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Date Posted: 12:42:09 12/31/03 Wed
Author: BV
Subject: Re: PNGeans are the rudist ppl Ive ever come across!
In reply to: Ralph Hamilton 's message, "Re: PNGeans are the rudist ppl Ive ever come across!" on 21:33:42 12/30/03 Tue

When our son was about to be born in Enga long time ago my wife and I drove through a full scale war on western outskirts of Wabag. Sir Tei Abal was leading the charge of his mob against Sir Albert Kipalan's mob on the other side.

I hooted the old Stout's horn and the fight immediately stopped. Literally hundreds of hands waved from Sir Tei's side as we engaged many in excited conversation about the impending birth of our son. Only the stink of tear gas reminded us that a war was on. Then suddenly the mood changed and frivolity caesed as impatient warriors urged us to travel on.

So we drove into that empty space between the warring tribes and came upon Sir Albert's mob on the other side. We stopped and again engaged in friendly chatter and giaman gossip about the birth that was very close. And again the impatience rose and a rumbling as the war was trying to re-start.

We drove on, waving to rear echelon people, as the arrows and spears [there were no guns in those days] flew in spectacular formation through the air.

I was reminded of Cardigan and Lucan and Napoleon and Clausewitz on the one hand, and Guevara, Lawrence and Mao on the other.

Then the reality of Enga slapped hard as we bumped along Enga's roads to the hospital and I was glad it was Enga and not the fields of the Crimea.

There is still a code of friendship and loyalty in Papua New Guinea that astounds me and I agree with Ralph when he describes the errant few who abuse others. But my point about treatment of women is guided by deep knowledge of the secondary level women tread as they move through their daily grind in PNG society. It takes a remarkable woman to tread her path without being reduced to penury.

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