Travel Stories - The Truth About Malaysia
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Another in the travel series. This time I discuss my notes and observations from Malaysia. I discuss cultural differences, issues to be ware of and of course some of the strange and amusing things which happened when I was there. From being celebrated as Stone Cold Steve Austin to realising my vegetarian diet choices were slightly entitled...
I am former Malaysian. Malaysia has long running government programs to support tourism. Malaysia society is very accepting of tourists and try to provide the best customer service they can. Malaysia is very multicultural, so people are generally very polite because most people speak different languages. Politeness is natural since everyone needs to be patient when interacting to another person due to the language barrier.
I'm part Malaysian, thank you for an exceptionally interesting talk that was on point about everything. The bit about hotels made me smile - for the same price as a grubby depressing work trip in UK I've also stayed in absolutely mindblowing places in Malaysia
Agreed. It was so good and well priced in Malaysia it made my other trips rather poor in comparison! I can only imagine the dissapointment Malaysians feel when they come to London on holiday!
I loved the swimming pools in Malaysia.
I knew a guy from Malaysia once, his name was Jal. He was such an honest nice guy. I will always remember him. 💐 I haven't ever known anyone quite like him since. Truly.
Quite an interesting video.
It is a family friendly place. It is also conservative so do NOT buy or carry weed , ditto speed( yaba). The penalties are very heavy and they mean it. If you like weed, go across the border into Thailand. If you want to go up the Petronis Towers for a great view, always book ahead as it is always popular. Lately, dengue fever is pretty common so don't let mosquitos bite. If going out of the city, long sleeves and strong mosquito repellent is a must. As a tourist, I am happy to use a taxi, the traffic is frantic. Lastly, the time from the airport to KL is doubled on the way back because conditions change.
You are level headed and logical. Be interested in hearing your thoughts on a few documentaries. The greatest story never told and Europa the last battle.
my name is tyler, and i am from malaysia, but it is located on the east side malaysia, it is called sabah. you may want to jive in to nature, culture, and food as well.....thank you so much for introducing malaysia. take care, hugs
Really interesting..thanks for posting 👍 I like how you covered both city and countryside..especially the village visit.
There used to be a place called Smash Palace in San Diego where you could buy pottery to break, etc.
I really enjoyed your Dubai video, so here I am again for this one. Thank you for the interesting content
Thanks for visiting!
Wow. That experience you had in the village with requesting vegetarian food really hit me. (In a good way). Thanks for sharing that story.
Another great listen.
Thanks for listening
Sounds fantastic 👍
I haven't even watched this yet, but I love your stories!
Thanks!!
I like your style when doing this travel videos. Some funny stories, and a good overview of things to do and the culture. Loved the german one. I even bought some little 20mL Jager shots for breakfast. Malaysia sounds like awesome people, respectful plus the hospitality and you gotta love karaoke even if your a bit shyte it's always fun. And that part reminds me what I hear/seen about Japanese cultures and I know in Korea town LA the karaoke bars are packed on the weekends.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I went there some years ago now. I really enjoyed it . Mostly I was diving though so didn't see much of the interior (did check out the Tower in KL though which was good). I also nearly got killed by a falling coconut! went straight through the canopy where my girlfriend and I - plus another couple - were having drinks. All in all though, a great trip!
"Did you make him a vegetarian meal?" "yes, I just cut the meat up small". That straight up gave me a laugh. If you're vegetarian and the locals have killed an animal it is already dead so you might as well eat it.
That’s just goes to show if ppl wanted to act right we could not only get along /be pleasant n respectful to one another but we could solve most of the planet’s issues like hunger,homeless , n even raise the standard of living of all across the board
Only if you want to live under Sharia Law.
@@stevo728822 it’s secular and sharia law. Which sharia law is limited to the Malaysian Muslims. Not to mention all forms of corporal punishment and torture has existed since the beginning of time and people still murder people. That being said I would venture to say it’s more cultural than under threat of persecution. The Japanese are also known to be more courteous than most nations. A friend of mine was an English teacher there and she told me about all types of expected culture courtesies just in leaving a job.
Sounds like a great country to visit. I loved that they thought you were Stone Cold Steve Austin, LOL. 😊👍
From what I've read rainforest is particularly scary to just go randomly explore. Our armies train in rainforest due to how incredibly different and dangerous it can be. The thick vegetation means it can take hours to travel a kilometer, the place is FULL of things that want to hurt you (snakes, spiders, tigers, scorpions, certain plants in contact, poisonous trees that weep acidic sap, hidden sudden drops, tree dead fall the list just goes on and on) It's incredibly easy to lose all sense of direction as it all looks the same. The heat, the sudden overwhelming rainfall, due to the humidity you can develop trench foot or infections in HOURS (a human corpse begins rotting in minutes in these conditions) Rainforests are like living in another world.
Scary for girls.
@AlexAlex-lg7hc I guarantee that if you or I were dropped off alone in the middle of a rainforest we'd be shitting it! Probably also be dead within days.
Love these series 🥇
Whoa...that snake story..quite scary.
Nah, Malay Malaysians were often hostile in my experience. Chinese Malaysians less so.
I have zero idea where you went or what you did to encounter hositlity. It is completely adverse to their cultural values.
@@thatgearguy I'm Caucasian, that's enough in many parts of the world to receive hostility, and ever increasing so in Western countries. Anti-Whiteism is real.
Where do most terror-wrists [sic] come from?! Malaysia!
YT is censoring my full reply. In short: anti-Whytism is real.
YT is censoring Sirvivors replys
... Yes it is!
Go to Penang great place
I often stay in Pahang. The place is infested with cobras. So if you go there wear long trousers or at least some long socks. (Better still, walk around on stilts). If you come across a cobra, don't look at it as they spit poison and if it gets in your eyes then you are in trouble. (Though not as much trouble as when they bite you, but one usually follows the other). And take a dog with you. There are plenty of spare dogs around and if you feed them they will go for a walk in the forest with you and keep the cobras away. That's what I do anyway. Haven't been bitten yet.
@@AlexAlex-lg7hc That would make me shit my pants quite frankly..
🙋🏻♂️ Hello there, 🙏🏼 thank you for the video, 👌🏽is my first time watching you channel. 👍🏾 your story is very interesting but 🙏🏼forgive me for my comment on a few parts of your experience in Malaysia.
👉🏽 Firstly about the shop that one can release one's built-up pressure by smashing up things. I have heard of such shops exists in 🇯🇵 Japan many years ago but not aware it exists in Malaysia.
🤔 Just wondered is it possible you mixed up the city or country.
👉🏽 Secondly, about your interpretation how the authority allow working ladies in bars such as the Beach 🏖️. Like many countries 🙅🏻♂️ this is not legal 🤷🏻♂️ however, its a game of mouse and cat or 🤦🏻♂️ as long there is demands or easy money, it is difficult to stop it.
👉🏽 Thirdly, You mentioned your driver took you to visit where he grow up in poor rural area with wooden house and possibly without electricity.
🤔 I think you may mistakenly making a wrong assumption there. The living standards of the local even if poor is not as bad as you mentioned.
👉🏽 As on the concept of vegetarian is common in Malaysia as the Hindu and Buddhist practice it and there are many vegetarian restaurants around. But it's possible some Malay Muslim are not familiar.
👉🏽 The Malay likes to keep 🐈 cats and 😺 😺 😺 many of cats but not dogs because dog 🐕 like pig 🐖 is consider unclean in Islam.
😅 But keeping 🐈 cats to keep 🐍 snake away is the first time I heard of it 😂.
👉🏽 Malaysia has the reputation of having big python snakes 🐍 and some of the longest in record. Its common for a group of men take photos carrying a 15 - 20 feet long snake if they happen to catch one.
👉🏽 🇲🇾 Malaysia weather is tropical, on a hot ☀️ sunny day is similar to 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇹🇭 Thailand but not as hot as in 🇦🇪 Dubai.
👉🏽 The ⚡🌧️ thunder storm down pours are no joke as one can get drenching wet that if you want to get your shirt dry, I suggest you change your clothing and put your wet shirt out under the hot sun as it won't be dry that soon.
Thanks for the great info. However I am not mistaken. The shop was in Icon City. We drove through several areas where living was very simple. That isn't a bad thing. Maybe not the norm as Malaysia is a big place. These were just my personal experiences. Thanks for watching!!
@@thatgearguy
👍🏾Good advice for not go jungle tracking alone.
👉🏽 However you can still experience jungle tracking without any chances of getting lost in the middle of KL next to KL Tower.
Try Taman Eko Rimba KL, the only remaining patch of tropical rainforest right in the central Kuala Lumpur
lmao stone cold steve austin!!! honestly bro you could kinda look like him haha
SIG? Really?.....nah, im J/k. I have a p365. Its legit. I used to be a Sig fanboy, but now they are just OK.
You are a SUPERB storyteller! Are these vids all off the cuff? If so you are a natural. Love the crazy doorman vid too.
Thankyou! They are off the cuff but I often have to edit bits where I get my words mixed up or the dog jumps on me!
Wait what? Stone Cold is a blonde texan 😂😂🤣