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That was strange?

posted 15 years ago by maxy80
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Why did she bring back a lobster for puka's (her grandfathers) tea?

[–] fanefoster 15 years ago

Maybe for several reasons:

1.) New Zealand is surrounded by the ocean, so they probably eat a lot of seafood there.

2.) It could have been meant as a peace offering to try to win Paka over.

3.) It makes her excursion more impressive since she got the reputa necklace and the lobster in one breath.

[–] Maungaiti 14 years ago

Another reason is that in NZ the words Dinner and Tea are interchangable. For example if you ask someone to come over for Tea your actually asking them to come for dinner. Pai did not bring the crayfish (like lobster but without the claws) for Paka to have with a cup of tea but for him to have for dinner.

[–] maxy80 14 years ago

Thanks for the explanation :)

[–] jannispetersen 12 years ago

oh my god, I actually took it literally and wondered what kind of weird tea they would drink, with lobster juice in it. thanks for the explanation! hehe

[–] jlird808 12 years ago

Lol I thought it was "Lobster Tea" also...

Thanks for the explanation Maungaiti!

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

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