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Re: "haole" in Hawaii
Posted by Tom on 5/31/08

    Sorry, the United States does not have a class system. The correct term would
    be Socio-economic status. You consider yourself a teacher? Good grief.


    On 2/08/08, Erica wrote:
    > I'm a haole teacher living in Hawaii with my haole husband and haole son
    > (who was born here, but is too young for school yet). We are all treated
    > wonderfully. Not to be cheesy, but there is a true "aloha spirit" in Hawaii.
    >
    > I live in an area in Honolulu that is all lower-class locals (mostly mixed
    > Japanese and Chinese, I think) and no one is anything but wonderful. My son
    > has an "auntie" (elderly local lady) who lives next door and brings us
    > cookies and is always thrilled to stop and chat. All of my students'
    > parents don't even seem to notice my color. I couldn't be happier with how
    > I'm treated here.
    >
    > That said--I hear it can be a bit harder for haoles on the Leeward side of
    > Oahu, but that is the only place I have heard of there being any kind of
    > trouble at all.
    >
    > Same goes with anywhere, treat people like you want to be treated back and
    > they will respond.
    >
    > -Erica

     
     

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