Posted on May 16, 2019
Why An Indonesian Rehab Center Doesn't Insist On Abstinence
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Sam Nugraha runs a rehab center in Indonesia, and to understand his approach to addiction, he says it's important to know something about his country.
Sometimes, Nugraha says, Indonesians smile when they aren't really smiling. They're smiling, but underneath the smile, they aren't.
"Because the culture tells us we have to be polite," he says, "When we don't know the answer, then we have to smile. When we feel threatened, we have to smile. In our culture we are not supposed to expose our shortcomings to other people."
Sometimes, Nugraha says, Indonesians smile when they aren't really smiling. They're smiling, but underneath the smile, they aren't.
"Because the culture tells us we have to be polite," he says, "When we don't know the answer, then we have to smile. When we feel threatened, we have to smile. In our culture we are not supposed to expose our shortcomings to other people."
Why An Indonesian Rehab Center Doesn't Insist On Abstinence
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Capt Dwayne Conyers One of those Cultural Things, You Notice, Always Smiling, Always Looking for the Silver Lining, Very Important in the French Indo China Community.
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