Personal Identity among Others (3rd Journal Humanistic) By Desri Fitriana

Actually my parents came from Java Island, Cirebon. But, I was born and have lived in Jakarta since I was born. So, I have never known about Javanese, especially the languages. Can imagine I only came to Cirebon very rare, only if I have special events. As a Jakarta people I always use Bahasa Indonesia for my communication, unfortunately I do not understand about Javanese languages, even for daily communication, I do not know.

Sometimes I felt that my identity is bias, because when my friends has an original ethnic or region, and they were know about their ethnic, can speak fluently into that languages, but for me is NOT, I cannot do it.  I think how proud you are. In my case, I never got Javanese languages from my parents, my environments and my friends. Actually I do not interested to try learn about that languages, because for me Javanese more difficult than English, hehe :p.

So, sometimes when the others ask to me “Where do you came from?”. Sometimes I confused to answer that question. When I said I came from Javanese, it is impossible, because I do not speak Javanese. So, I always answer that I came from Jakarta; even my family does not Betawi ethnic. I said like that, because I lived in Jakarta since I was born. So, until now I always confused when my friends ask to me like that. So, that is why I called my ethnic is bias.