I had a strange experience yesterday while trying to go to a small Balinese waterpark. It's called Gumuh Sari Futsal & Waterpark.
Here's their Facebook page, they don't have a website (no surprise there):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumuh-Sari-Futsal-Water-Park/547940022028319
I drive in and the Satpam looks decidedly uncomfortable to see me but I ask him in Indonesian where to park and seems to be fine after that. The family and I walk up to the entrance and there's a staff member there to greet us. He sheepishly tells my wife that foreigners aren't allowed to come in, I laughed because I thought he was joking, but he then explained that a bule had fallen on the water slide and the ensuing chaos had caused the owner so much trauma that he just decided to ban all foreigners. There's a sign on the front window that says "Local Tourism Only".
I wasn't really pissed off as I'm pretty sure calling the place a waterpark was a typical Indonesian marketing exaggeration, but I'd kill to know the story behind it. Anyone know?
There is a certain logic to it though. If you don't want to deal with complaints, simply ban the people most likely to complain.
Pretty weird experience being refused service because of the colour of my skin. What's next? Signs that say "No Irish, No Bule, No Dogs"? Am I the new Martin Luther King Jr.? . . . of bules?
Here's their Facebook page, they don't have a website (no surprise there):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumuh-Sari-Futsal-Water-Park/547940022028319
I drive in and the Satpam looks decidedly uncomfortable to see me but I ask him in Indonesian where to park and seems to be fine after that. The family and I walk up to the entrance and there's a staff member there to greet us. He sheepishly tells my wife that foreigners aren't allowed to come in, I laughed because I thought he was joking, but he then explained that a bule had fallen on the water slide and the ensuing chaos had caused the owner so much trauma that he just decided to ban all foreigners. There's a sign on the front window that says "Local Tourism Only".
I wasn't really pissed off as I'm pretty sure calling the place a waterpark was a typical Indonesian marketing exaggeration, but I'd kill to know the story behind it. Anyone know?
There is a certain logic to it though. If you don't want to deal with complaints, simply ban the people most likely to complain.
Pretty weird experience being refused service because of the colour of my skin. What's next? Signs that say "No Irish, No Bule, No Dogs"? Am I the new Martin Luther King Jr.? . . . of bules?