Hunting Tourists, was one of SPEC'sprograms since last year. But unfortunately, SPEC hasn’t realized it yet. So, hopefully, in year term 2008 / 2009 SPEC can realize “Hunting Tourists Program” with its new members. And, to help SPEC committee in preparing that program, luckily, some alumni who have visited Jogja for the same program, wanted to share their experience in “hunting” tourists. Hopefully, their experience will be a good teacher for SPEC members.
By the way, talking about Hunting Tourists program, it will remind us to a Cross Culture Understanding (CCU). That is a "basic knowledge" to learn foreigners' culture. Do you know, to start a conversation with a foreigner, we can't do this: suddenly ask his / her name? In CCU, we will learn how to start conversation with foreigners, how to greet them, etc. Look at the sample below:
It's a taboo, asking question to foreigners in the first meeting. But, how can we approach someone if we don't ask? We, Indonesian people always ask a question to start the conversation and then make a friendship. We can suddenly ask: "Mau ke mana mas?" to someone beside us in a bus. But, in foreign countries's culture, asking question(s) in the first meeting means intruding someone's privacy.
Usually, to start a conversation with foreigners we make general comment about something. For example, we are in Borobudur temple. Then, we see a tourist whom he / she is taking photograph of the temple. We walk to approach him / her. Then, if we want to start a conversation with him / her, just make a general comment such as "what a big stupa, right?". After that, we just have to wait for his / her response. If there's no response, means that there will no any conversation. Don't do this: suddenly ask for taking photograph together. By giving general comment, it will give the foreigner a choice, he / she want to talk to us or not. Without felt pressured / forced to answer when he / she doesn't want. Besides that, foreigners also show their respect by respecting other people's privacy. So, before we approach a foreigner, please look at his / her non-verbal language. Is he / she busy at the moment? Can we approach him / her when he / she is enjoying to take photograph with the family? And please be careful with personal questions. Don't ask any personal questions in the first time you meet a foreigner.
By the way, talking about Hunting Tourists program, it will remind us to a Cross Culture Understanding (CCU). That is a "basic knowledge" to learn foreigners' culture. Do you know, to start a conversation with a foreigner, we can't do this: suddenly ask his / her name? In CCU, we will learn how to start conversation with foreigners, how to greet them, etc. Look at the sample below:
It's a taboo, asking question to foreigners in the first meeting. But, how can we approach someone if we don't ask? We, Indonesian people always ask a question to start the conversation and then make a friendship. We can suddenly ask: "Mau ke mana mas?" to someone beside us in a bus. But, in foreign countries's culture, asking question(s) in the first meeting means intruding someone's privacy.
Usually, to start a conversation with foreigners we make general comment about something. For example, we are in Borobudur temple. Then, we see a tourist whom he / she is taking photograph of the temple. We walk to approach him / her. Then, if we want to start a conversation with him / her, just make a general comment such as "what a big stupa, right?". After that, we just have to wait for his / her response. If there's no response, means that there will no any conversation. Don't do this: suddenly ask for taking photograph together. By giving general comment, it will give the foreigner a choice, he / she want to talk to us or not. Without felt pressured / forced to answer when he / she doesn't want. Besides that, foreigners also show their respect by respecting other people's privacy. So, before we approach a foreigner, please look at his / her non-verbal language. Is he / she busy at the moment? Can we approach him / her when he / she is enjoying to take photograph with the family? And please be careful with personal questions. Don't ask any personal questions in the first time you meet a foreigner.
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