This is typical of the Sundanese, the residents of West Java, known as well as Pasundan or Priangan land, one of the most densely populated regions on the island of Java. The Sundanese even have their own dialect, different from the Javanese. Sundanese has three honorific levels: refined speech for older/senior people, normal language spoken among those of the same class, and low language, used when addressing servants, children, of students.
Sundanese language and manners range from highly refined and formalized to downright vulgar and ribald. Such contrasts are reflected in the performing arts, ranging from the exquisite melancholy of courtly poetry sung in Tembang Sunda, to rhythmic sounds squeezed from the armpits of Ngajibrut street entertainers.
Source: www.westjavatourism.info
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