While in Belize I picked up a small book titled "Creole Proverbs of Belize." It was compiled by Colville Young and features the finest collection of Belizean proverbs yet in print.

Since I wouldn't want anyone to get stranded at a bakabush Belizean cocktail party without anything local and intelligent to add to the conversation, I will share some of this book with you. There are so many delightful entries to choose from, we'll just have to take them one, two, or a few at a time.

The Creole Word of the Day is "caca."

Cow caca pa(n) e tail, weh you expec(t) pa(n) di groun(d)?

Literally: If the cow shits on its tail, what do you expect on the ground?
Meaning: A man who mistreats his own will not treat strangers well.

Fowl caca white an tink e lay egg

Literally: The chicken shits white and thinks it has lain an egg.
Meaning: Quoted to describe a person who is self-important.

Man weh caca 'pan di beach forget; di man weh waak eena it rememba.

Literally: The man who shits on the beach forgets. The man who walks in it remembers.
Meaning: The deed is remembered by the victim long after it has been forgotten by the perpetrator.