CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

“THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIAN

HABITS IN OUR DAILY LIFE”

WRITEN BY THE 3RD GROUP

MEMBERS: I GEDE SUTHA KASTAWAN 10.06.3.1.0113

: RANI RAHMAYANTI 09.06.3.10003

: SURYANTI DWI ASTUTI 09.06.3.10024

: ASWADI A. SULUI 09.06.3.1.0035

: ULFA Y. HASAN 09.06.3.1 0017

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ART
EDUCATION FACULTY OF UNISMUH-PALU

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 THANKS

I would like to thank the God because of His permission we could

write this material. I would also like to thank the lecture Mrs. Fikriani,

S.S,M.Hum who gives this material as final test. The title of this material is

“The implementation of Indonesian habits in our daily life”, In particular, I

am very graceful to all friends of mine for all their support and

encouragement and for their help with all of the references. I hope this

contribution could give benefits and advantages to the readers although

there are still a lot of mistakes and insufficiency. Because of that to needs

suggestions and criticizes for the perfection of this material.

The writer

TABLE OF CONTENTS
THANKS ......................................................................................... i
TABLE OF CONTENS.....................................................................ii
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study.....................................................1
1.2 The Statement of the Problem.............................................2
1.3 The Objectives of the Study................................................2
1.4 The Scope of the Study.......................................................3

CHAPTER TWO DISCUSSION

2.1Indonesian habits or ethics when they meet new people ....4
2.2Indonesian habits when they visit their Friends’ houses......5
2.3Indonesian table manners habits..........................................6
2.4Indonesian private and public toilet habits ..........................7
2.5 Indonesian habits in the bedroom.......................................8
2.6 Indonesian habits when receiving social invitations...........8
2.7 Indonesian hugging or holding habits.................................9
2.8 Indonesian habits in school’s or university’s environment.9
2.9 Indonesian time habits.........................................................9
2.10 Indonesian habits in public places...................................10

CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Conclusion.........................................................................11
3.2 Suggestion.........................................................................11

REFERENCESS..............................................................................12

CHAPTER 1
 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Cross Cultural Understanding is deemed as one of the important

subject that needs to be taught. It deals with multi cultures which

implemented in human’s daily life all around the world. Cross Cultural

Understanding is a skill that each advance student must possess. Education

demands cross cultural understanding in order to follow the education

process being faced. Success in learning this material is very important for

the learner to improve skill, intelligence and productivity academic.

However, in real learning process most of the students could not

successfully achieve the basic competency of this material.

In this material there are some commonly habits or ethics that have

been implemented by most of the inhabitants of Indonesia, such as,

Indonesian habits or ethics when they meet unknown or new people at the

first time, visiting their friends’ houses, receiving invitations, Table

manners, habits in public places (to stand in line, spiting, pass wind and to

pass urine), habits in the bedroom, toilet and bathroom (private and public

toilets and bathrooms), Habits in school’s environment, hugging and timing

habits. All of these habits are found in our daily life.

1.2 The Statement of the Problem

Referring to the background of the study the problems of this study can be

formulated as follows:

1. How do Indonesian habits when they meet unknown people or new people at

the first time?

2. How do Indonesian habits when they want to visit their friends’ houses?

3. How do Indonesian habits or ethics when receiving social invitations?

4. How do Indonesian habits when having table manners?

5. What are Indonesian habits when they’re in public places (to stand in line,

spiting, pass wind and to pass urine)?

6. How do Indonesian habits to appreciate time?

7. How do Indonesian habits when they are in the bedroom?

8. What are Indonesian habits or ethics in school’s or university’s environment?

9. How do Indonesian habits in the toilets and bathrooms (private toilets and

public bathrooms)?

10. How do Indonesian hugging habits?

1.3 The Objectives of the Study

From the statement above the aims of the study Cross Cultural

Understanding are:

1. To find out the habits of the inhabitants of Indonesia when they meet

new people at the first time.

2. To find out and understand Indonesian habits when they want to visit

their friend’s houses.

3. To find out Indonesian habits when receiving social invitations.

4. To find out and to differentiate Indonesian table manners habits and

European habits.

5. To find out Indonesian habits when they are in public places, such as, to

stand in line, spiting, pass wind and to pass urine.

6. To find out how the citizens appreciate time in their daily life.

7. To find out their activities when they are in the bedroom.

8. To find out their habits or ethics in school’s and university’s

environment.

9. To find out Indonesian habits when they are in the toilet and bathroom

(private toilets and public bathrooms).

10. To find out and to identify their hugging habits.

1.4 The Scope of the Study

In accordance with the problem of the study, the scope of the study is

merely restricted to improve the learner’s understanding about the varieties

of culture that have been implemented in our daily life.

 CHAPTER 2

DISCUSSION

2.1 Indonesian habits or ethics when they meet unknown or new people

at the first time

There are some unique habits that are commonly found in Indonesia,

especially when the inhabitants of Indonesia meet unknown or new people

at the first time, such as:

1. The citizens of Indonesia are mostly friendly and they always pretend to

know, as they’ve known each other to every new people that they’ve

ever met at the first time;

2. Indonesia is also considered to be a relaxed and informal society. When

greeting others in most situations, every people say “hello” or “hi”. It’s

almost similar with most of European habits, but Indonesian people will

not say “nice to meet you” or “how do you do” after greeting new people

they meet.

3. In more formal and informal situations they usually shake hands at the

first time they meet, and most of them will put it on their chest to show

some respects. But these habits are unusual in some other countries in the

world. Even it becomes strange and unacceptable habit.

4. After shaking hands they also usually mention their name or nickname,

and a nickname is usually used among friends and also it’s a sign of

acceptance and friendship. First name is used frequently in Indonesia

than in some other counties. Place of birth, address and occupation are

commonly asked when they meet new people.

5. Sometimes they will offer their new friend something, such as cigarettes,

candies and various other things.

6. In the other side, they’re easy to know and also easy to forget the name

of new people they meet.

2.2 Indonesian habits when they visit their friends’ houses

Most of the inhabitants of Indonesia have different habits with

European when they visit their friends’ houses. It’s completely difference

with Britain’s, American and also Australian. They always make a call and

sometimes bring a gift to the host. When somebody visits one house

without permission they could refuse to accept the guest. In Indonesia, it’s

possible to visit our friend’s house without a call and permission from the

very beginning. And they also don’t know the right moment to visit their

friend’s house. Even they don’t have any idea about what kind of gifts that

they have to give to the host. In this case our people can be classified as
citizens who have impolite habits than other countries who pay good

attention about their habits.

2.3 Indonesian table manners habits

Indonesian people don’t pay a lot of attention to good table manners.

Even most of the inhabitants are sophisticated when they’ve to eat with

knife and fork. Just only certain people or a professional, and in certain

situation they’ve to pay a lot of attention about things that they’ve to do

when having table manners, but the table manners are mostly adopted from

American table manners standard. However, it’s still mixed up with

Indonesian table manners customs. There are some Indonesian table

manners habits, such as:

1. They’re all having their seats together. It’s the opposite of American or

Britain’s table manners habits that they’ve to let the ladies first to have

their seats.

2. In more formal situation they start eating after everyone has been served

by the host or until the host starts eating to show consideration.

3. For informal situation, sometimes they’ve their left elbow on the table

while they’re eating by using their right hand (without fork, spoon and
 knife), and also they pick food out of their teeth with fingernails after

eating.

4. For some peoples burp in public after eating or drinking is impolite

manner.

5. When they’ve finished eating they will let the fork and the spoon
together, the fork with the tines curved.

2.4 Indonesian toilet and bathroom habits (private and public toilets

and bathrooms)

Kind of toilets that we’re generally found in Indonesia are wet

toilets, and even in public places there’re hardly any dry toilets. It doesn’t

like in public toilets, they don’t need to stand in line whenever they’re

going to use their private toilets. It’s usually completed with bath-tub and a

pale to water the porcelain throne, and the room is also completed with a

large of mirror because most of the citizens in Indonesia generally pay a lot

of attention about their appearance. They don’t do any activities when

they’re on the porcelain throne. It distinguishes their habits with some other

countries such as America, England and Australia.

Public toilets are usually completed with standard facilities such as

bath-tub and the other facilities to keep that place are still clean and public

bathrooms in Indonesia also have the same facilities. Beside do stand in

line, most of people generally use this place every day in a certain time and
we should have to manage our time as short as possible we can. Make sure

that you don’t leave something of any kind after using the toilet. It’s

possible to have short conversation when they meet their business relation

in the toilet and also make sure the tap is off to restrict the water and take

the porcelain throne to the very begin position or restore it after using the

toilet.

2.5 Indonesian habits in the bedroom

There are some people who read a book, magazine or news paper

before getting a sleep. Most of them do uncover their bed. It’s caused

Indonesia has tropical season, and they only use gloves during a sleep. The

children around five years old and younger still have a sleep together with

their parents. Boys and girls around 12 to 15 and older have different

bedroom.

2.6 Indonesian habits when having or receiving social invitations

There are some unusual habits in Indonesia than European habits

when they attend social invitations; they always bring a mount of money as

their prize to the host. Sometimes, it’s possible if they want to attend the

party early and help the host to prepare the menus without confirmation at

first. Most of them have bad habits when they have to attend a party such
as, they could not be on time, and also it’s acceptable however we attend

the party as unexpected guest.

2.7 Indonesian hugging or holding hands habits

In Indonesia, holding hands or hugging is normal habit. Women

sometimes do holding hands to each other, but men always considered this

as strange habit. In the other side, men will do holding hands or hugging

when they meet their old friends. Holding hands between a boy and a girl -

Are possible and it’s also indicate that they have a special relationship each

other.

2.8 Habits or ethics in school’s and university’s environment

In school’s and university’s environment we’ve different habits or

ethics than some other countries. Our students are always not be on time to

join class. When they are waiting for their lecture, they sometimes make a

group to discuss something. They always feel sleepy when the lecture

explains about his or her subject in front of the class. Even they are really

happy when the lecture could not attend the class and they don’t realize that

they have bad advantages of it.

2.9 Indonesian time habits

 “Could not be on time” is familiar in our sense of hearings. It has

become popular habit in Indonesia, and most of us considered this habit as a

usual thing that we’ve to keep in our mind as a bad habit.

2.10 Indonesian habits in public places (to stand in line, spiting, pass

wind and to pass urine)

Most of people in Indonesia are impatient when they have to keep

waiting in a certain time, especially in public places such as, in the toilet, in

the gate, in the bus station, on the road and in some other public places. In

their assumption, to be the number one is lucky, however they have to

disturb the line. In this case, we could say that “Indonesian really hate the

line”.

The other habits that we are usually found in public places in

Indonesia are our people will spit and blow their noise up, pass wind and to

pass their urine anywhere and anytime they could. They don’t care about

the other people who are disgusted by their habits and also they’ve never

felt guilty about what they’ve done in public places.

 CHAPTER 3

CONCLUTION AND SUGGESTIONS

3.1 Conclusion

This study aimed at improving the students’ intelligence and skill to

understand the implementation of Indonesian habits in our daily life. It also

aimed to let the students and the learners get advantages from learning this

material, in order they could differentiate Indonesian national cultural with

some other countries in the world. They are also hoped able to adopt good

habits from other countries that could be implemented in our daily life to

substitute our citizens’ bad habits.

3.2 Suggestions

Related to the purposes of this study, there are some points could
be suggested as follows:

1. For the teacher

It suggested that the teacher should creatively in teaching cross

cultural understanding to make the class attracting and encouraging learning
for the students.

2. for the students

It suggested that the students could pay good attention in learning

process, to help them to understand about Indonesian national cultural.

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