To Tiki or Not to Tiki? That is the question. - General Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Wed, Oct 27, 2004 11:47 AM To me, it depends entirely on the intentions. If the place isn't intending to be a tiki bar (i.e., a plate lunch place), then I don't feel its fair to impose my expectations on the place, and I don't have a problem with it. If it's a place that's trying to be a "tiki bar" and misses a bit in execution, but still is obviously inspired by the same things that inspire me (that is, midcentury ideas of polynesia), then I'm on board 100% and will happily support them until they get it figured out. My biggest problem is with places that purport to be tiki, but don't have the heart of it--Tiki Bob's Cantina leaps to mind. Or places that talk about being tiki or Polynesian, but clearly are more Carribbean influenced. I'd rather those places didn't exist--they perpetuate a very wrong idea of what Polynesian Pop is all about, and confuse the whole thing.

To me, it depends entirely on the intentions. If the place isn't intending to be a tiki bar (i.e., a plate lunch place), then I don't feel its fair to impose my expectations on the place, and I don't have a problem with it. If it's a place that's trying to be a "tiki bar" and misses a bit in execution, but still is obviously inspired by the same things that inspire me (that is, midcentury ideas of polynesia), then I'm on board 100% and will happily support them until they get it figured out. My biggest problem is with places that purport to be tiki, but don't have the heart of it--Tiki Bob's Cantina leaps to mind. Or places that talk about being tiki or Polynesian, but clearly are more Carribbean influenced. I'd rather those places didn't exist--they perpetuate a very wrong idea of what Polynesian Pop is all about, and confuse the whole thing.

Post #122009 by Humuhumu on Wed, Oct 27, 2004 11:47 AM