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By: santi d

santi d — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:34:18 +0000

Isn't it also about one's character? My french husband loves to apologize, and so do I. LOL. santi ds last blog post..Column 'Anakku Berbahasa Indonesia' on Wanita Online, and Finally Woken's Great Blog!

By: pokemon

pokemon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:38:31 +0000

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By: parvita

parvita — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:06:59 +0000

Being modest is not only Indonesian culture, but I think an Asian culture. Look at the Chinese, Korean, Japanese. They don't boast themselves like, say, Americans. That's why Americans can sell crappy stuff, but Japanese can only sell quality stuff! The new generation here, especially those who studied abroad, have pretty much know when to let others know your quality without sounding like an arsehole but being modest at the same time. And the younger generation, especially those who lives in Jakarta, are more open when I ask them, "So, which part of you are you proud of?" during interviews. parvitas last blog post..Fasting: Did God tell us to do More Harm than Benefit to our Body?

By: tere616

tere616 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:51:00 +0000

Well .. apologize also means different things.

Like Thiery said that behind the apologize they need a credit but they also realized that there's nothing perfect in life.

So, as a human, where English is not our mother language, or where the capability is not like a travel agent, the apologize is like sorry for the small mistakes.

Yup, too much apologize in Indonesia but also easy to understand, since it is all relate to culture

By: Yonna

Yonna — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:08:00 +0000

Hi Mbak, i know your blog from Toshihiko’s blog. Salam kenal

Yes, I agree with you. I don’t think it was modest, I think it was an exaggeration. Such a lip service (basa basi) just to please others.

Too much saying sorry is something makes me frowned. We have to say sorry if we make mistake not to please others moreover expecting to get compliments how polite and sweet we are

By: Andie Summerkiss

Andie Summerkiss — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:28:00 +0000

Sometimes people apologise for all the wrong reasons. When they actually do something wrong, they wouldn’t bother apologizing. Weird world. Don’t you think?

By: Mulia Nurhasan

Mulia Nurhasan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:44:00 +0000

oh..then, kindly apologize for asking too many apology, mba.

By: rimafauzi

rimafauzi — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:02:00 +0000

true..we do tend to over apologize even for nothing at all..

By: Ivy

Ivy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:16:00 +0000

Yes, agree with Miss Lai Lai… it goes with how you are brought up. Like for me, my parents have been drilling to me the fact that I must always respect the elders even though they are wrong… so sometimes when I’m pissed off, I still can’t bring myself to shout at them and tell them what I think even though I wish I can!