Proud to be Bermudian

There's a song that, unsurprisingly, is getting a lot of airtime on the local airwaves out here in the triangle at the moment and it's called "Proud to be Bermudian." Feast your ears on this, it's a real grower...

So as I hit the snooze for the third time the other day and this came on the radio it got me thinking what does it mean to Bermudian. And yes, it is Bermudian and not Bermudan as Microsoft Office spell checker would have those of you not in the know believe. For almost every other race, there is a stereotype, but little ol' Bermuda doesn't have one of those. So I'd thought I'd put together a useful little profile for y'all, consisting of part verified statistics and part casual observation. Some here begin'eth this week's lecture.

So if you were the average Bermudian you are more likely to be black than white (the ratio at last count was 60:40) and female (it's 52% to 48% male). You'll be aged between 35-39. You're probably not married as the number of marriages has fallen by over 30% in the last decade, but if you do get married it'll more likely than not be before your 40th birthday. It is quite possible that your a single parent.

Your household income will be in the region of $53,000 a year and make your way to work from your home in Pembroke - the most densely populated parish. You probably work in a restaurant, hotel or shop.

Now for some more anecdotal statements. I bet you drive around in a Kia Sportage and whether you drive a car or ride a motorcycle, you'll be skilled in the art of holding your blackberry in one hand as you go.

You'll spend comparitively less time at the beach that your expat counterparts.

You are most likely to be a Christian and be found in church on Sundays and you also live by the Christian spirit by volunteering for a charity or maybe even founding one. Bermuda has a staggering volunteer population.

You're likely to be obese as a result of considering mac n cheese a side dish or one too many trips to KFC, and maybe even diabetic. Whatever your weight though I reckon you still take part in one of the many charity walks (there is one pretty much every weekend) and if not your at least sit and watch from the comfort of your fold out chair. You like sushi, particularly the tempura kind that comes with special sauce.

You call in regularly to radio talk shows or write to the paper to voice your opinion.

You'll be sporting Louis Vuitton arm candy regardless of your salary, your heels will be at least six inches and you experiment with nail art.

Sadly you probably know someone who has been shot with the escalating gun violence on the island.

You'll probably die in the April of your 79th year as a result of a circulatory disease or neoplasm.