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.

@chelseaniko3672

3 жыл бұрын

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 🇼🇸🇦🇸🤙

@imbored2203

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@joekeil9168

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I am very happy that Samoan villages have not changed at all. God bless Samoa.

@chelseaniko3672

3 жыл бұрын

@@imbored2203 what village did you stay in

@imbored2203

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@atuaisautemisipati5588

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@servicerepairmaintenance4368

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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 🙏🏽💯

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.

@BornAgainCarnivore

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see an episode of Cesar Milan walking around Samoa..

God Bless you and your family and friends thank you uso for speaking about us

Enjoyed listening to you and your story and experienced in our culture, and learning the language. You're pretty smart..GOD BLESS.

Love your story uso thanks for appreciating our ways of life and our culture God continue to bless 💙

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.

Thanks uso for all your thoughts about samoan people may God bless you and family

🤣🤣 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😩😂

@lafoaliu-wright762

3 жыл бұрын

True😂😂😂😂😂😂

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

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.

@mrboss6394

3 жыл бұрын

Its solosolo village that apparently eat dogs

@darryllaumua2003

3 жыл бұрын

Solosolo

Love this, as a Kiwi Samoan who has NEVER been to Samoa it's nice hearing someone's perspective on Samoa 👌💯

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.

Absolutely love this..it just brings back memories of me living in American Samoa,lol..

This makes me proud of where I’m from 💚

love this ELDER BLESS U AND DONT FORGET THE LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE

Thank you for your mission service Elder!

Woooow..so proud of how you speak my language...well done n great job

OMG! Ur wonderful n the way u speak the language.. wow. GBY! Beautiful segment on Samoa 🇼🇸..

Thanks so much for being open.

Well articulated sir✊🏽, I’m proud to be Samoan and thanks for the video🤙🏽

@steveboy7302

3 жыл бұрын

How's the job prospects in Samoa also how's the pay

Awesome story of that part of your life journey.,,Memories always bright up and never fading.,,God bless you, palagi boy.,,

😂😂😂😂 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 😂😂😂

Love your story bro , God bless you

Excellent overview of basic life in that territory.

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

Beautiful testimony. God bless

New sub here! Sending love all the way from NY!!!

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

I love your testimony about our culture & the gospel. Thank you & God bless 💙

I love you... thanks for your sharing your experience!

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 ❤️

Good learning bro, keep it up👌

Thanks you for your video, love yah.

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!

Awesome testimony. GOD BLESS.

Welcome to the Samoan culture 😁💯❤️

Thank you for sharing your experience, alofa tele ia oe ma le aiga.

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

Thank you for sharing bro🙏✌️🤘

This is worth watching. Nice to have you in Samoa.

Fa’afetai lava uso!! Enjoyed fa’alogologo aku i lau experience of my home and culture. RESPEKT🤙❤️

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

aww love your story palagi 🤣🤣❤❤ thank you for sharing 😊

much love and respect USO seki 🙏

Respect ✊🏽

Enjoyed your story

Thanks Uso for your experience in our Island... Hope you enjoy our hospitality... God bless you Uso.... Alofa aku brother..

Malo uso thanks for sharing...Samoa is really safe to walk at night yep except dogs lol

Wow just beautiful. Love watching your video.

Thanks mate,You’re a Samoan Flag 🇼🇸 Carrier

Speak very fluently Samoan. Good job 👍

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..

This guy is a Samoan! Ahahah!

Everything he is saying is very accurate. I’m Samoan husband is palagi. This makes me miss home. You speak very good Samoan

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.

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.

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.

sole uso - tears and proud Samoan here. Im so impressed.....

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"

@yourdad2519

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@Teeseau49er

2 жыл бұрын

My parents use to tel me that story too

I like how he starts off with the dogs🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀

❤love this

Respect 🔥🙏

God bless you elder

Good stuff 👍

Thank you my USO God bless you 🙏🌺

Thank you palagi boy :) . Missing my beautiful Samoa. God bless

Seki oe tama palagi,u welcome to samoa anytime. God Bless u

We samoan are American too lol. But I get it what your saying. Koo video uso.

Malo uso le faamalosi God bless you and the family keep it up

You served in our ward!!!!! :)

Sole, fa'afetai ma lou fa'asoa, magaia fo'i lou gagana samoa, but yeah I was one of those kids that would go up to palagis and aisi some kupe to them🤣 life in samoa is hard, but as you mentioned in the video it makes us more appreciative to the thing we have instead of trying to get things we don't have, but uso manuia lou faimalaga, ma lou galuega mo le Atua, tele ā taimi faigata ae aua le fa'avaivai, manuia lou aso and hope to see more videos👍

Your awesome. God Bless.

Big tip, when u see the dog dont run or show any signs of fear, but if it sprints towrds u kick it.

PALUSAMI is LIFE!!! I miss it sooooo much

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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.

You're Samoan Now. 🤝🏾 Malo Lava Uso 🤝🏾

🌺💯🌺💯💯🌺 Welcome, to Samoa!!! Well, reason why Samoa has enough & is content is because God Almighty & the sincere love for HIM!!!

Well Said brother, you deserve a Matai Title, God is Good

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 🤙🏼🇼🇸

Malo Elder, faafetai mo le molimau, appreciate your testimony of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, Thank you

Love it

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 ❤️🙏

Blessings

Yum breadfruit!

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

Farmworth the man.. 2016 Provo MTC uso 👍

I'm Samoan and I didn't know we eat dog. Maybe a few people do. Anyways, this music was really good.

@lafoaliu-wright762

3 жыл бұрын

Its Solosolo village that eat dogeand horses

@SaMoAn684nIkKa

3 жыл бұрын

@@lafoaliu-wright762 that's crazy

@lafoaliu-wright762

3 жыл бұрын

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😊.

@SaMoAn684nIkKa

3 жыл бұрын

@@lafoaliu-wright762 me 2

@HeavenlyDemonicEmperor

3 жыл бұрын

@@lafoaliu-wright762 aren't those Samoan Tongans? Like Tongans that are Samoan

Does anyone have any idea of health care in Samoa, is it inexpensive compared to the U.S? Is the health care system good?

My uso I love u bro

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.

The beauty of the gospel 🤍