Cultures

Behavior that Common in Western but not in Indonesia

Having sex on dating is very common in Western countries. It is become their culture since they want to know deeper about their spouse. They can do having sex although on their first meeting. But In Indonesia having sex before marriage is forbidden since it can trigger many problem for instance healthy problem and morality problem. Indonesian also reject having sex before marriage because they still consider of eastern culture which respect with high etiquette.

Kissing in the public area is also very common in western countries. They think that kissing is one of the ways to express their love. But In Indonesia kissing in the public area will occur some big problem. Beside impolite, it also breaks the social norm.

Drink beer in Western countries is very common, for they can forget for a while with their life problems. They can talk anything unconsciously. Beer also can bring quietness. Beside that beer also have function to warm their body since they live in the four season countries which the weather are extreme. But in Indonesia beer is illegal. Because beer is intoxicate so people who drink beer can not control their selves. The stereo type developed in Indonesia the people who common drink beer is considered as the bad person.

Cohabitation in the United States is often seen as a natural step in the dating process. People may live together for a number of reasons. Cohabitants could live together in order to save money, because of the convenience of living with another, or a need to find housing. Most couples listed reasons such as spending more time together, convenience based reasons, and testing their relationships, while few gave the reason that they do not believe in marriage. Indonesian society very refuses cohabitation, for these activities not relevance with the Indonesia norm that emphasize gloriousness value. In Indonesia, an Islamic penal code proposed in 2005 would have made cohabitation punishable by up to two years in prison