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Jamaica is known to be a very diverse country. Their motto " Out of Many - One People "explains it all when it comes to the many different ethnic groups that helped influence Jamaican culture. African influence is included in Jamaican culture. The language includes words like "nyam" which means to eat, and "jook, meaning to poke which are contributed from Africa. Some of Jamaica's popular dishes like cow foot, goat head soup, chicken foot, and oxtail all come from a time where the poorest class in society would want to make sure they ate every last bit that was provided for dinner. Jamaica has cultural influences from Britain and Ireland. Jamaican names like white, green, and smith are British. The European influence also include Scottish and Irish surnames. The Irish is known as the largest ethnic group in Jamaica at 25%. Digicel is an Irish owned communications
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