10 Things You Should Know Living in Jakarta Indonesia 

The reason why indonesians always pay attention when there are tourists around them 1. The Indonesian wants to know, 2. Interested in tourists, 3. Want to make your acquaintance, 4. Photo, 5. Wants a chat, 6. Especially with tourists making vlogs, and more I'm Indonesian and I like your content...😀😀🙏👍👍

Totally agree with the public transport system being super awesome!😀👌

5:44 because Jakarta doesn't have as many tourists as Bali, and you also talk to the camera which add more attention

I love Indonesians ❤from Germany

Indonesians like cameras... usually in India or Africa they're sensitive. but in Indonesia camera is ✌🏼😄and Indonesians like foreigner the most .... because ppls in Bali are used to it, but for ppls outside Bali that's special 🥰

Local people who seeing you while u are walking on the street because u are walking holding a big camera and vlogging. They just interested by it. Or maybe u are " bule" they are also interested. Cause we are love making friends . Peace

The reason why people stares at you : 1. They think you new in the area and had a possibility for needing a help and they are just "ready to help Mode ON".. 2. They find you are handsome/pretty/ attractive and often they hope can take picture of you / with you. 3. Indonesian love to be in frame.. when you have a camera with you, some of them usually hoping that they will include in the frame and recorded....

I'm Korean.🇰🇷 I don't have any specific plans to travel to Indonesia yet, but I've been building up my experience by looking at it from time to time. Thank you for the video.😊

The point when you're talking about people stares at you while vlogging or passing through the place, that's pretty common thing on some Indonesian people do tbh. If you're checking out other RU-vid traveller video, well some of them ask them for just taking a pictures, maybe because they found out that the foreigner or tourists (aka we called it with "Bule") found it as attractive. Sorry if this kind of things makes discomfort. I hope you'll enjoy stay in Indonesia and also waiting for another unique contents😊

Wow, your confidence when vlogging is better than before, keep progressing man!!!!

You definitely should live near south Jakarta next time, south jakarta offers different vibes, people there speak english more, using bicycle in the morning, and many coffee shops, bars, and interesting cafe. Many foreigner live around Kemang area, so they used to see foreigner walking on the streets lol

I'm in love with this country 🇮🇩😍 I love Bali and Lombok, but I also live in Jakarta, anyway I love❤ Indonésia 😅...I'm learning Bahasa now, great video 👍🏽

I had similar observations when I moved from Kuala Lumpur too. Everything is pricer, more jam, etc., but one thing that compensates for all that is the people of Indonesia being extra friendly like no other country I have been to. Also, safety here is top-notch, so excellent for the kids, at least compared to other Asian countries. You can also get rid of all the negatives of Jakarta by living in the suburbs of the city.

People in Jakarta like taking pictures, even it's not their camera. They are very aware of the existence of camera. When someone taking pictures mostly people will join you in the picture. 😁😁

usually Indonesian people see foreigners who will be very happy. that is why the average person who sees a stranger is always focused on that person. especially in Jakarta there are not many foreigners like in Bali. Thanks for video ❤️

as simple explanation for that look as i know is "indonesian mostly is 'camera aware' so they want a glimps of their face in the camera even it's not theirs"

I’ve been living in dubai, and i can say that living in indonesia is much easier bcs they have so many startups that can make our live way more easier like gojek, grab, etc. It’s not only indonesia but also south east asia. The transport is easy and cheap. They have everything there. I love the foods, the people, and many great retail brands. I love indonesia, malaysia, singapore and thailand 🙌

Found this so so interesting. Haven't really considered travelling to Jakarta but good to know what it's like there and also to see that it can be quite expensive if you're not careful but also that there does seem to be lots of cheap street food! Omg the stares!! All over East Java I had so so so many people asking for selfies haha

Jakartans always look curious to the foreigner? Not really, they only think: "Hey, what can I do for that foreigner, does he need help or something?" Or maybe they just thinking for: "Can I practice my *beginner level* english to that foreigner?". Don't be too worry when you in Jakarta, just say "Hi" to anyone that put their eyes on you, and have fun then.

I want to visit Indonesia!

I love how you are actually reading through those comments, thank you for listening to the input, I did said those thing about living cheaper, but it does depend on where and what kind of lifestyle u want. Thank you man, you are amazing!! Also if you make another content about Jakarta I hope there will be even more exploration

I love your video's!!! I am from Belgium but next year I will study in Jakarta so I want to thank you for making these vlogs bc it's really interesting!! Keep the good work🤍

Starring you because of your camera on while vloging. Thats it, theres not to much foreigner because "backpacker" avoid Jakarta as hard as they can lol (exc for airport transit)

Very beautiful metropolitan city!

I like some of your points; but regarding photos and getting asked for photos, that's part of the Indonesian curiosity for foreigners. Indonesians love to take photos - hello selfies - and from the time I first went to Indonesia - Padang at age 17 - I was always being asked for my photo, even by total strangers; same when I was on an exchange program in Malang at age 19, and even when i was old in Jakarta. As for Jakarta not getting many tourists compared to Bali, well, of course, always been the case, but Jakartans may in fact be more hospitable and welcoming than some other places where people are jaded by tourists and their antics. On language, try learning a few words that willl make a difference to the people you meet - thank you, how are you, tastes good, etc - Indonesians will be delighted, "eh, sudah bisa bahasa Indonesia dia!". I once interviewed a brilliant gamelan player from the US who has lived in Indonesia for 30 years; she said "foreigners are like movie stars" for many Indonesians. Just be gracious and take it as part of the expdereince. Agree about the lack of walking spaces, but it's sure much better than 30 years ago. You have Mega Kuningan, for one, and Menteng - well planned by the Dutch, for the Dutch1 - has some great areas.

Good work. Used to live in Jakarta in 2020. Loved it back then but must be so much better now they seem to have drastically improved the transportation infrastructure. Used to get noticed all the time although it was in a positive/curious way. Indonesians' are a like the country. Great!

Never been so fast. But here i am. I hope you're enjoying your stay in Indonesia

This guy is legendary.

An Indonesian, living in Setiabudi (South Jakarta bordering central jakarta) In my area (embassies/offices) we see many foreigners, but mostly workers/employees So Yes, to be honest if I see a foreigner obviously a tourist, i tend to watch a bit just to see if the person would need any helps.

I married a lovely Indonesian lady and have been to Jakarta 4 times and all I have to say is WOW, what a great place!!!...It definitely helped that Dacia speaks Indonesian to get us around using their transportation but you can always find a friendly Indonesian for help.

1:33 i actually saw that irl cuz i went to jkt cilegon to jkt it was amazing i loved it

Its because indonesian people have much love....Indonesian care and a good intentions..... Indonesia ramah Dan baik......

The local thought that you,re a celeb doing a vlog,that's why they staring at you.....just gave them a smile😁

I love the way you deliver the topics! You're so good at explaining things :D People stared at you because they were curious I guess. We, Indonesian are easily attracted with tourist (or bule) lol 😂

-east jakarta -north jakarta -central jakarta -west jakarta -South jakarta And thousand islands

Kalau di indonesia ketika seseorang melihat kita dengan tatapan penuh berarti orang tersebut menyukai kita ,ketika diajak bicara mungkin mereka akan menjawab sangat sopan ,tpi beda lagi dengan negara lain ketika di tatap mungkin suatu hinaan atau membuat kita risih ,di indonesia engak semakin banyak yang menatap maka semakin banyak orang yang menyukai anda

For good and bad, Indonesians are openly curious people and like getting involved in someone else’s business. The good part, Indonesians are quick to accept anything/anyone new because of our curiosity and ready to help whenever you’re in trouble. The bad part, lacking awareness of privacy of others. Anyway, just think of it as receiving celebrities’ treatment!

For renting motorcycle issue, any who want to stay for a month or more and rent motorcycle, you probably better check Jalan Jaksa in Central Jakarta. It is a popular spot for backpackers and maybe most tourist friendly area in Jakarta.

for the stares, maybe its because unusual foreigner walking around in that area. sometimes if something off it might attract eyes right?

My pleasure Alex.. Keep going to make vlog for the whole Indonesia Even I was born here, only got chance visited several cities in Sumatera, Kalimantan, Bali and Java island of course (I live in Surabaya) on job duty. From Aceh to Papua there are 93 + 5 cities, 34 provinces, 17504 islands (5 big islands are; Java, Sumatera, Kalimanran/Borneo, Sulawesi/Celebes, Papua), land of 2.01 mio km2, 714 tribes (many culture), 1001 local languages, 271 million people (huge market potential), 2215 animal species (komodo dragons, orangutan, etc), 8000 plant spesies. Suppose one day I have chance visiting Raja Ampat, Papua. Have you been there? Have a nice Indonesia journey, brother..

Your video is getting better and better! Keep it up🔥

Loved Indonesia, awesome people, amazing natural beauty. Love & respect from Bangladesh

the best streetfood placed in jakarta is jalan sabang... jalan kebon sirih.... jalan kebon kacang....

Hiya. Always informative. Great content. Thank you for sharing. Have a great week. Safe travels.

Even as Indonesian When i was holding my Camera Vlogging in the street automatically people will see you, cause they know they will be on RU-vid.

I'm a american living in bogor, Indonesia..love this country..and let me tell you the stares I get are EVERYWHERE..I cannot exit my house without someone staring..it's everywhere I go, and the thing is..they don't break eye contact, even if I notice them! I went to a shop, I had 6 employees just following me around, staring and every single move I make! It's not easy man.

Even I'm an Indonesian, some people are staring at me aggressively cause i have indian descendant in my blood and i have a mark on my forehead 🤣 sometimes it's funny, but sometimes also annoying lol

i've been live in Jakarta a few years back, when u heard in the comment that u can live less than 500. my opinion is, yes u can. but that was not comfortable to live even for local, it's like backpacker way. for me, minimum u should prepare USD 750-1.000 to live "just ok/normal" in jakarta. and yes Jakarta have big problem with the polution and very hot. come to Bandung, in West Java. here far more cold rather than Jakarta or even another Province in Java. i think the best weather in Java is West java, specifically the South part of West Java Province such as Bandung.

You need to visit historical place or icon in Jakarta next time👍 Belajar Sejarah Yuks✋

So cool, u were go around Jakarta by yourself....

It seems your number of viewers increased sharply when you started uploading videos about Indonesia

Jakartan here. Nicely covered. Agree with everything you say.. The lack of sidewalk is exactly what I was thinking the first time I moved here in 1998. About the staring, don't worry, it's normal, especially in more rural areas when they see a 'bule'. I see you're goodlooking, so consider the stare as a compliment, seriously :). I saw a video from a foreigner who felt exactly the same, he even felt like celebrity (he wasn't in Jakarta though, but a small city in Sumatera). He got so many selfie requests from Indonesian, especially the young ones :)

Thank you for sharing your experiences in Jakarta, I hope you like the beauty of the city of Jakarta, with its various uniqueness, you will always miss coming back to Jakarta.👍👍👌

ur videos very very help me to learn English. Your words are very easy to understand. Thank you by the way

the first time I came to this channel I immediately liked it. watching and learning English at the same time. Thank you.

Awesome a new video, can't wait to watch it

I think your perception is right about why people are looking at you in Jakarta. Jakarta is very different than Bali, we don't have that much tourists at all and foreigners who live here are not really seen out and about on the street. So a caucasian person would 'stand out' in the crowd here and naturally people will look. People might also see you like you are some kind of celebrity lol. Anyway, this is simply because people here in Jakarta aren't as accustomed to seeing foreign people as the people in Bali where it's a part of their day to days.

based on my expat teacher's experiences, local indonesian are attracted to foreigners especially if they are vlogging. its bcuz there are few expats vlogger or even local vlogger here. but i think, most of them are just curious with it or it is unusual for people to talk to camera.

I like the way you describe Jakarta, Jakarta is much better now and will be better and better again.

AS an Indonesian I think jakarta and other cities in Indonesian is the best So far

I'm going to live in South Jakarta in June for 2 months. It'll be an experience. 👌🏼

Nice town many friends visited 9 times from 2012 to 2018; now I am retired in France.

thank you so much.........

I am living in South Jakarta and proud of my city 😊

Good video Thanks for the information 👍🤙

greetings from Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩😘

Thanks for all your videos in Jakarta.

I loveee ur video....n don't worry bout people looking at you... actually They love you ..they just wonder bout you ...coz youre "different" ( in the goods way of course) keep up n succes for ur video..regards from central Java

Miss Jakarta so bad, I was born, grew up in Jakarta, now I live in California.

Jakarta is open to all lifestyle possibilities. And Jakarta is one of the best places for newcomers to try their luck in doing business. That is very well known to foreign businessmen, especially Chinese people. Jakartans love new things. Open your food stall or restaurant. Bring your "halal" traditional food, star food of your lovely country here. Make it in spicy here. Indonesian, love spicy food. Or open a fashionable traditional clothes store, typical of your country, then the queue will occur soon. My suggestion is to open it in South Jakarta. I have several times started a business in South Jakarta. It's relatively straightforward. And an advantage if you are a "foreigner" who is friendly, likes to mingle, joke, laugh. You will very easily live and doing business in Jakarta. A city of a million jokes and possibilities. The warmth of family and laughter are the hallmarks of native Jakarta residents. Don't get too serious about enjoying Jakarta. Be relaxed. Enjoy all the experiences. That's the way to enjoy Jakarta. Money is not the main thing for those who want to live in Jakarta. But his attitude and ability to interact warmly with the peoples. The more familiar you are with the local people, you will get many benefits. Don't live in tall buildings. Stay in a boarding house in the middle of the Jakarta village to understand Jakarta better. You can touch Jakarta's upper social class when you have fame, achievement, or acquaintance who brings you there. "Bule" or Westerners have a long history in Indonesia, especially Jakarta. They used to be high-class citizens here. So the subconscious formation of most Indonesians thinks they have an interesting charm. It was considered that all foreigners were rich and / or could make life comfortable as the upper class in colonial era Indonesian society. The desire to be close to the "upper class" (Bule) exacerbated also by the formation of the main media, electronic cinema (sinetron) which depicted that if you mary with foreign couple specially western, you ll ve mixed Indonesian descendants who ll be more good loking; handsome, beautiful. It ll make your childs could be success in the future. So when a stranger walks by there is some kind of psychological attraction that makes us want to at least see and / or say hello. Just saying hi and then a good response is enough to make most of us happy. We have a Capital City which has the potential to become one of the best Capital Cities in the World because of our egalitarian (open for new comers) attitude. We love the arrival of strangers. As long as they are kind, friendly, polite, ethical, obeying rules and of course not easily offended. "Selamat Datang di Jakarta."

Jakarta seems interesting... Might go there sometime

The People here stare at you because you are good looking.👍😁

Yess you are right, in Jakarta less a signboard, even the letters are to small if there are any signboard along the road. It was difficult for newest driver to drive along the road in Jalarta. I m missing Jakarta.

Seems like Jakarta is finally getting some traction 👍🏼 forever everyone would bash it as over crowded & polluted without even bothering to visit 🕌 it’s a fascinating city 🏙️

You stayed right next to where i was on my first visit in Jakarta

Hello from SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 .... thks for the vlog...,miss JAKARTA not been able to visit since the pandemic 😷 hope that INDONESIA 🇮🇩 would open the border soon.. just receive my first vaccine waiting for the second in 3 weeks time... hope that INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT would allow people already vaccinated to travel there.... cheers 🥂

Nice content

If there's one thing I'd like the world to know about Jakarta, is that our public transportation not that bad. We're improving, approaching our gap to Bangkok and KL. When the LRT lauch next year, it would be even better. Yes, the only thing I hope an immediate improve is the languange barrier and add more proper direction boards. Thank you for this video, man. I hope the word spreads.

Kuliner Indonesia sangat banyak jd cobalah untuk rivew

Correct north and west.. not so many side walk. Sad i am living in north but love to hang out in south

Yeah as i told u b4, u should go to 1000 islands ... And there is also kind of disneyland in jakarta .. Mostly Jakarta give u culinary experience and seafood is 1 of the best ... Near of jakarta, u can find a great zoo in Puncak, and it has a nice air ..... Why people always looking at u, it coz they attracted to the camera ... They loved to be 1 of the people that in any video ... And especially u re a foreigner, which is very rarely to see .. Becoz of that, they re ready to help u if u get some difficulties .. I think most people in Jakarta will help u if u r lost ...

When many people’re looking at you in jakarta, I think because you are handsome, ha ha lol

Great tips of visiting Jakarta! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your stay in Indonesia ";"

Expats are very common in several business districts, high end areas & places of interest. But they are extremely rare in most of Jakarta neighborhoods, that's why you got much more attention in some places than the others. If you walk around in Central or South Jakarta the folks will definitely give you less attention because most expats are concentrated there, hence the friendlier pedestrian facilities that you mentioned.

Good review bro👍

You should visit 1000 island specially macan island its best place n resort for a couple

For the stares, perhaps the people who were looking you were also tourist from different region. It is rare to see foreigner in some regions

U are amazing person.......

i go there sometimes becuase well it just take 2 hours to go there from where i live right now

5:30 Jakarta has fewer foreign tourists coming than other cities in Southeast Asia such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and even Bali though. So, that already explains why people are amazed to strangers

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Great video brother... youre Information so much use to any foreigner to come to Jakarta.👍

Thanks for this video.

Interesting to see Jakarta from foreigner point of view. Great content! Keep productive and exploring. Peace!

Nice Review Alex..cant wait to see ur clog video about jakarta Next..👌✌

Try to go around Jakarta by spending only Rp. 3,500, using Transjakarta buses, prepare some e-money card, hop on hop off in the transit stations, avoid peak hours (before 9 am after 4 pm) are the less crowded passengers, bring some snacks & drink but avoid consume it in the buses, maybe you can finish it in 1 to 3 days, You can try the trains too to go until Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Cikarang, or just hop on hop off in the transit stations and back to your start point, Visit the Chinatown, area surrounding big universities, little streets / alleys behind/surrounding office buildings, or follow the employees during lunch, if you looking for foods options, or maybe you'll find some new friends considering usually they speak English more fluently, You'll get starred wherever you go in Jakarta, it's normal 😁, Ask some friend to ask you to attend weddings ceremonies, maybe you'll find some (or little bit) culture that rarely seen in daily lifes, minimum dangdutan maybe 😂 koploo..

Great summary video, 👍🏻 And thanks for map 🥰 Peace ✌️

Congratulations! I hope you'll stay more in Jakarta someday. All you have to do is to learn Bahasa Indonesia. Once you've get used to it, you could be an Indonesian, and you can explore entire Indonesia! Tetap Semangat! (It means, Keep up your Spirit!)

Even for me...as Jakartan...born & live whole my life in Jakarta..when I roam the city or an area in Jakarta with my DSLR camera people stare at me..and some say among them that I might be a journalist 😂...I just love taking photo of the city as I'm a regular contributor of Shutterstock

the traffic wasn't very bad because not all offices are open or at least partially oven. the mobility is still not at maximum capacity, some people would avoid going to the mall for unnecessary things