"when the last creek has dried the last crop harvested and the last breath of air taken will we realize we cannot live on money" May Vanuatu never change
Money is an IOU, pretty much we do it the same way except with real stuff (e.g. pigs)... not paper ... and in this community you need to clear the IOU as son as possible... you may engage family to clear the IOU. And You better help cause next time it might be your turn.
Please change this dumb title. It is only Pentecost Island featured in the video, do not say the whole Vanuatu does this because we don't. My father never sold my sisters for pigs.
Well basically the bride price (number of pigs ,yams ect)that you pay are like a custom/traditional form of marriage and the price varies form island to island
As a Ni Vanuatu, I want to thank you for that comment. What you said is nothing but the truth. People in Vanuatu just have daughters so they can make money out of them when they sell them through bride price. I see this everyday
20% of people use it. 20%! The title is misleading stating Vanuatu blah blah.. 20 % doesn't equal the whole nation. 1/5 of the nation blah blah blah... 4/5 of the nation uses Money not pig tusks..
"when the last creek has dried the last crop harvested and the last breath of air taken will we realize we cannot live on money" May Vanuatu never change
Its the least devoloped but they are more happy they dont even have to worry about taxes and etc.
I need to move there I want to be happy like them
Lets keep it simple in a Melanesian way...Vinaka Vanuatu..Luv from Viti.👍👍❤❤👍👍
GO AND EMPTY YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE BANK.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍🇻🇺
Certain communities in Greece are also embracing this type of economy. It seems to work on a local level.
This is amazing. On a local level this could easily work anywhere.
Fantastic system trade by barter wish westerners pay attention to this system, no more worries about being broke, taxes and bank loans
Well done Vanuatu. Paper or Pig Bones what does it matter, ultimately it is all about trust!
I drank a lot of Kava Kava and randomly found this documentary. Very fascinating information in this video.
Money with Legs better than any money in the world !!!
It’s the Bitcoin of the island. I actually like it.
Interesting!
If it ain't broke, don't marry it off to the devil.
A lot of pigs tusks,good fangs
Money is an IOU, pretty much we do it the same way except with real stuff (e.g. pigs)... not paper ... and in this community you need to clear the IOU as son as possible... you may engage family to clear the IOU. And You better help cause next time it might be your turn.
Please change this dumb title. It is only Pentecost Island featured in the video, do not say the whole Vanuatu does this because we don't. My father never sold my sisters for pigs.
BECAUSE YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
Vanuatu salve , servant of , British , Australia , and AS
Yep all part of the mighty common wealth
Ol Wantok milaikim stret Kastom
So I get a human female for 10 pigs?....interesting
No, it's when you want to marry a girl and she says yes, you pay the parent's in pigs
Well basically the bride price (number of pigs ,yams ect)that you pay are like a custom/traditional form of marriage and the price varies form island to island
Bottom line, everyone has kids for their own selfish interests. Here that is refreshingly out front.
As a Ni Vanuatu, I want to thank you for that comment. What you said is nothing but the truth. People in Vanuatu just have daughters so they can make money out of them when they sell them through bride price. I see this everyday
20% of people use it.
20%!
The title is misleading stating Vanuatu blah blah.. 20 % doesn't equal the whole nation.
1/5 of the nation blah blah blah...
4/5 of the nation uses Money not pig tusks..
Do you feel better spreading your negative vibes?
Well I surely don't receiving them.
Now go and work your job to pay 'the man' until you die.
It's not a relic of the past, but a solution for the future