Bali Is Trying To Regain Control of Its Tourists by Closing Mountains and Banning ‘Bonking’
Yahoo News via the Telegraph | 06/18/2023 | Jack OrchardIt seems that hardly a day goes by without reports of another tourist offending local customs on Bali. There are bikini-clad yoginis doing ‘downward dog’ poses in temple gateways and half-naked hooligans arguing with traffic police over their lack of a crash-helmet. While the world asks what’s caused this sudden rush of inappropriate behaviour, travellers who know the island well are wondering why it’s taken so long for Balinese to stand up and say, “enough is enough!”
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Long-term expats say that it’s amazing that tempers hadn’t already frayed decades ago but the predominantly Hindu population of this island (lying at the heart of the world’s largest Muslim country) are among the most welcoming and easy-going people on the planet. Finally, with patience apparently stretched to a breaking point, rules have been put in place to curb bad behaviour on the Island of the Gods.
In May The Jakarta Post reported that 101 foreigners were deported in the first four months of this year – including 27 Russians, eight British and seven Americans – and Bali’s Governor I Wayan Koster issued a list of rules for tourists to abide by. Foremost on the list are reminders to dress and behave modestly at religious sites and traffic rules (especially concerning rented motorcycles and the use of helmets) are to be more strictly enforced.
If Bali Bans ‘Bonking,’ What Will the U.S. Do?
They’ve got to be protected, all their rights respected, ’til someone we like can be elected. When in doubt, send the Marines.
When I was a Youngun I bonked next to a statue of Buddha once and have felt enlightened ever since..decades.
What happens in Bali earns a long stay in Bali…
If Bali Bans ‘Bonking,’ What Will the U.S. Do?
If there are cute kids, we could deploy the Blue Helmets from the UN.
The US will ban all Americans from travelling to Bali, “for their own protection”…
If Bali Bans ‘Bonking,’ What Will the U.S. Do?
Rerelease “South Pacific” with a premier in Jakarta.
Biden bemoans Bali bonking ban, Blinken begins backlash, blocks benefits.
If Bali Bans ‘Bonking,’ What Will the U.S. Do?
I’m sure it will involve forced vaccinations and 10% for the “big guy.”
Wonder how they’ll feel about a large wooden badger outside their temple.
I’m OK with them banning “bonking,” just so long as they don’t ban “Boinking.”
In all my casual skimming of that article i still don’t know what they mean by “bonking” and what innuendo can be gleaned from it.
Also, they weren’t clear about the half naked hooligans!
All i know about Jakarta I learned from The Year of Living Dangerously.
According to the report, “Bonking” means “casual cohabiting”, so it all comes down to what your casual habits are…
Like, cohabiting for a half hour?
If the tourists don’t want to behave, maybe they should just stay…oommm…oommm….
I hope we don’t have to listen to Biden drone on and on about the “Bali Ban”…