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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by the_happiness_store
Point 1 in the quote. If you take a blond haired boy everybody, and I mean everybody, will want to touch his head. For some reason it is considered good luck.

Point 2. Definitely expect to bargain and don't be disappointed if you are not very good at it. Bahasa Indonesian is very easy for simple words like the numbers that you need for counting. Don't forget to say please and thank you. Also I found that I had no problems with accents after learning the basics out of a book.
I agree completely, but never having seen a blond headed Indonesian boy or girl, the reference is to the visitor touching an Indonesian (or other Muslim) on the head. I doubt that this group will smuggle in such child on our jaunt.

On Point 2, it is not really necessary to know any numbers since everyone understands calculator. Most vendors will have one so that you can bargain with just a few key taps, a smile and good nature. Most of us will probably also have a cell phone with such a device built in. The reason that I stated the example concerning the "Rulex" because Indonesia is tougher than some other countries.

Thanks for the points.
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