In Reply to: What about a good Bali report!!!! posted by janetc on Friday, 25. November 2011 at 16:36 Bali Time:
When the negative things come out I don't comment. If someone asks me directly I give a polite reply.
Everyone knows I go to Bali at least once a year.
At work people say- why would ANYONE still go there! I'd NEVER go there, stuff like that. I just don't sit near them when they are talking like that. No problems. I still talk to them at other times. Everyone is entitled to their opinion misguided as it may be. LOL
No really, there are some things happening that do scare some people. You have to respect their choice and opinions. You can respect someones opinion and not agree with it.
Why buy into it. I've got better things to do with my time. It's not up to me to educate them. Their loss I say. I'm happy with my life and others that sit at home and have never travelled anywhere may be happy with theirs.
One sort of friend was going a few years back and was worried about some bad publicity. She sent me an Email asking if she should still go. Unfortunately I was overseas (not Bali) and didn't reply. She cancelled. She has now booked for January. Might have to go over to meet her there. :-)) Any excuse works for me.
So in answer to your question- (what can we do?) live YOUR life, let others live theirs. Do what makes YOU happy and let others worry about themselves. You can't save everyone.