[SaulJLH]

Thanks for sharing, I grew up in PNG, where the culture, generally, was way more egalitarian.

I had all mammer of friends from diff races/cultures, seeing each other as different, or better/worse, was much less prevalent than in PNGs former colonial administrator -Australia.

Most of my friends weren't white, or were mixed race...

I finished my high-school and university study in the latter, the differences were quite marked, though they have equalised somewhat, over the last 25yrs.

Still, to this day in Australia, I don't have anywhere near as many coloured friends/associates, as I did as a child & preteen/early-teen in png.

[defrost]

FYI & FWiW I was in PNG in the 80s when NDW took a poke at the barely departed colonial adminstrators ( Kiap's ) in The Kiap Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK5N_ObFeQ

Tabaran was a fine song by George Telek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvNFKL8h2U