To balinese people, small talk is manners, a source of happiness, a pinch of duty which is used as an expression of an overflowing sense of mutual care and belonging.
Pantaraning krama bali, basa-basi (raos kutang) pinaka tata krama, kahanan sane ngawinang bagia, swadharma sane kadadosang semita ngawedarang rasa urati miwah rasa salunglung sabayantaka.