Bad Indonesian
Wednesday (11/01) was an ordinary day save for one comment that became the higlight of my day. This morning I had a job supervising an Academic English Proficiency Test (AcEPT) exam on campus. As per usual, I had to read a two-page instruction before the exam started. It was all in Indonesian except for the titles of the sections. An easy job, to be honest. I just had to make sure that I read it clearly at a comfortable pace. After the exam, one of the test-takers approached me. She was a woman in her 30s pursuing a post-doctoral study at the university. I thought that she was going to ask me when the result would be announced, as many others have before her, but I was wrong. This woman, whose name I didn't get to find out, came up to me to offer me a compliment. She told me that I spoke English very well, for which I thanked her. She also asked if I had ever lived abroad (in an English-speaking country, I assumed), to which I said no. She looked surprised. Then, she...