Post #578862 by telescopes on Fri, Mar 4, 2011 4:48 PM

On 2011-03-02 21:04, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2011-03-02 15:41, telescopes wrote:
Oooops. Somebody better tell the folks at Forbidden Island so they can pull their sponsorship of this site.

So what are you saying: The above IS a Tiki environment? There are 101 oh-so-funny, smart ass examples of how Tiki bars have non-Tiki elements in them, and how there have been non-Tiki posts accepted here. Flashing them here still does not change the fact that the above is NOT a Tiki bar, while cribe thinks it is and presents it as such. It IS however a lovely, fun-looking CARRIBEAN home bar, nobody is denying that. C'mon people it ain't rocket science!
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I for sure, am not going to argue with you - your points go without saying. But I do believe that there is a pragmatic approach to this thing of ours that recognizes a wide continuum of things that we perceive as tiki. One of them I would respond, is a certain attitude that says "Damn, I'm glad I am not at work."

Now this attitude alone is not enough to say tiki. But add in drinks, people hanging back, and plenty of island distractions and you have got a get away.

Here's the rub. The drinks we so love are almost all descendants of the Carribean . For goodness sake - let's begin with rum.

All I am suggesting is that someone should feel welcome to share pictures and experiences of their own bar when it has some overlap with what is discussed here. As he has said, the other sights don't have as many good ideas and pictures.

Point out that it isn't tiki or point out areas that could make it more interesting to a tikiphile. But let's not be rude. Again, you weren't and I am not suggesting you were, but a few of the statements didn't meet the definition of Ohana - a basic tiki principal. And no where in his posts did he say let's become parrot heads.

That's all.

Actually, a discussion on dark themes versus colorful themes would be interesting and welcomed.

[ Edited by: telescopes 2011-03-04 16:53 ]