 As a post-colonial society, modern Indonesia exhibits xenocentrism—the belief that a foreign, usually Western culture is superior to one's own—in its consumption of recorded music.According to the widespread xenocentric view of musical value in Indonesia, local musics, or "musics of the village," are considered "kampungan," repellently backward and low-class, while even higher status Indonesian pop cannot match to the greatness of international pop, and is forever subject to the accusation of simply imitating Western originals.In the same way that the record-buying community in Indonesia tends to prefer the popular culture of other countries over its own, contemporary Indonesians consider the concept of "gengsi" (social status) to be purveyed through their musical tastes.