I think the idea of 4 tribes of different culture is a decent idea.. I'm not going to say race because even within each tribe there is differences ethnicly.
The dude that got voted off this time was sure nuff lazy. He "claimed" it was his strategy to play the game. hadn't he watched survivor in the past... the lazy folk got booted!!!! His tribe THREW the challenge just so they could dump the dead weight.
Personally, I see the Asian tribe, for lack of a better word, to be the strongest physicly and skilled tribe. but they are still 5 strong.
I don't see how long they can keep 4 tribes going with only a few people. I don't think a 3 member tribe could work.
So far, I don't see the survivors focusing on division or race, they are just 4 teams of random people competing.
This is a good analagy Kad, but one thing I will say about the Asian tribe, with the last challenge the "strongest" member was sent to exile, and he FOUND the whatever they call it thinga ma jingy.
The Asian tribe also is quite divided between Koreans, Vietnamese, and I believe Japanese, NOT TO MENTION those born in the U. S. who have no true "cultural" ties to their ethnicity... or so says the one who be putting them dots on peoples foreheads.
I'm sure at some point the tribes will merge, and I think I'll watch maybe ONE MORE WEEK

To see what happens