Blacks and Whites
It was like I found a reflection of their behavior in some Indonesians. Is this indeed the product of centuries of colonialism? Or is this because the horizon of knowledge and thinking is too narrow?
Tais people, Papua New Guinea have great respect for white people
In a rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) village, I realized that the color of my skin could scare people. When I walked around Tais village on the southern coast of Western Province, many small children ran for their life from me or hid behind their mothers\' backs. The smaller babies could even cry out loud if I approached them, as if they had seen a ghost.
White skin, according to local beliefs, is synonymous with ghosts and death. It is said in the folklore of this area that the spirits of the dead fly to the west, and there, their skin color will change to white.