if you are coming to bali on a holiday or even to live in bali you will find
hundreds of articles vlogs and blogs about what to do in bali all the amazing things you can do
with your time here but you might struggle to find those things that you should not
do in bali so i'm going to answer that question today i'm going to give you 14 things that you
should not do here in bali to avoid upsetting the locals and so you have a better time here
one avoid standing on or interrupting with the Canang Sari these are little offerings that are
presented by the balinese people to the gods and you will find them literally everywhere in bali
they are daily offerings so they are newly presented every single day you will find them
literally everywhere from being on the roads to being on the little pathways to being in front
of shop doors so make an effort to avoid them don't stand on them or disturb them or move
them because it can be very rude to the Balinese people that might witness that. sometimes it's hard
to avoid them on the road just do your best and try to leave them as they are. number two do not
drive a scooter without any experience bali is an incredibly busy island in terms of traffic
and driving can be very hectic particularly as they have different rules to perhaps you're used
to in your own country for example roundabouts they will go the opposite way around or even
just cut straight through them so don't drive without any experience whatsoever if you don't
have any experience and you arrive in bali take some lessons which leads me to like two point b
a little side issue of two don't be offended with the constant honking that happens here in
bali it's not perhaps the same meaning as in your home country i know where i'm from beeping means
you know you've done something wrong but here it's just a friendly toot to say i'm coming around you
or a friendly toot to say i'm here or because the roads are so narrow sometimes people are
just tooting as they get to the edge of a thin road approaching a busy road so that you know, you're
aware, that someone might be coming onto that merger so don't be offended if you hear a lot
of tooting it's really common here number three don't touch people - the local people on their heads
or point with your index finger the head is seen as the place where the soul of the body resides
and it's very bad luck to be touched or disturbed and pointing with your finger is just a sign of
rudeness here all right lulu bye lulu so don't point with your finger it is seen
as a rude gesture the way to gesture things here in bali is to put your palm facing down tuck your
fingers under and just gesture like this number four the big one don't stay in the tourism areas
it's very easy to do places like kuta changu seminyak are really popular places they are really
great but you could end up just spending all of your time here if you come on a short holiday make
sure that you go further afield and spend some time in the amazing places that bali has to offer
also don't just go straight to the tourist attractions - so some of the waterfalls that
you look for might have great ratings and those fantastic instagram spots but when you get there
it's going to be super busy and it will just feel like an extension of where you've already been
because it could be packed with tourists try and find those more remote places i'm
going to give a link to a video that we have for things to do and beaches to go here in bali
but there are lots of things that you can do that are a little bit off the beaten track
and finding those private ones will give you a real authentic experience go to the local villages
go to the local places where the balinese will eat and have a real authentic experience don't stay
around the tourists number five don't disrespect the sun the sun here is super strong bali is very
close to the equator and therefore the sun here is super strong and super direct and the ozone layer
is thin here and so therefore the sun has a tremendous power here that has to be respected use
sun cream even if you are not somebody that tends to burn wear sun cream you are protecting your
skin and it's super super strong here so don't disrespect the sun number six wear the correct
things if you're visiting a balinese temple bali's temples are seen as very spiritual and holy places
so therefore acting in the right way and wearing the right things is a sign of respect so if you
are going you must make sure your shoulders are covered and your belly is covered and that you
wear a sarong which is like a long dress that you can either rent there or bring your own if you're
going to a religious place wearing a saren dang around the waist is also advised you will be given
this on your entry wearing a sarong is important because the lower parts of the body are seen as
where the evil are so therefore covering them prevents that evil escaping into this religious
and special spiritual place number seven might sound like an obvious one but don't drink the
tap water the tap water here is not filtered you will find big bottled waters and water dispensers
everywhere make sure you don't drink from the tap if you do you are going to get very ill
water here is super super cheap you can buy these big jugs and fill them up for as little as 7k
and then just survive on that or you can go to restaurants and quite often you'll get free water
in restaurants if you ask for filtered water but just make sure you are not ever drinking tap water
to brush your teeth and things that's fine but if you're going to be consuming it or swallowing
it don't use the tap water number eight avoid giving or receiving anything with your left
hand the left hand here in bali is reserved for toilet duties and therefore giving or receiving,
shaking hands or fist bumping anything like that with the left hand is seen as really disrespectful
and really unhygienic number nine big one don't do drugs this might sound super obvious
but bali and indonesia has a very strict policy on drugs if you are consuming drugs you can be
given life sentences if you are dealing or supplying drugs you can be given the death
sentence if you want to know more about this google the bali nine story it's horrifying
and also currently now in karobakan prison which is only half an hour from where we are here there
is the oldest lady currently serving on death row again for drug smuggling so you might be
tempted while you're here and having a party and whatever but don't do drugs it's super serious
here and it's dealt with super super firmly number 10 do not disrespect the monkeys here
monkeys can seem really friendly and they can seem really cute and cuddly but they have been used to
human interaction for the last 100 years here in bali and have become very clever at manipulating you
and taking things from you so just be very careful when you're walking around monkeys
first up the monkey temple in ubud but then in other areas maybe in Uluwatu Temple
where the monkeys can be pretty rife there as well just be seriously careful because monkeys
can carry rabies here and it's just an unnecessary threat that you can put yourself into if you're
teasing them or messing around with them number 11 don't contribute to the litter problem here
bali is a small island and currently has a problem with the littering don't contribute
to that problem make sure you take your trash with you wherever you go you don't leave things
on the beach even though you might see trash on the beach it's not okay to leave it there
what happens is the rain falls it takes all the rubbish into the rivers the rivers then bring it
all to the beach and just dump it on the beaches number 12 don't get confused with the money here
indonesian money is massive you can come and be a millionaire on just $100 so the money can
be sometimes confusing it's got lots and lots of zeros often you'll go into restaurants and they
will have simplified it by getting rid of the thousands at the end the three zeros at the end
and they will just put for example 30 which means 30 000. at the bottom of the menu it will say
that it's in thousands but often it won't say it obviously so don't be confused because sometimes
you might see 30k with a k sometimes you might see the full all the zeros sometimes you might just
see 30 and it might say somewhere else on the menu or wherever you're looking it's actually in
thousands number 13 and another party pooper i'm sorry but don't drink lots of the local alcohol
western and foreign alcohol can be quite expensive here in bali because there's a high import tax on
it and therefore it can be tempting to drink a lot of the local alcohol which is called
arak however this arac has extremely high levels of ethanol and places like australia
regularly give their citizens warnings about when they come over to bali and consuming this
alcohol because it can lead to things like health issues and in some cases even blindness so just be
super careful with the amount of ARAK that you're drinking number 14 don't drive while holding your
mobile phone so bali is a very safe island i've lived here for a long time and i've never had
any crime that's happened to me but i have heard of it sometimes you hear a villa break-ins or
particularly one of the most common ones is purse snatching or phone grabbing whilst on scooters so
be super careful obviously sometimes you need your phone to look at the sat nav but don't be holding
it for long periods of time you are just tempting anybody in the local area that might think well
i'm gonna grab that particularly as we've gone through 'the big C' for the last few years obviously
local people have been really heavily hit with this and unfortunately some people have turned to
crime and therefore just not giving them an option not tempting them is gonna be a good
thing okay so there are my 14 things not to do here in bali indonesia to save the local
customs to save yourself and to save you any embarrassment when you get here hopefully you've
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