Comments on: I Love You Mom! Crying on Television, and Other Quirks of Jakarta

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:18:03 +0000

In reply to Nadia Chothia. Thank you, Nadia!

By: Nadia Chothia

Nadia Chothia — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 04:10:41 +0000

Love your writing! Humour and information come together so easily, they are a joy to read! Thanks.

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:17:29 +0000

In reply to Ryan Biddulph.

Thanks, Ryan!
Ooh – I never saw midgets on Indo tv, but I wouldn’t have been surprised!
I found the selfie thing pretty prevalent in India too, but still, not quite the same… 😉

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:45:40 +0000

In reply to Gary. Thank you, Gary! :-)

By: Ryan Biddulph

Ryan Biddulph — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:35:34 +0000

I love these type of posts Nora. I recall my first visit to Bali some 6 years ago. I flipped on the tube. Some comedy show had a few midgets doing silly stuff. Heavy emphasis on physical comedy, and, we in the West may judge the midget stuff as being demeaning, but at the time at least it was simply Indo comedy.

Good deal on those group selfies. I was in Selfie Shock by posing with a crew of young Muslim women at Pantai Pandawa in Bali. I thought I was over the selfie top LOL! They had the sticks, and snapped like mad. Fun times.

Ryan

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:33:37 +0000

Wow Norra, this is a great piece of writing. Thank you for sharing this insight of another culture. A joy to read and humorous too. I felt like I was right there through your descriptions and well chosen photos.