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You will find a lot of small offerings laying on the streets - flowers, some foods and scent sticks in the small baskets made of leaves. You have to be careful to not to step on it, there is plenty of them everywhere.
The people in Bali have many cultural/religious traditions. They belive that the most important part of the soal resides in the head, there for avoid patting children on the head. It is also important to cover your legs and shoulders when enetering a temple. Sarongs are very cheap so buy one !
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As with most countries a sense of humour goes a long way with bargaining. I for one hate bargaining and don't believe I will ever be good at it, but the ability to laugh at your attempts at bargaining always shows the locals you're trying and mean no disrespect. At the end of the day it's best not to take the thing too seriously.
The Balinese are Hindu. They generaly don't like loud people. One funny aspect is that they don't promote nudity and yet there paintings and wood carvings are almost pornographic and they often bath in the open.
It might be worth speaking a bit of Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language).Bahasa means language, and Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language) is the lingua franca of the archipelago. With more than 400 native languages and dialects currently in use throughout the country, a good lingua franca is clearly necessary. When pronounced or spoken, sentences in Bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa) are usually not as lively as English, and like Deutsche (German), words in Bahasa are pronounced pretty much as they are written (similar to Japanese). In comparison to European languages, the grammar is very simple.It's good to speak a bit of the language of a country you are visiting, or at least understand commonly used expression or greetings - this will allow you to get better involved with the people and culture. It also helps to speak a bit of the language when bargaining for souvenirs in the tourism areas,...
When visiting Indonesia, you should try to go to a local market. You can see and smell all kinds of spices and interesting food. By the way, a market is a good place to train how to bargain :-)The picture is taken on the market in Bangli/Bali.
In general, we're using spoon and fork for eating. But many Indonesian cuisines can be more tasteful if you're take them without these stuffs. Just make sure to wash your hands well before and after eating.
Indonesian people known as hmmm friendly persons :) They keep smiling, they like to help you or giving information if you ask them politely. So, when they're smiling at you, please send a smile also. You can say 'Assalamualaikum', 'Hai' (means 'hi' or 'greetings'), 'Halo' ('hello'), 'Apa kabar' ('How do ya do') for beginning. Then say 'Permisi' (excuse moi, excusa, excuse me) whenever you want to ask something. And ... don't forget to say 'Terima kasih' (thanks, danke, dank je, spasibo) then.Ancient buildings, palaces, temples, etc (in terms of historical and special places) put attention; forbidden to use short pants. If you read this, using 'saroong' (pronounced as sarung) for politely. If forbidden to use shoes or sandals, please open them and walking without them. And sometimes you can visit also, a place where is not allowed to take pictures.
Even though I come from Malaysia which is a neighbouring country, I find Indonesia very different. If you are a lady , you will be greeted as 'ibu' which literally means 'mother' but carries the meaning 'ma'am'. For men, it's 'bapa' , literally means 'father' but actually means 'sir'.
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