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Bahasa Blunders ... and how to inadvertently hit on polite gentlemen.
Jan 26
J.L. McCreedy

Bahasa Blunders … and how to inadvertently hit on polite gentlemen.

Even though I learned [basic] conversational Bahasa as a girl growing up in Indonesia, as an adult who has spent years and years away, I constantly find myself spouting awkward Bahasa blunders when attempting to revive my Bahasa skills. The other day, a friend and I finished a group walk (a/k/a “Hash“) where, at the end-point,…

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