Forever Foreign in ASEAN and what it means to be Pribumi
“You can’t simply decide to be Asian. You must have an Asian culture. This means, for a start, changing your...
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I Love Footpaths
For many, Jakarta is a city of kampung, and in the kampung, roads quickly become winding, one-lane tracks, with a...
Fire and Flood
This bule went home for Christmas. I was aware bushfires were burning in Australia and I was, in a slightly...
Social Jakartans
Until I came to Jakarta, social media was a foreign country for this bule. I only had one screen of...
Bubbles & Piazzas
Like most Jakartans, if I have to go less than 200 metres, I walk. Now I have my Scoopy motorbike,...
Death Machines
This bule is in a dilemma. I hate motorbikes. But I think I need to get one. The swarms of...
New Bule Leaves Town
I’ve just celebrated the third anniversary of my arrival in Jakarta. Three months. It feels like I have been here...
New Bule in Town
I’m a new arrival in the least-known major city in the world, the capital of the least-known major country in...
Are you Getting Short-Changed?
Have you ever arrived at a destination in a taxi, pulled out a 100,000 Rupiah note and asked for change...
Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?
More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
Who is Sacha Stevenson?
Indonesia Expat is excited to announce video content for our online viewers. We will feature popular Indonesian YouTube stars as...
Understanding ‘Bule Prices’ in Indonesia
A huge price disparity between local and foreign tourists reaching every sector from transportation threatens Indonesia’s tourism industry....
Minister Pandjaitan Defends Jokowi’s Aim to Have ‘Bules’ Running State-Owned Enterprises
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan expressed his agreement with President Jokowi pushing to have foreigners taking charge of...
Jokowi: I Want Foreigners to Run Some of Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises
With reports on Chinese workers coming to Indonesia and taking work from locals feeding an already anti-foreigner sentiment among some...
Understanding the word ‘Bule’
According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia or KBBI (The Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language), bule is a word used...