Comments on: Melanesians vs Polynesians

By: otis McDonald

otis McDonald — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:21:42 +0000

Never heard so much rubbish in my entire 22 years of life. If your going to start a post with such a big statement like ‘Melanesians vs Polynesians’ then you really should have a little bit more knowledge on the two groups your discussing. You sound so ignorant saying things like Polynesians are ‘remarkably fit good looking people’. Did you know that Tonga, one of the most well known countries in Polynesia is officially the fattest nation in the world with 60% of women being obese? No I thought not. If you want to make bold statements make sure your level of knowledge and experience is of an adequate enough level to form a good argument. Otherwise keep your biased thoughts to yourself.

By: Martin Varsavsky

Martin Varsavsky — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:49:01 +0000

I just reported on what I saw. I saw a vibrant community of extremely active and successful Polynesians in Polynesia who seemed to be in charge of their country in spite of it being a colony and instead in New Caledonia I saw exactly the opposite. But this is clearly NOT a scientific observation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:01:13 +0000

your views are based on what fact exactly?
you seem to be extremely biased for the Polynesians .

By: sky

sky — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:13:49 +0000

Your observations are interesting. You make comclusions based on the opinions of Europeans as this quote shows :”When we asked New Caledonians of European descent as to why the Melanesians being half of the population of the island don´t seem to hold any jobs we were told that Melanesians preferred to lead simple lives and work as little as possible”. However, don’t you think it would have been more enlightening for the reader if you had done more research into the history of both of these peoples; the Melanesians and Polynesians before writing this article.
It is like me writing an article about First Nations people in Canada and basing my conclusions on the OPINIONS of Canadians of Europeans decent. It would be ignorant because you cannot disregard the history of a people and how that history has played in their current lives. In summary, next time research the HISTORY of the people you are writing about before coming up with general statements that have no substance.