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M MrFab Tiki Socialite Van Nuys, CA Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Posts: 177	M MrFab Posted posted on Wed, Dec 18, 2019 8:55 AM On 2019-12-15 18:23, Cammo wrote: I was just thinking... Is Tiki Culture so interesting because White American Culture is just so incredibly bland? You are not the first person to make that observation. In his book "Mondo Exotica,' writer Francesco Adinolfi makes the point that tiki was a way for Americans, always somewhat crushed by the Puritanical attitudes that the Pilgrims brought with them, to go "pagan." It was a safe way to throw off Judeo/Christian values and European culture for a bit. If it doesn't concern french fries, beer, bad 70's music, wearing jeans, t-shirts or women wearing something cheap and sparkly then it's a pretty tough sell on the American market. Let's start a business (call it "American Crap" maybe?) that sells all that stuff, retire in a few years, and open a tiki bar! [ Edited by: MrFab 2019-12-18 09:05 ]

On 2019-12-15 18:23, Cammo wrote:
I was just thinking...

Is Tiki Culture so interesting because White American Culture is just so incredibly bland?

You are not the first person to make that observation. In his book "Mondo Exotica,' writer Francesco Adinolfi makes the point that tiki was a way for Americans, always somewhat crushed by the Puritanical attitudes that the Pilgrims brought with them, to go "pagan." It was a safe way to throw off Judeo/Christian values and European culture for a bit.

If it doesn't concern french fries, beer, bad 70's music, wearing jeans, t-shirts or women wearing something cheap and sparkly then it's a pretty tough sell on the American market.

Let's start a business (call it "American Crap" maybe?) that sells all that stuff, retire in a few years, and open a tiki bar!

[ Edited by: MrFab 2019-12-18 09:05 ]

Post #799377 by MrFab on Wed, Dec 18, 2019 8:55 AM