Why foreign language?
Why foreign language?
From Neraca
Housing complexes are mushrooming in the Jabotabek (Jakarta,
Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi) area, which is heartening. Most of the
complexes use foreign names, as if they were living outside
Indonesia. The developers do not hesitate to advertise their real
estates, that are intended for the economically well-off group.
Imagine reading a bill-board: "Palm Spring, no floods, no noise,
no bad odor". Still another notice reads: "Country Estate", etc.
I am ashamed of this. I wonder whether they have a sense of
patriotism. Do they feel humiliated using Bahasa Indonesia for
the names of their real estates? Or perhaps they consider Bahasa
Indonesia inferior. I find that Bahasa Indonesia is no less
attractive for naming an area such as Bumi Serpong Damai
(Peaceful Serpong Land). There are a lot of names that can be
invented for that purpose. By the way, developers are not only
supposed to make profits but should also have a strong love of
their country.
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