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It aims to determine the topics that make up a small talk among the Indonesians in the motherland/homeland, USA (New Jersey, LA, Washington D.C), and the Philippines (Manila).This study sought to answer the following questions: (a) What particular topics of conversation shared by the Indonesians upon meeting for the first time? (b) . Are Indonesians who stay in the motherland/homeland and those who are in the Philippines and those who migrated to the USA shared the same topics? (c).What changes of conversational topic has taken place?  \nKey Words: small talk, Indonesian culture, the Indonesians  \nBackground of the Study  \nIn the ‘First International Conference and 40th Annual Convention on Language Education’ at Manila Midtown Hotel, April 25-27, 2001 Dr. Francisco Sionil Jose (National Artist for Literature) was one of the Guest Speaker. In the introduction of his speech he said ” Long-long time ago. You were not born yet. I attended a seminar in Indonesia, by the belated first Indonesian president. President Ir. Sukarno. He delivered his speech for six hours non-stop without a text”. Indonesians are great talkers (Thomas Oey, 1993) .  \nAs I would say that, We Indonesians love to talk. We are also an instinctively inquisitive people, and will often approach you on trains, planes, busses, etc to strike up a conversation. As expressed in the common greetings Mau ke mana? And Sudah makan belum? Indonesian always seem to want to know everything about you: where you are going, what you are doing, who you are, whether you have eaten or bathed yet, etc. Just as in English greetings “ How are you?”, “Hi” or “How do  \nyou do?” when meeting someone. These greetings do not require a specific answer, but are simply another way of saying hello.  \nOnce the greetings are over, however, visitors will frequently find themselves barrage with a series of more specific questions, including many that seem to concern very personal and intimate matters, such as personal or family background, marital status, occupational, and so forth. These will come up again and again until you can almost predict what question is coming next, and are probably quite tired of this whole “interview” process.  \nTry not to be sarcastic or angered by this. Understand that your “interviewers”are simply trying to be friendly, and are using such topics to make small talk, much as Westerners would discuss the weather or sports. In Indonesia, such information is not considered personal at all, it is simply a part of one’s identity-like your name, nationality and address. If you do not wish to answer, it is perfectly acceptable to be equivocating or to joke around. Most Indonesians will never press you for an answer. On the other hand, you can use this as an opportunity to practice your Indonesian, and by turning the questions around you can also learn something about the people you meet.  \nStatement of the Problems  \nThis study aims to determine the topics that make up a small talk among the Indonesians in the three different countries:  \n1. Indonesia (motherland/homeland),  \n2. USA :  \na. Los Angeles,  \nb. New Jersey, and  \nc. Washington D.C.  \n3. Philippines  \nSpecifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:  \n4. What particular/common topics of conversation shared by the Indonesians upon meeting for the first time?  \n5. Are Indonesians who stay in the motherland/ homeland and those who are in the Philippines and those who migrated to the USA shared the same topics?  \n6. What changes of conversational topic has taken place?  \nScope and Delimitation of the Study  \nThe study focused on the topics that make up","cbCaimrJtGMZavs7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimrJtGMZavs7","pdf",73713,"English","# Abstract\n# Background of the Study\n# Statement of the Problems\n# Scope and Delimitation of the Study\n# Definition of Terms\n# Review of Related Literature and Conceptual Framework\n## Communication","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study about small talk?\",\"answer\":\"The study determines the topics that make up small talk among Indonesians when they meet for the first time across three countries.\"},{\"question\":\"Which countries and locations are included in the research?\",\"answer\":\"The study covers Indonesia (the motherland/homeland), the USA including New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C., and the Philippines including Manila.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study compare conversation topics across residence groups?\",\"answer\":\"It asks whether Indonesians staying in the motherland/homeland share the same small-talk topics as Indonesians in the Philippines and those who migrated to the USA, and whether conversational topics change.\"}]","Small Talk Among the Indonesians in Three Different Countries - America, Indonesia, Philippines | PDF",1792066747]