In Reply to: nice to try posted by maz121wa on Monday, 6. June 2005 at 09:36 Bali Time:
I think learning just a few words or phrases is respectful even if it's just the basic
terima kasih=thankyou
bagus=good
tidak mau=not want
Jalan jalan saja=just walking
There is more to bali too..once you get out of kuta and the touristy spots there are many people who dont speak english or very little.
If you take a walk in a village/market or country road..people will always ask you where your going,or where your from,your name even if you have a very basic conversation that interaction with the people is pretty special.