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

Some older Indonesians speak Dutch. There are some Dutch influences in architecture, food and culture. But colonialism has manifested in different ways among different people in different times. I’m not sure what you mean by ‘significant leftovers’. The Dutch, like all colonial powers stole labour and resources, destabilised indigenous cultures and were resisted, in that struggle Indonesia developed a national identity