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When European sailors went to Polynesian (or similar) "tropical paradise" places and hung around with local women, why does there never seem to be mention of backlash from the local men?

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Hundreds of years ago, how did the "average person" perform a significant financial transaction - i.e. purchase a house/farm - without the obvious benefits of modern banking facilities?

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When European sailors went to Polynesian (or similar) "tropical paradise" places and hung around with local women, why does there never seem to be mention of backlash from the local men?	1373
Hundreds of years ago, how did the "average person" perform a significant financial transaction - i.e. purchase a house/farm - without the obvious benefits of modern banking facilities?	17