Write an entry Entries about this placeMy thoughts on Jakarta by JeremyJTThe people here are wonderful though not many of them can speak English. Just Come if you wanna visit. i born here, i live here. by sashashaawonder about Jakarta? just visit it then, you can do anything, you can find anything in here. but you have to get used of the traffic jam, the heat of the sun, terrible traffic, and dirty places, smell places. hahaha. Jakarta is unique, jakarta is mirrored how the Indonesians are. Not My Favorite City by mia76I 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! over 5 years agolike the other city by happytribalfelicethis 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… See all 66 entries |
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