Indonesians confuse me..

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The office is on the 2nd floor..

To go to the factory, I have to go down to the 1st floor..

There is a staircase

When I go down the stairs, an employee coming up

goes back down and stands at a distance, waiting until I finish coming down..

The staircase is a bit narrow..


Earlier, I went around the site once

and came up to the 2nd floor office

and already one of the employees was opening the door to enter the office..


But when he heard me coming up

he held the door open with his hand and stepped aside to let me pass..

He's older than me..

I greeted him saying "Thank you..(Terima kasih)" and entered my room..



As I thought about it carefully..

I think, "A country boy from Gyeongsang-do is really being treated well here in Indonesia."..


As I was thinking such thoughts

suddenly my mind started to wander..



I don't know how to use a copier..

I've never sent a fax..

I don't know how to transfer calls to another line..

I've never opened a car hood..

I graduated from engineering school, but I don't know how to fix things when something breaks at home..

I've never washed a car..



I thought I could do everything

but when I think about it, it seems I don't know how to do much..

For over 20 years, just..

I've only given orders, it seems..


I've mentioned it a few times before

My basic mindset when dealing with Indonesian people is "they're pitiful" and "they're kind"..

Today, thinking about it, I think I need to add one more..



Pitiful..

Kind..

And..

they make me deluded about myself..



Indonesian people

make me, who is nothing special, feel like I'm a great person..

it seems..


They say delusion is a shortcut to senility..


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    [KR] 저도 항상 감사하게 생각하네요. 이런 대접을 받을 수 있어,,,호의적이고,,ㅎ


    [EN] I'm always grateful too. To be treated so well..., so kindly..., hehe


    [ID] Saya juga selalu berterima kasih. Bisa mendapat perlakuan seperti ini,,,ramah dan,,ㅎ

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    [KR] 참... 애매한 부분이 있기는 합니다. 함께 일하는 사람들에게 동료라고 생각하고 뭐든 함께 하고 먼저 하고... 그런 모습을 보여주면... 자기네들 수준으로 저를 낮춰서 생각하는 경우가 생기기도 하더라구요. 분명 수직 관계임에도 불구하고 그런 구분이 무너지면 의외의 행동들을 하는 것을 몇번 겪고 나서는 의식적으로라도 선을 긋고 대하는 부분이 생기더라구요. 어찌 되었든 한국 정서로는 공감되지 않는 부분이 다소 있는 사람들인건 분명합니다.


    [EN] Well... there are definitely some ambiguous aspects. When I show colleagues that I think of them as coworkers and do everything together and take the lead... sometimes they end up lowering me to their level in how they perceive me. Even though it's clearly a hierarchical relationship, after experiencing several times where they act unexpectedly when those boundaries break down, I've found myself consciously drawing lines and maintaining distance in how I interact with them. In any case, it's clear that these are people who have aspects that don't align with Korean sensibilities.


    [ID] Memang... ada beberapa bagian yang samar-samar. Ketika saya memperlakukan orang yang bekerja bersama saya sebagai rekan kerja dan menunjukkan sikap untuk melakukan apa pun bersama-sama, mengambil inisiatif lebih dulu... ada kalanya mereka mulai menempatkan saya pada level mereka. Meskipun jelas ada hubungan hierarki, ketika perbedaan itu runtuh, setelah beberapa kali mengalami perilaku yang tidak terduga, saya menjadi sadar untuk menarik garis tegas dalam cara saya memperlakukan mereka. Bagaimanapun juga, jelas bahwa mereka adalah orang-orang yang memiliki aspek-aspek yang tidak sejalan dengan sentimen budaya Korea.

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