tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385333428617763656.post1190824731363158941..comments2024-02-25T00:44:55.474-08:00Comments on 86 Countries and Still Counting: Fa'alavelaveNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597501489110667609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385333428617763656.post-51112789364834503802016-10-10T01:20:47.054-07:002016-10-10T01:20:47.054-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385333428617763656.post-68877660141634349632012-03-04T00:51:07.913-08:002012-03-04T00:51:07.913-08:00Talofa, I'm from American Samoa and I've b...Talofa, I'm from American Samoa and I've been on the net doing research on "Fa'alavelave's" which is how I stumbled on this article. Interesting enough, I'm the leader of a Samoan debate of whether we should reduce fa'alavelave's or keep it as it is. We're for reducing it and believe you me it's not an easy issue to argue for in reality the nation is behind this but it is really up to the matai's to be for it. Yet the question is what kind of standard will you use to help people afford their living and contribute to fa'alavelave's. It's no surprise that the majority of the people I've interviews all have negative views about how it's going way overboard that it's become more of an obligation and a competition than an actual contribution. so why are we putting ourselves through this? Pride? Greed? <br />By the way this debate is my our midterm for our samoan class. wish my luck for I'm gonna need it. However, I leave you with this, <br />"we are the ones who should rule the culture,<br />not have the culture rule us."<br />just something to think about...<br /><br />TrinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com