It's strange, with a remark like the one Veresa made, I would expect myself to react in a way where I would not even want to look at him, thinking that he's such a male chauvinist. But Verersa is one of my closest friends here, and I actually think that he's a really caring individual. Indians came to Fiji by means of the British to help as indentured farmers to grow sugarcane. Socially as well, Indians and Fijians do not mix very much. For the most part Indians and Fijians are friendly towards one another, and both know each other's languages.
Clothing is one way where the difference and separateness between the two ethnic groups is apparent.
These are what people wear in the public sphere, I can only say what Fijians where in the private sphere, and this is usually a sulu or dress and short sleeve shirt. For men the styles are similar, only because men in both ethnicities wear more western clothing than the women. So of course both wear pants and button down shirts. However, it is not unusual to see an Indian man in town wearing a male's version of a salwar kameez. Some have less money, and less belongings than others, within the village, as well as within families which encompass a few villages, asking, borrowing, loaning, and giving is very hard to refuse.