short of jakarta selatan (south jakarta) the inhabitants here are rich westernized clubbing liberals that speak english mixed with indonesian and goes to international schools
"Adinda needs to stop speaking in English all the time it's irritating"
"She's from Jaksel bro, of course she's gonna do that"
"She's from Jaksel bro, of course she's gonna do that"
by longsnakemoan February 01, 2022
Jaksel is basically a bunch of South Jakarta kids and expat-inspired sellouts (yeah, “sel” = sellout) who live for coffeepots like Blok M, flexing their fits in Instagram interviews, and talking skena culture like experts. They mix Bahasa and English so hard even Indo cross-culturals get labeled Jaksel just for saying “literally.” They play “kapan padel” — basically Indonesia’s cheaper, confused cousin of pickleball, because nobody actually eats pickles in a daily basis here.
Welcome to Jaksel: where selling out is a lifestyle and hype is currency.
Welcome to Jaksel: where selling out is a lifestyle and hype is currency.
“Bro, saya skrg di jaksel, gue lagi interview fit di Blok M dekat salt bread. Kapan padel after? Rent? Chill lah.”
by andyteddyyy June 07, 2025