Jakarta

I live here. It’s terrible. Polluted, congested (I don’t know any other place where the traffic gets this bad), dirty, high crime rate. Apart from that although the locals can be very friendly/tolerant with FOREIGNERS, if you’re a local girl who wont conform and act 100% Indonesian, you’re bound to be bullied. Some people get snarky comments/verbal abuse offline for what they blog online (about pretty innocent topics). It’s dangerous too. If you intend to visit, PLEASE, I recommend reading this: http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/hi/sexharrass1.html & http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/hi/sexharass2.html to avoid being sexually harassed by the men. I don’t want you to get hurt around here!

this place has good and bad sides. the good news, there is everything there. from elite shopping mall, seaside themepark, great dining place with nice price, high quality school, even to chinatown and beautiful historical museums and monuments, yes, you can find them all! you see variety of people there: malayan, chinese, caucasian, arabian, you name it…
the bad sides:
beware of flood. beware of street criminality. bad road condition. baaaad transportation system. traffic jam.

Jakarta has a loooooooot of worth destination to visit! :)

u need someone who really know the city as a guide.. love the taman mini indonesia indah..

If you don’t like crazy traffic, trash, pollution, horney and anything that can take you off the tranquility, get out of Jakarta. If you think that New York, London, Xangai or Tokio are crazy cities, you don’t know Jakarta.

Believe me, in five times there, never I see a place so ugly like this.