AMEN Islander!!! :)
* There is an accident and you are the only one laughing.
* Your Mother says that at 25, you're too young to have a boyfriend.
* You ask for a dust-pan and you get handed a magazine or a newspaper.
* You run into Grandma at the Shopping Centre wearing one white and one red sock...with jandals.
* Being whacked with a leather belt is considered discipline not child abuse.
* At any major function, instead of a plate, your food comes in a box that used to hold a 24-pack soft drink.
* You run into a mountain of shoes blocking the front door to the house.
* You've always been given a hiding with a rubber jandal but had to go fetch it first.
* You ask for some gel to put in your hair before you go out and your Mum throws you a bottle of Baby Oil instead.
* You can sprint barefoot on sharp stones and rocks.
* You go to an Island Social and the band members are wearing dark shades even though it's late in the evening.
* You have an Uncle who is always drunk and starts fights at family weddings and at anybody elses.
* You call a computer - gomputa, Coke- Goke and drugs - trucks.
* You've been given a hiding by your Father that lasted more than half an hour.
* Your sister has more muscular legs than your Father.
* You have sat in a 4-seater car with up to 8 other people.
* All cereals are called 'Gorn Flakes'
* You're getting a hiding and your parents ask, "What are you crying for?"
* You've had your hair pulled by your Mother in front of schoolmates at the Supermarket
* You think you're a pro at volleyball
* You have a huge banquet on Sunday and live on cocoa-rice for the rest of the week...
* You bring your palagi friends over to watch "FRIENDS" and just as it starts, your Mum turns the TV off and says, "time for our family prayer.."
* You've had an afro at some stage in your liffe (boys AND gurls) and thought you looked cool.
* You almost drown at the beach and when the lifeguards return you
to your parents, they kindly thank them, then wait till they've left before they both give you a hiding.
* You go to the islands rich and come back poor....
* You have a big velvet picture of The Last Supper in your living room.
* You need a sleep after every meal
* A relation of yours drives a taxi; and the last but not least
* You know the difference between all the different types of corned beef

Kiribati Pride ;)