Thyme

Thyme

July 12, 2026 · 2 min · Season 9 · Episode 347

About this episode

This episode explores the unique Marosok Tradition of livestock trading in Payakumbuh, Indonesia, highlighting its fascinating communication methods.

Welcoming Payakumbuh in Indonesia today! The city with a long tradition of a secret negotiation for livestock trades. The Marosok Tradition: Buyers and sellers hide their hands under a cloth and communicate the price by touching. It’s a whole different language of touching and tapping and squeezing different parts of the hand and it means something different depending on which is used . Isn’t that fascinating? Thank you for listening Payakumbuh! If you like what you hear in this podcast...

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