Older and Younger
(Indonesia vs. Western Counties)
How Indonesia respect its elders? It’s not only Indonesian to have customs
respected people who’s older or oldest. It’s easy to make harsh comparisons between the East and West when it comes to the issue of elderly care.
In stark contrast, Western culture encourages families to strike a balance between allegiance to the elderly and individual freedom. Quite often, the pursuit of individual freedom assumes priority, resulting in a meltdown of harmony and any reasonable sense of family dependence and unity. Routinely, seniors do not live with their children and it’s often considered a big hassle to take care of your parents, even if you really want to do so. For example In Korea, elders are highly respected