Living in Samoa as an American // First Impressions, Culture Shocks, Samoan Food, etc
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- Living in Samoa as an American // First Impressions, Culture Shocks, Samoan Food, etc
Living in Samoa vs living in the United States. Americans react to Samoan lifestyle, culture, food, etc.
Comment below things you love about life in Samoa!
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I lived in Samoa 40 years ago. The Samoa you described is pretty much the Samoa I experienced. It's interesting how things haven't changed all that much.
Yeah same I don’t live there anywhere but still it sounds like nothing changed. There that saying that you can take a person out of Samoa but you can’t take the Samoan out of a person 🇼🇸🇦🇸🤙
Malo good story guys and I've only lived there for 3 month's. it's good to be somewhere near your culture and famliy.
Wow. I am very happy that Samoan villages have not changed at all. God bless Samoa.
@@imbored2203 what village did you stay in
@@chelseaniko3672 savri'i
I met a Samoan for the first time ever while stationed in Korea back in 1988-89 (Camp Stanley - U.S. Army). We were in the same Platoon.
He was built like a tank but was a Gentle Jiant.
He was one of the nicest, humbled, and hard working person I'd ever met. He could cook food that would make you eat your fingertips off!!
He was such a good spirited person that would give you the shirt off his back.
That was the first time I'd seen a pig cooked in the ground. I remember thinking, "where the hell did he get a hole pig from?" Needless to say, it tasted Amazing!!
The only thing with him was you couldn't let him drank to much Beer. If so, you had a BIG problem on your hands 🤣.
He would get a little rowdy, actually we all did; nothing bad, but you stayed out his way! Again, he was a freaking Tank!
I will NEVER forget him. I wish I knew where he was, I'd love to see him again - I don't remember his name.
Thank you for bringing back fond memories of my first experience with a Samoan Native. They are Amazing people that are enriched in culture!
Malo uso, love hearing you shared your experience of our Country and culture. Love is what bring us all together
Same
Thanks for sharing your story USO.
The culture sounds so rich in Samoa. Most other islands around the world have been ridden with tourist attractions but not Samoa. I can’t wait to visit there some day with my Samoan girlfriend.
I remembered I was told by my Samoan friend that I could get easily bit by a dog in Samoa. He told me so as I told him I want to have solo traveling to Samoa.
I would like to see an episode of Cesar Milan walking around Samoa..
🤣🤣 I been bitten by dog so many times in samoa that miss using word "halu" you would scream that word with fear and adrenaline unlike any other word😩😂
True😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you young man for sharing your experience of Samoa while living there during your missionsnary assignment, I’d enjoyed listening to your story and even more impressed with your final remarks which you said it in Samoan, to learn and speak Samoan that good in only two years of living there -I assume- is just unbelievable. Well done, and again thank you. G.B
Great video! Very admirable, coming from a Samoan who doesn’t speak the language. I’m glad you fell in love with our ‘Home’. All the best 🙏🏽💯
Amen Brother!!!
Ia faapopo tele le Atua faamanuiaga mo oe tuagane
The humble and kind words of understanding and love that you have spoken about our country, in such an honourable manner and with respect to our people, You are a perfect explanation of a palagi man. Every word of love you spoke, is a man bursted from heaven !
May God Bless you brother
Faafetai mo lau faasoa, so happy to hear that you've taken a part of our culture and value with you back home, share it amongst your sisters and brothers there in the U.S, alofa atu and GB.
Halu Halu -Lol - I too too got bitten by dogs 4 times growing up on the island - sole Samoans don’t eat dogs lol u must have hung out with some crazy Samoan friends ! Very impressed on well u picked the Samoan language and culture - thanks for sharing your experience.
Its solosolo village that apparently eat dogs
Solosolo
Love this, as a Kiwi Samoan who has NEVER been to Samoa it's nice hearing someone's perspective on Samoa 👌💯
God Bless you and your family and friends thank you uso for speaking about us
This makes me proud of where I’m from 💚
Well articulated sir✊🏽, I’m proud to be Samoan and thanks for the video🤙🏽
How's the job prospects in Samoa also how's the pay
Enjoyed listening to you and your story and experienced in our culture, and learning the language. You're pretty smart..GOD BLESS.
My cousins tease me all the time because I would sneak food to the dogs. I would save leftovers and ask them to pull over so I could feed them. I learned not to feed them near the hotel. Poor babies.
Then when they found out I have 2 house dogs they were like, “What? You let them on your bed? Ew!” I would then have to explain that they take baths too, go to the vet, get groomed, etc. lol
Thanks for sharing your story brother in Christ. Well, welcome to Samoan life uso, your come to love the life there in the island if you adapt to the culture and the people there. I have a few Palagi couple friends live in Samoa for over 5 years and they learn to love the simple life there in the island. Thanks again for sharing, God bless and stay safe. By the way, congratulations speaking the language fluently, you rock.
Love your story uso thanks for appreciating our ways of life and our culture God continue to bless 💙
Absolutely love this..it just brings back memories of me living in American Samoa,lol..
I love your testimony about our culture & the gospel. Thank you & God bless 💙
love this ELDER BLESS U AND DONT FORGET THE LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE
Thanks uso for all your thoughts about samoan people may God bless you and family
Thank you for your mission service Elder!
Beautiful testimony. God bless
This is worth watching. Nice to have you in Samoa.
Excellent overview of basic life in that territory.
Pa (explode) + lagi (heaven) = Palagi (Exploding Heaven). This goes back to a story of white doves (white sails of ships) coming from the horizon, heaven (lagi), shooting their cannons (exploding) on villages and the natives. It is not a term to describe the Angels descending from heaven, but more of a terror on the horizon.
Thanks so much for being open.
Welcome to the Samoan culture 😁💯❤️
Woooow..so proud of how you speak my language...well done n great job
Pretend your picking up a Rock and the dog will run away. When any dog see you crouch down, they know they bout to get hit with "The People's Elbow"
😂
My parents use to tel me that story too
OMG! Ur wonderful n the way u speak the language.. wow. GBY! Beautiful segment on Samoa 🇼🇸..
😂😂😂😂 7:50 straight up when the fams from Samoa visited us in Aus g non stop “oh that’s nice, ooh manaia speaker lea” ect... it got to a point we shipped our whole house to Samoa 😂😂😂
Such a beautiful video you speak a language of a great Christian glad you had a good experience learning everything during your mission.Sorry to hear about you been beaten by the dog but it is different there with animals.Thank you for sharing GB and May your journey be safe and blessed
Awesome story of that part of your life journey.,,Memories always bright up and never fading.,,God bless you, palagi boy.,,
There's one thing to believe in God but do you have an intimate relationship w/Him. 2 things, do you know Him or know of Him. God is real. He can speak to you.
there's no such thing.. just keep his law
This palagi guy speaks better than some of the Fiapalagis haha.
Just read 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 kjv and believe it
Awesome testimony. GOD BLESS.
Thank you for sharing your experience, alofa tele ia oe ma le aiga.
That's so awesome mate, i'm glad u experience that life in da Samoan cultural, still have more Islands in da South Pacific Ocean to explore....Ka kite ano....Aroanui coming from Long Beach, Cali....I'm Maori living the Yankee life😁😁✊👊
How about the roosters waking you up in the morning ! Memories from the islands 🥺❤️love this vid ! Reminds me of home ❤️
sole uso - tears and proud Samoan here. Im so impressed.....
Love your story bro , God bless you
This guy is a Samoan! Ahahah!
I like how he starts off with the dogs🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀
much love and respect USO seki 🙏
Everything he is saying is very accurate. I’m Samoan husband is palagi. This makes me miss home.
You speak very good Samoan
Malo uso thanks for sharing...Samoa is really safe to walk at night yep except dogs lol
Big tip, when u see the dog dont run or show any signs of fear, but if it sprints towrds u kick it.
Respect ✊🏽
Speak very fluently Samoan. Good job 👍
Thanks mate,You’re a Samoan Flag 🇼🇸 Carrier
Thank you palagi boy :) . Missing my beautiful Samoa. God bless
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your experiences on the island. I would not eat of their dog meat, or bat meat, although the fruits sound appetizing. I liked hearing the literal interpretation of the words "white man," namely, an angel fallen from heaven. Cute description.
PALUSAMI is LIFE!!! I miss it sooooo much
🌺💯🌺💯💯🌺 Welcome, to Samoa!!! Well, reason why Samoa has enough & is content is because God Almighty & the sincere love for HIM!!!
Wow. I am Joe Keil from Apia Samoa. I like your brief statement about Samoa. Very Impressive. Oa mai oe? Malo lava le Talai I Samoa...please keep in touch
Thank you for sharing bro🙏✌️🤘
Well done Elder you survived it to tell the story, know the feeling when i first got there has kid real culture shock for me too!
I love you... thanks for your sharing your experience!
Good learning bro, keep it up👌
Malo Elder, faafetai mo le molimau, appreciate your testimony of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, Thank you
Nice. I'm glad you learned about our culture. Really good fa'a Samoa as well.
Alofa aku.
Hey elder loved your story man haha
I'm Samoan and I didn't know we eat dog. Maybe a few people do. Anyways, this music was really good.
Its Solosolo village that eat dogeand horses
@@lafoaliu-wright762 that's crazy
Yeah I know I heard about it in my teen years. At first I didn't believe it but when more people talked about it I thought well it must be true then. Horses and dogs are two my favorite animals and to be honest I would NEVER eat it😊.
@@lafoaliu-wright762 me 2
@@lafoaliu-wright762 aren't those Samoan Tongans? Like Tongans that are Samoan
Huh did you say ate dogs??? …samoan don’t eat dogs…what I knew about bats when I grew up in our islands, only guys that go out in the bushes for shooting bats and cook while drinking and kicking ..We know they eat bats when we smell it while they cook in the fire, smells good but our family never ate those !!
Awesome stories how you learned about the islands.
I’m glad you like our beautiful islands ❤️🙏
Thanks you for your video, love yah.
Awwwwwww, ua e faamaligi Ina o'u loimata, when you start talking in Samoan, I had coos pump all over, that was so beautiful.. I have friends and family attend LDS, and I open my door to the missionaries..
God bless you elder
Does anyone have any idea of health care in Samoa, is it inexpensive compared to the U.S? Is the health care system good?
Thanks Uso for your experience in our Island... Hope you enjoy our hospitality... God bless you Uso.... Alofa aku brother..
The beauty of the gospel 🤍
Fa’afetai lava uso!! Enjoyed fa’alogologo aku i lau experience of my home and culture. RESPEKT🤙❤️
Thank you my USO God bless you 🙏🌺
Pineapple in the South Pacific Islands is next level. Imagine the best Pineapple you ever tasted then multiply that by a factor of 10. Now you're in the ballpark of how good it is.
Enjoyed your story
Respect 🔥🙏
I’m sorry but what village gave your friends dog? Where I’m from you’ll get a sala if you ate dogs as it’s considered valea or lē aoaia
I would see you missionaries around the island and just wonder why you were here. Thanks for sharing your story it helps me to understand.
New sub here! Sending love all the way from NY!!!
Wow just beautiful. Love watching your video.
Faafetai mo lau faasoa..I felt so bad for u and your not nice experienced here, however I'm grateful for your service here and for the love you have for our people..Hope you're sharing that with those you cone in contact with..Where did you serve?.We're in Savaii where my husband is the Stake President, Savaii Sagone Stake..Aua ne'i galo lau gagana Samoa..GB.
I like your experience in the pacific 🤙🏼🇼🇸
Part of your faith. As Christians it doesn't matter as long as you beleive in God and has a true relationship w/Him.
You served in our ward!!!!! :)
"Halu?"
Yup
Yes
When you say Samoa is a "third world" (country), is it (then by your definition) defined by their financial status or the economic status? I ask because you are also saying that the Samoan people you speak of sustain themselves through the cultivation of agriculture, indigenous live stock and utilizing the bounty offered by the ocean. I know that there is just as much 'bad' in the Samoa's as there is anywhere else and it warm my heart to hear someone speak so fondly of my home, but I wonder if the use terms such as 'third world' or 'poor' or 'less/uncivilized' because we live differently (not by the standards) from a more modern [western] society. (?)
Its not his opinion, by global standards, both Samoa's are still catergorised as third world countries... based on GDP, yeah we are relatively third world.
So it is then, by both financial and economical status, that home is viewed as a ''third world" state. Maybe even by a bit of social civility adds to this belief. I'm not saying this is bad nor will I ever be ashamed of it. I love my home, I was just curious as to how he defined it. Malo lava and fa'afetai mo le saogoaga.
Seki oe tama palagi,u welcome to samoa anytime. God Bless u
Blessings
I've been attack by 5 dogs one day when I went to buy something from the stores. I tried to fight them off but didn't realized I had all these bites on me.. 🤣 still till to this day I've been afraid of dogs even though I love them so much.
They ate a dog in Samoa? those guys were prolly joking with you. Samoans don’t eat dog. They don’t sell it, don’t eat it, never saw anyone eating it. Yes to eating bat but no to dogs. The village Solosolo prolly did at one point in mythology but that’s now myth.
Faamolemole a lou uso foi we do eat them well did not so long ago and it taste good my uze😅😓😝 but idk now sooo yea buttt we are alll Samoa tho 🖒🏽🙏🏽
Yup eating dog YUP - it's old skool. Talk to your agia.
@@ladysmans.t9807 have you tried it yourself?
Masalo la e ese le Samoa lea ga ou ola mai ai. Only heard it like through history but never in my lifetime. Maybe I’m too kama Apia. But ouke ka’ukigo aku ele aia e Sakikoa, Aleipaka gi dogs 😂
@@MaluluKeleGuiSila Lol 😅🖒🏽685 baby lesss goooooo aua ke popole lou uze 🙄😏
@@wowtilly17 have you eaten a dog yourself? As in; have you injested a dog through your orifice yourself? Hearing “olskul” stories and eating it yourself are two completely different things. I have not seen anyone eaten a dog in Samoa.
aww love your story palagi 🤣🤣❤❤ thank you for sharing 😊
Well Said brother, you deserve a Matai Title, God is Good
You're Samoan Now. 🤝🏾 Malo Lava Uso 🤝🏾
Not all Americans are financially privileged. There's a lot of poverty and homelessness throughout the country.
Did anyone notice dat he is wearing a tanoa shrt
Farmworth the man.. 2016 Provo MTC uso 👍
Once you hear a non-Samoan say the word SA'moa, emphasis on the SA' it should tell u that, that person knows about the home land..
Btw: thank you for the kind words of our ppl. I say the word "OUR" because you Sir have a Samoan heart. Faafetai Lava li'i uso..
Faafetai atu foi i lau susuga mo lau tautua. Ia manuia lava oe ma le aiga. If you happen to be on the East coast, we have the Virginia Beach Polyfest that always goes down on the first full weekend of August every year. Except for last year...we're hoping to get a chance this year. It's on the first Friday and Saturday of August. No Sundays ...it's the Lord's day. Best of luck Uce...stay safe. Soifua.
Malo lava uso ua mae’a lau galuega tala’i faafetai i lou loto usita’i i le Atua ma lana galuega. Manaia lau tautala faa Samoa aua nei galo le gagana. Faafetai tama palagi :)