The "Indonesia" Hidden In Suriname 🇮🇩🇸🇷 (
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2022
- Suriname, a country like no other. In the 1800's, the Dutch were looking for labor to replace the slaves they brought from Africa. This led to a contract program that brought over thousands of Indonesians from the island of Java. These "Javanese-Surinamese" would go on to have a big impact on the country's culture and food. Being that their arrival in South America was such a unique situation, I wanted to learn a bit more about their history.
I decided to best way to do this was by visiting a fun food market, and then an abandoned plantation where a bloody uprising had occurred. A typical Sunday afternoon, you could say.
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It's been fun, Suriname! What an interesting little country you have. There was definitely more to see and do, but that'll have to wait until next time.
It's a miracle this video got posted--I had a problem with some memory cards that led to me losing some footage. Thankfully nothing that ruins it, but there was a really nice elderly Javanese guy in Tamanredjo who sat me down and taught me some of the Javanese language. Shoutout to that guy, sadly that's all I can give.
I also know that the sound quality for many of the Guyana/Suriname videos hasn't been the best--I figured out the problem afterward, so videos after this should be fine. Anyway, onwards, amigos and rafikis.
Looking more healthy bro
The name Indonesia did not exist when they came here in late 1800. The name was Netherlands-indie.
I like traveling too
Commewijne have atleast 80% of javanese people
So Tommy! Where's next? Let me guess? French guinea it only makes sense to go to all 3 of the guineas and you already
already know French so it's a bonus
I'm Javanese Indonesian, Wow, I didn't expect them still call it satay, lapis, and dawet. and it's true that it's all typical Indonesian food. And, the name Tamanredjo, it's very Javanese sounding names hahaha.
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I’m Dutch and I literally grew up with Indonesian food, you have no idea how our cuisine is influenced by Indonesia. You can find it all over the Netherlands and Suriname. Rendang, resolles, nasi, you name it.
There's some interesting indo dishes that take a influences from outside Javanese cuisine, or provide a snapshot of "older" Javanese cuisine tho. Like with daging rujak. I talk to contemporary Indonesians, they can only place rujak as a salad. In indo culture it's a beef or pork stew tho. Sweet and spicy, so good, stewed in coconut milk, lomboks and palm sugar.
There is tons of Indonesian food in The Netherlands as well of course, due to history/culture and Indonesians who migrated to the Netherlands.
In Surinam we also have your Soato Ajam only over there we just call it Saoto. The stock is the same but we do have different condiments that we put in. It's one of the most popular soups of Surinam. A couple of years ago a went an vacationon to Bali and the herbs and taste of the foods are similar with the taste of some of the Javanese/Surinamese food. We also have adopted your peanut sauce. Hier we call it peanut sambal, sate saus and also peanut sauce. Revisiting Indonesia (Asia) is high on my to do list. I had an amazing time on Bali and Gilli Trawanga
I'm from Surabaya, East Java
When I was little my teacher always told me that our Javanese brothers were sent to Suriname by the Dutch, and now I see the real, thank you for your video
My aunt also used to live in Surabaya. Some of her family went to live in British Guyana and some in Suriname
They were not sent... the hindus and javenese got paid for their work and were free people. Many of them also returned to java. This is why their history and modernday culture is different than the creoles in surinam.
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Yep. There are a lot of them here in Suriname
😱 They can speak dutch language. Woww.. 🥰
Thanks, Tommy for letting the world know that there is a monument of the first Javanese from Indonesia as immigrants at Marienburg, Suriname. I'm the designer.
As a Javanese Indonesian, its really fascinating to see this. My late Grandmother have told me stories about her cousin who was Javanese Surinamese and that they came over to Indonesia in the early 2000s to visit. I was too young to remember back then but if i ever have the chance, would love to visit and find my long lost relatives
"Nggo dulur2 ku sing ning Suriname, mugo mugo diparingi sehat lan becik urip e karo gusti"
Javanese people will understand the above 😉
Aku mudengggg rekkkk
You should visit...👍
Jaar 2018 Aku di jak Mak aku melu manyang diaspora Javaan sakdonyo ing Jogdjakarta, tombo ati rasa ne ontmoeten sedulur Java. Salam teko Holland, kanggo sedulur Java ku ing Indonesia!
At 12:15 he said: ik ben vandaag jarig, ik ben vijftig geworden.
He said it's his birthday today, he turned fifty.
Gefeliciteerd man!
Tommy: "what's this?"
Guy: "it's food."
Food good!
The response was technically correct. If sabbatical asked the question in their native language then he would of got a better answer
im laughing so hard
I am 100% Dutch. My father remarried two times, from his second wife (Indian Surinamese) I have a sister, his third wife (Javanese) I have one sister and a stepsister who is Javanese-Creole.
In Holland you can find many restaurants serving the same food as in Suriname.
And because Indonesia was another colony of us we also have a lot of Indonesian restaurants, my favorite dish is Beef Rendang. You should try it out whenever you go to an Indonesian or Malaysian restaurant.
P.S. your Dutch sounds really understandable. And I am always happy to see you release a new video, so keep on making them.
And I also have two children by different women from Asia. My son is half Thai and my daughter half Filipino. I guess mixing races in programmed into my DNA.
Another fun fact about Holland is that Papua New Guinea was part of the Dutch Indies. My grandfather worked there as a carpenter building some villages for local tribes. So, considering the DNA me and my father have, there might be some uncles and or aunts living as hunters in the mountains.
yeah he gets a lot of the sounds right
@@ClericPreston_ It's amazing to see him learn and speak so many languages during his travels. I am not able to do what he does.
It would be fun to see him use his Dutch skills if he ever goes to South Africa, most speakers of Afrikaans would be able to understand him.
Stop lying. Your father did not remarry. He works at Wal-Mart.
@@collinsoconnor5843 maybe it's a joke I don't get... But for your information there aren't any Walmarts in The Netherlands.
nice to see you are not afraid to interact with all diffent classes of people , you treat everyone the same . very respectful ,
Even the cow lol
aren't we all the same? we bleed the same
@@bugs8054 not when it comes to money . very obviuos if you watch the videos .
You must be new. Sabbatical chills with everyone of all walks everywhere respectfully.
@@InsolentVillager no been watching for a while
Im from Suriname to. I love it when foreigners visit and love your food. We got a huge variety
Nice
What's your Instagram handle bro.. I would like you to take around brother
Masbro pripon kabare suriname
Are people there speak Indonesian?
@@velderyx2135 speak javanese
Every year before covid 19 javanese diaspora from everywhere (suriname,netherland, singapore,malaysia new caledonia and australia etc) got together in yogyakarta city indonesia🙏🏻
Great!
This guy is a classy dude, he's so nice to all the People.
It's so cool to see the Javanese people left their homeland to live in a country with similar climate and nature. So cool.
It’s not as cool as you think. We the dutch were not that nice to the indonesians
@@LuukBuitenhuis you must apology
They're forced to leave their homeland by the colonial government to work at somewhere totally unknown to them. That's not cool.
Just don't romanticize it. They were brought here, separated from their family forever to become a slave in the new land. How could that become cool? Slavery never been cool at all. Learn!
@@ommad13 they're technically not slave since dutch government already banned slavery decades ago. But yeah, they're forced to worked there, and it's not cool at all.
Suriname is incredibly underrated, but culturally it's a real treasury. Its mixing of cultures is one of the world's most interesting hands down IF NOT THE most... When you don't want to see more of the same, when you look for something different a niche of ultimate travelling, here we have our polyglot Sabbatical . Keep on the great job , buddy, you are a myth !
No he's a legend
Not only is he a polyglot, whatever that means, but he also speaks many languages.
@@baigish100 That’s what a polyglot is…
@@JT-tb9ri poor David🤔. Polyglot, multi-lingual or just smart about learning languages. Sabbital is a 9.8 out of 10 in learning languages. I lived 11 years in Suriname and learned Dutch and Sranang Tongo. I could barely speak to my two farm workers in their languages, one Javanese and the other Maroon (Saramacan). We spoke Sranang Tongo to each other but the moment we seperated, I spoke English to my Surinamese wife (her english is better than my Dutch, plus we met in English speaking Guyana so it came more natural), and they went home and spoke javaanse and saramacaanse at home. I never tried to learn their language and am now sorry I did not. Also, I lived in Switzerland (St Gall canton), where Romansh language is native. Going to an international school that taught in English, I cannot remember any of the language eccept for: "E Stange bitte" (a big glass of beer). I am not sure that was Romansh or not because I used it all over the country and was always happy to get my drink.
@@patrickdaly1393 He really is a master at learning languages, makes it look a lot easier than it is! I speak the 2 languages of my country fluently and some French but can never see myself achieving fluency. Anyway are you an Irishman Patrick? Very Irish first and surname
Nice video, appreciated the historical aspect. I've lived on The island of Java for 8 years (from America). Javanese people come from the central part of the island. Indonesia is very multi-cultural within itself. So many different tribes and ethnic groups and languages. You should totally come here! Lots of fascinating things to see and learn. Peace from Jakarta ✌🏾
Amazing
Matoh tenan lek 👍
@@barbs896 cah jonegoro ki
@@rickville8898 Mlayu sek aku, konangan.
Central and eastern parts of the island.
Awesome job showcasing the diversity of Suriname! I hope to see you in Colombia 🇨🇴
So much good thing in south America countries
Blend together culture like no other place
Javanese people love children. If they have no children they adopt one and they are very kind and loving to children
Greeting from indonesian javanese. Biso ngomong jowo yu?
@@puydestroyer8716 Ik versta het nieteens. Ik ben geen Javaan.
Yes even there is proverb in java "more child more wealth"
Was waiting for you to cover this! My introduction to Suriname came by visiting a Surinamese cafe in Amsterdam many many years ago and it left me with way more questions than answers!
Imagine their ancestors trying to find a way to go back to Javanese, but thet cant find it and trying to remembering the receipt and inggredients to mimicking the food they like in javanese to felt home ..
Dank je Tommy voor het laten zien van een stukje van onze geschiedenis die niet zo mooi was. Heel interessant.
Het is inderdaad een zwarte bladzijde uit onze geschiedenis, aan de andere kant 47 jaar onafhankelijkheid heeft ook niet alles gebracht wat mogelijk is met Suriname. Wanneer je ziet dat mensen dingen bij hun huis verkopen omdat er geen pensioen is zet het je aan het denken. Wij hebben hier genoeg knappe koppen rondlopen en met wat investeringen, lijkt het mij dat je een win-win situatie kunt maken.
Speak English.
@@collinsoconnor5843 Het gaat hier over Suriname. De taal die wij hier spreken is Nederlands. Als je wilt kun je deze tekst laten vertalen.
@@xXTheoLinuxXx ik begrijp je punt, maar als je je verdiept in het recente verleden binnenlandse oorlog (gesloten kluisdocumenten) dan begrijp je dat het niet goed is voor Suriname om met Nederland samen te werken, NL wou via Bouterse de macht weer in Suriname met alle gevolgen van dien, alleen Bouterse wou Geen pion van Nl zijn. Misschien snap je daarom ook waarom Bouterse zo populair was en waarom Bouterse en Brunswijk ondanks dat ze tegen elkaar hebben gevochten nu goed met elkaar zijn (ze zijn beide door Nederland belazerd)
write in american words please
Man your vlogs are so immersive in the way the kind of experience they give ... Your steady shots of the environs around you.. the way you interact with the locals...Their reactions to your inquisitiveness ...It's kind of pleasing to watch your vlogs ...So much so that I am almost able to feel the humid tropical weather of the places and the villages in the jungles you have been traveling to ... Keep up the good work mate ..
I was born in Suriname (live in Holland now), my grandfather was from Central-Java and migrated to Suriname in the 1930's. My parents and siblings were born in Mariënburg and my father and brothers worked in de sugarcane factory from the 1950's through the 1970's. During my childhood I spent the weekends and school holidays in Mariënburg, it was a fun place then.
Isih iso boso jowo mas?
@@andysetiawan9860 No, but I can speak Dutch! 🙂
@@hansolo5241 My grandfather is also Dutch, but I can't even speak Dutch hehehe
@@andysetiawan9860 That's great! I have to learn Indonesian at some point. It's easier and people from the other islands speak it as well.
Aku anak singkong!!
@@hansolo5241 *menyok Lik, Dudu singkong
Thank you... Tommy...for the little history lessons of my country 🇸🇷
It's a shame ... about the sugar plantation ...
Your videos are great man!! It's refreshing to see someone is really actually interested in the people and the culture of the places you visit!! You make it a point to entangle yourself into the lifestyle and the people and tell us about your experience, the real experience! I always look forward to your next stop and ultimately, the next video. Thank you!!
Loved the series. Each video was like a tiny history lesson, always about the lives of the common peope.
Oh my goodness. It feels like I’m in Java. The houses, the people, the markets…. I’ve heard a lot about Suriname from mijn Oma, it’s very interesting to see this through your video. Dankjewel. Hi from Indonesia-Canada.
Great to see you for a second time this week. A friendly guide you had for the plantation tour but yeah sad how the workers got the shaft in the long run. Better a house for a roof over your head than nothing though and in a beautiful location. Thanks once again Tommy. See ya when I see ya. Be safe.
So many different cultures mixed into one country! Suriname is truly an amazing place!
Best thing for hangover on a Sunday. Thank you. It’s a huge compliment, by the way.
The nice thing About Suriname, we all live peaceful among each other and respect and celebrate all different cultures.
What's your Instagram handle bro
Oh it's interesting for me to Learn that i'm from a french own island named reunion island and it's the same here , all the culture are living with each other peacefully .
In holland they can learn from you, cause we aint!
Two videos in one week? You spoil us.
That was amazing. Things we never learn about and should. Thank you for a great video!
You never fail to pack in history to your videos which I really appreciate.
Another awesome History lesson here Tommy. Appreciate the walk through Suriname.
Your doin some good works man. Give thanx for your honesty and humanity, and for meeting people on a level of understanding and respect. Blessings for yer journey. One Love
I watched all your videos Tommy. Normaly i love to travel abroad but im stuck at home now for two years becaus of the corona situation. Your videos helped me through this time and gave me alot of joy, thank you.
thank you for making this video. I am a Javanese living on the island of Java. this video is very useful for me to know more about the Javanese in Suriname. Even though they are far away and have different nationalities, they feel close and bound by ties of brotherhood between Java in Indonesia and Java in Suriname.
Salam kenal orang jawa Suriname 🙏
@@jimmyamatrais317 salam 🙏. Bisa bahasa Indonesia ya?
@@AhmadAhmad-dm2xj salam rahayu mas🙏. Bisa sedikit aja 😁
@@jimmyamatrais317 tidak apa - apa. Mantab 👍
Fantastic Vlog really enjoying your channel, you have some very true to life experiences and are very much yourself in every vlog.
Man I feel like I know Tommy for a long time now lol 😆 this channel deserves plenty of views and it’s underrated. Love you brother stay safe always
what a nice country ... and your vlogs are amazing as always ... learning so many things from your videos ... keep up the good job ... you're doing a great job...
I love your channel. I've never had a passport in my life but would love to visit these places one day. Be safe and thank you for doing what you do.
Thanks mate. I enjoyed your vid as usual.
😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
Suriname 🇸🇷 ❤️😍
Nice😍🇸🇷❤️
Thank you for sharing Brother🙏🏼❤️
Hello Tommy, New Hampshire here. Always enjoy the videos of your travels. My days of going anywhere are over so thanks for bringing the world to us. ✌
Another great video Tommy. Well done.
Tommy you inspire me so much. Sometimes I think I let fear hold me back and you show the truth to many places good and bad
another superb video....thank you tom
Thank you for taking us to where the javanese indentured workers worked so far away from home under poor condition and learn some story about life: worked so hard, not get pension, left behind and still happy ... love to them from bukittinggi on sumatera island, Indonesia
Yo ambo bk tinggi pulo
New Sabbatical video, lucky us! 👍
Thank you, your vlogs are just awesome.
Your videos just straight up make me smile. I’m living in Flint Michigan currently, but every video of yours reminds me of growing up in a small village called La Misión, in Baja California México - If you are ever interested in going there, my family owns two very nice houses there in the village and we would be honored to let you stay as long as you’d like if you like. Just make a video saying you’re planning on going that way and I’ll contact you :) sorry I know you don’t know me, it feels like I know you and I just want to share everything about where I grew up with you. You actually care about the humans around the world, not just from where you’re born. 💯
Lol why are ya living in f f f f flint town?
Thanks man. Bringing back a lot of nostalgia traveling through Suriname. Especially the ride over the bridge. You also have to try lumpia and bacabana. DM, me when you return to nyc. Also. If you are curious going to French Guiana, let me know.
Hello from indonesia man, love your video!!
Thank you for the video! ☺♥
'Dawet' our main liquid for drink in the javanese community, made with coconut Milk, sirup( red coloured ), as a flavour 'sereh' citroengras, end tjendol .
Cendol dawet limangatusan gak gawe ketan..
that actually looks like rural parts of java.. the housing, the mosque, and the people even look Indonesian too! really enjoyed this video 😌 Indonesian muslims are pretty chill. they're sunnis, they don't practice sharia law or force coverings on anyone. even though they're religious, they're very moderate muslims.. 😌 Singapore and Malaysia muslims are like this too..
you are a little bit wrong, it isn’t forced by everyone (face covering), but there is a substantial population that does have to wear face covering. Most live in Commewijne.
@@yeahwhateveridc6062 I was talking about my country Indonesia.....
Here in suriname there is no such thing as sunnis or shia's however there a difference between the Javanese muslims ,some pray facing the east(facing the Qibla as all Muslims should pray)or some pray facing the west. About being veiled there may not be alot who are veiled from those who pray to the west but there are alot who are veiled that pray to the east as they follow the 'right' Islam, I agree that it isn't forced upon anyone but I will say that it is highly encouraged. there are alot of Muslims that are hijabi's and like you said it isn't forced, you have those who don't wear it permanently but still wear it on some occasions or like now in ramadan.
@@user-rd1vn9ze8k that's interesting.. in Singapore, it's that way too. some women only wear it for work or during ramadan and then take it off..
Have you ever been to Atjeh?? They are very strict there!!
In South Africa we also have similar history of indentured labourers from Asia who were brought in by the English to work in sugar plantations. That's why South Africa has largest Indian society outside India who are based around Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
In the Cape we have descendents of Malays, Indonesians, etc. who were brought in by the Dutch in the 1600s who worked for the Dutch East Indian Company. They formed a refreshment station at the tip of Africa in the Cape, and most Dutch and their Asian workers settled there and never left. They now speak a Dutch dialect called Afrikaans (which directly translate to African language).
Thanks Tommy for this video, it shows that the Dutch touched many continents.
They did touched many alright 😂
Ok,,
touch? more like destroyed
Yes Malay from Malaysian bring to South African by British
@@japjungho4645 sure you don't mean the US?😆
Great informative vlog Tommy !!!!!
You really go where others don't! Love that 🤓
Hope to see more content of Suriname you made one of the best content of my country and i hope to see more ❤
Hope you have fun
I'm impressed by your video blog. To complete the circle in Suriname, a trip to Kormantse, Ghana's Central Region, would be ideal.
Most interesting travel channel...or at least as good as Mr Bald. Thanks for taking us to these wonderful places.
Yes i love B&B !! And yes the world is not like the mainstream media portrays !!
I am your subscriber from Indonesia. I was thinking that you were in Indonesia at the moment but it wasn't. But still you have interesting story to tell. Thank to show us this unique country 👌
25:30 "Hier bestellen" means "order here" in german, and apparently in dutch as well. As a german I was surprised to see a text there that looks german but then realized it's the same in dutch. German and dutch language are actually so similar I could understand some of the dutch sentences they said.
Wow
The Dutch understand most of Germany, but the German don't understand the Dutch, that's what I know
Both are germanic languages
@Flash-mob Indonesian is more formal than malay imo, which is why Indonesians find it hard to understand malay.
People tend to spell out the words more in Indonesian while it's shortened or slurred in malay
Deutch and Dutch
bro for real man its amazing how fast you learn different languages im fom the nederlands so its funny to here you speak dutch you really learn fast! i been in suriname a cople off times and its amazing there i also learn to speak the language they really respect you for that but that is everywhere the same i think! keep doing what your doing bro always a plessure to see your adventures . one love
Tommy my guy, its been so interesting seeing you in Suriname , keep up the inspirational videos , love from the wason world family
thank you for the vlog,very interesting to know and what a history we have here,what a generous of yours to share with them and all of us.Greetings from Indonesia
Love this.. as javanese, knowing more about our distant relatives in another part of the world is always intriguing
Another beautiful video, simple life lovely people.. Excellent piece bro.
This is a history I had never heard of before. I knew of their existence but no idea of their background. Thanks Tommy.
Another nice video thanks !
Tommy come to Amsterdam where you will find the Bijlmer district where you will find little Suriname , greetings from a Dutch man living in Saigon Vietnam ♥️🇻🇳🌴
Iam getting more excited when you said want to visit Indonesia although Iam Malaysian… Can’t wait for your next journey
Thank you for making this video
Great vlog once again mate!
It boggles the mind what a few European countries did to the world.
Yeah you see evidence of colonization everywhere. It's really wild.
Very very sad
West European is real devil.
They’re enjoying the old money they stole from these colonies
Nice video bro :)
Greetings from Indonesia.
But i'm not Javanese, i'm Nias person ✌️😄 love u, lol.
Amazing! Very interesting Tom. Thanks for sharing 👍🙂
I really like your consistent effort to understand and speak the local language and how you frequently squeeze it into your conversation. It shows a genuine interest and you can see how much people appreciate it. I was impressed with your Dutch pronounciation👍
Fawaka mi mang tek wan Saoto! I’m just a Cape Verde guy don’t mind me. 👀 Not many food vloggers go to Suriname. (Davids been here did) love this. Wonder when you’ll go to Cape Verde
You Sir are an Explorer , a student of linguistics and customs and an inspiration
Awesome video thanks!
@Sabbatical Love your videos and your content is refreshingly different and captivating.
Great video again. Such an interesting and different place. Thanks. By the way…„Hier bestellen“ means something like „give your order here“.
Hier bestellen: Order here. Place your order here.
Sugeng Enjang, greetings friends from Indonesia 🇮🇩 , I am also Javanese and live on the island of Java. If you have time, don't forget to visit Indonesia, especially the island of Java, friends
I must admit . Poking the camera out the window while being driven around. I like that. You get to see a wider scenary. Which is super cool stuff
loved it as always!
Another good video!
My wife and I took a flight out of Belize in a small commuter plane that fit one other couple, I was glad we were the the last to board because the first couple were stuffed in the back. The plane did have air conditioning if you consider a small oscillating fan that had a hard time going from side to side as air conditioning. After a while we landed on a small island with a dirt runway when we went to get out we were told not your stop and the other couple got out, the pilot looked left and right for anything coming and we’re soon back up in the air to our island. Our runway was interesting as we landed you could see the buildings at the end of the runway that were we approaching kind of fast with widening eyes, when we left days later we took off in the same direction we landed and look liked we barely cleared the roofs of those buildings, it’s things like these that leave you with lasting memories and laughs.
i think every trip show us great place and good memories
Thank you for some unknown history, and places. to me 👍 I hope you can stay safe and healthy.🙏💪
Big up, my friend! Keep on!
Thank you so much for highlighting my beloved country in such a positve way❤ i really appreciate it ❤❤❤.
Indonesian food looks deliciously 😋
You must try
Not only rendang padang and nasi campur bali
Indeed 😄
Come to bali my friend 😄🇮🇩🇷🇺
The name forgetting scenario so funny cause it's true 😂🤣 Thanks for another great virtual adventure!
Can't wait for your next video
Bro we ready for another one ASAP keep them coming good job bro
Going far Thommy 🔥🔥🔥you really never take a break 😂
Dude. I love your videos. I was an expat for awhile so I can relate to the feeling of being in another culture...but never been to the places you have....and it's awesome to feel your experiences! Keep it going and I wish you the best.
Another great video!
Love for my country, Suriname🇸🇷❣
Great video. Stay safe ❤️
Blessings, thank you for sharing your experience