why after over 300 years of dutch rule, contrary to other former colonies, Indonesia neither has significant leftovers of dutch culture nor is the dutch language spoken anywhere.

Question

why after over 300 years of dutch rule, contrary to other former colonies, Indonesia neither has significant leftovers of dutch culture nor is the dutch language spoken anywhere.

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Answer 1

That’s not true. There are many Dutch words in the Indonesian language. Office and ashtray come to mind immediately. There are still classic Indonesian Dutch cultural mixes in the food scene like Rijstafel. Jakarta has preserved a lot of it’s Dutch history. I only lived there for a year but it was obvious back in the 80s.