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Popular Local Customs | Miscellaneous Local Customs Tips | All Tips (10) Our hosts on Pearl Shell Resthouse, Ioanna and Bakaati, are local primary school teachers on Butaritari. One of their collegues, an american woman, was going home after a couple of years, and they threw a party for her. We were invited too, since we were guests of the resort. The other collegues gave a performance of traditional dance. Leave a Comment
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Keetia worked in the restaurant of Hotel Otiintai. We asked her for cocnut juice for breakfast, but they did not have any. The next day, on her day off, she brought us fresh coconuts which her brother had picked and peeled. She then tought us how to rip off the fibres and open up the eyes with a normal table knife. The coconuts we buy in Norway have a very hard, dark brown shell. We have to drill open the eyes and use a hammer or saw to open the nut after drinking the juice. These coconuts are young and fresh, and easy to open. Leave a Comment
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Most islanders use the ocean as a lavatory. And if not, the sewer leads into the ocean anyway. The picture shows my son going to the loo. In this case, on the ocean side of the atoll. But the lagoons are commonly used as well. Thus I agree with Glenn57 in his warning against swimming in the lagoon. We never did, after seeing what was floating around there :-( In some places, where the lagoon opens up into the ocean, the rise and fall of the tide sort of cleaned up, but it was not a nice sight! Somebody should donate a lot of biological toilets! Leave a Comment
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People are a bit conservative when it comes to showing the body. Both men and women should wear shorts and t-shirts when bathing and sun bathing. The bikini I am wearing in this picture is NOT deasant. But I took a risk, since we were far from other people and it was in the middle of the night ;-) Leave a Comment
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We asked our friend Keetia from Hotel Otiintai how come all people in Kiribati have such strong, pretty, white teeth. She told us the secret: Clean them with burned coconut. My son wanted to try it, you can see the result on this picture :-) Leave a Comment
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If you find yourself in a maneaba(village meeting house) or any communal gathering with locals, you will almost certainly be sitting on the floor for a long time, which can get a bit uncomfortable. You must remember the following: when eating or talking, you will be seated in a circle, so make sure you are always facing the inner circle. To face away from the rest of the group is considered rude. Also, sit with your feet either underneath you or tucked to the side, or with your legs crossed. Sitting with your feet pointing towards a person can be interpreted as a challenger. After the meal or meeting, you will be allowed to lie down, but if you do so, make sure your head is pointing towards the group, as it is considered rude to do otherwise.
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