海角乱伦

Many countries have no checks on your driving record when applying for a local licence, but they also have very nasty punishments if you commit offences whilst there.
As for Indonesia, there are no history checks here, but drinking and driving is bad news, very bad news if you hit someone, extremely bad news if you kill someone.
The punishments vary from fines and possible prison time to being beaten to death by an angry mob, even if the police have already turned up. This also applies to a whole bunch of other criminals. One guy stole a mosque's collection box and was beaten to death for his crime, the police response being to ask people to hand in criminals to them rather than beat the suspect to a pulp. Nothing else was said.
The driving laws are odd here, but you'll be deemed to not be in control of your vehicle and things will go from there.
Angry mobs tend to concentrate more of their gut feelings rather than employ legal experts to determine guilt.



History of drink driving - nobody will care
Repeats - lots of people will care

Perhaps other posters will comment on the situation in their adopted countries.

Im not looking for a place to drink and drive.... i learnt my lesson. I consider my self a postive contribution to any society, i just made a few bad mistakes here that i have learnt from. What are some positive things about in Indonesia?
Thanks

Skywalker204 wrote:

Im not looking for a place to drink and drive.... i learnt my lesson

Excellent news.
I've also committed many follies but I don't do any of them anymore. Suppose the difference is I was never nabbed. Double the speed limit on a British motorway is less than legal - and lots of other naughty stuff on large bikes.

Skywalker204 wrote:

What are some positive things about in Indonesia?

The food is great
The people are very friendly
Your money will go a very long way (unless you booze because that doesn't come in cheap)
海角乱伦s are generally welcomed here (But working legally is difficult unless you have skills unavailable locally)
The beaches (Some of them) are spectacular.
Loads to see and do if you enjoy exploring.
Life can be very relaxed if that's your cup of tea.
Life can be wild if that's your cup of tea .
If you're interested in nice ladies with a view to a proper relationship, Indonesia is full of them.
Good news about the above, the gold diggers tend to be found in bars rather than meeting normal girls in everyday life.

One other downside for biking - the roads are generally poor and most drivers are poorly trained so you need eyes in your bum.

Do you think Indonesia is the best place for me to try in Asia, considering my work experiance and trades? Id still like to stay in construction/rescue as i do excel in thouse areas and have lots of experience. Thanks again for the replys 馃榿

Skywalker204 wrote:

Do you think Indonesia is the best place for me to try in Asia, considering my work experiance and trades? Id still like to stay in construction/rescue as i do excel in thouse areas and have lots of experience. Thanks again for the replys 馃榿

For work - possibly not as the rules here are strict but, if you have the skills and find a company, the salaries tend to be very high compared with local wages and the living is good.
Top end/specialist jobs are available to qualified foreigners and construction is massive at the moment with all the new infrastructure going in.
You have to see the extent of the work to believe it - it's astounding.