Walking Bare feet, a Cultural Identity?
Joanna Sireheti; 23/6/08
Many things have changed in the Solomon Islands since the abrupt introduction of the western culture to the country few decades ago, but a practice which has withstood the test of time is the tendency of many to walk around in bare feet. In schools, in offices, around town and even amidst a wild crowd of party goers it is not uncommon to see people walking and dancing around with nothing on their feet. And the catching practice has not only been restricted to local Solomon Islanders with an increasing number of the country’s expatriate community joining in the trend. But why is such a simple act so popular? To find out Solomon Times interviewed a number of people whose reasons ranged from financial difficulties to an act of cultural defiance.
See; http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=1983
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