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[hairyrambutan]

My foreignness has only ever been to my advantage. I have been involved in accidents where I was completely in the wrong, driving cars and motorcycles. In these situations I feigned complete ignorance of Indonesian, and the other parties or police officers (when present) would look at me as though I were a baboon from outer space, then let me be on my way. I have been stopped by police for a routine inspection-riding a motorcycle with the registration at home and no form of identity on my person. I successfully used the same tactic.

Nowadays, I wouldn't think of driving a vehicle without all the right documents, but for obvious reasons I have absolutely no desire to drive a car or motorbike in Jakarta.

Maybe the cops are a bit meaner in these less innocent times too.

[Atoms for Peace]