mugwump
Having been here many years have been able to unravel many mysteries most of us encounter on a daily or at least frequent basis.
For instance I know why it isn't usually feasible to find a parking place on Monkey Forest Road, and why you can't pay toll by cash for a trip on the toll road. Also know why it takes close to two hours to travel 3 or 4 kilometers on the ferry from Gilimanuk to Jawa, and why you can't get enough to eat in a restaurant in either Sanur or Lovina.
I could go on and on about lotsa stuff, but one thing that totally defies me is why an individual must tear up a whole roll of toilet paper in Indonesia when all you want to do is just neatly fold a few squares to use the product for its intentioned purpose!
This product is apparently held defiantly together by something stronger than super glue and must destroy an entire housewife's monthly budget and drive a strong man to indulge in vast amounts of Bintang to ease his frustration! It is unyielding and won't relent until down to the cardboard core. Please don't suggest another brand of this material because I am certain that there is a unified agreement amongst all the manufacturers to hold their ground and not permit any cowardly act by some new producer to wreck this program by selling something that gently yields the initial square of paper and continues to do so sparingly until the core is reached. He, he that would breach the whole program and permit the purchase of a commonly used household product for a nominal sum.
This is of course an environmental concern as well because we all know that paper comes from trees, and that the conservation of trees is beneficial to the environment!
Well, perhaps there is no real solution, but at least I have gotten this off my er...chest!
