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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

Take off sandals or footwear when entering the room

Forms of local wisdom:

– Enter the mosque or house
– Taking off shoes
– Put shoes on a shelf or other available place

monaco

Take off your sandals or flip flop when entering the room

  • There is an unwritten rule about removing shoes or slippers when entering someone else's house, specifically when visiting. 
  • One is required to remove footwear including slippers before entering the house because there is an assumption that the footwear can carry dirt and dirty the floor of the house. 
  • So, removing shoes or slippers before entering the house is a form of keeping other people's homes clean. 
  • However, one is allowed to wear socks when entering someone else's house. 
  • Shoes or slippers can be placed in front of the door or a place provided by the host. However, one can still wear shoes or slippers when entering a home if the homeowner allows it.

Source: 

Dukut, E. M. (2020). Peran generasi Muda dalam Merevitalisasi Sopan Santun Jawa melalui e-Book. In Kebudayaan, Ideologi, Revitalisasi, dan Digitalisasi Seni Pertunjukkan Jawa dalam Gawai (pp. 220–241). https://books.google.co.id/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Q5_LDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA220&dq=mempersilakan+orang+lebih+tua+untuk+makan+dulu&ots=-8wGYQFHE5&sig=9INTNJmdvrlo7bCaL_QXXxNsxjc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=mempersilakan%20orang%20lebih%20tua%20untuk%20makan%20dulu&f=false

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