Gingham Check Handshake Festival Recap

Richardson Kilis

Richardson H. Kilis is a U.S.-educated Indonesianist who studies the relationship of technology and cultural exchange.

3 Responses

  1. asal komen says:

    did you talk to chika with English?

    if you talk to her with English, I think there is a misunderstanding about “gift” conversation

    maybe she was joking, when she said “did you bring me a gift” I think she actually mean “did you bring me a durian”,
    because the previous conversation was about durian, but actually of course she did not really ask for durian

    in here sometimes ask for something doesn’t mean they really want it, it just a joke
    but if you really give it, she will be very grateful

    in indonesia it’s called “basa basi” :-D

  2. asal komen says:

    did you talk to chika with English?

    if you talk to her with English, I think there is a misunderstanding about “gift” conversation

    maybe she was joking, when she said “did you bring me a gift” I think she actually mean “did you bring me a durian”,
    because the previous conversation was about durian, but actually of course she did not really ask you to bring her a durian

    in here sometimes ask for something doesn’t mean they really want it, it just a joke
    but if you really give it, she will be very grateful

    in indonesia it’s called “basa basi” :-D

  3. Zaizen says:

    I don’t think I have heard Lidya speak English before, I’m curious now to hear it. Thanks for sharing your experience with us :-D