Being Black (African) in Indonesia | Expat Living in Indonesia
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2020
- This video is about what it is really like living as a black person in Indonesia specifically a black African in Indonesia. Before moving to Indonesia, I could not find so much information on black expats living in Indonesia, hence my decision to make this video.
This is in no way a generalization on what all black people’s experiences are in Indonesia, however, this is my personal experience as a black African when I lived in Indonesia. I hope this video gives you a bit of insight. Enjoy!
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You're starred because you're different. It's not racism at all, don't worry. It's just curiosity. I am from Jakarta. I experienced the same thing when visiting eastern Indonesia where the people are black. They starred at me and asked me questions:)
true, being starred at doesn't always mean racism, as a brown skinned guy myself i also get the looks/starred at when i was travelling in south korea because i simply look different. they just take a look for a couple of seconds and then continue their own business..👍
Ye-
Indonesian is curious (me lol-)
What was in your mind when first time u saw them? I wonder. Cos ussually people like u would think "wow they are so black or dark and sometimes think that they are ugly cos the skin color, and thinking them self are better then those people.
@@lulum7153 if you are not indonesian and come to visit indonesia then you are an artist in indonesia no matter what colour of your skin people will curious and some of them will ask to take photos with you.
so i think its not rascism just a curiosity and culture.
@@zuanvaldez9176 im not really sure about the black people it could be right but yeah for the caucasian indonesian did that. But the western indonesian people are not tourist, just be honest. Indonesian is racist too even between them. How could u say that your people are not racist to tourist even thought they are racist to other indonesian specially to people from the eastern indonesia??
Hahaha. Yeah, most Indonesians do stare a lot at foreigner. Please, don't think that they are rude. They are just being curious about you because you are a foreigner. If you don't look like most Indonesians, there is a high chance that you gonna get stared a lot.
Yeah, is hard for a handsome man like me
@@DumRock1 bruh-
@@DumRock1 ha dasar batukali bisa aja lo
@@DumRock1 dasar lu ah
@@DumRock1 ngakak gw 🤣
My father is Nigerian, he go to Indonesia a lot bc he married my mom who is from Indonesia. So we often visit my mom’s family in Indonesia and whenever we go there, people would stare a lot bc of curiosity, but they were also very nice and welcoming. They would even try to talk with my father even though they dont know english that much. Some would even take pictures with him bc they thought he was a football player 💀
🤣🤣🤣
ahahaha the last line made my day bro 😁
Welp no comment on the last part XD
@@gaming1zanagi-1999. Says the racist!
@@AT-gu8by as if you are the one who talks when you literally spewing hatred against all Indonesian who doesn't even have anything to do with Papua. Plus so far the only racist one here is you who literally thinks I have anything to do with Papuans when literally I am being busy with life that I paid less care towards the politics unlike you who literally thinks you are "oh so saint" that you are literally giving yourself a free pass for being even a bigger racist and fool out of yourself ye dunce.
Believe me, when Indonesian stared at you they're just curious yet little bit excited.
yes lol
No we don't
@@Eadyt87 yeah you stare at "different" people because you are disgusted by them, not interested at them, am i right bud? Up top!
@@kevinekasaputra3428 Yeah dark skin never attractive for Indonesian or any Asian... They are just looked different in negative way
@@Eadyt87 as an indonesian, I can confirm that's tru, that's a true indonesian mindset right there. "Dark skin? UGLY! Light skin? Pretty"
let me clarify some of the points:
1. As some people said here, they're not staring at you because of your skin color, especially outside of Jakarta. They're staring at you because it's uncommon for them. If you went to the Sumatra, Sulawesi, or Kalimantan islands, you'll get stared at even more frequently, as it's very rare for a foreigner to come to the islands.
2. Regarding the immigration treatment, it's common for those who have never visited Indonesia, or any other SE Asia nation to get a double or triple check. Especially if your passport is from conflict-prone countries or countries (mostly in Africa and South America) that are notoriously well-known for human trafficking and drug trades. the extra check is necessary to ensure that you did not involve in any of the things I mentioned, or you're not seeking asylum.
3. About the airport taxi, well, even for us, native Indonesians, we will NEVER recommend you those taxis, as they'll overcharge you to the max. They don't want to call you up maybe because they treated you similar to native east Indonesian, such as from Kupang, Maluku, or Papua. Additionally, you're not "that black" as some native Javanese have the same skin tone as yours. So yes, they may treat you as a native.
4. About the saloons, yes. Most of the time, you can't get special treatment for your hair, as most saloons serve the local's basic needs. So, if you want to get special treatment, you can go to international barbershops in malls. Otherwise, no special treatment.
5. About palm oil, I don't know what did you mean by diluted. If you bought palm oil in most of the supermarkets, they're as clear as other palm oil products. But, if you meant the palm oil used by street food vendors, well yes, they're diluted as the oil is reused for 3 to 4 times cooking. Sunflower oil is way too expensive for Indonesians.
Yep those points are pretty much confirmed especially when currently the oil prices are getting absurd
ALL SHE IS HAS TO☺☺ DO TO TEST THEIR LEVEL OF TOLERANCE IS GET A JOB!!
Don't get me wrong, foreigners are very popular, so they will definitely look at you, because Indonesians are always curious,
in Indonesia black skin is natural, many Indonesian artists are black, and they are all beautiful
if you visit the eastern part of indonesia, such as flores, ambon or any area around that area, you will be blend in and no one will stare at you, you just 90% look like the native there.. pls visit them some day.. :)
Here's a thing,in my experience being in Indonesia means you will be in a part of highly social community. Meaning everyone in one community is very social on daily basis that it's kind of regular days, which means if there's something new or there's someone new on their neighborhood it's automatically piqued their curiosity. They will approach you friendly to get to know you better and to make you adapted to the neighborhood faster i think everybody does. I mean when i go to every corner of indonesia i got that first local approach. Well they just basically friendly in nature. It doesn't have anything to do with race, Indonesia has the most diverse race and culture in the world anyway. Don't compare them to america, black is nothing new in Indonesia. Try to spend more time with local and converse you will know the magic of indonesia.well they don't speak english so you might need to learn their bahasa. They don't judge you based on identity but as individual if you're a good person then they would welcome you like a family lightning fast. respect their culture then Indonesia is a heaven on earth.
Indonesia also have black people in here, in east Indonesia, Papua, Mallucas, they all black indigenous people, you are not the first black in here! So don't act like Indonesian never seen black people like you before, most of Indonesian are brown POC as well!!
Yeah thats true , I am black with curly hair and I am Papuan, east of Indonesia. So Indonesian know how black people looks like. 😁😁😁
Brown? Lol, brown is papua or melanesia, majority indonesia as yelow or light brown 85%
@@f4u21ramon8 Most of Javanese and Balinese are brown skin, since when you see Javanese have yellow skin like East Asian? we even called our skin colour sapodilla ripe skin. Papuan is Melanesian black, like African black, read more you need better knowledge about skin colour in South East Asia.
@@ornachia2489 lol, i'm origin indonesia know than you.
For javanese majority light brown, minority yelow and brown because working in open publik.
Indonesia weather is hot everyone working in outdoor can to brown. But majority still light brown and 85% like filipino skin.
For bali people - flores- ambon yes their many brown skin like bangladesh skin
@@ornachia2489
Indonesia girls always in home like this
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we stare because your beauty is amazing. we stare because foreign are so tall lmao and we're excited people don't only go to bali, because there are more. like Papua, Jawa, Sulawesi, Sumatra, NTT etc.
The idea of racism and skin colour are very new to Indonesian, the older generation don't even know about it😀
In fact, we didn't see you as black, white, or latin, etc. If you're foreigners, they will treat you as foreigners (in a good way). People here just curious for no reason, so they will glance and stare 😅 you might feel uncomfortable, but yeah it is what it is. Different culture.
Blacks are the racist ones
U ARE IN ARABISH MAN IN BRAZIL,WHAT DOES YOU KNOW ISAAC AHMED?
I WENT TO MALAYSIA.MANY MANY TIMES WITH MY MARRIED OLDER DAUGHTER,.WHOSE EX WERE FROM MALAYSIA.AND IN THERE ,THERE IS A LOT OF INDOS,AND THEY ARE THE FIRST TO LOOK AT YOU UP AND DOWN WITH RACISM AND HOW DO I KNOW IT? COS MY 1/2 ASIAN DAUGHTER KNOWS IT AND SO DOES HER EX
AND IT IS ALL OVER ASIA.NOT JUST INDONESIA AHH MALAYSIA..THAILAND,.TAIWAN,JAPAN OR KOREA.IT IS ALL OVER ASIA
WANT HER TO "TEST' THEIR RACISM ......LET SAY......LEVEL OF TOLERANCE?
GET A JOBBBBBBBBBB
GET A JOBBBBBBBBBBB
GET A JOBBBBBBBBBBBBBB WORK WITH THEM,TO SEE.WHAT I BEEN THROUGH
JUST GET JOB!
@@blackiedarling7539the hell you talking about? that's not Indonesian but malaysian because you are in malaysia. Come to Indonesia and see it for yourself..
Okey so
Stare at people = Rasism
But for Indonesia, stare at people have so many meaning
- Curiosity a.k.a Kepo
Indonesian is really Kepo 😭
- Amazed
Wow there is foreigner here.
Wow I meet bule (bule:foreigner)
- Wanna know if they can help you
They will look at you all the time if you look so lost and will ask may I help you ?
(They do this to Local people too)
- Wanna some interaction
Indonesia really feel proud if they can speak or have interaction with foreigner. But some of them really shy and don't know english. That's why they just stare at you
Or maybe they are mocking you, yeah this is only for uneducated people.
Kepo 😭🙏
@@laiqaqiyya607 baru buka pintu rumah, pake pakaian rapi.
"Mbak mau kemana ? Mau ngapain ? Mau beli apa ? berangkat naik apa ? pergi sama siapa ? atau sendirian aja ? Yaudah hati-hati ya mbak"
Baru jalan 1 meter ada ibu² nongkrong, ditanyain lagi
"Mau kemana ? Bla bla bla"
Wkwkwkwk
Humans are social creatures. but Indonesian people are the most social of social creatures.
@@pinkgangsta6157 wehlah bener lho
Lol I’m African American and it’s ok to be curious I’m curious sometimes with new people sometimes they want to talk and hang out.
@@victoriaboyland7009 really ?
Foreigner should know this Indonesia people really really curious 😭 their curiosity is another level.
this is good because they really care about us and pay attention to us so if something goes wrong they will immediately notice and help. But sometimes it's also annoying, because sometimes we don't have privacy and we're uncomfortable too
Black in Indonesia are common,there are millions of black Indonesian in some part of Indonesia.
still look different even if they papuans
@@Notsosure1wtf? Papuan still black, African not the only one"special".
I wonder where else did you go in Indonesia? Eastern Indonesia typically have darker skin like yours but .... Indonesian are shorter, comparing to African African and African Americans, hence you were a Rihanna..
Once, my friend from Congo went to Papua and many people spoke to him in Indonesian, or largely ignored him until.... He opened his mouth and speak, then he became instant celebrity. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Becauae eastern indonesia just minority, majority indonesian skin 85% is like filipino
Ngakak
We're austronesian dude
@@gerimaulanasaputra6258 cek lagi bro, kita melanesian
@@tytoalba4794 gua salah nangkep, gua kira yang dimaksud Geri adalah dia ngebalas komenan yang utama diatas, yang berbicara tentang orang timur. Dengan dia mengatakan dia orang timur. Dahlah salah nangkep aja.
Stare is applied to anyone who are different (including white or other foreigners)
Yeah I’m half white half Indonesian and even I get stares sometimes.
@@lb5560 they are curious because they rarely see foreign people
Definitely!
Foreign is alien or satan he is human
@@tyoyusuf8501 Wdym?
Dont worry staring to a foreigner isnt strange thing here and its not a form of racism. Indonesia has multi ethnic groups and in papua province also black people (melanesia)
I was taught not to stare at people because it can make that person uncomfortable. I don't know if that's ok now. And, agree with you, staring at people has nothing to do with racism, it's just part of curiosity because we rarely see it, could be eaither way, weird or amaze
The staring thing is more like... Who is that new guy/girl they obviously not from around here... So yes we are probably one of the most curious people on earth and ask so much question, but its actually to measure and how to put our hospitality toward you, cause we live with a lot of tribes with different values so we have to always be tolerance toward different culture in case we could done something that would insult you and we will prevent doing so.... yeah
Hi sis, im a black too like you im from west papuan.😇
I hope more people could come to papua, even as Indonesian I'm really waiting to come there as well cause its the only province that its people I rarely see in my island... Its good if people from island to island visits each other more so we can know and understand each other more... I really want to have papuan friend... The only papua friend I had was on my elementary school but she is born and raise in West Java....
Nice comment, I got you
Iya bener, foreigner cuma tau bali doang atau jakarta. Kan papua banyak tempat instagramable tuh, bagus tempatnya. Sama kenalin salju jayawijaya biar orang luar tau
@@iskotayo1 I born in Papua. i'm proud to say that i'm Papuan even tho people dont believe me yet.
1. Staring : we're just curious... its not about black... white people who comes to indonesia also has the same experience....just curiosity
2. Airport: many tourist come from African countries get special treatment because of DRUGS courier its not gonna be the same if u come from Europe or US
3. Taxi : its not only you, we as indonesian also get the same experience....lol
When i see a foreigners i will stare to them a lot, it's because i want to talk to them about their life and their country. But idk how to speak their language, so all i can do is staring at them. 😂
Just stop staring then LoL they are uncomfortable by you staring at them O_O
You are funny 😁
I live in Indonesia and people with black skin color are not treated as well as lighter-skinned people. The main reason for this is that in Indonesia, lighter skin means pure and clean. Whitening products here are very popular. A lighter-skinned woman(not sure about males) is the beauty standard here.
But that’s not really the ONLY reason. I’m a chinese Indonesian minority, and whenever I go out walking on the streets, people just literally stare at me. In the past, I’ve even been called racist words like “Cina” meaning “China” by the locals. Bitch, I live here since birth, I’m Indonesian. So Indonesians aren’t really used to see a different color or shade of brown, and you being a darker shade and I’m being a lighter shade gives us weird stares. However nowadays, this is only true in countrysides and uneducated people AND nowadays it’s getting a lot better. I can eat in a “warung” without people staring at me like I’m an exotic animal.
I feel you, in the past i used to be stared everywhere i go, well you see, my dad's skin color used to be almost as white as the wall, that causes me to have pale-white skin color, and i understand that i stand out a "LOT" cause of my skin color, so i don't and can't blame them for staring, but it really feels uncomfortable when people stare at you the way they stare at some devil that went to earth for some quick walk, well i mean, i lived in kota Bekasi tarumajaya that used to be very strict and cornered city, it's good to see that Bekasi change to a more open-minded and tolerated city even if it's just a little, but they don't give off the same stare as they used to, so i hope in the future people will tolerate and become more open-minded so that together, we can develop our country to be a more modern and open country that can live peacefully with different religion, skin color, etc :D (this is just my opinion, i hope you won't judge the way i think)
@@makimaple3194 I completely agree with your statements. Nowadays, the staring has been a lot better, I rarely get them. I've only gotten them in poorer areas where it's quite rare to see outsiders in general. And even then, no more racist remarks or discrimination. Truly, I hope our country develop a more open-minded and modern society.
@@Mikasks iya indonesia yang kota near a mountain is poor yes i speak indonesian and i live in indonesia
Honestly, I’m Indonesian and I have many African friends, when i met my African friends for the first time I don’t stare at them like someone stranger or suspiciou and we could speak with one common language. I’ve seen some Indonesians in my campus who don’t really speak English get along with some Africans too but not as close as me and my African friends. In my opinion, I guess it comes back to being comfortable among individuals, and the major factor is having the ability to fluently speak one language in common where the majority of Indonesians lack in, not to say I have a better language skill than other Indonesians as I’m still learning English. 😂
Bruh I were staring at me all day yesterday remember bloody hell
Even if you're indonesian and you speak a non-mainstream language like russian, people will stare at you. Because indonesians are very curious. That's why gossips shows have big market here
i would tell you, I'm Indonesian and our people aren't actually racist. They're just too much excited whem they see a foreigner, whether they're black or white. like seeing an actor/actress for real lol. some foreigners mostly taller than our people, some people are amazed by that too. If they're starring at you, it's not a sarcastic way but they're feeling happy to see a foreigner😁
as you said, right Indonesian are friendly but sometimes weird, so shouldn't mind about their questions that much, they're just curious, nothing more😁
Hi babe. Indonesian here. Jakartan to be exact. First of all, i wanna say im so sorry for all the bad experiences you had to deal with here. But i just wanna touch on some things. About the stares, im not sure where you been to, but most indonesians, especially jakartans (who are v open minded), are used to black people bc we literally have black brothers and sisters from Papua. They're black indonesian, like black-black. So, you prolly just happenned to interact with people from rural areas, who were also visitors, who had never met or interacted with Papuans before. Second thing, about the airport thingy, no worry babe cause Indonesians too sometimes, from certain areas outside jakarta, experienced such discrimination. Ignorant people globally exist. They tend to judge based on the way you look, dress, etc. If you looked rich or 'promising' they'd automatically prioritized you. Overall, hope you have a great time despite all the annoyance you've experienced here ❤️
not that Indonesians sometimes can be racist, but because we Indonesians are pretty laid back when it comes to such statements. We most just shrug our shoulders whenever someone makes such remarks or making playful teasing, unlike the overly sensitive Americans who tie everything to racism and everything is all about your feelings
As a typical white guy i got stared at everywhere i went. ALL foreigners get started at just because we're a curiosity. They don't consider it rude, just like they don't consider asking lots of questions to be rude, just like you explained. It was never a negative thing, though. Honestly i felt like a celebrity most of the time. 😂
As far as the friendliness goes, you can literally ask anyone for help with anything and they are usually happy to help as much as they can. To them the entire country is their home and you are a welcome guest.
I miss it very much. I can't wait to go back next year.
Hei im from Indonesia and I'm so so for ur experience ❤️ love u
youre so so for her experience ? okay
Wtf do you mean by being so so for her🤔
Sorry typo I meant so sorry 🙂❤️ GBU
Basically Indonesia people are nice, friendly, kind and no racist.
So many football players from some africa countries as Liberia, Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon have been playiing on Indonesian premier league competition. Some of them have known by club fans, and some have married to Indonesia women and then be indonesian citizen
Ini indonesia , negara dgn multi etnis, multi warna kulitnya, kulimu sama dgn kulitku, di in donesia itu bukan masalah, di indonesia kamu boleh bersenang-senang sampai kapanpu kamu mau, tapi tolong lihat indonesia secara utuh ya, 😃
Indonesia also has black people, more precisely the Melanesian race in Papua, Indonesia
im indonesian its same like me as well when i going to africa there are so many ppl staring at me and its normal i think if we being different in some country so you dont need to afraid they are just curious not doing bad at you...
i feel guilty about the stares lol. i really don’t see much of you guys here so i stared not out of antagonism but like you said, out of curiosity. i really wanted to talk to them but just didn’t want them to feel weirded out so i just stared while contemplating on whether to approach or not😭😭 anyways thank you so much for sharing your experience living here!🥺
Nah I would have run way back in my day things like that didn’t fly Lamfofofo
@@Kuku._.180 LMAOO i get it tho, i would too if i were you😭
Its not the stare in a negative way honey. They just curious about you like where u from, the way u speak, etc. We indonesian are diverse in human race. And we love each other. Sending love from java
We have brother and sister who have black skin in Indonesia.. the east Indonesia have darker skin than other Indonesian.. So being black in Indonesia is not a problem at all.. please enjoy Indonesia, we Wellcome you with open hands
Maybe in your country looking at someone is considered racist but here seeing different people is extraordinary
I don't think that indonesians are racist, because we're already used to differences, we even have two race in our country (austronasian and melanesian) but yes, we always stare at people lmao! Sorry if that has been offensive
Its just culture shock we live in majority who always same face when see different person you will distracted
@@ridwan3533 no, i Don't think so, i think we are so diverse, and our faces are very different
no you can't say that some of indonesian racist to our kind like chinese indonesia
@@-_ShayraAnastasyaShafwani yeah i know Its to generalise like this when see some tourist form another country uncomfortable to someone will glance you Its just point' of view, i not to say we stare people have racist tedencies toward people because have difference like to talk "hoooh you are so different get away from my country" of course not
Maybe i use wrong word about culture shock
@@enriqueangelo6888 your situation is like this : "always have wrong place at wrong time"
For minority i understand this when you see news or social media always use Chinese/race word to make bias , well my friend have oriental face i don't care about political correct toward chinese, if we nice & wise each other is enough for me
special treatments, because many drugs exporter from Africa countries come into Indonesia and was caught by police, and many others can ascape, if you are good person we welcome you warm, you are also our brother
Hi, Wale! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Honestly, I really feel bad about what happened to you. I honestly feel the different how people in Indonesia treat people regarding what country they from. And that's really sad. Me personally, love every single person regardless where they from, what language they speak, and what color of their skin because I have bunch of friends from many countries including from African continent, and they are all good people, kind and sincere. Hope to meet you in person and therefore I can show you around Jakarta sometimes :)
Well, im from aceh, and I've seen a lot of african since my "home" is pretty close to campus dormitory (it is syiah kuala university, it has a lot of african student) you are right about the first point, but not right at all. Oftenly, i play in campus football field with african boy, i think it is not that weird to see african around here, because some local people here have similar physical appearance except you guys are pretty much taller than us and hard to beat in sport. There is no skin color issue here. also as native aceh i think i have no problem with foreigner (this is true), no need to worry.
How about the “special treatment?” Am I gonna get the lovely treatment 😢
Indonesians are just curious. It's rare that we see tourist. I've seen two white people in depok, a ton in Bali. Never saw dark skinned people.
i live in depok but never seen
That's primitive
@@squishyninjalite1818 wdym primitive?
It's not some kind of bigotry of some sort. I'm an Indonesian. Back when I was at the mall, I saw a man from England. I stared at them for a long period of time, not because of some sort of hatred, just fascinated. I wanted to talk to them but I knew that'd be kinda weird.
Just wanna explain that Indonesians are very curious about the different things around them. And it happened for locals too, for instance if there is Indonesian who are taller or shorter, people will be staring at you. It simply bcs you're different. I think other countries do the same right? cmiiw
In USA it's rude to stare.
@@ramtransportllc6818 well every nation have their own culturre and the way of thinking. Maybe in us rude, but here is only just curious not underestimate. In Us maybe black can be treated differently, but here people stare at you because you"re different in appeareance, but the benefit is, because you're different you must be from far away country, then they will help you and always open for any favor you need. there some foreigners like caucasians and african here and they are treated equally , we are friendly and helpfull to them all, even as a stranger. And there are also foreigners who run out of money and becomes homeless, once people find foreigners become homeless here (even one ever found became lost his mind/lunatic), people will make it viral, and many wants to help you until you can get hel from immigrations. Also once a foreigner got sick all alone, she doesn't know anyone here as she was really an introvert, but a local Mom notice that she always showed up in front of her every morning to buy something but in several days The local Mom did not she her (the foreigner), she then rushed to her apartment and checked on her if she's okay ,and she also brought foods when she came, after The Mom found out She was sick, she everyday brought her food and medicine without wanting to be paid. And so many stories of foreigners are being helped and taken care by locals immediately on their hard times. So there is also positive and negative. So why feel bothered for being stared of curiousity when you get anything you need when you are in danger here?
hi I'm from indonesia, sorry if people in my country are not good to you, but you look beautiful and sweet😊
I'm a Gambian currently studying in Algeria with my fellow Gambian and Indonesian friends but they are really friendly towards me like brothers from the same mom and dad,alhamdulillah I can speak bahasa Indonesia but I have never been to Indonesia and I'm planning to go there cuz many of my friends invited me to visit their families,but it's good to share your experience with others,Indonesian jokes are too funny like:"baju terbang"meaning flying clothes.
Tunggu, foto profil-mu bersama dengan seekor Singa ? Luar biasa.
My experience with Indonesians is that they're welcoming & friendly people.Never went to Jakarta but went to Batam,Bintang & Bali
For us, seeing someone whose from a foreign country is rare. Except for most other Asian countries.
Its mostly because of how tall people from the other side of the world are which make us think that you guys are something special and cool.
In the end, humans are the same.
Really interesting video. Also, I have never seen anyone give criticism as nice and polite as you have! Lol
I must say though, the comments here from local are so sweet and really respectful. I hope you have many happy journeys!
ABOUT THE TAXI DRIVER(s), I can explain some of reasons why they avoided foreigners to hoop in, based on my own experience, when I was still 15(?) back then. The driver asked me to help him out facing a foreigner passenger just to question where did he want to go bcs the driver can't speak English at all (I can tell most of Indonesians still not good in English whether speaking nor worst, understanding what the language means). So maybe some public transport drivers indeed avoid foreigners but NOT BCS OF RACISM. Our stares were also not RACISM but CURIOSITY. Indonesians are friendly but also CURIOUS about unusual things to them. Being black is normal here since our own people mostly black.
in indonesia have papua they have the same skin as you, if you feel they are racist maybe wrong because most Indonesian people admire black or white people because they are different from them..
am Indonesian and I am pretty sure when someone get angry in Jabodetabek they will use this swear word: "eh lo, udah jelek, item lagi" means "Hey you, fucking ugly black!"
Hi! Indonesian here. I agree on the limited access to curly/kinky hair products! I have wavy hair (2C/2B), and I've spent most of my life straightening my hair to fit in the beauty standard here and I ended up damaging my hair. Now I'm growing my natural hair and repairing it from the heat and chemical damage. But haircare products are quite pricey and most of them are designed for straight hair. Even some hair salons can't handle wavy hair (some salons don't even have diffuser tf?!). Glad that now there are online stores that sell bonnets and silk pillowcases... But still I hope my country will be more educated about different hair textures. Love your video❤️
Thanks for dropping this comment. It's very enlightning for me. I didnt quiet realize there are also curly hair textures in Indonesia as most of the people and saloons I saw catered to straight hair. I'm glad there other hair textures are now being catered to. 😊
AGREEDDD
Omg sis i feel your pain! Having to straighten your hair everyday to fit the beauty standart and ended up damaging them. I remember as a kid my friends used to call me "indomie"
Its really good information, thankyou for uploading this❤️
Thanks for watching 😊
Being black in indonesia is normal
I am Melanesian from Maluku and I used to face racism because of my race and skin color. Its funny how people in comment section feel offended about this.
Do you know? Indonesia is not racist with black people, just because some of us rarely see it
We stare at foreigners in general, not at folks with particular look.
I am Indonesian and look nothing like Chinese but when I was studying in a university in France, at least 2 fellow students greeted me with Ni hao. They're black. In a freaking university... I had to shout 'I'm Indonesian not Chinese.' Why shout, you might ask. It was because they didn't even ask me properly. They shouted this greeting from the stairs or while passing by me. So basically even someone who's supposed to be educated enough to not throw assumption regarding other people just by their physical appearance still do ignorant stuff like that.
People in general tend to react when they see someone who's not similar to them or not common in their area. Indonesians are originally friendly, helpful, and curious to the point of nosy. We don't see lots of foreigners in Indonesia. So you have dark skin, some Indonesians have dark skin too. But then you probably speak English or other language, people get curious. People want to know where you're from, why you come to Indonesia, and more. They'll probably end up asking pictures of you just so they can brag about it to their friends about meeting foreigners. That's basically how rare it is for us to see foreigners. And another thing I learned from my time abroad ... In Indonesia, staring is not even a taboo. 😂😂😂 There's no ethic rule on that for us in general. I know a friend of mine visited me in France and she stared for long at people on the bus we were on, I had to nudge her and tell her that it's inappropriate in France. So yeah... Hope your experience doesn't deter you from coming back years to come.
Maybe in some countries staring at it means challenging, I don't know in each different country it's very funny
You have alot of positive energy.. ❤️
Thank you for your kind words 😊
I'm not black and i live indonesia for a couple years, but that's what airport taxi drivers also did to me tho', after a while i learned that they don't wanna drive me to some specific places because the traffic in Jakarta is hectic they also ask me lot of questions tho' haha
love yor video btw 💚
Interesting points and experience to hear that. That must have been awkward to be stared at, because I was born and raised there too. I think they admire your beauty and persona, and try to figure out where you're from but didn't know how to ask that in English!
I am dark skinned Indonesian girl too. But everyone think I am sweet in my place. "Black sweet" they call me. We know nothing about racism actually.
Indonesian are "KEPO" people, we're just curious about foreigners.
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It's actually not true that being stared cause you' re black it's actually because you are not people from Asia, we say people from outside Asia we called the "Bule". Indonesia is a country that everyone is have the same rank like no matter you are black or white and else, we actually give the same reaction. Because Indonesia was created by unity from different island, when we getting colonized by the Dutch. Since the Dutch colonize us we becoming one country to fight them back. By the way if you go to the east side of Indonesia there is big possibility, to meet black people cause the majority of east of Indonesia like Papua and NTT is black. So you just have to live longer in Indonesia to understand us how many cultures we have and tradition and how we think and more. You can't just live in Indonesia for a month if you really wanna know about us. If you' re wondering i say "we" and "us" is actually because I'm Indonesian
@@snowwhite3212 yeah cuz non racist country gotta have a black president i mean i should say the same to white people that they are racist cuz they dont have an asian president or to a black country cuz they dont have an asian president,firstly like how dumb must u be to assume that a country is racist because the head of state and the head of government isnt some random guy from another country to represent their race like wtf u on, secondly timor was once part of indonesia and the majority of timor want to declare independence and of course the government doesnt want it to declare independence like any other country in the world if a part of them want to leave and make a new country so the gov disagree and so the timor do what any other would do and do a riot and of course the gov had to do what needed to be done and they stop the riot and let them declare independence yes the gov shot some of the protesters why because they were *VIOLENCE* and if u think violence people shouldnt get punished then i can assume u were beaten as a child by ur parents and u think its normal for them to beat u up so its not about race after all its about a country that doesnt want a part of it to leave and be its own country and a lot of shit happen but for ur information from the day indonesia declare independence people in timor that majority are black we indonesian consider them as brothers and sisters as the national principle of indonesia says justice for all the people of indonesia and yes we will respect ur race and where u come from as long as u dont disrespect us like u here assuming indonesians are racist of course imma response cuz thats just bs
@@snowwhite3212 that's not true, we did not killed Timor. Timor used to be one of Indonesia but they separated them by their own will. By the way what you mean Indonesia is Jihadis? I'm christian!. U know this is Asia not like USA where they separate white and black people. In indonesia our skin color majority is not too dark, not too light either. And did you even see the picture of Indonesia president, Does he have white skin color???? Do you even ever live in Indonesia? At least live in Indonesia for 6 months and get along with people, contact with different people, then you will understand.
@@snowwhite3212 Joko Widodo isn't white, mind you. He also helps Papuans a lot by building infrastructures for them when the previous leaders didn't do it to them. As a result, Papuans felt more welcomed rather than singled out. So you can't say Indonesians are racist when you are clearly ignorant about this.
And a side note, while yes, we have the largest muslim population in the world, we are NOT strictly islamist. Except for parts of Aceh, different cultures are definitely welcomed here.
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Indonesia 🇮🇩 I love it 😀
Nice, mostly informative video! I have traveled to Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung and Bali. No problems with racism, perhaps because I was with other Indonesians but I really didn't get the sense of biased behavior anywhere. The food was quite tasty and I enjoyed hearing the Adhan throughout the day. I look forward to visiting Lombok, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. 👍
First thing, indonesian people are curious about "bule" or non indonesian (except you're chinese)
And the second thing is the airport system needs to be better for treating all people,
For the third thing, if uour taxi drivers won't listen to you, you need to leave em, try uber or other taxi, because people around the world has a different personality, even in their own country.
I'm indonesian and I'm so sorry for what happened to you, i hope our country's airport and the other thing will be better for treating people
Hai kak, boleh tau masalah si kakak dividio apa? Gak ada sub soalnya 🙏
Not so much fun fact: its not only dark foreign got stared. But also white, yellow or any effin foreign lmao
Well, sorry but actually they just curious when they looking at u
we're just excited to see some come by, it's all. sorry for the uncomfortable to soul stare
There's a lot of people in Indonesia with varying skin color from pale to very dark brown. They are very scattered around the country. Aceh actually has a lot of dark skinned people. I hope you enjoy Indonesia much love.
the special treatment thats happaned to you was not because the skin.. thats because the smuggler of drugs caught from Nigeria syndicate.. its happened as well to any other countries like Aussie once the smuggler from their country got caught
you are so pretty >
Thank you for the kind compliment 😊
yess she's beautiful. 😍
@@Waleochronicles ur so beautiful, ur faces is stunning😍
Ya. I agree
Really pretty
Iam really sorry for your bad experience, sending virtual Hug from Indonesian citizen
I am Indonesian and I find this info accurate. Find online as Indonesia has great online products. Just google by adding Jakarta and online stores will pop up. I live here 3 years already and learned so much even though it's my country, I left many years ago to live in many various countries and the home base was Milan, italy.
I never judge someone from skin color..I love everyone wherever you come from..
About airport taxi driver. Its not only happened to foreigner. Its also happened to locals. I prefer order online grab/ gojek taxi bcs airport taxi always the worst
Hie. I am Zimbabwean. I stay in Indonesia . Been 5 years now. Im in Bogor😄😄
Me too girl but its been a year and I'm in Bekasi but moving to Sukabumi soon.
@@KingQueenNonsie wow i live in bekasi hehe
Hi Gugu.
Girl dont get too excited. We all stare at ppl who looks different than us, naturally. Itd be the same if i go to Africa!
Rural parts of Africa yes folks will stare at you-, but city parts no one will notice your presence!
lol i'm indonesian if i see tourist i will start staring at them don't know why
Ikr?! She's talking like people stare at her cause she's black lmao
@@-_ShayraAnastasyaShafwani lmaoooooo
In some case mostly in small city our people's stare the foreigner just because curiosity it means no matter you are white or black. We don't meant to be racism, actually they wants say hello and do talk with but they don't know speak in english. Because to honest our people isn't good in english. Anyway im sorry if you feel like that, i hope it's not the last time you go to indonesia. 🙏
thank you for the information! sad how most indonesians cant take criticism and try to be better
Imigrasi di indonesia selalu memiliki pemgalaman buruk ketika ada turis pasport afrika karena mereka selalu membawa narkoba ke indonesia. Mungkin itu pandangan saya 🙏
about the taxi, you actually can take a taxi queue like bluebird or even grab that are managed by their own staff (who should be able to speak english). you'd get queue number so you shouldnt get refused by drivers. theyre a bit pricier but im sure it worth. although in that sense, the drivers themseves shouldnt even work at the airport if they wont take foreigners smh. even my half malay cousin was troubled with "unofficial" taxis
I thinks theres misunderstanding here. Its a common things for indonesian ppl to stare at foreigners because of curiousity. But i’m sorry if its makes u uncomfortable, some people just can’t ignore a foreign. I wish indonesian people would be more respectful to foreigners.
Indonesian people are friendly so if someone is racist it means he is not educated😀
*_~Nice story sis...i'm from indonesia..really proud of being of indonesia...hope you will visit again indonesia..stay safe sis...~_*
ugh taxi drivers. they are known to be problematic (scams, expensive, rude, etc). we Indonesians dont like them too, lol. we dont use them anymore. instead, we use a transportation online app called gojek, the indonesian app or grab, from singapore. the driver will pick you up wherever you are. they are cheaper and easier too. they arent known to be rude or problematic like taxi drivers, even to locals. the transportation app is the number one tip before you go to indonesia.
don't worry girl airport taxi driver also gives me an attitude although I'm a local I think it's just how they are lol it's not only to you
and if someone stares at you they're not being racist we just automatically stare at foreigners when we see one for no reason
My sister,I Looove your personality, you will do well in any country your feet lands on. because your a realist and you understand people. The human family is interconnected, and there's lots of similarities between use.so when we're traveling that's the key to look for.most people lacks cultural education.they do not have a passport and never travel outside their country, do not have friends outside their ethnicity. so on our part it well take patients .now if someone is rude or has poor boundaries then we need to set them straight. But to travel and experience each other's cultures is the best gift we can give to yourselves and others.thank you for your channel.
Hi! I just found your vlog since I follow your IG, in the near future I'm going to go to Germany. Little bit surprise that you have lived in Indonesia before.
Hi, Indonesian here. I'm not here to defend any racism you may have encountered before, racism happens everywhere. But I'd like to point out a few things that could be taken to consideration:
1. Genuine curiosity towards other cultures
Tourists/foreigners aren't so rare, but whenever the locals spot some, they'll find their eyes drawn into them. Be it out of curiosity (unique appearances, foreign languages, etc) or amazement (bc tourists are associated with rich people who can afford to fly across the world to come here). If you see someone new in your workplace, wouldn't your eyes be drawn to them too? If you find the staring uncomfortable, that's totally understandable. But now you know better to just brush it off than to think negatively about it.
2. Outdated opinion on skin color
The belief that lighter skin are better/more attractive. It happens amongst Asian countries unfortunately and we are not an exception. However, only few members of the population think that, most won't even care about skin color as long as you are kind and respectful. Modern Indonesia thinks all kinds of skin colors are beautiful, so if you feel like you were treated otherwise it might be because of that outdated belief or it's just how they treat people in general regardless of ethnicity etc. You just need to find the right crowd.
3. "People fear what they don't know"
The saying goes for humanity in general. If someone you talk to doesn't understand English or the language you speak at all, frustration is expected and it resulted in them acting rude. For example, I had a personal experience with the Indians I met during my study trip in Malaysia. I spoke none of the language they know and I was trying to make an order, the Indian guy on the register just looked so done with the language barrier that he just spelled out the recommended menu to me (in a rather rude "just choose one and be done with it" manner, I might add). I'm sure not every Indians are like that, but it's easier to take in when you understand where they're coming from.
This is just me sharing the perspective of a local, I hope this could clarify any doubts or misunderstandings you might find in the future ^^
one thing to remember, people acted weird if somethings is odd. A foreigner in Indonesia is still not as common as an asian in america. We/They're are just not used to it yet
@@rakapriyahitapramudito6771 that's right. As for me and others who *are* used to it, we don't stare and just treat them like any other human being. And also for the sake of their comfort.
1. Over curiosity a.k.a Kepo
Just want to know you or just want to know if there is something to help
2. Yes, this is because over whitening ads and colonization. We understand every colour is beautiful
3. Please use google translate. We can use google translate in our phone to translate other language. Also, Smile is global language.
Smile in Indonesia = friendly not creepy act 😭
kelemahan orang indonesia itu benar-benar gak terbiasa sama pendatang asing dari negara lain, makanya kira kaget dan gak tahu cara memperlakukan mereka dengan baik. sedangkan seperti di malaysia, singapura, thailand itu pendatangnya banyak banget, jadi mereka tahu cara memperlakukan pendatang asing dengan baik, mereka sadar bahwa pasti akan terjadi tabrakan budaya di antaranya. sedangkan kita, kita itu masih belum terbiasa, tapi mungkin ya kalau di jakarta dan bali masih bisa sih
Orang indonesia itu norak bukan rasis. Apa-apa yang terlihat baru bakal diliatin terus ampe melotot. mungkin kenorak'an itulah yang di anggap bule rasis. Padahal norak bukan rasis.
@@ameliasaputri2276 iyaa, kita gak terbiasa dengan keberadaan orang asing. makanya ketika kita melihat sesuatu yang asing, kita tuh liatinnya sampe segitunya.
@@ameliasaputri2276 hahahahah that's so trueeee. hanya norak dan bukan bermaksud rasis, couldn't describe it any better
@@ameliasaputri2276 negro itu bukan bule buta ya haha
@@leigh8926 iyadah biar ibu bapak lu bangga
I like the video, thanks for sharing your life journey. We'll be a good listener and learn the bright side of your story and opinion.👍
Who said we don’t have palm oil, it’s plenty of them. I think u just don’t know where to find them. And girllllll Indonesia had a lot of dried salted fish ok, again u don’t know where to get them
The staring is just because you're a foreigner they do it to all foreigners. I'd like to add what I noticed studying in Indonesia. The African students got special treatment and they were looked after well. A lot better than the European students. Being British it didn't feel like many were welcoming towards me in the university but I found out most were too nervous to talk to me.
"got special treatment & .... looked after well"
🤔Just wondering how specifically?
& Which part of Indonesia exactly, if u don't mind
One thing for sure indonesians who is well educated and understand history will feel shympatehic and related to african people. We indonesians and africans are both being colonized exploited and slaved by western nations Portuguese spanish british dutch we re all once colonized and enslaved us indonesians. That is where you get your special treatment at the university most probably.
Sebenarnya orang Indonesia ngeliatin turis tuh ingin minta foto tapi ga bisa bahasa Inggris🤭
Indonesian see smile on every tourist and the smile means you are friendly.
Hi there, this is first time viewing your channel. You have a new sub. I'm from The States, and have been living in Bali for 12 years. I should also add that I have Indonesian mixed ancestry, so my experience wasn't with me being treated as a foreigner. However, there was a not so subtle mistreatment within the culture. For example: I would go to a cafe with another expat friends, and only my friends would get their water glasses refilled. Apparently, this was a common thing to happen within the culture. Yes, the owner was informed about it. Sadly, only when prompted by the owner did the behavior improve. I guess this would be considered a very minor thing.
yes, and no probably. i do stare at foreigner bcs they are different and uniqe especially if they are at jakarta. we are not judging it's rather curious and standing out different we sometimes wants to talk but dont want to try to offend them even the staring is quite weird and we know that😂
its normal in indonesia to stare at foreigners. since indons never or rarely seen foreigners in their lifetime... so seeing one is just like wow omg
So just chill, and stop thinking that everyone's beside your race is racist..
@@mondoburger9535 : Right!
Because they live in racism, they get carried away with feelings, the point is they just misunderstood
I'm a black girl and after watching this video n reading comments wouldn't mind visiting Indonesia soon
@𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙮𝙝𝙮𝙪𝙠𝙖 Я одержим дьяволом и у меня судороги и я устал и мной овладел дьявол и у меня судороги и усталость в Египте no but tarek sound khaled will marry to indonesian girl from his alexandria university и я хочу вылечиться в России У меня есть украинская белая магия и я хочу работать в России потому что я устал украинской белой магии
Hi, iam black too
we like korean, japanese, white girls, it doesn't matter if you don't visit indonesia
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being any race other than Indonesian or countries surrounding it in Indonesia would normally mean that you'll get asked for pics or just be stared at...
first time i encounter african is when im in college, around 2000-2001, i dont know where exact place they came from, 5 guys, eating in "warung burjo" i did notice they are a really big guy , compare to me ( im 187 cm ) , i stare at them , not because they are black ( in racism thought ) , nooo, but the way they ate so much is kinda bizzare for me, man, they really ate ALOT hahahaha, welcome to Indonesia.