Their religion leads them to believe that Tanna and England were once the same island and that we are all brothers - they also believe that Prince Philip is the son of their god.
Only one of the five speaks English yet they all seem to be able to pick up on things very quickly,. The look of disgust on the Chief’s face when he was shown pigs being artificially inseminated was priceless - I think that it might have been down to the females being aroused by a male pig that they could only touch with their noses.
On the other hand they bond instantly with the rabbit hunter and his ferrets, lending a helping hand and regarding it as land based fishing.
In the second program they visit Manchester where they see homeless people for the first time and are appalled they we treat our animals better than our fellow humans. Back home if someone needs a house they all muck in and help to build one.
A jet wash causes great excitement – it’s something else they have never seen before. “Now I can see that a car is like a human being,” comments one of the men. “They have to shower frequently and wash their bodies with custom medicine. Then every so often you have to clean out their insides.”
Their way of looking at the world around them and their philosophy on life (“love, happiness, peace and respect”) should be an inspiration to us all. There is an openness about the way they approach all the new things they are encountering for the first time. They certainly belie our "civilized" westerners opinions on "primitive tribes". Having said that, they have very old fashioned ideas on the place of women in society.
Last episode is on tonight, here is what they wear when back home, the chief is the one in the middle.
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What in Vishnu's name is the phallic object disfiguring the London skyline behind them?
Tam, That would be a building known locally as “The Gherkin” which some Wall Street Journal hack described as “the most ingenious and elegant new skyscraper built anywhere in the world for at least 30 years”.
Read all about it here.
That sounds much better than all the dribble on our TV. Other than Discovery and the History Channel and some stations that play great old movies loike Maltese Falcon or Thin man, and some sci fi like BG or firefly (DVD) I don't want TV.
P.S. You got TAM to comment on your blog. In the blog world that's like God checking in. cool.
Ummm...if they tried that here, there would be all kinds of ACLU lawyers swarming.
Scully, We have TV drivel over here as well, mindless reality TV shows, game shows, soaps etc. It is good to find something worthwhile to watch that has not been imported from HBO.
I must be doing something right as that is the second time that Tam has dropped by and left a comment :)
Wow - that sounds like such a cool show. I hope they pick it up on BBC America.
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