Other curiosities like requesting a visual approach but them constantly asking if you have the runway in sight (during the day) and not clearing you for the visual approach until you say you have the runway in sight.
Yep thats written into many AIPs around the region. Just having land or water in sight doesnt count.
General language comprehension is the one of the biggest problems
Not only in Indo. Try China!
But we all knew this ICAO English Proficiancy nonsense was a bloodey joke anyway.