Return of The Tribe C5 (UK)

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Anybody see this programme?

A group of Papua New Guinean tribespeople are visiting the U.K, staying with British familes and enjoying some of our culture.

I cried and laughed all way through it, the way they look at things is amazing. They were fascinated by the architecture, by the statues in St Paul's cathedral.

They travelled on the underground and went up in the London eye. They were apprehensive in the way I would be travelling through PNG in a canoe.

It's refreshing seeing our life through their eyes, and good to see people from the countries we boldly explore coming here on their own adventures.

It's a series so will be on again next tuesday at 9 o clock.

*rumpie*, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 07:21 (eighteen years ago)

caught the last two thirds (did i miss the snow?).

being scared of london eye was odd until you think of equivalent experiences in PNG (ie there are none, nothing even close). ditto ice skating (ice skating!?)

english remarkable good when you get used to the accent (the subtitles confused me)

the squirrel was funny.

koogs, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 08:32 (eighteen years ago)

No, there's been no snow yet. The first quarter of the programme was more or less their preparations to travel, getting vaccinated against chicken-pox, measles etc "Lots of diseases in England!"

They loved the baby doll, showered it in kisses and hugs.

The squirrel was funny, I was kind of hoping he'd caught it, so he could have "worn it on his head at a sing-sing"

*rumpie*, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:39 (eighteen years ago)

i want to see this

blueski, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:51 (eighteen years ago)

Ah, those noble savages.

Pretty obvious show, cultural anthropology done in a just about acceptable way (except when Donal MacIntyre popped his head up).

"Let's take them to Stomp" was the low point this week though.

Pete, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

bah i was hoping this was about this

http://www.tribeworld.com/

^^ great programme

696, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 10:33 (eighteen years ago)

oh it was nooot.

blueski, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 10:49 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

bump

i missed the snow because i turned on 5 minutes late.

the school was a disappointment, it being snowed off. seeing them in national costume in a 'normal' setting would've been good.

wondering how they did without flights on their arrows for so long but their arrows looked like mini spears and their heft was probably enough to get them to fly reasonably straight. (last week's Star Trek was all about rogue captain arming natives with phasers. i couldn't help but see a similarity)

still, interesting exercise in culture clash.

koogs, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 14:21 (eighteen years ago)


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