7 Things Indonesia Do Better Than Japan

As Indonesian who lived in Japan before, most of my friends always said that living there is much better compared to Indonesia. There are lots and lots of things that Japan outrun Indonesia, but do you know there are some aspects that Indonesia is better than Japan?

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Summer Everyday

Indonesia is located on the equator line. So we have the typical tropical rainforest climate. Picture is courtesy of Wikimedia

Hey people! We have summer everyday, yeah! Because of our geographical location, we enjoy summer 365 days every year. If you ask any Indonesian, they won’t appreciate this at first, but if they stuck up in winter for 3 whole months, we are totally grateful for it.

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Bigger Space

A typical Indonesian small economical housing. Still bigger than what Japan has to offer. Image courtesy of rumahcitra.com

Our living space is bigger, wider, and spacious compared to most houses in Japan. Other than the size of the island, it’s also due to Japan’s preservation towards it’s nature in the country side.

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Shopping Malls

Central Park Mall in Podomoro City Jakarta. Image courtesy of Airbnb.com

We don’t have that much place to go for outdoor recreation that’s why many businesses invest a lot into the shopping malls. Especially in Jakarta, you can find a lot of amazing malls with different concepts. You can find shopping malls nearly everywhere in the big city.

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Cheaper cinemas

Sometimes it can be cheaper combined with promotion from a credit card company. Image courtesy of 21cineplex.com

It costs a lot just to watch a movie in Japan. Meanwhile it cost half of it here. I don’t understand why they cost so much while the chair doesn’t feel that comfortable. The other great thing is, we don’t have to wait for the credit roll to finish to leave the theatre once the movie is over.

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Tropical Fruits

Picture says everything. Image courtesy of warasfarm.files.wordpress.com

A lot of tropical fruits have bunch of vitamins and you can get it so cheap that you take everything for granted. In the contrary though, fruits like lemon, peach, or fruits that grows in the subtropical countries, cost more.

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Flavour Varieties

Prepare your tongue for that tingling sensation when you hit the spices. Image courtesy of tokorinajatinegara.com

While I was in Japan, most foods taste similar even though they have different delicacies that come from other regions in Japan. Foods in Japan are adjusted to the local taste where most of the people prefer simple taste (just sweet or just sour, there is no sweet and sour).

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Less Stress

We are not well known for being punctual. Image courtesy of asschyan.wordpress.com

Indonesian people in general are more relaxed compared to other Asian countries. We have our stress but not so much. This could be a good or bad thing, depends on your condition. If you are here for work, it will be a pain in the ass because Indonesian people spend their time too much on unnecessary stuffs. But if you are here for holiday, it’s like paradise.

I have to remind you though that this is not about who’s superior.

Because I believe both countries have its own positive and negative side (which I believe Japan has lot more positive compared to us). I want this short article to be considered as a reminder to Indonesian that even our country still has its awesomeness despite all of our economical and political problems.