Would you prefer Tiki as 'mainstream' or 'underground'? - General Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Tue, Jan 18, 2005 1:16 PM On 2005-01-14 18:40, christiki295 wrote: Apparently, tiki is not "mainstream" even when it has a great address. Trader Vic's survives on its location alone, not because of its tiki qualities. Trader Vic's is an interesting one because it's been serving up the genuine Tiki experience longer than most, but has found it's niche in some of the worlds most expensive neighbourhoods. The fabulously wealthy aren't really known for their love of Poly-Pop culture, but they keep flocking to Vic's as it's obviously a place they can let their hair down. When I first dragged my brother and his wife to Vic's in London, they thought it was great, and then realised that they had been to the one in Thailand. Neither of them are into Tiki at all but made the choice to visit a different outpost of the Vic's empire purely as it offered something that the many other bars didn't. Anyway, Tiki has so many facets from hardcore collecting to cheap Chinese mug knock-offs via bandwagon-jumping bars & venerable old Tiki haunts. The continuing popularity of Tiki just adds stuff for us to debate, enjoy or deplore. I'm sure Tiki-Centralites can separate the wheat from the chaff! Trader Woody

On 2005-01-14 18:40, christiki295 wrote:
Apparently, tiki is not "mainstream" even when it has a great address. Trader Vic's survives on its location alone, not because of its tiki qualities.

Trader Vic's is an interesting one because it's been serving up the genuine Tiki experience longer than most, but has found it's niche in some of the worlds most expensive neighbourhoods. The fabulously wealthy aren't really known for their love of Poly-Pop culture, but they keep flocking to Vic's as it's obviously a place they can let their hair down.

When I first dragged my brother and his wife to Vic's in London, they thought it was great, and then realised that they had been to the one in Thailand. Neither of them are into Tiki at all but made the choice to visit a different outpost of the Vic's empire purely as it offered something that the many other bars didn't.

Anyway, Tiki has so many facets from hardcore collecting to cheap Chinese mug knock-offs via bandwagon-jumping bars & venerable old Tiki haunts. The continuing popularity of Tiki just adds stuff for us to debate, enjoy or deplore. I'm sure Tiki-Centralites can separate the wheat from the chaff!

Trader Woody

Post #136192 by Trader Woody on Tue, Jan 18, 2005 1:16 PM