If I had to pick one tribe to go back and live with permane… - Bruce Parry

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If I had to pick one tribe to go back and live with permanently — and I hate doing this, it’s not a contest — it would be the people of Anuta, in the South Pacific. It’s got white beaches, blue seas, good food and gentle, friendly people who have a wonderful philosophy of sharing. And it’s warm.

Bruce Parry

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Bruce Parry (born 17 March 1969) is a former British Royal Marine instructor who presents the BBC documentary Tribe (known as Going Tribal in the United States), in which he visits various tribes around the world and lives by their customs for one month.

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