Re: Pidgin/Filth

[Kelley <kelley@teleport.com>]

>Whew!!!  Talk about off topic!!!  the above reply could only come from a
>person who made
>no attempt whatsoever to get out and see the real Hawaii for 4 years. 
>Prefaced comment
>by noting that I have been native Hawaiian my entire life.  Pidgin is
>something a little
>more then just dialect.  It is definitely NOT uneducated attempt at
>English as the above ignorant commentary suggested.  In fact it derives
>from more then just English with strong influences of Portugese
>(Portagee anyone?!) Japanese and dashes of Tagalog.  Clearly a distinct
>and separate language and spoken by educated as well as common folks in
>the islands.  You know da kine brah?  Thought not.
>
>There are many languages of Hawaii.  There is no "The other language" as
>it is truly a
>melting pot.  You might say Hawaii is the opposite of Japan in many
>ways, yet the most
>Japanese of any state.
>
>I have seen Maru and Chad as well as Big Sal in various situations
>outside of competition and have always found them to be gracious and
>friendly.  As far as the role model question what does one base such
>concepts on?  
>
>v/r Beau
>
Thank you, Beau!