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The Job Post Wants 'Good Indonesian.' It Never Meant the Javanese You Grew Up Speaking.

Jakarta offices reward polished Bahasa Indonesia and English. Slip into your grandmother's Javanese or Sundanese, and the room quietly files you under kampung.

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by Paolo Aquino
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A worker walks under the sunrise in Jakarta's modern urban landscape with skyscrapers.
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by Paolo Aquino
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