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| Thread ID: 150826 | 2022-08-11 09:14:00 | "Every home should have one." | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 1487769 | 2022-08-11 09:14:00 | Did you see the article on the One news about the beautifully illustrated book concerning maori legends? It really did look like something. But it's not something I would buy. Not that I have anything against maori and their legends, but that's maori culture - not my culture. I would rather see a book on New Zealand European culture. That's my interest. I note with passing interest the maori stories but they don't mean all that much to me. I am more interested in stories from my own culture, not somebody elses. They finished off their article by saying, "Every home should have one," referring to the book. But why? Surely they should have said that "Every maori home should have one." Why should Europeans want or need to have a book of maori legends? It might be a passing interest but I don't think they would want to pay something like at least $50 for a book on someone elses culture. I'm vaguely interested but a cursory look is all I would give it. So I think that whoever wrote that story is a maori or a maori sympathiser who is taking for granted that everyone thinks as he does and has the misguided idea that everybody should be interested in maori culture and at least interested enough to buy his book. You would think that having free advertising on One news (advertising that he simply cannot buy) would be sufficient, but just because he has an interest in maori culture does not mean that everyone else is interested.:groan: |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1487770 | 2022-08-11 11:31:00 | God forbid that we might want to learn about any other culture. Beyond the pale - best stick with what you know. | MushHead (10626) | ||
| 1487771 | 2022-08-11 19:02:00 | From what I saw, the illustrations were way over the top. I have no problem reading the fairy stories but would be well and truly put off by the pictures. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1487772 | 2022-08-11 19:42:00 | I would put it in the fiction section of my library along with the bible and koran if I had a library. But every home should have overflowing bookshelves, mine always does. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1487773 | 2022-08-11 21:31:00 | But it's not something I would buy . Not that I have anything against maori and their legends, but that's maori culture - not my culture . I would rather see a book on New Zealand European culture . So I think that whoever wrote that story is a maori or a maori sympathiser . :groan: And you found it necessary to post about your disinterest in a book . I don't read a lot of books but don't feel the need to inform people of them all . |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487774 | 2022-08-11 23:52:00 | And you found it necessary to post about your disinterest in a book . I don't read a lot of books but don't feel the need to inform people of them all . You obviously did not read the title of my post . This is the title: "Every home should have one . " If you read all my post you would have seen that I was not criticising the book . That was not my intention . Read it again! What I said was that I did not think that "Every home should have one . " You should read the post properly before you comment . I said that I thought the illustrations beautiful . The author is obviously very talented . I said: "I'm vaguely interested but a cursory look is all I would give it . " So before you comment next time you need to be certain of your facts otherwise you may put your foot in it once again . :waughh: |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1487775 | 2022-08-12 03:29:00 | Like it or not, Maori is part of New Zealand/Aotearoa or whatever you want it. You want to be part New Zealander, go for it. And I dunno how many infomercials I've heard over the years about various products where they say the same thing. It's just advertising. Yes, if I categorised my books, I'd put it in the fiction section too, but I bet there are some interesting stories. Much like the legend of King Arthur, somethings bound to have been embellished, but that's the beauty of story telling. I'll wait till i see one for cheap in an op shop somewhere probably |
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