“I think Indonesians love their country so much, they usually go back,”

Interview with Putra Nababan in the White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIK9QtNu3w (March 2010) <br class="br">2010 <br class="br">Context: Nababan: You&#x27;re... quite very good in Indonesian, still remind...<br>Obama: Masih bisa omong sedikit [I still can speak (indonesian) a little bit]<br>Nababan: sedikit, masih [a little bit, do you still] practising?<br>Obama: No, not practising, you know, I used to be fluent but I don&#x27;t get a chance to practice.<br>Nababan: That&#x27;s what I heard<br>Obama: Whenever we&#x27;re ready<br>[Beginning of Interview]<br>Nababan: Mr. President, thank you for permitting RCTI TV for this Interview, Apa Kabar [How are you] Mr. President?<br>Obama: Baik-baik, Terima Kasih [(I&#x27;m) fine, thank you]<br>Nababan: Masih bisa bahasa Indonesia? [(Do you) still able to speak Indonesian (language)? ]<br>Obama: Masih bisa sedikit, saya lupa banyak tapi... [(I still) can speak a little bit, but I forget many (Indonesian vocabularies)]<br>Nababan: Oh, This is quite good I think, banyak latihan [often practicing], do you have practice with?<br>Obama: You know, I don&#x27;t have a chance to practice, you know, one of the interesting things is... I think Indonesians love their country so much, they usually go back, and so there isn&#x27;t a hugh Immigrant Indonesian population In the United States, so I don&#x27;t meet enough Indonesians which also means there aren&#x27;t enough good Indonesian restaurants here in the United States...