The Tongan Cowboy
Found this little item while searching for “One Planet, One People, Please”. There doesn’t seem to be a date on it, but I’d like to think that The Tongan Cowboy is timeless.
From the article (originally from New Zealand Adventure Magazine):
I continually check the cultural and environmental impact our presence is having on the area. One evening around the beach campfire I asked ‘Epeli what impact he thought about the issue. After a quiet pause and a few puffs on his rollie cigarette, he explained to me: “As the world is getting smaller with more faster and cheaper modes of travel, the joining of cultures is inevitable. So what better way then to bring all these cultures together and teach them (our clients) to be conscientious visitors rather than tourist invaders. I believe in the eradication of all forms of prejudice including religious, racial, national and sex to name a few and that with cultures coming together, we have to achieve this if we are going to live together as a world race. So it all comes down to respect for each other.”