In Reply to: pinktanktwo posted by putu3au on Saturday, 28. March 2009 at 14:46 Bali Time:
you will always be a foreigner even if you are living there full time. No matter what your situation, even if you live in the kampung alongside everyone else, you will always be regarded as different, and wealthy - even if the evidence is otherwise.
While you can do a lot to be a part of A community you will never be completely part of the community that the locals are in. That is my experience and that of just about anyone else I've spoken with who has lived for any amount of time in Indonesia.