Social Life in Vanuatu
Behavior
The people of Vanuatu are very humble and modest as they rarely express themselves in a way to offend another. This comes in respecting other people, dressing modestly, avoiding outward signs of wealth or affection, and having a reverence for God as most people are Christian.
As a visitor to Vanuatu, that same modesty is expected; modesty in dress, actions, words, and every aspect of your life. Many of the most important behavioral restrictions to be aware of are related to dress, dating (see above for both), and dining (see our Vanuatu Food & Dining Page for more information). Also try to avoid being loud, rude, showing off wealth, or getting drunk in public.
Dress
The indigenous clothing found in Vanuatu is scarce to say the least. Men rarely wore anything above the waist with only a cloth or skirt-like sheet covering their bottom half. At times women also wore the same, going topless, although over time they began to cover up to a greater degree, but in a similar basic cloth that the men wore.