"What is Tiki?" - How Do YOU Respond? - General Tiki

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sat, Jun 23, 2007 5:10 PM It's even harder for me, because down here we never had heaps of tiki bars, even in the day. I start by saying it's a 50s retro pop culture thing. If I get a blank stare, I just say there's lots of yummy cocktails and hula girls. They either get that, or they don't! :lol: If from my opening 50s pop culture thing they ask more, I explain how in WWII US soldiers returning from the Pacific brought back with them memories of tropical Hawaii, and would then have a go at replicating it at home, and this lead to people opening Hawaiian/Polynesian bars.

It's even harder for me, because down here we never had heaps of tiki bars, even in the day. I start by saying it's a 50s retro pop culture thing. If I get a blank stare, I just say there's lots of yummy cocktails and hula girls. They either get that, or they don't! :lol: If from my opening 50s pop culture thing they ask more, I explain how in WWII US soldiers returning from the Pacific brought back with them memories of tropical Hawaii, and would then have a go at replicating it at home, and this lead to people opening Hawaiian/Polynesian bars.

Post #314536 by hewey on Sat, Jun 23, 2007 5:10 PM