@matabiru111
German expat in Indonesia
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About me
German
Lives in Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali
Speaks German, English, Indonesian, Bislama, French, Russian
Registration: 17 January 2015
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Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
No the truth is, it is not a safe country. And none is saying that anger is a good thing, but covering up evil with a smile is even worse than showing openely disappointment. Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Oh ya i nearly forgot fred will for sure comment. its a real fred logic: to get cheated on, lied to, misued over years its never the fault of the cheater, its never the fault of the liar and its never the fault of the one who is misusing another ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
ya unfortunately its the reality, foreigners are not welcome here. Foreigners are just good a pokets on legs, as long as they can milk you like a cow, you are welcome, if you close the money flow, you are suddenly and very fast not welcome anymore, ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
same experience, never use any local moving company, 80% of my furnitures are destroyed and I am still struggling with a lawyer to get it replaced. Also stay away from local lawyers, they just making the next round of money out of you. If you use a ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
But whatever, I said what I had to say as warning to other expats as my responsibility to others. And I am actually also tired of Freds permanent judgment of my comments as my mistakes I made actually. Those things happen to me, are not my ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
All what you described is true and makes it not comfortable to live as an expat in this country. But in my case they ribbed me of inside family, I am married to an Indonesian, so don't make those examples like those cheating are actually my ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Ya u are not living involved with the sociaty than. And to the topic danger my last story: my very best friend, we shared over 30 years our lives, moved here a year ago to spend her pensiun time with me and my family. Three month ago she got ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Narilulla u are funny of giving me this suggestion. I cant count the money i spent here and there and there an here for my "safety" how many faked sick mothers or grandmothers hospital i paid, even i think this should not be the social ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Ya iank in general u are right. And if u ask me why i stayed for so long than exactely because i always try to see the positive things. And of course i always thought this time its the worse one and it cant get worse. But believe me in here it can. ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Oh ya i agree on that: one expat who are sourounded by just the expat society and one which taking the risk of living with the local society. And of course the first one are actually not really living here they for sure dont have to face the hard ... Read More
Mistakes expats make in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Indonesia? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Actually in this country u can just make everything wrong, because u are an expat. If u are rude u will feel that, if u are nice u will also feel the effect and that actually sooner and harder than the first one. People here are very racism. This ... Read More
cost of building a house by Indodiver
hello, i bought a small piece of land near labuan bajo,flores. i would like to have an estimate ,per square meter, of the construction cost for a simple 80 m2 house. also, i need someone to build that house :)
I built three houses in Indonesia and I had three horrible experiences. I was monitoring them very carefully, but things always are going so wrong exact in that moment you turn for an hour around. You can't monitor them 24 hours, which you ... Read More
Studying in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Would you recommend studying abroad in Indonesia? Every year, 4 million young people from all over the world choose to study abroad for one semester or a full academic year. Would you encourage them to come and study in ...
Thats an interesting topic and its depends on which subject this particular student is studying and what that student is looking for during such a semester abroad. 1. If the student is studying in the field or art, dance, painting, sculpturing and ... Read More
Customer care in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Indonesia and ...
sorry to hear that, and ya as I said, as long as you are buying they will be nice, if you complain ... unfortunately no chance and the situation directly change to absolutely the opposite. hope u will be able to find a solution. Read More
Customer care in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Indonesia and ...
Their name was . Its not just bad luck, its habit, but as I said customer service is not something I appreciate in Indonesia, there are so many other things which makes it worth to stay here. Read More