Every country has its own customs, which are different from the other country, as well as Indonesia. Indonesia has so many customs, some of which are good and some others are bad. Most of Indonesian customs are influenced by Islamic customs or Arabian customs because majority people in Indonesia are Muslims, for example mudik (return to the hometown on the Lebaran day, in order to see parents to apologize each other), kissing the elder hand, mutual assistance (more often done to clean up the environment or build something), and many more. One of the good customs of Indonesian people is taking a bath at least twice a day.
In Indonesia, shower is a ritual that must be done before doing the daily activities. Before going outside, Indonesian people always take a bath; complete with brush their teeth to make sure everybody will not get disturbed by a bad odor from his body. For them, perfume is not enough, although obviously perfume can make their bodies smell good. Indonesian people also take a bath for their body to feel fresh and not sticky with sweat. With a fresh body, the mind will also become fresh, and they will eager to do their activities, especially outside. When they returned home, they will shower again to clean up their body. With a clean and fresh body, they will able to sleep more comfortably.
Indonesian people will hide the truth if they did not take a bath when they meet someone outside in the morning. They will not openly say that they had not showered, because they will just get embarrassed. In Indonesia, people who do not take a bath in the morning are judged as a sloven. If someone is known had not take a bath while in their workplace or at school, usually the people around him will called him a sloven and tease him until he feel ashamed. Not taking a bath, especially in the morning is an embarrassing thing in Indonesia.
I am not really sure if foreign people do the same habit too. From the TV shows or movie that I saw, when they wake up in the morning, they only will brush his teeth, and then change their clothes. After that, they will go outside to work or doing other daily activities. I am sure if this shower-twice-a-day habit is adopted by the foreign people, it will be very good, because taking a bath can prevent disease and it is a part of hygiene.
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