10 Unique Things about Indonesian People

Assalamu’alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu

(Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessing)

Indonesia is the fourth world’s largest populous. Because of that, if you visit Indonesia, you will find and meet unique people and their culture or habit. 

These are unique things you will find only in Indonesia and almost all Indonesians do especially those who are in middle-low class. 

1. Habit/Culture

- They always say ‘punten (sundanese) / permisi (Indonesian)’ (excuse me) and bent their body whenever they passed people who were sitting.

- Indonesian people usually kissing the hand to the elder. We are Indonesians usually, do it before going to school or everywhere and meet with teacher or parents in a place. 

- Indonesian people are narcism, whenever they do something they are always updating a Facebook status. This happened to a junior high school students where they are really “alay” for example when they are eating, bathing etc they will update a status soon.

- Most of Indonesian, they have many social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, path and it’s like a duty and by having them they feel like a famous. In my point of view, having Facebook and WhatsApp is enough -_-

- They like to share their meal. E.g. I took my meal from home to school and then I share it with my classmates. And it’s so funny.

- Indonesian people love taking photos with foreigners

- Indonesians school students always greet “bule” (foreigners) with “Mister, mister”

- If you want to be like celebrities who receive picture requests then please come to Indonesia, you don’t need to be a celeb just come here and meet us, lol. If you have blonde hair and white skin you must prepare to pose as a celeb.

- Indonesian people are kind when they meet a tourist they always say, “how do you do, how are you mister (Mr.)”

- Indonesians are the world’s biggest users of social networking websites such as Facebook, they like to put photos themselves in such websites in interesting places, or with showing themselves.

- Indonesian people usually asked for the lowest price for a sold product, if they haven’t the lowest price they will leave the seller. After the seller gave up then he will give the lowest price to the buyer. And then the buyer will come back and buy it. (it’s a trick, ssttt) but don’t ask too low price.

- In Indonesia there are 3 sex men woman and waria (wanita pria(woman and man)) if you meet them don’t be scared just calm down they don’t bit. Lol

- They don’t take off your plastic seat covers from your new car, phone, laptop and anything which is new stuff whole year and if possible not even after that

- Indonesians are very friendly, whenever they meet a friend, they usually greet him.

- Indonesians held a reunion with “ngaliwet” (eat food called ‘liwet’ it is a food served in a banana leaf) after that taking photos on Facebook. 

Photo by www.pikiran-rakyat.com 

- Indonesian people take off their shoes at mosques and house.

2. Appearance 

Photo by www.movienfilm.com

If India has Saree as their traditional appearance then Indonesia has Kebaya as our traditional appearance. We usually wearing kebaya in a formal event like graduation, marriage etc. 

Traditional Kebaya

Modern Kebaya

And also, in Indonesia, if you visit the school or meet with Indonesian women, you will find them using hijab, yap because most of us are Muslim. 

They are my classmates :) 

3. Skin

- Indonesian people want always looking beauty, and most of them argued that having white skin, straight hair, and the sharp nose is already perfect for Indonesian woman. That’s why skin whitening products are huge sell here.

This is one of the product

- In Indonesia, you will find many kinds of skin. Like this bellow

4. Language

Indonesia has 700+ language so if you visit Jakarta, Bali, Cianjur, you will find something different in their accents and language. Not like in the USA, we all talk in English. But in Indonesia, we have 17000 islands, 34 provinces, with assorted language and cultures.

5. Food

- Rice is the main food staple in Indonesia. That’s why most Indonesians will say that they haven’t had their meal before they had rice even after they had eaten bakso or sate. 

Photo by NUGA.co

- Indonesian people usually eat their meal by naked right hand

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(Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessing).