Passive

Jennifer Lindsay*

In Indonesia, as elsewhere in the world, writing letters to distant friends and family is a thing of the past. Real, old-fashioned letters, I mean. The ones you wrote and posted so the recipient received something you had held in your hand. Not a short email or Facebook message that is an instant dialogue. I mean the kind of letter with established conventions.

Indonesian letters, after the salutation, often began with the equival

Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.

For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More

The Best Choice

Rp 54.945/Month

Active for 12 Months, Rp 659.340

• *You Save -Rp 102.000
• *Guaranteed update of up to 52 Editions of Tempo Magazine

Subscribe

Rp 64.380/Month

Active Every Month Cancel Anytime

• *Free for the first month if using a Credit Card

Subscribe

See Other Packages

Already a Subscribed? Log in here
To receive daily news by Email, Sign up for Tempo ID.