Him (hanging out of the driver's side window): I thought you were going to go.
Me: The light was red.
Him: Ya (read as "whatevah," "so what").*
Him: Is there any damage?
Me (after looking at the back of my scooter): No. Your license plate is buckled.
Him: Okay. Returns to the inside of the vehicle.
Him (hanging out of the driver's side window again): I'm very sorry.
Me: Sigh. Smile.
Dinner at Goin Easy: $7:00. Driving in Yogyakarta: Priceless!
*In Yogyakarta there are often three or more vehicles riding next to each other in the same lane--a couple of motorcycles and a bicycle, a car, a bicycle taxi and a scooter--even horse drawn carriages! Vehicles pass on the left and the right sides. Entire families ride on one scooter. Young girls in their jilbabs (headscarves) whiz by. Lanes are relatively flexible, and red lights have flexible "after" periods. The din of motorcycles permeates the City. Cars remain an expensive luxury. Auto insurance--not!
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