Tiki and Caribbean. Can they be mixed? - General Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:02 AM This has been hotly debated here. I'd boil it down to this: the purists will say "no way", pirates and parrots are cool, but they're not Tiki. As you point out, Tiki is POLYNESIAN Pop, Not "Atlantic or Carribean Pop". But there is another argument that says, since Tiki is a mutt of many things anyway, and is also just for fun anyway, is it a capital crime to have a parrot in your Tiki bar? And of course, those people have a point, too. My advice is to attempt to be a purist - but not a SNOB - whenever possible. Stick to the Polynesian, but relax and don't be a weenie about it.

This has been hotly debated here.

I'd boil it down to this: the purists will say "no way", pirates and parrots are cool, but they're not Tiki. As you point out, Tiki is POLYNESIAN Pop, Not "Atlantic or Carribean Pop".

But there is another argument that says, since Tiki is a mutt of many things anyway, and is also just for fun anyway, is it a capital crime to have a parrot in your Tiki bar?

And of course, those people have a point, too.

My advice is to attempt to be a purist - but not a SNOB - whenever possible.
Stick to the Polynesian, but relax and don't be a weenie about it.

Post #139576 by tikibars on Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:02 AM