Thank You

Thank You. Sorry. Please. My pleasure.
Terima Kasih. Maaf. Tolong. Sama-Sama.

Terms I have come to know very well. Thats all this short entry is about.
I am overwhelmed at how polite Indonesians are.
They say sorry for everything!
I thought Canadians were too apologetic, I was wrong. Indonesians take it to a whole new level.

A good example.
Yesterday I was asked to help write a letter to the Malaysian Green Building Council. I used the same professional tone I would use in any letter I've written. Very direct, straightforward and to the point. The Indonesian approach is much different. It contains a lot more, I would appreciate if, thank you so much for, please if you could, I am grateful for, you are very kind to...etc.
Very different from most letters you'll come across in North American culture.

Thats all.