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Your comments on the movement of millions of Jakartans and other urban dwellers to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri via various modes of transportation, including motorbikes, amid the countryâs economic slowdown: Then we all realize how important a good system of transportation is and our good discipline as well
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our comments on the movement of millions of Jakartans and other urban dwellers to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri via various modes of transportation, including motorbikes, amid the country's economic slowdown:
Then we all realize how important a good system of transportation is and our good discipline as well.
Eddy Arjuna Zainy
SMS
The seasonal exodus is just for the poor; the rich can meet their parents any time through the year even though their parents live outside the country.
The poor have to spend the whole year working to make ends meet for those left in their old hometown.
Although it looks the same, it's still their green grass of home and the lanes they walked with their loved ones and there the old trees are still standing where they used to play, amid the economic slowdown.
E. Nurdin
Jakarta
Major festivals such as Idul Fitri are an occasion to reconnect with family and friends.
It is an international phenomena, e.g. during Diwali in India the situation is similar.
Economic downturn only dampens this meet and greet a bit.
However, to save money people take not-so-safe means of travel ' an entire family on a motorbike.
This is not going to change in a hurry, until other mid-size cities and towns have enough employment opportunities which give people the option to work where they belong.
Aadyaa Shukla Tiwari
Jakarta
