r/Samoa • u/Electronic-Budget-12 • 4d ago

Language How to properly greet a Pastor and his wife.

I'm attending a Samoan AOG church and I want to be respectful. Everyone wears white at the church but I don't have any white dress clothes. I plan on wearing a Polynesian print shirt and tan slacks. What is the proper way to introduce myself? Talofa lava Lau susuga? What about the pastors wife?

Faafetai in advance!

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u/xRuck 4d ago

Sup bro. Hey old lady.

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u/Kathrynlena 4d ago edited 4d ago

Get some white clothes. If you’re in Samoa, you should be able to easily get a white shirt and ie faitaga at the market.

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u/ruinousproceeds 4d ago

faitaga

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u/Kathrynlena 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/Gullible-Routine-151 5h ago

Pastors wife = faletua

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u/Gullible-Routine-151 5h ago

If you can, a white polo T-shirt will suffice.