An Outsider's Guide to Tiki - General Tiki

A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 11:26 AM On 2013-06-21 00:48, bigbrotiki wrote: A valiant effort... I would make more clear that the appeal of Tiki lies in that fact that it is fake, an IMAGINED, American projection of Polynesia. I LIKE this statement! Everyone has their own personal definition of what is "TIKI" is, and thats the way it should be. I know there is a desire to define the movement - its like herding cats... You may round up some of the cats but there's always a few that get away or few unwanted ones that sneak in. On that note I'm gonna go enjoy a few beers at my favorite Florida Tiki bar (that statement should make more than a few tiki-snob's heads explode).

On 2013-06-21 00:48, bigbrotiki wrote:
A valiant effort...
I would make more clear that the appeal of Tiki lies in that fact that it is fake, an IMAGINED, American projection of Polynesia.

I LIKE this statement! Everyone has their own personal definition of what is "TIKI" is, and thats the way it should be. I know there is a desire to define the movement - its like herding cats... You may round up some of the cats but there's always a few that get away or few unwanted ones that sneak in. On that note I'm gonna go enjoy a few beers at my favorite Florida Tiki bar (that statement should make more than a few tiki-snob's heads explode).

Post #683079 by AlohaStation on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 11:26 AM