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CULTURAL HINTS |
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| Indonesia shares the same attitudes to dress and social taboos as
other Southeast Asian cultures . In addition, Indonesians are generally
very sociable, and dislike doing anything alone. It's normal for
complete strangers engaged in some common enterprise - catching a bus,
for instance - to introduce themselves and start up a friendship.
Sharing cigarettes between men is in these circumstances a way of
establishing a bond, and Westerners who don't smoke should be genuinely
apologetic about refusing; it's well worth carrying a packet to share
around even if you save your own "for later". |
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