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# cannibal tours Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea
majordom 15:05 UTC 11 Aug 2013 | i would highly reccomend anyone visiting PNG (or indeed anywhere) watches 'cannibal tours' a documentary about a tour trip to the sepik made by dennis o'rourke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Tours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQiDufdir_M please dont be like the people portrayed ! |
ozziegiraffe 10:16 UTC 13 Aug 2013 | Interesting. I worked for 2 or 3 years in Solomon Islands with an Australian who could not be convinced that bargaining was not acceptable, and holding hands with his wife while walking through a village was offensive. He was tolerated because of his wife's qualifications and skill. | 1
watsoff 15:57 UTC 13 Aug 2013 | LOL Ozzie, it's amazing how quickly some of us can become so accustomed to custom out there. I remember being absolutely shocked, while riding in the back of a truck from Malu'u to Auki, to see a young couple also on the truck holding hands, touching knees, etc., something in our culture that is perfectly normal and acceptable. They were Islanders but I don't think they were Malaitan ... | 2
ozziegiraffe 11:52 UTC 14 Aug 2013 | I'll be going to SI with 3 women frm Australia n a few weeks. One has been there once before, and one has extensive experience in PNG. It will be interesting to see how they manage. (We won't be going anywhere remotely interesting, though.) | 3