In Reply to: The way they behave.. posted by Mic on Monday, 4. April 2005 at 19:04 Bali Time:
Our closest friends in bali are ALL Javanese. I have repeatedly walked out of businesses after they have commented disparageingly, 'ah,you're friends are Javanese'. There are times in life that being a pushy white woman is to your advantage. I simply refuse to accept that sort of racism, that's all it is, plain & simple, no matter how you dress it up.
A lot of times, the Javanese get lumbered with the jobs the Balinese don't wish to do, such as road-diggers etc. Don't forget that compared to the rest of indonesia, the Balinese are comparatively well-off.