4 Things You Need to Know About Indonesian

Hi!

If you want to travel to Indonesia and want to make some preparation, this post is what you need. Yes, I am Indonesian. So, I'm going to help you to know the way of thinking of majority of Indonesian.

Indonesian

1. Indonesian Likes "Bule"
If you are living outside Indonesia, then you must "Bule"
What's Bule means? Bule means tourist/stranger from another countries, especially, the Australia, Europe, and United States. Indonesian usually call white people as "Bule" (Even White skin Asian does not count). Even for black people, who speak English, they will call you as "Bule" too.
Ok, i'll summarize that Indonesian call any non-Asian who lives outside Asia and talk in English daily as "Bule". (Sorry Asia, It just a habbit. Don't take it personally. Just another culture shock.)
Why Indonesia likes "Bule"?
They see you as foreign people (mainstream Indonesian thought that foreign people = cool people/ rich people, the others maybe thinking genuinely want to make friends). Don't be so shock when you are finally decided to come to Indonesia, and many people want to take a selfie with you or smiling/giggling at you. Just enjoy it.

2. Indonesian Loves Social Media
(In this case, Facebook)
Honestly, as Indonesian, sometimes I do feels kind of embarrassed to fellow Indonesia. They tend to obsessed to "Bule". If you have added Indonesian friend into your Facebook, I think, Evey posts you make will have their comments of loves or their own posts or etc. Thanks to the technology, addiction to Social Media is rising.
Oh, I suggest you to avoid friend request on Facebook for any strange name (e.g. L4il4 cH4Y4nK CmU4x, or any name combination of numbers and letters, Big or Small letters. We called them as "Alay". Alay is abbrevation of Anak Lebay = Overly Cheezy Person)

3. Indonesian Loves Bule that Learning Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language)
If you learning Bahasa Indonesia, i do recommend you need to post in your blog or youtube video or instagram or etc, that you want to learn Bahasa Indonesia. Just wait and let the magic happens. Indonesian will go crazy to want to teach you. My suggestion is pick a sane person that you think he/she might have the ability to teach you properly. I'm quite sure they will teach you for free.

4. Indonesian Loves Bule that Love Indonesia
Similar to what have I mentioned earlier, if you post in your social media that you love Indonesia and wait until 1 Indonesian saw you, it will go viral. And soon many Indonesian will welcome you greatly. Try to search name "Felipe Valdes" on goole. He is an example what I've explained.

Well, you can forget what i have explained try yourself to interact with Indonesian.
Or better, come to Indonesia right away! I will gladly welcome you. Need some advise/have some questions during in Indonesia ? Feel free to contact me.

I'll post later for some recommendation places to go to in Indonesia.
Sorry for my grammatical is a mess.

See you again on the next post ;)