Here in Bali, the culture has an interesting naming system and everyone here pretty much has the same names. Each child has a name based on their chronological order of birth. the 1st son, Wayan, the 2nd, Madae, the 3rd Nyoman, the 4th Ketut and so on. The same goes for the daughter's but there is one exception. If the daughter is born first in the family, then she gets a special name of Kadek.
The naming system is especially funny when we go out to the bars or mingle with locals. Because everyone has the same names, I can't remember who is Ketut and who is Wayan. They all laugh at me but its in good fun. Since I have learned of the naming system, I introduce myself as "Eli or Ketut." They get a good kick out of that.
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