On Statia you’ll often hear just two words: no problem.
But there are actually three very different kinds you’d better learn to tell apart:

1️⃣ The traditional no problem – Of course there’s a problem, it’s just brushed aside. Your package is still stuck in the harbour? No problem. The roof is leaking? No problem. Everybody knows it might take a while.

2️⃣ The easy-going no problem – Everything’s upside down, nobody knows who’s supposed to do what, but nobody worries either. Tomorrow is another day. And nine times out of ten, it somehow sorts itself out.

3️⃣ The most dangerous no problem – No problem, I will fix it for you. It sounds reassuring, but usually means something is badly wrong — and about to get much worse. Best to sit down, breathe, and already think of a plan B.

What all three have in common? Nobody panics. There’s a laugh, a joke, and life carries on.
And sooner or later it’s true after all: no problem. Just usually in a very different way than you imagined. 😉