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Lions to challenge the Haka by singing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 859255" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>I've always been a fan of generally doing your own warm-up routines in the 22, or, for England / GB&I a nice condescending round of applause with a few "jolly well done what?"s thrown in, or maybe a 3 cheers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>TBH though, I love the Haka as a piece of theatre, and adore seeing it when the various PI nations play each other and have a Haka-off, which really should be simultaneous, not stage-managed. What I dislike about the Haka is that there's not really any way (for a non-Haka nation) of respecting and accepting the challenge that doesn't cause offence - other than passively standing there. Hell 12 years ago we spoke to Maori elders, and followed their recommendations, and offended the entire nation for being disrespectful.</p><p>Facing up to it causes offence; having a stare-off causes offence; responding in kind causes offence; singing causes offence; ignoring it causes offence; following the advice of Maori elders causes offence. I've reached the point of thinking "**** it, we're going to cause offence whatever we do, so let's do so on our own terms!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 859255, member: 73592"] I've always been a fan of generally doing your own warm-up routines in the 22, or, for England / GB&I a nice condescending round of applause with a few "jolly well done what?"s thrown in, or maybe a 3 cheers. TBH though, I love the Haka as a piece of theatre, and adore seeing it when the various PI nations play each other and have a Haka-off, which really should be simultaneous, not stage-managed. What I dislike about the Haka is that there's not really any way (for a non-Haka nation) of respecting and accepting the challenge that doesn't cause offence - other than passively standing there. Hell 12 years ago we spoke to Maori elders, and followed their recommendations, and offended the entire nation for being disrespectful. Facing up to it causes offence; having a stare-off causes offence; responding in kind causes offence; singing causes offence; ignoring it causes offence; following the advice of Maori elders causes offence. I've reached the point of thinking "**** it, we're going to cause offence whatever we do, so let's do so on our own terms!" [/QUOTE]
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