10 FACTS about INDONESIANS (by livpk)
This video might not represent all Indonesians abroad, but most of them are trully happening in the International world among the Indonesians. On my first time attending an International gath at my Uni, I was surprised hearing my fellow Indonesians were comfortably talking in Indonesian language to each other in front of other International people. This stereotype was also true when I visited several States, and some international friends I met would say that Indonesian friends tend to ignore them by talking in Bahasa. However, I saw that this habit is also practiced by friends from other non-English-speaking countries.
Once I told my Italian friends in Spain that the one thing I had missed the most after a month in Valladolid is eating Indomie (this was my first solo trip abroad and I was still inexperience about traveling prep), I pictured Indomie as the can't-live-without-most-delicious-poisonous-noodle-food-man-ever-created (due to the MSG and preservatives) and how I adored Indomie that is SOLD IN INDONESIA, because the level of "poison" is higher, thus, it tastes better lol
Blackberry, I guess for some reasons, it is true, I myself never use one, but since I returned to Indonesia, I learned that most people have got used to it a lot, it is not uncommon if you meet a new person (socially or professionally) or long-time-no-see friends that they`re gonna ask you BB Pin instead of your phone number, and often my friends complain that texting me is a difficult thing to do, and expensive. In Aussie, they said, you know they`re Indonesians when you see them with BB lol.
Guling (sausage pillow), the other thing I missed in the US. I sleep with it all my life, in fact they did not have a long pillow in Arkansas (not that I knew of) :(
Nasi (Rice) and Cabe (Chilli). I can live without nasi but not without chilli, what I meant is not the common chilli sauce the Indos usually bring during traveling, but, reallll chilli people! Because I`m from the western part of Indonesia and mostly the food resembles Indian food. Some of my friends can't eat without sweet soya sauce or bottled chilli sauce, they take it everywhere with their life :P
