Anti-Chinese attitude<\/p>\n
On June 1, 2000, which happened to be Pancasila day, my three
\nfemale friends and I had a very shocking experience as we met a
\nvery anti-Chinese man in Alessandro Nannini Cafe at Plaza
\nSenayan, Jakarta.<\/p>\n
We were given a table in the corner. However, noticing an
\nunattended table, one of my friends who is Chinese like me, asked
\nthe waiter if the table would accommodate the four of us. At that
\ntime, the man who was sitting near where I was standing shouted:
\n\"Hey\"! to my Chinese friend. She didn't hear it. My friend
\nreturned telling us that the other table had been reserved. As
\nshe was about to sit down, suddenly the man sitting behind her
\nmoved his right elbow roughly towards my friend's chair and her
\nback. Then followed an exchange of arguments as we tried to blame
\neach other as to who really started the trouble.<\/p>\n
A cafe employee came to our table to stop the quarrel. \"It's
\nall right! We are all one. We are all the Indonesian people\"!, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
I was shocked that the man who looked educated could be so
\nill-mannered. On that particular day we were supposed to think of
\nhow to strengthen the unity of the people of this beloved country
\nof ours.<\/p>\n
A. TRESNASARI<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/anti-chinese-attitude-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }