There were a few other things I noticed and wanted to say about my stay
in indonesia. Firstly most places you go, you are to remove your shoes,
something that didn't surprise me necessarily but was interesting to
manage. Also, as part of the hindu culture, every 4th person essentially
has the same name. There are 4 names that get cycled (and slightly
appended with a ni for girls) based on your birth order. The first child
is wayan, the second made, third nyoman, and fourth ketut. After that, the
order starts again with the 5th child havingt he same name as the first.
It was really weird and interesting to learn about.
Another thing is the body type. They were all quite thin (generally), and quite short.
As
I've mentioned before, the currency of this place is quite hilarious
due to it's conversion, but even more hilarious when instead of getting
back change in some stores (like a 200 piece or something) they'd give
you a candy.. Or a handful of candies. Alas, one cannot pay for things
though with the collection of said candies.
All of the post offices there rather sketched me out so the letters that
I've been holding since melbourne have still gone unsent.
Last
really defining part of indonesia for me is the friendliness. While
biking the other day I was constantly waved to, hi fived, and asked
about my wellbeing. It was like everyone was thrilled to see me there, a
random white girl from around the world. Kids would scream hello all
the time, and though a wee bit weird similarly amazing and welcoming.
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