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