Q: What Dish is Pretty?

The girl don’t know.

A: lo deh (=”Just You”)

What is different “lo deh” from “Lodeh”?

“lo deh”

lo = you (slang from Betawinese, an indigenous ethnic in Jakarta)

deh = adverb, no meaning, as “just” in English

Lodeh = a dish

Japan’s Chuo University Students Seeing Diversity in Indonesia

Prof. Kato visits Indonesia every year and brings his students to see diversity in Indonesia: languages, ethnics, races, religions, cultures etc.

In the following video, they present Indonesian classical songs.

By the way, we heard they as a homogeneous society tend to conform everything as a united entity. If there is anyone doing different thought or action, it’s regarded not proper. People will blame ones that appear differently.

Yes, every nation has their own history along with specific culture as the tool to respond every challenge in society.

Conformity under unity is important to make a solid nation.

Perhaps they once in a while consider to look another scheme called diversity.

Everything in culture is alright: conformity or diversity etc., as long as there is no misusage in these things, either conformity or diversity. Context matters.