Hawaii anyone? - Page 3

Not Afraid · 06-23-2006, 11:10 AM

NO SOCKS!

Otherwise, I haven't been to Hawaii since 1971. It was amazingly primative still.

Moonliner · 06-23-2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

NO SOCKS!

Otherwise, I haven't been to Hawaii since 1971. It was amazingly primative still.

I'm not sure, but I don't think it is still "amazingly primative". At least in parts.

scaeagles · 06-23-2006, 11:12 AM

My wife lived there until she was 10 or so. Most kids didn't even wear shoes to school.

Not Afraid · 06-23-2006, 11:29 AM

WOW!

I'm sort of sad. Kauai was REALLY remote when I was there.

Alex · 06-23-2006, 11:38 AM

Living in Hawaii is really like living anywhere else in the United States (ignoring issues directly tied to climate and geography).

Not Afraid · 06-23-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Living in Hawaii is really like living anywhere else in the United States (ignoring issues directly tied to climate and geography).

I'm sure it is now, but in 1971 it was like visiting a foreign country - in some areas. Waikiki was certainly not that way.

Gemini Cricket · 06-27-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Living in Hawaii is really like living anywhere else in the United States (ignoring issues directly tied to climate and geography).

Not to distract from Moonliner's advice thread, but I partly disagree with this statement. Hawai'i is not like all the other states. Yeah we have our Home Depots and Wal*Marts etc. but I would never compare Hawai'i to California nor Colorado etc. And it has nothing to do with climate or geography.

Living in Hawai'i, California and Massachusetts and travelling to many other states, I have come to realize that Hawai'i is a different country. Not that it is un-American (although some people there are) it's just that it was its own thing before it became a state. There's a different way of looking at things that you pick up by living there. Some call it the Aloha Spirit but it's more than that.

There's a level of courtesy that I grew up with that still exists back home that makes your life so much easier if you partake in it. ie. You use your blinkers on the highway, you wave at someone if they let you into their lane, you say please and mahalo at the grocery store etc.

I discussed this with a friend the other day. She's from Sacramento and wanted to know about Hawaiian culture etc. During the course of our conversation, I asked her if she was at a party and there was food out on a table for guests and there was only one piece of cake left if she would take it or not. She said she absolutely would and loved taking the last of something before someone else got it. I told her that growing up in Hawai'i, it's an unwritten rule that you leave it for someone else. Or you cut that piece in half leaving something for someone else who would like to enjoy the cake.
This spirit is more evident in the areas that are not tourist-y, but it still exists. It was/is a huge adjustment for me being on the mainland and still thinking in terms of Aloha Spirit... I guess it can be compared to Southern Hospitality... :shurg:

Moonliner · 06-27-2006, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

There's a level of courtesy that I grew up with that still exists back home that makes your life so much easier if you partake in it

Yeah, even the hardcore druggies that Dogg the bounty hunter tracks down are poilte once they are in the back of his SUV. Try that in Chicago, or LA.

Gemini Cricket · 06-27-2006, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Yeah, even the hardcore druggies that Dogg the bounty hunter tracks down are poilte once they are in the back of his SUV. Try that in Chicago, or LA.

Don't get me started on Dog...

Matterhorn Fan · 06-23-2006, 11:51 AM

I think you should take this plane:

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