Forums / Discussion / Meme Research

There's been a new meme spawn in Indonesia media, it's basically says that Bekasi (a Indonesia city) is a very hot place or Bekasi is not from earth. I don't where exactly the point of spread (I suspect meme komik). The big question is, Does it qualify as meme if it from indonesia? or this site only accept western meme?

Here's some example:

Indonesian here and I've seen it spread in social media.

IMHO, if it spread it can be a meme. But as I see it now, this is just an in joke for Indonesian and I think will begin to fade after a few weeks. If other people can't find the humor from the joke, it won't spread and I doubt people outside Indonesia will try to learn the facts behind the joke itself.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Indonesian able to make and share internet culture with the rest of the world.

Indonesian memes are always rather weak and more like injokes. Most of which will probably fade after a short time. They're also very cringeworthy as most of them are just trying to copy image macros and advice animals in an attempt to be funny.

Also, Indonesians don't know how memes actually work. I have a friend in Facebook who likes to "Make" memes for a meme facebook group.

Also, Indonesians don’t know how memes actually work. I have a friend in Facebook who likes to “Make” memes for a meme facebook group.

In my experience that's how most of Facebook thinks memes work. I don't think its specific to Indonesians.

You should know that most indonesians visit 9gag as their source of memes.

Well, I think it might be worth documenting, it need to have some spread.

no foreigner country outside of america except for canada, england and japan know how memes work except for the usual minority.

so its more of a cultural thing

Interesting, it deserves some documentation.

What-the-fuck-am-I-reading.png

What the Duck is a France?

Updated: Now this "meme" was featured in news site

link

So basically, the mayor of Bekasi scold some of his subordinates.

Can I make the entry already?

Is someone stopping you?

Nobody, but I'm not sure if this can be qualified as a meme

It can.

Go crazy.

Well, here's the entry