Rob Kay's FijiGuide Fiji is perhaps the most cosmopolitan of all South Pacific nations.
Fijian customs reflect an utmost dignity and courtesy toward the visitor.
Drink it down in one swallow, as the Fijians do. The second largest ethnic group are the Fiji Indians , who came to the islands as indentured laborers in the late 19th century. Many are shopkeepers, professionals and cane farmers. After the 1987 coup many Fiji Indians migrated to the US, Australia, and New Zealand. These people of mixed blood proudly trace their cultural heritage on both sides of the racial divide and may even enjoy land rights of the family group to which the Fijian parent belonged.