Was 1 of 5 white people on the island. The island was a small island off the coastline of an Australian state.
Spent 3 years on a 100% indigenous island as a white person. AMA
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Was 1 of 5 white people on the island. The island was a small island off the coastline of an Australian state.
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Subway or KFC?
why were you there
Are you a missionary
Well… it couldn’t have been 100% indigenous if you were in it now could it?
This is gonna seem like a joke, but it’s not. Did you fuck?
Also how was the food? Did you have to acclimate to it? What were the cooking methods like? How was it sourced?
What was your accommodation like
What are your biggest takeaways from it, lessons you learned? How was the overall population doing health wise (physically and mentally)? Is there something that the indigenous peoples do differently that could benefit the western world?
how was the experience?
What is the total population? Which Ocean?
Why did you feel the need to mention your race?
What was the biggest thing you had to adapt to/learn culturally? Was there anything normal to you that bothered them? or anything to them that bothered you?
What were the indigenous creation beliefs like? And their beliefs about the spirit world?
How did you develop and build trust with the indigenous population?
What was the island
How did you talk to them? Do they speak english?
Did you make friends? True friends that you’ll remain in contact with?
What’s the weirdest habit of that culture?
Which thing about them impressed you the most?
Are they thriving as a community or in suffer?
what did you learn about your own culture, after stepping out of your regular life for a while and experiencing a different approach to life – what would you say is the the biggest flaw an what is the one thing you appreciate most of western civilization?
What are your thoughts on the voice referendum from 2023?
If there was one thing that could be done to improve the lives of the residents what, in your opinion, would that be?
Did they have internet or electricity?
So it wasn’t 100%
How big/populated was the island? Did you learn to speak another language when you were there? What was the type of health care work you did? Ie emergency, surgical, mental health etc.
Have you colonized it yet?
Would it considered 100% indigenous with 2 white people in the island?
I feel like this is exactly what a stereotypical white person would do. Go on an indigenous island and then post about it, lol
Was it dangerous?
What do they do for work?
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Public health through a government agency? How does someone look for jobs like this? I’m also in healthcare and would be interested in this kind of experience.