In Reply to: How do you say posted by blondeeni on Wednesday, 24. August 2005 at 10:09 Bali Time:
Really joking aside. Our kids tend to be much bigger and to look older than Indonesian kids so this can and does lead to something being said that to an older teenager would only seem gross, and her parents will only think well, that was innapropriate, but know their teenager can brush such stuff aside. Now when said to an 11 or 12 or even older child is a whole different thing and feels and is quite disgusting. Most Dads and many Mums would quite rightly feel like dropping him where he stands or kicking him where it will certainly hurt.
I'm taking my 13yo grandson in October amd happens to look and sound 16 but he's not. I'll be warning him about drugs being offerred for example, not that he'll be out alone, and not jokingly to say yes because what transpires may not be funny at all!! I'll also be warning him about the possibility of offers from hookers of both genders!!
Now NOT in all seriousness
And Cliff, of course I'll be telling him to look out for Javanese!!!!
In my experience it's Javanese wearing theatrical make up that pose as Germans to reserve the pool loungers. They also dress up as Hindus to form a procession to block up the traffic.