Fiji Article
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straightfairy
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Fiji Article
A decent article on men's skirts in Fiji and the usual manner of wearing them.
http://fromseattletosuva.wordpress.com/ ... -the-sulu/
http://fromseattletosuva.wordpress.com/ ... -the-sulu/
Re: Fiji Article
I have, for some time now, wished to go to Fiji and buy a sulu vaka taga or more for formal wear. I don't have much excuse for not going, as it's only a short plane trip (probably just over an hour) from here. Admiral Frank (Bananas in pyjamas) is a dictator, but maybe better a skirted one than a middle eastern one.

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skirted_in_SF
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Re: Fiji Article
If you read all the way to the bottom of the article linked to by Sarongman you will see this sub-head:
Tiny Fijian island bans men’s pants on Sundays

Tiny Fijian island bans men’s pants on Sundays
Stuart Gallion
No reason to hide my full name
Back in my skirts in San Francisco
No reason to hide my full name
Back in my skirts in San Francisco
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That story is from August 2009, and it is some kind of religious edict...skirted_in_SF wrote:If you read all the way to the bottom of the article linked to by Sarongman you will see this sub-head:
Tiny Fijian island bans men’s pants on Sundays
"The Methodist Church on Bua island has ruled that men must wear the traditional island sarong, called a sulu, on Sundays to learn to respect the significance of the holy day"
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/tiny-f ... 5763255884
If some small 'kirk' in Scotland made a similar ruling about the kilt I wonder what kind of reaction they would get!
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I'd like to think that they would get told to take a hike and keep stupid, pointless and petty rules to themselves. I detest unnecessary compulsion of any sort.pleated wrote: If some small 'kirk' in Scotland made a similar ruling about the kilt I wonder what kind of reaction they would get!
Have fun and don't let some tin pot dictator spoil it for you.
Ian.
Do not argue with idiots; they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Cogito ergo sum - Descartes
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
Cogito ergo sum - Descartes
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce