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my city! you also passed where my cousin lives :)

I like video, before hand,not to forget.

You are annoyed because you interact with the wrong people. Those couples are indian and not native Fijians, and they knew nothing about the history of Fiji. Meet the right people to get what you are looking for.

Love the angle youre taking. Im from Fiji living in California ... you wont go wrong getting to know the locals - fijians, indo fijians, and every mix in the mix. Fiji is not so much the beach n the sun n the hotels ... but the people. Safe exciting travels !!!

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Pharaoh didn’t mummify his own body……. the people did. May rest be when desired………é

If you don't want to buy then don't buy it, but don't say it's a tourist Trap cause it's not, you're portraying them as like scammers. All I see is women that want to show case their fijian artifacts and by the way that's what we do also in our normal lives, we make artifacts for functions and cultural events. If you want to document the real fijian culture get in contact with Fijians thats living in the village. That's not nice of you telling viewers to be careful...Fijians are one of the nicest people you'll know, they don't fake being nice to you. Those women are stay at home mothers, resorts organisers tourists to experience the village life and this one way the village mothers earn money by selling artifacts. Just be nice and respectful, don't have to buy anything if you don't want to. You wanted to go to the wedding?? You got to be invited and properly dressed, just cause your American doesn't give you the entittlement to act however you want or do whatever you want. You want to see the real Fiji, first you need to learn how to communicate with Fijians, learn how to dress respectfully when entering a village and it's nice to ask people if its okay to film them.

What is she talking about, the caste system is still in practice, in India.

This indian girl, she referred to the place as colony. Ironic

Stop tourist trap 😮 it's embracing...... from Central East Fiji

In Fiji, when people stand while there sitting, its treated as being rude. In your case its exceptional because your invited and foreign. Ask first and Film from the outside next time and not inside of that gathering. That vlogging thing is not new to them. They have their own vloggers online as well.Reknown vloggers such as "Mark Wiens" and many others been there and loved it and very respectful as well.A guy from cameroon did come to fiji and was rude big time, making rude comments about our woman. Just be careful.There watching quietly of such people.

Hey bro, just some background information, that most people do not know, because the British tried to turn both populations against each other by religion and all!: Okay, so basically, Fijians, Solomon Islanders, and other Melanesians are a recently diverged group who sailed out of Papua New Guinea around maybe 3kya. So papuans, were one group with Australian aboriginals until the landmass separated, but where did this group come from. We can see who are the closest related groups to papuans using an online search. ‘The genetic makeup of Papuans is primarily derived from Ancient East Eurasians, which relates them to other mainland Asian groups such as the "AASI", Andamanese, as well as East/Southeast Asians’ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_people_of_New_Guinea#:~:text=The%20genetic%20makeup%20of%20Papuans,2%25%2C%20next%20to%20additional%20archaic. For those who do not know, AASI are the Ancient Ancestral South Indian people, which make up about 1/3 to half of most indian DNA today and in some populations higher. So they say they are related to other south-east asian groups. Let’s now fit the puzzle. So the negrito group of Phillipines, the Aeta, have very similar DNA to papuans theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/the-aeta-the-first-philippine-people#:~:text=According%20to%20historians%2C%20the%20Aetas,and%20Melanesians%20of%20Solomon%20Islands. So this link says, ‘they're of the same group as those of Aborigines in Australia and Melanesians of Solomon Islands.’ It also says they have affinities to other southeast-asian groups such as the Orang asli. Now who are the Orang asli, and where are there origins, let’s search this up, go on. Malaysian genetic experts ‘Genetic studies date Malaysia's Orang Asli back to India somewhere between 42,000 to 63,000 years ago’. theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/the-history-of-malaysias-orang-asli-people#:~:text=Genetic%20studies%20date%20Malaysia's%20Orang,People'%2C%20Malaysia's%20oldest%20inhabitants. So yes, we can state that an ancient population moved out of india, into south-east Asia, Papua and Australia, and into the Melanesian islands. So you will probably be wondering how come indians don’t look like them. Well they do, you see alot of indians can be very dark, with broad noses. However, one thing about india is that it is also home to another native population, around 50,000 years ago called the ANI. Both the AASI and ANI mixed to create modern indians. Almost all indians have this mixture, even the tribal areas, but tribal areas have more proportion of AASI. That is why the population of india is so large, because it is the home to the oldest populations. Side note: you guys just listen to the propaganda of Bollywood, which is just run by Arab men, if you see real South Indian movies like Pushpa: the rise, you will see so many Melanesian looking actors because they portray another side of india.

Ivain , between 1879 and 1916 the British plantation owners brought in about 60,000 indentured workers from India. The people you met are descended from these people. Also more came as traders. There is an issue between the two cultures the Melanesian Fijians and the Indo Fijians (Indians). A Melanesian Village is very different from a Indo Fijian. As Fiji gained is Independence from Britain but remained part of the Commonwealth, the differences grew. There was a Military Coup in the 1980s and many of the business people of Indian descent left Fiji for Australia and New Zealand. The Indo Fijians make up 38% percent of population but own less than 2% of the land. The Melanesians original Fijians hold their tribal lands. Some of the hotels are built on leased lands held by Melanesian Fijians. It is on the 2 main Islands you will see the Indian and ever growing Republic of China nationals. Hope this helps explains the mix. Australians and NZers make the biggest tourist group.

That ant bite you and that will be your journeys end. Its a bee.

Tip: next time you get a cab in Australia jump in the front next to the driver, not the back!

Go around with the Native/ Indeginous Fijian and they will organise the real village llives/ history. How may gods🥺🥺🥺

That driver of yours trying to rip you off…

He didn’t have those in 2004 though

As a native Fijian first of all the people who were taking around has no idea what was the main reason of your Journey,2nd they are not Native Fijians like us who have Villages,roles in villages and also have status. That pottery village is well known in Fiji. I was working as a tour Guide before and we don’t force people to buy anything because that’s not part of our culture. Next time try to find the right people if you wana go to the right place,especially the Native People.

Sorry but an immigrant whose in the country for 20 years and doesn't contribute to the economy, sorry but as an American, that's a problem.

Please do not forget to meet and interact with our Melanesian brothers who are the native Fijians.

Great documentary.

Try getting to know actual fijian and get invited to a native fijian village. Lol it is not hard to do. I actually stayed in a village for a couple of days

Bula Vinaka 🌺🙏

This is an interesting video. Cabalism was also practiced in PNG & last month, the political leader there was offended after Biden said that his uncle was eaten by cannibals there. By the way, your friend’s wife said that they are Hindus & the mother said that she goes to church. Did she mean a Hindu temple or she’s a Christian herself

Pottery was not good. It’s a globalised world and you can get any item anywhere now if you want. But commercialisation of everything has ruined the natural world. No one to blame here. It’s just better to explore on our own, I think..

Interesting video, Ivain. It seems like the majority of the people living there are of Indian descendants. It really reminds me of the Caribbean Islands. Thank you for sharing a brief history of the island. Great content brother. I enjoyed watching 👍👍👍.

You don't need to buy anything as a vlogger, you have everything on cam

Fiji had a sizable Indian population before, they were brought there by the British to harvest surgar cane, thefore many ethnic Indians

The pig😂😂😂

So annoying especially in the fact you nowhere near India.

Whats with the Indian music in the background!!

Sorry to say but Priya don't have any factual knowledge about Hinduism except her being Brahmin . She is totally wrong about caste because none of hindu text have word caste. Vedas mentions 4 VARNA which are Brahmin, Kshatriya , vaishaya and Shudra but none is inferior to any. VARNA is decided on basis of "GUNA" I.e Quality. for example one of biggest Empire - Maurya Empire from SHUDRA caste. Caste is a Portuguese word given by colonizers.

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This is Part ! of an unforgettable journey in the Fijian Wilderness. If you enjoyed or learned 1 or 2 things in this video, kindly hit that 👍 and subscribe for more. Thanks so much for your support !

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but you did'nt taste it on the video ...

Great video ,Sir .🙏🇿🇦🙏

There is s community of African s in India as well .The Sidi .They live happily with Indians Afterall,the cradle of civilisation is Africa .Vetri South African Indian 🙏🇿🇦🙏

I think the airport problem relates to your passport. Passport (PPT) rankings is a rating system rating it's strength based on the country's quality of life, financial positioning and more importantly includes how many countries it allows the person to visit and which countries. Cameroon passports currently rank 60 in the world, sounds decent except each tier often holds more than one country (number 1 is United Arab Emirates, no 2 is France/Germany/Italy/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Spain/Austria/Switzerland, no 3 etc etc) and Cameroon lists along with many other countries where visas can only be granted on successful application. Cameroon can visit 60 countries visa free, for reference New Zealand at no 6 can visit 173. Sorry for the long chat man, but I heard you say it may have been to do with skin colour and I couldnt stop thinking about it for a few hours lol I dont think Immigration NZ is so prejudiced only because loads of black American's visit no problem or black British peeps. I believe it is the strength of your passport, unfortunate but if you watch "Border Security" a reality show filming life at Sydney International airport there are many scenes with people of all colours going through the same checks you experienced. Btw your vid part with the boys recruiting that guy was amazing. Peace be with you brother, safe travels.

Very intriguing

What a fiesty old fella he was 😂😂 nah that was cool of him to talk with you Ivain 😊

You got beaches, u got mountains, u got lakes and u got Kenyans 🤣🤣🤣

Very cringe with the young drunks

I think you need to know some basic culture things before you go to somewhere hehe In Korea the fan shower is not an typical thing This kind of shower is pretty common And for those Big city’s like Seul it’s normal that type of room cuz it’s just for sleep and who want to make economy The guest was so kind…

Ivanture when are you coming to Trinidad and 🇹🇹 October 23 to 31 / 2024 . Come tobago is a vibes you will promote our country