In Indonesian, one verb functions to mean both "to sunbathe" and "to dry something out in the sun." The cultural absence of sunbathing as recreation is apparent in this limitation of expression; to sunbathe, to most Indonesians, is about as appealing as baking in the afternoon heat like these fish spread out to dry.
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Sunbathing....Pantai Batukuping, Sumbawa Besar
19 April 2011 § 0
In Indonesian, one verb functions to mean both "to sunbathe" and "to dry something out in the sun." The cultural absence of sunbathing as recreation is apparent in this limitation of expression; to sunbathe, to most Indonesians, is about as appealing as baking in the afternoon heat like these fish spread out to dry.
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