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    Default Indonesian proverbs

    I found a good list here of Indonesian proverbs:

    Indonesian proverbs - Wikiquote
    Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat drinking beer all day.

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    Default Sleep like a chicken

    Wiki is just astounding - I can't believe the lengths some people go to.

    BTW: Has anyone ever heard the expression sleep like a chicken?

    I asked a friend if he was a good sleeper and he said yes, but he sleeps like a chicken.

    When I said WHAT THE! He said, it means I go to sleep easily but also rouse very easily (light sleeper). It's an expression; Sleep like a chicken.
    Or sleep like a tiger (a heavy sleeper).

    I found it hilarious and have since asked many Indonesians but nobody seems to have heard of it. They look at me like I'm nuts.

    I'ts not on the list, well at least not under to Tidor.

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    BTW: Has anyone ever heard the expression sleep like a chicken?
    Before you laugh too much, what about this well-known Western one?
    "Sleep like a baby"
    If babies sleep so good, how come they wake up every couple of hours?

    I have no problems with Sleep like a politician/police officer/president/immigration official/security staff/emergency telephone numbers/supermarket check-outs....

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    Quote Originally Posted by LATAH View Post
    Wiki is just astounding - I can't believe the lengths some people go to.

    BTW: Has anyone ever heard the expression sleep like a chicken?

    I asked a friend if he was a good sleeper and he said yes, but he sleeps like a chicken.

    When I said WHAT THE! He said, it means I go to sleep easily but also rouse very easily (light sleeper). It's an expression; Sleep like a chicken.
    Or sleep like a tiger (a heavy sleeper).

    I found it hilarious and have since asked many Indonesians but nobody seems to have heard of it. They look at me like I'm nuts.

    I'ts not on the list, well at least not under to Tidor.
    Its called Tidur Tidur Ayam, my wife says its a common quote.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKT View Post
    Its called Tidur Tidur Ayam, my wife says its a common quote.
    Thanks BKT. I'm assuming it's the same, for sleep like a Tiger. Can you ask your wife if you can use it as a good night wish? The Tiger version that is...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LATAH View Post
    Thanks BKT. I'm assuming it's the same, for sleep like a Tiger. Can you ask your wife if you can use it as a good night wish? The Tiger version that is...
    lol she hasn't heard of that one

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