▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁A ▁Min ang k ab au ▁man ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁young ▁ad ul th ood ▁( 2 0 – 3 0 ▁years ▁old ) ▁is ▁often ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁go ▁abroad ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Min ang k ab au ▁culture ; ▁this ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁man hood ▁to ▁acc r ue ▁wealth , ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁life ▁experience . ▁This ▁practice ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century , ▁when ▁Min ang k ab au ▁mer ch ants ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁establish ing ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁kingdom ▁in ▁J amb i , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁for ▁trade ▁via ▁the ▁Sil k ▁Road . ▁ ▁Other ▁Indones ian ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bug is , ▁Ban jar , ▁Mad ura , ▁A ce h , ▁B ata k , ▁and ▁J avan ese ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁travel ing ▁over se as ▁to ▁gain ▁opportun ities , ▁experience , ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁vers at ility . ▁ ▁Indones ians ▁World wide ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁Before ▁Dutch ▁and ▁British ▁sail ors ▁arrived ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Indones ians ▁from ▁Southern ▁Sul aw esi ▁have ▁expl ored ▁the ▁Australia ▁northern ▁coast . ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁Bug is ▁sail ors ▁would ▁sail ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁mon so on ▁in ▁their ▁wooden ▁pin isi . ▁They ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁to ▁trade ▁and ▁take ▁trip ang ▁( or ▁d ried ▁sea ▁c