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Originally Posted by lookout123
I'm starting to believe that the "Trip to Hawaii" is just a collective practical joke. Everyone who has ever been here has to sign a statement telling everyone that it is heaven on earth even though they didn't really like it that much... that way they won't feel stupid about falling for the trick when everyone else they know eventually falls for it as well.
It's pretty. There's an ocean. Lots of beaches. So far absolutely nothing I haven't seen elsewhere for a lot less money... and these fuckers are just so chilled out that you can't get anything at all done here. I think I'm going to have a stroke. And I will not sign on the dotted line promising to tell everyone how fucking great the place is.
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Heh, you learn that pretty quick when you live there. Everyting is on da island time bra.
You think it is bad visiting? try getting a person to come and do work at your house to fix anything. It goes something like this:
ring, ring
"hello"
"hey can you come over and cut the palm frawns and coconuts down. They are falling out of the trees and are going to kill one of my kids or dogs."
"sure bra, no problem. we come friday."
"Ok, cool. Thanks, see you friday"
friday comes and goes.
weds of next week.
ring, ring
"hello"
"Ummm, yea, I called last week. you were going to come last friday and cut down our palm frawns and coconuts. Remember?"
"Ahha... yea bra, no problem. we come friday"
friday comes and goes.
weds of next week.
ring, ring
"hello"
"Ummm, yea, I called last week and the week before that. you said you were going to come last friday and cut down our palm frawns and coconuts. Remember? But you didn't come. You think you could make it this week?"
"Ahha... yea bra, no problem. we come friday"
rinse and repeat for about three weeks.
they never come but the neigbor is getting theirs done by some Samoan family and I just trot over and get someone else to do it.
Name anything you want done and it is the same thing. You just have to relax into it and realize you can't control anything.