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Showing posts with label Fiji. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiji. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 January 2011

Eating the English Methodist - The Last Act of Cannibalism in Fiji


Eating people is wrong. Right?

It depends.

When cultures first meet, they often clash: what to one people is a gesture of friendliness, to another may seem a threat. As the Germans say, 'Other lands, other customs'.

Often these cultural exchanges have tragic consequences. Sometimes the outcome is a salutary lesson in mutual wariness. Occasionally the incident offers... food for thought.