Post #725830 by TikiHardBop on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 6:35 PM

I'm not sure you can say that folks in Florida have lost their love for tiki, they just don't know exactly what tiki is. Like college kids that are introduced to drinking via Jager Bombs and pink concoctions served out of a garbage can, there is a pretty steep learning curve involved. Like mentioned before, most people think of tiki as Jimmy Buffet and neon-colored drinks. Once you take time to show them what it's really about, most people get on board pretty quickly.

For example, I had a couple who were all into the Jimmy Buffet-as-tiki thing until I explained to them my whole theory about tiki and finding the "chi" of things. Next thing you know, at the next tiki party, they have leis for everyone -- flown in from Hawaii. Talk about getting it!