- Today, we're gonna be answering
the most Googled questions about Fiji
(speaking in foreign language)
and Fijians.
(both laughing)
And Fijian things, and stuff.
- And then my friends were like,
"Do you guys have TV in Fiji?"
And I'm like, "Oh my gosh!
"Darling, we are the New York of the Pacific."
(both laughing)
(dramatic music)
We're excited.
We wanna know what people ask on Google.
Like, ask me.
(both laughing)
- I'm intrigued to see what the people google.
- We're really interested in what people google about Fiji.
- What do you reckon, Fijians?
- Cannibalism.
- Huh?
- Cannibalism.
(laughing)
They're like,
they eat.
Don't.
(both laughing)
- No, if you think about Fiji,
what's the first thing that pops in your head?
Holiday.
- Holiday, yeah, yeah, sorry.
- Cannibalism? (both laughing)
- Someone might be wanting to.
- Is Fiji Water from Fiji.
- No, from Africa.
(Bayvick smirks)
- It is. - It is.
- At the back of the bottle,
it does say where specifically it is from,
like where they do grab the water,
grab the water,
get the water from.
- They take the bottle
and then go all the way to Fiji.
- Put in the waffle.
- And then catch it and then,
and then send it out to America.
- Do Fijians--
- Drink the brand--
- Fiji Water?
- No, not really.
- It's pretty expensive back at home.
- It's a bit pricey while I was there.
(laughs)
- In Fiji, the water is so fresh, so cold and so tasty.
- They just turn the tap on and that's Fiji Water.
- It's straight from the tap here.
- [Tom] It's a direct source.
- Yeah. - Direct source, that's it.
- Are Fijians Indians?
- I don't know how to answer this. (laughs)
- Fijians are not Indians,
but Indians are part of Fiji.
- There's a long history of some amazing fights.
Fortunately, I should say, that we've all made peace.
We love them, they love us.
- We're all Fijians. - Yeah.
What's your favorite food?
- Party curry.
- Come on, now.
- But there's different cultural makeup,
like, over 300 islands of Fijians
with all different ethnic backgrounds.
- Are Fijians Polynesians?
- This is a tough one, tough one, tough one.
- We are Melanesians.
Despite my non-Melan skin.
(both laughing)
- Many years ago,
our culture started trading with Tonga.
And then next thing you know,
Melanasians and Polynesians were mixing.
And then a lot of people were starting to say
that Fijians are Polynesians.
We have African descent,
they have Asian descent.
- Here in Australia, we all call each other F.O.Bs.
Someone says, "Oh, you guys are Polys?"
We say "Yes."
Even though we're not Polynesians,
but we associate ourselves as one.
- Why is Fiji so expensive?
- I don't find Fiji expensive.
- You are obviously googling from somewhere outside of Fiji.
And if you're American,
by the time you take your money to Fiji, it doubles.
Therefore it's not expensive for you, honey.
- Where is Fiji on the map?
- In the middle.
- In the middle, what a! (laughs)
- It's--
- It's here.
(both laughing)
(mumbling)
(both laughing)
- Well, I always say
it's in the middle of Australia and New Zealand.
Aren't we?
- If we're gonna fly from Sydney to Fiji,
the flight it's south.
Like towards,
yeah, the west and then--
- No, north.
- North? - Yeah.
'Cause we need the height up.
- Oh yeah, my bad.
- North.
North, east.
- Did you know that it's shorter to go to Fiji
than going from Sydney to Perth.
- Really? - Yeah.
- There you go. Don't go to Perth, go to Fiji.
- Do Fijians hula dance too?
No, we make it.
- Which is more hand and more full body movement.
(clapping)
- It's a bit like.
- A lot of clapping.
- A lot of,
like that and then like this.
No, no, no,
yes, yes, yes.
- I don't know what that is.
(both laughing)
- Show us a action or two.
- Oh, my dance moves aren't fresh but it's just like.
(drum music)
(both laughing)
- Is Fiji a good holiday spot?
- Is the sky blue?
(both laughing)
- It's a big yes from us.
- So relaxing.
The heat, the people, the food, the ocean, the mountains.
- Do Fijians do the haka?
- Fijians do Cibi.
- Maoris are known for haka,
but not the Fijians.
We do the Cibi, which is a war dance.
- How do you-- - How do you do it?
- Do you know how to do it?
Okay, one, two.
(speaking foreign language)
- So the rugby players used to do it a lot
before they played rugby.
But now they sing hymns.
- Is Fiji sinking?
What are you sinking about?
(both laughing)
Are you sinking what I was sinking?
- Have you heard if Fiji is sinking?
- I think parts of Fiji--
- Parts of Fiji, yeah.
- It's a serious question.
- Sorry.
- Let me sink for a minute.
- Other islands, they're relocating their villages
away from the water's edge.
- They have been told to like move to higher grounds
because the sea level is rising.
- I think global warming is definitely doing that.
Fiji is definitely sinking.
- Slowly, slowly,
like, people are becoming climate refugees
in their own island.
- Do all Fijians drink kava?
Heck yes.
- Well, no, 99% of people.
- Not all Fijians I'd say.
But most.
- I mean, everyone has tasted kava,
but not everyone drinks it like--
- That is true, yeah.
- And it's hard to say no when you're given a bowl.
- Yeah, especially if you're visiting the place.
I think it's just out of respect
that you have to take one, I think.
And it's just that first bowl.
- So the first bowl.
- Yeah, the first bowl
and you don't have to worry about the rest.
- It was always used for like ceremonial purposes,
like traditional and like--
- Weddings, funerals. - Yeah.
And usually like, the man would drink it.
- Yeah.
- And then I guess times have changed like--
- We became more modern. - Yeah.
- Why are Fijians so good at rugby?
- So you got the step?
- Everyone eats, breeds and lives the rugby.
- Yeah.
- When you drive through the islands,
there's always kids playing,
parents playing in the villages.
They're constantly practicing that.
No shoes, no football.
Sometimes it's just a plastic bottle or a coconut,
whatever they find.
- We got better physiques as well squarely.
- [Tom] That plays a part, I'm sure, yeah.
- Yeah.
I would show you mine but,
can't do that.
- [Tom] It's not that kind of video.
- It's inappropriate.
- Are Fijians the rugby world champions?
- Are we rugby world champions?
- It's yes.
- Are we?
- We (indistinct) the gold medal from--
- Oh yes!
Come on, now.
Yes we are. (clapping)
We're gold medalists so that's why we're bloody number one.
- There's like sevens rugby.
We are like the king of sevens rugby.
And then you've got the fifteens,
and then you've got the league.
But the only rugby that matters in Fiji is the sevens rugby
and Fijians are the world champions of sevens rugby.
That I can say.
- We are the world champions.
And I think no one's gonna beat us.
- Are Fijians good singers?
- Yes we are.
- Amen to that question. (Mc Trey laughs)
We are in sports and music.
- Yeah.
- That's two things that Fijians are so good at.
- We sing with our ceremonies in school.
- Whether you're in church, any gatherings,
we always just break out into, you know,
those Fijian village hummings which are beautiful.
- The ukuleles and the guitars.
- Yeah.
- And do you have to sing in parts
so you get told, "Hey, sing higher.
"Sing lower."
- All my close friends are all good singers and--
- And like not even just Fijians.
I like to think the--
- Whole Pacific.
- Oh yeah, Pacific community.
- I cannot sing to save my life--
- Yeah, I can't sing to save my life.
- But I still sing.
I still sing.
(both laughing)
- Why are Fijians so happy?
- The kava.
(both laughing)
- It's only the water.
- Hey Sela, why are you always happy?
- I'm always smiling.
- In 1998, we were rated
number one happiest people in the world.
- What?
- I just made it up.
But it's worth it.
(both laughing)
- Because wherever you go in Fiji,
like, people are always smiling at you,
people are always saying bula to you
regardless if they know you or not.
It's just part of the culture.
- We're very chilled, relaxed people.
Like, there could be no food on the table,
there's no money,
don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow,
but Hey, how are you?
- We'll still survive. - We're still happy.
Yeah. (Ilisavani laughs)
- We love to just take the mickey out of ourselves,
you know, and also take the mickey out of other people.
Not in a sense of like degrading or devaluing anyone.
It's just like I can make fun of myself
so feel free to make fun of yourself
so we can all laugh together.
- I'm just happy to be Fijian.
(both laughing)
- It just comes with the smile.
- It just comes with a smile,
whether you're happy or not.
- A big (indistinct) guys.
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