Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a conversation between the informant and the interviewer. Interviewer: So you’ve obviously had the hiccups at one point or another in your life… Do you have a special method of getting rid of them? Informant: Oh I’ve heard a bunch of things. Like, get scared is a pretty… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Informant: Basically, you get a full cup of water, and you put a paper towel over the top of the cup. It has to be thick, so like a paper towel or a napkin. And then you have to drink through the paper towel, ten gulps without breathing. Like, big gulps too. Interviewer:… Continue Reading »
Having plenty of legends collected, as this is what people usually provide when you ask them for folklore and list examples, I decided to ask a specific question, instead. Everyone I know has a specific remedy for hiccups, so I thought this would be a fruitful question. The informant gave me a funny look, but… Continue Reading »
Juliana remembered that if you get hiccups, you should place a small piece of wet paper between your eyebrows in the middle of your forehead to stop the hiccups. She has no idea why but it will usually do the trick. However, if that does not work, then you are supposed to place the wet… Continue Reading »
The informant is a 58-year old woman from Trinidad, who has lived in the United States for 45 years. She was raised by her parents in Trinidad and lived in a house with her parents, grandparents, and nine siblings. She attended primary school, and then began working as a housekeeper and nanny. She loves cooking,… Continue Reading »