In Reply to: JBR of sorts - Patra Bali posted by happyhols on Monday, 22. January 2007 at 10:22 Bali Time:
Sometimes find jbrs boring mostly people want to say how many bintangs they drank or how they got the best prices(at expensive of balinese).Really loved the fact that you stated how you tipped everytime you bought and how meaningless it is to not!!!I hear so many stories of - "how I got the best price but not so many stories about how I gave back!!!"good on you both good karma to you.Also the UGLY aussie stories I hope everyone keeps bringing up this subject and never let it get a mundane fact that there is MANY UGLY aussies that visit bali(Im sure they are the same here, but dont get away with as much)Over the years Ive been apalled and angered by these holiday makers who feel bali is their excuse for acting like morans!I think if we keep talking about this on the forum maybe even stating where we see them ,the persons may pick up the idea of how they actually where persieved.Noone has to describe them in detail but let everyone know the hotel or situation they where seen in, someone wil know them they may know them self and let them know the real bali lovers cant tolerate any abuse or disrespect to the balinese or other tourists. we are a wonderful country so lucky with great people lets spread that message to everyone in the world instead of putting ugly masks on!!!!!!