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Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **11/10/15 7:26 pm**

I was trying to think of some practices I've adopted from foreign countries. Lots of countries have little things they do that are better than other countries. As a foreigner, you also see many things that are more efficient at home. It works both ways.

Here are some things I'm thinking of.

- Washing dishes.
Indonesians wash dishes by putting the dish washing liquid in a bowl diluted with water. They dip the sponge in the soup and wipe and rinse each dish. This especially makes sense if you have a single sink or not a lot of counter space. I stopped using the method of filling the sink with water and sticking my hands in it (which you may have to change on spaghetti or chili night anyway).

- Cutting with the blade the other way.
I don't do this. My wife does. Back when my grandmother was alive, she was amazed at how my wife could peal a pear with the sharp point pointed away with her. It makes more sense so you don't cut yourself. I've tried it but haven't practiced enough.

- Using chop sticks.
If you ever camp or get stranded on a desert island and have to make your own utensils, chop sticks are easy. Once you learn to use them, eating a bowl of noodles with chop sticks is a better experience than using a fork.

- A sink at McDonald's and other restaurants
McDonald's and other restaurants have sinks that aren't in the bathroom in Indonesia. So you can wash your hands. I don't like them doing the food first and then the money, or doing it in an unpredictable order, because you could save time by washing the money protozoa off your hands while you wait for the food otherwise.

- Pickle mustard greens.
I'm from the south, but never cared much for greens southern style. The Chinese pickle some of their greens and serve them in a delicious pork soup. It kind of tastes like downhome cooking and foreign at the same time. It's not American buffet Chinese food, but it's very good. I think I've had it with chicken.

- An egg, kimchi, tuna in the ramen noodles.
A lot of Americans throw in the broth/MSG packs without cracking an egg or putting some vegetables, left over meat, or a can of tuna fish in the ramen noodles.
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01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24275 **11/10/15 8:23 pm**

I use about that method of washing dishes in the motor home.

My wife will not look at RAmen noodles and I love 'em. We hiked 1850 miles and had Ramen noodles 80% of the nights. Of course I forget what I had last night. Too many times she asks, "What do you want for supper?"
I say "Pizza sounds good."
"We had that last night!"
Smart Alec rep;y, "I bet Italians eat Pizza twice in a row!"
Not smart!
Any way In out travels I do enjoy seeing the different cultures and their practices.

I liked the Post Link! Cool

PS: how can you say you don't like greens southern style! Shocked

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Nick Park

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1021 **11/11/15 4:21 am**

Things they do better overseas?

Serving drinkable coffee - as opposed to the coffee flavored water you guys drink in the US. Wink

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bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **11/11/15 8:26 am**

Sailing a ship sure works better when done over seas.

(I can't figure out why someone would dip a sponge in soup to wash dishes.)

John Jett

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4955 **11/11/15 8:58 am**

bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **11/11/15 9:05 am**

make cheap plastic goods
grow coffee beans
grow cacao
grow opium

bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **11/11/15 9:07 am**

squelch free speech and free presses

bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **11/11/15 9:08 am**

fell trees without chainsaws

bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **11/11/15 9:09 am**

speak foreign languages Laughing

John Jett

John Jett · Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4955 **11/11/15 9:14 am**

European coffee beans would be nasty Bonnie.

edit - nevermind, this is overseas in general, so you're right, better coffee beans

John Jett

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4955 **11/11/15 9:15 am**

Sports cars

c6thplayer1

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6385 **11/11/15 11:09 am**

Crime , even though were catching up.

Cojak

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Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **11/29/15 5:07 am**

When I first got to Indonesia, they had pencil sharpeners for the kids at he school I worked at that grabbed the pencil and pushed it in while you turned. If a crank pencil sharpener isn't mounted, it's hard to use. I've seen one in the US, since. I think they were from China or Taiwan.

I don't get the different shaped paper clips. Indonesians have triangle shaped paper clips with rounded edges. They do appear to use up less metal.

I can think of some things Indonesians probably do better than Americans, in general: respect their parents, keep their virginity until marriage. They also have an ethic to try to make other people feel comfortable socially, especially the Javanese. It seems to be generally true of most Indonesians. It's especially true if you are someone's guest, but even just having a conversation with someone, they try to make you feel comfortable and welcome.

Indonesians can be very hospitable. I was a guest preacher at a mining camp staying in someone's home, a Javanese married to a Papuan. Especially with preachers, I got the feeling they wanted to treat me like Jesus was staying with them. They kept apologizing for not doing more. It was Christmas time, and they had a lot to do, so I tried just not to add to their burden.
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