In Reply to: Bahasa Indonesian posted by Andytoo on Monday, 27. June 2005 at 19:35 Bali Time:
Your post just reminded me that a friend of mine (also my travel agent)has a son who learnt Bahasa at school and speaks quite well. When they go shopping he understands what the shopkeepers are saying to each other while the bargaining process is taking place. They often try to ask him to leave while the deal is done (laughingly) as he iforms his mum what they are up to.