From Joseph Askew, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Adelaide
I fail to see how anyone can expect speakers of Pacific languages to always know where north is. Perhaps a good test would be to invite the Tongan and English rugby teams out for a drink, blindfold them and let them wander round strange foreign neighbourhoods. Then see if any of them finds their way back home. If someone pays for the beer I’d be happy to perform the experiment the next time the teams tour Australia.
Adelaide, South Australia
