Entertainment Tax to rise 40%-75%

[fastpitch17]

Well, in some families, I saw, that upbringing goes a long way .. or like the Americans say ... "religious boarding school ain't got nothing on family based upbringing"

You know nothing about what Americans say so please stop making the attempts. Oh, this ain't America by a long shot in case you forgot to pay attention.

 

[Samoerai]

You know nothing about what Americans say so please stop making the attempts. Oh, this ain't America by a long shot in case you forgot to pay attention.

I know nothing about what Americans say? Huh, that is an interpretation. Better ask first. I have close family all over the world, like USA/ California, Hawaii, Italy, Japan and here. And I visted them on a regular base. I also have family in Indonesia [edited, because not everybody needs to know]

 

[john madden]

Next time you're up close and personal maybe suggest exerting her efforts and influence for the betterment of the Rakyat. Hmmmm?

 

[Samoerai]

Any other request I can bring to her attention?

 

[harryopal1]

I appreciate it is treading on dangerous grounds to imply anything wrong with existing religious beliefs and traditions but it always seems incredibly unfair to see couples at the beach.... the fellow in shorts or bathers and the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.

 

[Samoerai]

I appreciate it is treading on dangerous grounds to imply anything wrong with existing religious beliefs and traditions but it always seems incredibly unfair to see couples at the beach.... the fellow in shorts or bathers and the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.
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Also the culture that the men eat first and then the women, e.g. when there is a “kumpulan”. At funerals, women are not allowed to enter the cemetery while the burial is taking place. Praying must also be done separately.

 

[Hawk256]

I appreciate it is treading on dangerous grounds to imply anything wrong with existing religious beliefs and traditions but it always seems incredibly unfair to see couples at the beach.... the fellow in shorts or bathers and the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.
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The man is techinally wrong if you follow the actuall wording. Males should be covered from the navel to the knee. I see his belly button and knees.

 

[fastpitch17]

I know nothing about what Americans say? Huh, that is an interpretation. Better ask first. I have close family all over the world, like USA/ California, Hawaii, Italy, Japan and here. And I visted them on a regular base. I also have family in Indonesia close related to Megawati.

Nope, you don't.

Ooo, Megawati. Tell you what, I'll have my wife ask her friend, Megawati about you. Became friends in childhood and ever since when her father (the sikh Indian) worked as personal security for Pres. Sukarno. Still stay in touch including Pres. Megawati who was even calling my wife in our US home so my wife could ship her some US products like shoes since her son has rather large feet. Matter of fact, our year in Jakarta was as next door neighbors to Bu Megawati.

You want to drop names, be careful. My wife's connections within the Indonesian government go deep be it judicial, law enforcement, military, education, and administration. She knows a lot of names personally and is related to many of those names.

 

[fastpitch17]

Also the culture that the men eat first and then the women, e.g. when there is a “kumpulan”. At funerals, women are not allowed to enter the cemetery while the burial is taking place. Praying must also be done separately.

What are you talking about. Someone mentions religion and you follow with culture. Guess what? They are not the same thing. Look it up

 

[Samoerai]

Tell you what, I'll have my wife ask her friend, Megawati about you

Please do. You will be surprised.

But what I don't understand. Why suddenly picking on/bullying me? When I wrote a sentence in American English " ... ain't got nothing ..". Saying I don't know nothing about Americans. And saying this isn't America. If I don't know that. Weird.

I don't have time for this nonsense.

 

[MamangDudul]

Nope, you don't.

Ooo, Megawati. Tell you what, I'll have my wife ask her friend, Megawati about you. Became friends in childhood and ever since when her father (the sikh Indian) worked as personal security for Pres. Sukarno. Still stay in touch including Pres. Megawati who was even calling my wife in our US home so my wife could ship her some US products like shoes since her son has rather large feet. Matter of fact, our year in Jakarta was as next door neighbors to Bu Megawati.

You want to drop names, be careful. My wife's connections within the Indonesian government go deep be it judicial, law enforcement, military, education, and administration. She knows a lot of names personally and is related to many of those names.

Good for you. It seems like you will never have any problems in Indonesia then. It's all about connections.

 

[fastpitch17]

Good for you. It seems like you will never have any problems in Indonesia then. It's all about connections.

Hopefully I will never need their assistance for anything criminal or seen as. No matter what, people can get themselves in trouble. With connections it would just probably cost you less to get out of trouble. With me, it is just nice that if I need some clarification on something or have a question, I have places to go to try and get answers.

 

[fastpitch17]

Please do. You will be surprised.

But what I don't understand. Why suddenly picking on/bullying me? When I wrote a sentence in American English " ... ain't got nothing ..". Saying I don't know nothing about Americans. And saying this isn't America. If I don't know that. Weird.

I don't have time for this nonsense.

It is an online forum. You enter words and post them. Someone comes along and reads your words. If that someone should say to themselves, wtf are they talking about, that person will probably question or correct the person who entered the words in the forum.

Americans do not say, "religious boarding school ain't got nothing on family based upbringing". How many religious boarding schools do you think exist in the US? How many of those do you even think anyone outside the area even know about? The US has faith based schools and public schools. Not to big on the boarding part except some faith based universities with their dorms.

 

[Bob]

What I meant is "upbringing, values and such" by parents and family. The brothers e.g. will control their sisters (like, not to wear short pants, make-up, ... eat after the men, ...where hijab, pray 5x per day).

Eat after the men?
There's family based religious upbringing without oppression, you know.

 

[Balifrog]

I appreciate it is treading on dangerous grounds to imply anything wrong with existing religious beliefs and traditions but it always seems incredibly unfair to see couples at the beach.... the fellow in shorts or bathers and the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.
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Also the culture that the men eat first and then the women, e.g. when there is a “kumpulan”. At funerals, women are not allowed to enter the cemetery while the burial is taking place. Praying must also be done separately.

Who gives the right to Western people to judge other countries customs or religions ?
Not our country, not our business. And if the West would stop trying teach lesson to the rest of the world everybody would have a better life.

And if you don't like something, go home. Easy.

 

[snpark]

I appreciate it is treading on dangerous grounds to imply anything wrong with existing religious beliefs and traditions but it always seems incredibly unfair to see couples at the beach.... the fellow in shorts or bathers and the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.
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I see a scuba diver rescuing a stupid bule drowning in a riptide

 

[serious_fun]

the woman covered head to foot in dark, heavy attire.

They let women use the beach now? Damned progressives!

 

[Bob]

Also the culture that the men eat first and then the women, e.g. when there is a “kumpulan”. At funerals, women are not allowed to enter the cemetery while the burial is taking place. Praying must also be done separately.

You must know a very different group of Malay Muslims than I do. Among those I know, men and women eat together at gatherings and women can attend burials.
I have difficulty linking all that to an entertainment tax though.
edit - I'm not picking on you; I see that the thread had been diverted by one of the more phobic members to express his contempt for the masses.

 

[snpark]

Time for a mass debate

 

[Samoerai]

Who gives the right to Western people to judge other countries customs or religions ?
Not our country, not our business. And if the West would stop trying teach lesson to the rest of the world everybody would have a better life.

And if you don't like something, go home. Easy.

You are right. I should have posted my observation in the thread "Wonders and curiosities".
And while we are at the subject, why discuss "corruption" and "politics" or the loudness of the mosques. Not your country. Not our business.