Indonesian bathrooms

A short guide to what they look like and how to use one!

© NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2013Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace

Relations through the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program.

Typical Indonesian bathroom or mandi, courtesy of Jon Weiner

Does it look different from what you were

expecting?

Take a look at these websites to learn more…

• http://jed.revolutia.info/2008/12/understanding-kamar-mandi-indonesian.html

• http://finalaeon.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/our-new-bathroom/

Discussion questions

• What does a traditional Indonesian bathroom look like?

• How would you take a bath in this kind of bathroom?• How does it differ from your bathroom?• Why do you think Indonesians take a bath like this?

Do you think all Indonesians bathe in this way?• Which method of bathing do you think uses less

water?