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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

Eating Silently

Forms of local wisdom:

– Eat with your hands
– Eat with a spoon
– Pray before eating
– Take enough food
– Eat silently

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Eating silently

  • Eating while talking or making sounds (tasting) is considered rude. 
  • The sound that comes from the movement of the mouth when chewing is considered rude and distracting. 
  • The sound produced by the scraping or clashing of cutlery is also considered noisy and disrespectful. 
  • When eating, one usually speaks moderately at the beginning before the meal begins or at the end after the meal is finished. 
  • To avoid the sound produced when chewing, one can put the food into the deeper part of the mouth and chew with the molars while closing the mouth.

Source: 

Apriliani, E. I., & Dewi, N. K. (2019). Tata Krama Budaya Jawa Membentuk Sikap Santun Anak Usia Dini. In Indonesian Journal of Early Childhood (Vol. 1, Issue 1).

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