With the Bahamas located 45 miles from the east coast of Florida, the weather on the islands mimics that of the mainland state: warm and dry in the winter, hot and stupefyingly humid through the summer. Popular dress naturally reflects the climate. The proximity to the U.S. also influences island style, which reveals lingering influence from the country's days as a British possession.

Rock Lobsters - This food is often cooked by steaming or boiling. The meat of the lobster is often used in patties, sauces and salads. Cracked or Fried Conch - This Bahamian favorite is often made like a veal cutlet and is frequently served curried, creamed on toast, stewed or with Creole sauce. Conch Salad - This popular dish is prepared with conch that is uncooked and marinated in a spicy pepper sauce to help add extra flavor. Conch Chowder - This favorite has potatoes, sweet peppers, tomatoes, bacon or salt pork, salt, pepper and thyme. Guava Duff - This light and delicious dessert is made by folding fruit into dough and boiling it. Once done, it's served with sauce. Bahamian stew fish - This Bahamian meal consists of fish, spices, tomatoes, celery and onions. Peas n' Rice - Common and tasty, this Bahamian dish is made out of pork or bacon, salt, pigeon peas, rice, celery, tomatoes, pepper and thyme. Johnny cake - This is a favorite that consists of bread that is pan cooked and made from flour, sugar, butter and milk. Baked Crab - This is the most commonly enjoyed dish of the Bahamas and is made with crab, seasonings, bread crumbs and eggs. Once the mixture is made, the crabs are then put back into the shell and baked. Baked bonefish - This is another favorite dish among the locals. The fish is split and seasoned with salt and hot pepper sauce and baked.

Caribbean English is a broad term for the dialects of the English language spoken in the Caribbean, most countries on the Caribbean coast of Central America, and Guyana. Caribbean English is influenced by the English-based Creole varieties spoken in the region, but they are not the same. In the Caribbean, there is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken. Scholars generally agree that although the dialects themselves vary significantly in each of these countries, they all have roots in 17th-century English and African languages