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Fijian keri-keri life and its cheeky social rule
In Fiji Harold Gatty explains keri-keri the custom that requires a person to give to others who ask. The practice shores up welfare yet stifles initiative, while Indians increasingly dominate business. The writer muses on introducing keri-keri to the United States and imagined scenarios with high rollers and mint workers.
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Quva
Fiji
Harold Gatty
Gatty
Bob Howlett
Fiji Visitors’ Bureau
Bougainville
Suva
United States
Mint
Aga Khan
Barbara Hutton