions people may ask about the Bahamas:
No we don't live in huts
No we don't wear clothes made out of straw (that would be rather itchy and uncomfortable)
No we don't pay for things with conch shells, we have our own Bahamian dollars which is equal to US dollars
We don't just eat sea food
We don't go to the beach everyday and just catch fish (we actually have jobs or attend schools)
We don't use horse and carriage as means of transportation (it's just used as a tourist attraction)...
If there are any other questions please write it in the comment section to be answered.
The style of houses in The Bahamas has evolved from the 1400's to 2012. Photos from google images.
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