Post #600461 by Swanky on Tue, Aug 2, 2011 8:26 AM

I'm sure everyone here has a friend or three who has a "tiki bar" by the pool or whatever. Hell, they sell them at Target and Big Lots. If you think there is something wrong with pointing out that a plastic bamboo bar with thatch on top is not technically a Tiki bar, then what would you suggest? And when some friend hands you a present for your Tiki bar and it is a mayan inspired carving, do you proudly put it in your Tiki bar? No. There is nothing wrong with explaining the differences. We can't allow Party City and Big Lots to define what is Tiki when we've all know what defined it 40 years ago exactly.

You can do whatever you want with your own home. But don't come to Tiki Central showing off your Mayan stone carvings and tell us they are Tikis and expect us not to let you know you are in error. That would be silly.