Post #59006 by Rattiki on Fri, Nov 7, 2003 6:37 PM

I have to laugh at some of you guys. You all are way too serious about all of this! First this restaurant is cute, though a bit too Rainforest-ish for sure, but better than another TGIFs. Secondly the Tiki bars or yore were also a mish-mash of pan-pacific culture and bally hoo. This has been acknowledged in Sven's book by those who worked in them. Why is this place so much worse than say Danny Balsz's The Tikis? I am sure some of you will come up with an answer to that, so please don't, because it is merely reflective of how seriously you guys seem to take all of this. As if it were some sort of personal attack on your own self perception of yourself. Sort of like teenagers talking about pop music. :roll: Sorry this is about one thing in my book, FUN! And I have been to the tropical Pacific many times (including sailing across it both ways) all of the Caribbean (sailed it TOO many times), Latin America, Southern Asia etc. etc. I even half grew up in Key West and still live here (Jimmy Buffet’s M’ville and all, and BTW locals loath Jimmy) So yes I know the difference. Bottom line is if you REALLY feel so strongly about the “correct” perception of Tiki, maybe some of you should put your money where your mouth is and open your own swank Tiki bar.... I know I am trying to! :D

the word Tiki emanated from the South Pacific; first with the Maori of present-day New Zealand and later to Tahiti/Bora Bora/Cook Island and the Austral Islands (it loosely means "first man")

This is interesting as I thought the word came from the Marquesas and the Polys mirgrated from Tahiti TO New Zealand about 600 years ago and Hawaii around 1200 years ago. As if this really matters since it's use for the Poly-pop bars of the post war era probably came from Thor H.'s naming his boat the Kon Tiki.

Even though I agree with some of you to some degree I think there is a serious need for some of ya to lighten up! :P

[ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-07 18:40 ]