User talk:114.79.29.78

Hello, and welcome to Wikivoyage!

I appreciate your edits to the Indonesia article. I do want to give you the courtesy of letting you know that I deleted two portions of it, though: The suggestion not to bargain aggressively and to tip, and the section detailing the plight of Indonesian expatriate workers. Tipping is not traditional in Indonesia, and foreigners pay more than locals, in any case. I don't think we want to be in the business of suggesting that foreigners should condition Indonesians to expect a tip on top of a greater price for what they are selling. I understand why you individually choose to do that; that's up to your own conscience. Mine tells me to behave in a way they will respect, not in a way that will - as I see it - make them consider me a sucker, and I'd like to ask you to please respect that there is more than one honorable way to do business in countries where tipping is not traditional but bargaining is. Also, the plight of Indonesian expatriate workers is serious, but as they are not in Indonesia, it isn't really on topic for the "Work" section of a guide on Indonesia. Rather, it would be on-topic (along with the treatment of workers from the Philippines, Bangladesh, etc.) for the "Work" section of guides on the Arab Gulf emirates and other places where many expatriates are treated bestially.

I hope you don't find this message personally offensive but take it in the spirit in which I intend it, and I also hope that you continue to share your knowledge and passion with more edits on this site.

All the best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:50, 13 February 2013 (UTC)