Der Papalagi. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Die Reden des Südseehäuptlings Tuiavii aus Tiavea / Tuiavii's Way. A South Sea Chief's Comments on Western Society

Tuiavii, a late 18th century Samoa Chief, traveled to Europe to understand the "Papalagi," or White Man. On his return to Samoa, he gives a series of speeches to his people on his observations. These speeches compose Tuiavii's Way. His observations are both humorous and insightful, contrasting two cultures that cannot be further apart. Whereas the White Man prefers his woman to have a pointed nose that looks like a shark's tooth, the Samoa prefers his woman to have a round nose. And whereas the White Man is obsessed with time and cannot do anything without money, the Samoa lives in the joy of the present moment, and his human relations are based on respect for a person's virtue and skill (not money). Tuiavii's Way is a "must read" for any student of comparative culture and anthropology. Above all, it is a really fun read.