The aim for this report is to represent what is popular in Indonesia. To gather the data, I interviewed my friends in class and use some other references as well. The report here covers food, sport, music, TV shows, and methods of transportation.
First, I'd like to explain the kinds of popular foods in Indonesia. There are actually many kinds of food in Indonesia such as Nasi Goreng, Nasi Uduk, Soto Betawi, Soto Kudus, and etc. However, as time advances, many kinds of new food are introduced in Indonesia, like fast foods, Pizza, and etc. But from what I find, most of the people here would prefer traditional foods.
Secondly, I'd like to explain what kind of popular music in Indonesia. Indonesia has many kinds of traditional music, with the most famous being Dangdut. But as of now, only about 5-15% of teenagers like us who like Dangdut. And about 90-95% of teenagers here like to listen to modern Indonesian pop songs which are mostly dominated by boybands and girlbands. Also, some of us like other kind of music like K-Pop, J-Pop, and etc.
Third, I'd like to explain about popular methods of transportation in Indonesia. Even though that most, if not all the students here use private cars, but in truth, the most popular method of transportation here is motorcycles, or to be precise, "Motor Bebek" thanks to their small size and maneouverability to cope with traffic jams in big cities like Jakarta. Many Indonesians also like to use public transportations like Metromini, Kopaja, and KRL for them to go around. And those vehicles are usually overcrowded.
Fourth, I'd also like to explain about popular kinds of Television shows here. Most of the students I asked prefer reality shows and Sinetron (Sinema Elektronik-Lit. Electronic Cinema-Soap Opera). However, some of the teenagers here also like Japanese animation, also known as Anime
From this report, I can say that most of the teenagers here prefer modern things over traditional things, even though that the traditional ones still keep strong existence until now. Most of us also share interests between each other. My closing words are that it is okay to like modern things, but remember to keep traditional culture's existence as they originate from Indonesia, so it's up to us to keep its existence or not. That is all.
-By: Ikko Haidar Farozy
-Grade: XE
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