Calling all critical thinkers and those with special interests!

I have made it a mission of mine to be in every reddit sub for every nation on the earth (or at least the ones in english).

I am trying to gauge interest in any who wish to bring their passion and knowledge in a category to join a groupchat (on the dinosaur of a platform known as Facebook).

What im looking for and why:

My whole life ive been interested in different countries and cultures and the idea of having an 18+ groupchat in which many nations have a bit of representation its a dream come true. Id love to have people who are educated and capable of deep discussion about various topics.

Criteria

1. Have a special interest in any field politics, philosphy, history, heck even those proficient in film music or theatre.

2. You can take a joke. Its a fairly on task group chat however id say the only stuff that is censored as far as words go is any words pertaining to race or explicitly sexual material.

3. You are respectful of different religions. The group chat is very commonly excercising various different belief standpoints and jokes as long as they are in good taste are perfectly acceptable

What to expect:

1. Debates: these can range in a variety of topics from politics to history to science. And they can border on "heated" but at the end we are all just trying to learn and any oversteps will result in bans after a warning if course

2. Varied religious backgrounds id say the group is about 65% Christian 35% atheist but everyone in there is comfortable with sharing details about their religion free of ridicule aside from the lighthearted jokes. We have also recently added some others majority of which are Muslim.

3. The group right now is majorly american but there has been a fair bit of canadians that have joined and left over the three years the groupchat has been around. We recently got some members Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Germany

4. Right now we have experts in the following categories

Cryptocurrency TV Shows and Pop culture Philosophy American Law World History Military History Video Game History Meteorology

The group is probably like 45% autistics with special interests so we pride ourselves on knowing our craft.

5. Each month I post news articles from every nation's internet news source in alphabetical order usually a letter a day. And we monitor and disccus the conflicts happening abroad

6. The group is 100% male which wasnt even by design thats just how its gone so far but there isnt a gender requirement one way or the other.

The donts:

No excessive meme spam. I tend to allow discussions with GIFS but depending on how many join the chat, theres no need for excessive memes

No posting sexual or graphic material some mems walk the line but never cross it.

No racial slurs

The creator of the GC is the final authority on everything

The point of the GC is to engage and have fun. If somebody is going a month without at least reading the posts then you shouldnt have joined in the first place silly! Inactives are often removed after one month.

Lets educate eachother! The goal is to increase comradery and learm about eachother cultures.

As of right now im wanting natives to whatever nation I post this in (as I intend to copy and paste) and depending on traction Im going to try and invite either the first people who respond or the most educated.

If you want to leave a rude comment or something about how you have better things to do go ahead! This is reddit after all!

But at least for the sake of being entertaining lets avoid repeats so far ive heard

Incelfest

Sausagefest

Pretentious

Arrogant

Red pills

Sounds like Hell

Remember we are looking for people who want to make friends and debate ideas not people who think themselves witty comedians.

I'm visiting Vanuatu for a very short 5 days and looking forward to volcano trek with so much excitement. Just wanted to know A) if this is the right time and if yea. B) Which one is the best to visit right now and C) what are the logistics of reaching there.

I'm landing in Port Vila on 2nd April and I'll be there till 7th. I've not made any bookings except my flights in and out and hoping to plan better based on your suggestions. Tangkyu

Greetings,

ABGT 600 is being celebrated over the weekend of 19th October in Mexico, and the Anjuna family is coming together to celebrate the 600th episode of the group therapy radio show.

I want to host Vanuatu's first Anjuna family meet-up to celebrate the milestone, as I will be visiting from New Zealand this weekend.

Open to local suggestions as to the location for this - needs access to a TV with YouTube & a good sound system to listen to the music.

See you out there!

All the usual names online are really expensive - any suggestions of the best places to look?

To my surprise, Vanuatu is without a visa for moroccans. Are there moroccans who go there and emigrate illigally to australia or another good island/country?

Hello!

My friend group has a thing where once a month we make a meal from a randomly selected country.This month's pick is Vanuatu.

For a main course we'll be making Lap Lap and/or Tuluk. However, we're having a difficult time figuring what to make for dessert.

Are there any traditional desserts that are typically eaten in Vanuatu?

Any suggestions for an appropriate dessert would be greatly appreciated!

My partner has just started a role in Port Vila. She needs a car. There doesn't seem to be much online. How have you purchased a vehicle in Port Vila? Is there an online marketplace (Ebay-ish)? Thanks!

I was in Vanuatu less than a week ago.

We were told we could swim with turtles and our cab driver/guide took us there.

Stupidly of us, we didn’t ask questions before going. We paid entry and when we got in we were appalled.

Firstly, some beautiful Lizards and an amazing big crab sat still in small bland cages.

Then we saw over 100 baby turtles, in a shallow, less than 1x1m area. Some were clearly sick and dying. They were crowded. Children were man handling them.

It is known that baby turtles need to hatch on their own and walk to the ocean. But this is not the case for them.

Then, the “swimming with turtles”, turns out to be a small, shallow, man made pool. Where 1 or 2 turtles who were plucked from the ocean now spend their days getting harassed by tourists while they swim around in circles. These turtles were 30+ years old.

As we walked the ocean not wanting to interact with what we mistakenly paid for, we see 3 turtles. Huge turtles. Probably 100 years old at least, laying in the shallow shores of the ocean behind bars. These poor turtles had the unfortunate luck of swimming to the wrong place now they can’t get back into the ocean.

We were also told this place is new. These turtles won’t go home. I don’t know what to do besides warn visitors not to visit these places. It is heartbreakingly cruel. It needs to stop.

Is there places in Noumea and Lifou to purchase Kava?

Hey guys,

Thanks for all your advice so far, got flights booked from Sydney to Port Vila with Air Vanuatu for my one month stay in July. Looking a bit more advice / recommendations regarding travelling in Vanuatu.

1. Staying in Port Vila and hopefully will travel around Efate a lot, but have a few weekends to explore the rest of your country. What islands should I try and go see? Happy to stay for a few days on different islands.
2. Do the prices of flights to the other islands from Port Vila tend to get expensive / booked up in July? Should I book the flights now?

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Would appreciate any help you guys could give me. Thanks

Just wondering if anyone knows why there are such expensive cars here in van? Alls I see is 79 series Toyota land cruisers which in Australia is easily over 100k brand new and very sought after. Not only that but they are all new I never see and old cars on the road exept for vans and work trucks. Why is this? Anyone know?

Bula Vinaka and a very warm greetings to all the people of Vanuatu from your Melanesian neighbour Fiji.

I can't seem to find reliable information for cost of living in Vanuatu.. or maybe I'm just not believing it.

Is it really 4000 USD for a family of four?

Hi guys,

Heading to Port Villa, Vanuatu in July for a month, hoping to travel to other islands what is the most affordable and easy way to travel between them?

I heard [probably white] people have to indefinitely take Doxycycline pills to not get infected with malaria in Vanuatu. Is it true?

Hi guys,

I am hoping to phone VCH from the UK - as it's an international call going to be expensive just wanting to gather a bit of information first. Would appreciate your advice / info!

1. What's the best local time to call the hospital?
2. I am trying to contact a doctor's secretary is 22100 the best number?

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Thanks!

Hi there. Heading to Santo over Easter. Got a fishing charter booked while I’m there but was wondering if it’s possible to bring my own gear and throw a few lures off the rocks/beach somewhere. Just wondering what the go with access is. Dont want to end up trespassing on privately held land or upsetting any locals. Any fish caught will be released. Cheers

can you please tell me some of your traditions?

I have an school project to talk about chirstmas traditions in Vanuatu and i think it would be great if some locals would help me get it as accurate as possible.

My wife and I are flying in to Port villa in early April 2024.

May I know is the Naghol (land diving festival) happening every Saturday from April to June 2024?

This means I can see the festival on 5 April 2024 (saturday) right? This is my only saturday there and i hope to observe not just the Land Dive itself but all the preparations before the event.

Which are the villages to see Naghol? What time does the event start?

Please let me know soon as I am booking my flights!

Hello dear community, I'd appreciate any help, advice, and general scheme / plan for our upcoming trip to Vanuatu.

We will be in Vanuatu for 12 days net, from December 17th, arriving to Port Vila after long flights from Europe.
We are not on budget.

How would you recommend us spend the time?
Should we stay only in Port Vila, or divide the visit into 2 or 3 locations?
Should we find a local guide to accompany us and show us the beauty and local scenes and culture of the country?
Where would be ideal to meet local traditional culture and perhaps spend some time in a local village?
Would it be sensible to fly to Tanna, or is our visit too short, and not a good idea to waste it on hopping around?

• a little about us - We are a family, couple + 3 kids, 19, 17, and 13y/o.

We are all Vegan, so food is tricky for us. We are have a diving license, the kids surf, and we enjoy snorkeling. We adore nature, animals, marine life, and normally take things slow - one activity per day. Not trying to "catch as much as possible".
We've been all around - Mongolia desert, Peru jungles, Galapagos sailing... So, we are open to everything, and not looking for convenience of a resort.

Hello!

I am UK medical student who has heard a lot about Vanuatu through students who went on a medical elective there years ago. I am very interested in pursuing my own medical elective in Vanuatu, and was wondering if any of you have any contacts or advice in regards to how I can make this happen. I have been researching online for a few days now and sending a few emails but no response so far. Would appreciate any help any of you may be able to provide,

Thank you!

Hey guys, I traveled to Vanuatu last August and heard a song a couple of times in grocery stores. It sounds very similar to a song I found on YouTube: Narafala Taem by The Troopz, but the pace was more slow, like a ballad. Any idea what this song could be or where I could stream/but it online? Thanks for your help!

My question relates both to participation and watching. Is Rugby as popular as in many other Pacific nations, and if so Union or League? Or is Football (Soccer) the overwhelming sport of choice? Or is there Australian-influenced “Footie”?