Indonesia is a country with serious religious beliefs, and there is no state religion, but it is stipulated that people must be religious. About 87% people in China believe in Islam, which means that the total Muslim population is the largest in the world. About 6. 1% people believe in Protestantism, followed by 3.6% people believe in Catholicism, and most of the rest believe in Hinduism, Buddhism and primitive fetishism.
1. Don't use your right hand when sending and receiving items. Indonesians think it is impolite to use your left hand. When eating, it is also best not to touch all the ingredients with your right hand, because the right hand will think it is unclean, and the right hand is used to clean up the stool residue.
Someone asked, "So what should I do if I am left-handed?" Two choices: 1, don't come. 2. Be prepared to be beaten. Because most Indonesians are Muslims, there is no need to give drinks and articles when selling gifts, because Islamic laws prohibit drinking. Similarly, when eating in a restaurant, if there are Indonesians at the same table, you don't have to order dishes with pork.
Indonesians believe that the head is sacred. Except for the elderly, touching others' heads is regarded as insulting and shouting, and it will be regarded as ill-bred, so you can't touch others' heads casually. Indonesians avoid rats and turtles, so there is no need to discuss these two items in general.
Second, customs and habits 1. Wearing Indonesia's national costume, usually a coat and a sarong (a long smock) around the lower body. A woman's coat is a double-breasted long-sleeved coat with no neckline and a colorful sand cage around her lower body. The man's coat is a long-sleeved coat with a collar and double-breasted buttons, and the lower body is a checkered sand cage. Women usually wear satin shawls, and men wear all kinds of square towels or small gray-black hats on their heads. Ordinary men and women like to wear sandals or wooden shoes.
Because of the hot weather, Indonesians generally don't like to wear socks. Boys' square towels, wool ones are also very delicate, and they are often printed with various patterns. The way of binding is different all over the country, some are tied into quadrangles, some are tied into triangles, and some are tied into rings. A small black hat with no brim worn on the top of the head is usually made of flat flannel, and its color is luminous. According to Indonesian custom, boys should wear this kind of small hat when they are mature, which means that they have grown up and should pay attention to etiquette knowledge.
If you visit a temple or mosque, you should not wear shorts, sleeveless vests, suspenders or more revealing clothes. You must take off your shoes when entering all sacred places. In Bali, you need to wear a belt around your waist to enter a temple.
2. Indonesian etiquette, people should not cross their legs when sitting. If you must do this, put the knee of one leg on the knee of the other.
Cover your mouth with your left hand when yawning, otherwise it is impolite; Don't laugh at others' mistakes, and don't imitate anyone's posture, otherwise it will hurt their feelings.
Indonesians will have some special habits that foreign customers need to pay attention to. They like to walk barefoot (especially in rural areas) and sit on the mat (men sitting on a plate and women kneeling).
Indonesians pay attention to etiquette when they meet, and always greet each other when they meet. When addressing a legal person, you can only use his surname, not his surname. Muslims generally greet each other in Arabic and put their hands together to their foreheads to show their sincere and heartfelt wishes. If foreigners greet Indonesians in Indonesian, they will feel very close, but don't pat their shoulders at will.
4. Diet Indonesia is located in the subtropical zone and does not produce wheat, so the staple food of the family is rice, corn or sweet potato, especially rice. In addition to cooking, Indonesians also like to use banana leaves or palm leaves to wrap rice or fermented rice into a prism and cook it, which is called "Keduba". However, Indonesians also like to eat pasta, such as all kinds of fresh noodles, toast and bread.
Indonesians don't need wooden chopsticks to eat. Except for sometimes using a knife in official occasions, people are generally used to grabbing food with their left hand. When grabbing rice, put the white rice directly on the plate, knead it into small packets with the fingers of your right hand, and send it to your mouth one by one. Put a bowl of water next to the dining table. When catching rice, always soak your hands in cold water to prevent white rice from sticking to your hands. Some people also like to drink wine, pure water and so on. And generally don't drink spirits.
There is a habit of chewing old leaves and betel nuts in rural areas. For example, if the host sends a Penang dish, the customer had better try it to thank the host for his hospitality.
5. Business Indonesians pay special attention to sending personal business cards. When meeting for the first time, the customer should give his personal business card to the host, and the text of the personal business card should be in English. Indonesians like peaceful tone, unpretentious posture and good desire to reach an agreement. When negotiating with them, be modest and keep your voice down. It's best to bring gifts when visiting Indonesian businessmen. Accepting gifts means undertaking some kind of obligation. Don't care about gifts from others, but don't open the outer package in public. Indonesian businessmen like to hold banquets. As a customer, you should benefit others with the same standard once before returning to China.
With so many rules and regulations, do you find it difficult to survive in Indonesia? But rules are rules. As long as you don't touch some taboos and pay more attention, there will be no problem.