Light comical banter, usually at someone else's expense. It is a way Trinidadians and Tobogonians heckle and mock each other in a friendly manner. However, the line between humor and insult is fine and constantly shifting, and at times the convivial spirit may degenerate into more heated debate and perhaps, physical altercations.
Picong or Piquant is light comical banter, usually at someone else's expense.
However, the line between humor and insult is fine and constantly shifting, and at times the convivial spirit may degenerate into more heated debate and perhaps, physical altercations.
The ability to engage in picong without crossing over into insult is highly valued in Trinidadian culture.
For this elite, picong would be seen as a taint on the future prospects for social debate; and, as a result, it created the possibility for the margin to assume a larger presence in the centers future ideological discussions.
In the famous picong duel of 1957, The Lord Melody and Sparrow reenact the venom of the famous chantwell duels of the nineteenth century.
In rituals of jesting, it is picongs own heraldthe case for veracity being the anticipation of a negation of the niceties of verbal exchange in the pursuit of alleged truths.
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