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-K.S. does resemble a village in the city, both in appearance & in customs of neighborliness, etc. maintained by residents
- long lines waiting for water at public wells  & time consuming
- still speak regional dialects tho have been in Jak a long time
- children taught to address neighbors w/ familial terms. 
- in terms of social mobility a slow climb for them & most live in K.S. because cannot afford to live in a kampong resmi
- plan to save money collectively in case of dmolition is a concrete action, tho sum save nominal in [strikethrough] comparison w/ what they need if [strikethrough] had to pay price of renting on contracting in resmi kampong would be unable to save in any other manner ie buying furnishings or land in home village
p 231 K.S. residents not as poor as true gelandangan, or residents of newer liar kampungo lives, however, fall of uncertainty
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and fear of future
can meet day to day needs but not emergencies ((health,unemployment, attack by police forces, etc)) 
-status in city relatively much lower than in village where they may be respected as a person who has travelled far (merantau); in city they are 'tuna wisma' or the lowest class of residents
- but little apathy as seen in the frequency w/ why they change jobs hoping to improve their situation
- willing to ask outsides for helping form of jobs or working capital loans but seldom want to ask own family members
seems to a weakening of family ties in the big city
also a factor of pride, not wanting to be shamed in front of wealthier relatives
- creative in looking for solutions willing to change jobs if need to & learn new skills
- high level of solidarity, esp among longer term residents
-solidarity result of common experiences ie being evicted from other kampungs,