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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

Using Mas and Mbak

Forms of local wisdom:

– Calling Mas to young men known or unknown
– Calling Mbak to young women known or unknown

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Using Mas and Mbak

  • Greeting words are often used to address or call someone. Greeting words such as "Mas, Mbak, Pak, Bu, Kak" followed by someone's name function to respect others. 
  • One can call a known or unknown young man using the word "Mas". 
  • "Mbak" is used to call young women who are known or unknown. 
  • A person is not allowed to call another person's name directly without a greeting word, unless they have a close friendship or are younger.
  • If one cannot estimate the age of the addressee, older or younger, one can use a greeting word to call or address.

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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