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Meeting with new people
Walked past away a group of people
Right hand to eat
Right thumb to point at people or directions
Right hand to receive or give something
Using a squat toilet
Polite sitting
Offer guests food or drinks and allow guests to enjoy a meal
Kissing hands when arriving or saying goodbye (salim)
Say hello to others
Stop all the activities when azan (calling to pray)
Visiting etiquette (knocking on doors, entering, and sitting)
Eating silently
Take a cold shower using a dipper
Take off your shoes when entering the room
Using Mas and Mbak

Right Hand To Receive Or Give Something

Forms of local wisdom:

– Receive something from another person with the right hand
– Give something to another person with the right hand

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Right hand to receive or give something

  • The right hand is used to receive or give something. It is considered polite compared to using the left hand. 
  • Giving things to others and receiving things with the right hand is a form of respect because the right hand represents good things and is stronger. 
  • The right hand is used to receive or give things to all ages, both children and adults. 
  • - Receiving or giving something with the left hand is considered rude and disrespectful to others, unless someone is left-handed.

Source: 

Abdulqodir, A., Sriwarno, A. B., & Isdianto, B. (2014). Kemampuan Adaptasi Orang Kidal terhadap Lingkungan Non Kidal dalam Aktivitas Menulis dan Menggambar (Studi Kasus: Mahasiswa/i FSRD-ITB). ITB Journal of Visual Art and Design, 6(1), 43–57. https://doi.org/10.5614/itbj.vad.2014.6.1.5

Wouk, F. (2006b). The Language of Apologizing In Lombok, Indonesia. Journal of Pragmatics, 38(9), 1457–1486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2005.09.011

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