That Indonesian Girl/Boy Elephant in the Room

 

This theme is always the one that expats have to field from the newbies and tourists alike that is almost never mentioned.

I can’t think of the number of conversations I’ve had with strangers upon them learning I live here that has skated around this subject forever and left me scratching my head wondering what they fecking wanted.

I now tend to watch the eyes – if they rove and follow small brown beauties more than casually I tend to diver right in with my usual delicacy “wonder who’s…

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