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Imdramayu
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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: Imdramayu -- EFL jobs? |
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| Are there any good EFL jobs in Imdramayu? What's it like to live there? Is there any good reason to go there? What are the people like? |
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malu
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| Indramayu is a small town. Nothing much happens there except the production of dried fish and the unloading of oil tankers at the terminal. I have never heard of ESL teaching jobs in that area. |
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rayman
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:23 am Post subject: |
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I'm curious as to your interest in selecting this city?
Apart from what Malu mentions, Indramayu is most notoriously known as a major supply area for migratory sex workers. This includes both adult women and children. The district is also know for pre-arranged marriages at a very early age. Often with girls as young as 10-12 years.
There is a lack of industry in the town and very few employment options. I seriously doubt you could secure a regular english teaching gig there. |
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renzobenzo1
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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eeeeh creepy 
As an add-on Indonesians seems to like having multiple partners and regularly cheat so be careful with whoever you are with or want to be with or who wants to be with you! |
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Atoms for Peace
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| rayman wrote: |
| Indramayu is most notoriously known as a major supply area for migratory sex workers. |
So much so that many women will not admit they come from there, claiming instead to come from nearby Semarang. However, for many Indramayu parents, a daughter means guaranteed employment and money... |
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hairyrambutan
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| Atoms for Peace wrote: |
| nearby Semarang. |
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Atoms for Peace
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:31 am Post subject: |
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By Semarang I mean Cirebon of course. I knew it were one of them Javanese towns with a vowel in it |
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Llamalicious
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Totally understandable. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| so just because the dude asked about this place he is a nonce? Maybe he justs wants to go teach in some b*ttf*ck nowhere town in Sunda. |
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Atoms for Peace
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| so just because the dude asked about this place he is a nonce? Maybe he justs wants to go teach in some b*ttf*ck nowhere town in Sunda. |
Er.... no. And which towns in "Sunda" are you talking about? |
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rayman
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| so just because the dude asked about this place he is a nonce? Maybe he justs wants to go teach in some b*ttf*ck nowhere town in Sunda. |
Mate, nobody said such a thing.
He asked what is the town and people like in Indramayu. I replied with my knowledge on both. We don't know his motivations for asking because he hasn't responded yet.
Back to the topic, this link below gives an interesting insight into life in Indramayu. It's a sociological study on women from this city who embark on migratory sex work with a focus on their reasons for doing so. p.6-7 gives a description of Indramayu itself.
Interestingly Indramayu also has one of the lowest literacy rates and highest divorce rates in Indonesia.
www.iss.nl/content/download/8277/80789/file/Panel%206_Atsushi%20Sano.pdf - |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 2:44 am Post subject: |
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| Highly disingenuous to even suggest it, IMHO. And for the pedant who pulled me on Sunda, OK, West Java it is. |
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rayman
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Highly disingenuous to even suggest it, IMHO. |
Once again, just providing substantiated information on how life is there.
Indramayu's reasons for notoriety may not be something Indonesia's Tourism Minister promotes, but it's a truth all the same. I think the original poster would appreciate it being said. |
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rayman
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I just poked my nose into Indramayu last week and can now offer a little more first hand information.
It's a 2 hour train trip from Jakarta to Jati Barang. You then take a motorcycle taxi for a 20 minute trip to Indramayu.
It has a very small and sedate town centre. It's relatively clean and easy to get around. The town is surrounded by rice fields which appear quite dry this time of year.
Last week, the local government closed all the bars and nightclubs. There is however, someone's house that's been converted into a nightclub about 15 minutes from the town centre. Alternatively, you could go to Cirebon, 1 hour to the east if you are after more nightlife options.
The people I encountered were very friendly and basic, as you'd expect in any small Indonesian town.
The beaches I saw were dirty and not suitable for swimming. Although, there seems to be plenty of fishing opportunities if that's your thing.
Hope that helps. |
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