- You carry your cellular phone even to ‘no service’ area
- You still switch your cellular phone on while you are in the meeting
- You don’t mind people being late
- Your stomach growls when you don’t eat rice for a day
- You believe ‘Kecap Bango’ could turn bad cooking to gourmet food
- You carry a 16 oz/jar of sambalto where you travel
- You are willing to travel 25 miles to buy tahu and tempe
- Your local Mc Donald’s serves rice and sambal
- You complain that movies in the TV don’t have sub-titles
- You talk during a movie
- You think ‘dangdut’ music is stupid, however listen to it anyway
- You have (at least once) legally bought pirate software
- You have been forced to memorize UUD’45
- You know exactly how many islands Indonesia has
- The first thing that comes to mind when hearing the word ‘Jakarta’ is ‘macet’
- Someone you know has ever ridden on top of a train
- You use the terms ‘capek deh’, ‘please deh’ or ‘basi’ on daily basis
- You miss your maid during Lebaran day
- You left wedding only until you are done eating
- You have attended weddings that you are uninvited
- You manage to buy expensive stuff over your salary capability
- You do shopping in Singapore
- You have more credit cards than what your wallet can handle
- You realize that money is everything before you were six
- You make major decision based on ‘gengsi’
So, if you are one of the above list…
…you must be an original Indonesian!
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