Posted on 06/18/2023 8:57:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It seems that hardly a day goes by without reports of another tourist offending local customs on Bali. There are bikini-clad yoginis doing ‘downward dog’ poses in temple gateways and half-naked hooligans arguing with traffic police over their lack of a crash-helmet. While the world asks what’s caused this sudden rush of inappropriate behaviour, travellers who know the island well are wondering why it’s taken so long for Balinese to stand up and say, “enough is enough!”
In 1972 the iconic surf-movie Morning of the Earth showed a naked hippy teaching elderly Balinese fishermen how to smoke cannabis. Four centuries after deserters from a Dutch ship called The Amsterdam became what might be referred to as the island’s first sex-tourist expats, the alleyways around Kuta Beach were a favoured hangout for gangs of drunken louts, prowling for magic mushrooms and young Indonesian prostitutes.
Long-term expats say that it’s amazing that tempers hadn’t already frayed decades ago but the predominantly Hindu population of this island (lying at the heart of the world’s largest Muslim country) are among the most welcoming and easy-going people on the planet. Finally, with patience apparently stretched to a breaking point, rules have been put in place to curb bad behaviour on the Island of the Gods.
In May The Jakarta Post reported that 101 foreigners were deported in the first four months of this year – including 27 Russians, eight British and seven Americans – and Bali’s Governor I Wayan Koster issued a list of rules for tourists to abide by. Foremost on the list are reminders to dress and behave modestly at religious sites and traffic rules (especially concerning rented motorcycles and the use of helmets) are to be more strictly enforced.
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It sounds like the heathens are invading the pagans.
Interesting.
Has Fetterman been giving speeches there?
He is always dressed for the beach ....
Indeed.
Besides all that, the food tastes bad.
It seems like Bali is getting its buttons pushed.
Anybody who does not like a dish of nasi gorang is not human
Far out man! They should have nipped this in the bud. Maybe nipped his head from his bod.
Bonking is bad, mmmkay?
What is bonking?
Ive always wanted to sit down to a genuine riistafel. Hold the monkey brains, though.
Yeah. Along with the louts and hooligans. And throw in a few bad apples too....
The babi guling is very tasty.
I’ve had blubinga seni domruscoscoblublo and it was most excellent, especially with a dash of tuklopinguskololo bulabuba sauce.
Wanted to visit Bali but in looking at reviews and YouTube posts there was never a reel or photo without the picture full of people. Everywhere people went there were lots and lots and lots of people. It looked like you were leaving a football game, everywhere.
I haven’t heard the term used in a while, but cyclists have long referred to riding hard till you puke or pass out as bonking.
Been there, done that a couple times.
I don’t think that’s the context here.
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