It's come to my attention that Malaysians aren't really understanding the video and taking offense to it, so to be clear - I'm not saying Malaysia doesn't have good features, or that Kuala Lumpur doesn't even, just that Kuala Lumpur has some downsides that people should be aware of before moving to the city. There are some good things about KL too, which I'll talk about in another video later, and plenty of places in Malaysia that I find quite good (Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bharu, Taiping, and some of the highlands), however KL to me is a city without much culture and far too many problems. I didn't even mention all the problems I encountered, which included oodles of more minor things, such as trying to top up a sim number at the telecom's shop and them refusing to do it and telling me to do it online, or eventually to use the machine to top up and buy a new package, confirming with them how to do it, only to do it to the correct number and receive no top-up (received receipt). Later they claimed it can take up to a week or two for the package to be added to the device, and that I should have done it online - which wouldn't accept payment. The indifference and incompetence is shocking, never have I encountered such problems traveling and living abroad for over 5 years, in dozens of countries. But those are issues I had in KL, the rest of the country is far better.
Hahaha if you really had such a bad top up experience we're sure you would have whined them to death at the shop same like you're doing here on RUclips with your irritating whiny voice.
Well, many things in KL is done online and there's this thing called e-sim if you aren't familiar. Best to go to Countries that you fit in as KL indeed doesn't have the culture that you can fit in.
As a Malaysian, I appreciate how objective you are here. I agree on the public transport issue. I've been to Singapore and Hong Kong, I wish our public transport was on that level of convenience. With regards to social energy, people in KL are just less chill compared to the rest of Malaysia. But it also depends on which part of KL. Masjid Jamek feels more chill compared to Bukit Tinggi. I also agree with the poor attitude in KLIA. Its fine to be strict and have lengthy procedures, but the attitude of our immigration officers are..... not welcoming. We're still working on our unity. I guess that is just part and parcel of a heterogeneous society. I'd recommend getting out of KL. Ask any Malaysian on where to travel, no one would think of KL. There's much more to see in Penang Island (beware of traffic tho), Melaka, East Malaysia etc.
I am a Malaysian from kl but I'm not offended on the things you said, most of it is true...i wish things were differnt in our country but things are getting better than before.
@@allegro2155 Are you from Malaysia or Kuala Lumpur? I think that's the issue here, many Malaysians are seeing this video and not realizing it's only talking about KL and it's only the bad part that I think people should be aware of, rather than the good parts which I'll talk about later, so they feel offended by the video. The rest of Malaysia is much better than KL, especially Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bharu, Taiping, and some of the highlands. KL is a soulless city with nothing to do compared to them.
I visited KL years ago. Maybe things have changed. I didn't feel the walkability was that bad, but I stayed entirely in the center and was coming from Los Angeles so very low bar! I did end up walking along a highway like road which was unpleasant. The heat and humidity really got to me. I ended up hiding in the mall. I found the people to be nice, the food great, and didn't get scammed. I also went to Penang which was kinda dumpy imo. Langkawi was beautiful. I actually got pick pocketed as soon as I got to Thailand as well as offered a prostitute so my impression was that Thailand was sleazy not Malaysia.
@@keangwooichoo6138yes he is a stupid childish, immature, negative young punk who wants everything to be easy and perfect, he should go live in heaven.
@@allegro2155 yes this is very obvious.anybody with common sense can see this.the punk is purposely, deliberately and intentionally attacking Malaysia on behalf of his friends from the Philippines who are very jealous of Malaysia.
@@keangwooichoo6138 yes send the punk a message tell him to get out of Malaysia and not come back to Malaysia anymore.we don't like him and we don't want and welcome him in Malaysia.
I think best you stay in your country wherever you are from. Malaysia just uses cash? Public transport wasn't good? Wow...dude you are talking nonsense 😤
nobody uses public transport? i live in KL and the train is packed during rush hour. there is no need to travel far by car everytime you need something. EVERYWHERE there is residential areas that have complete facilities - petrol stations, supermarket, clinics, gyms, etc.
Sad to hear your bad experiences you had during yr stay in Malaysia.Honestly, sorry to say that most of bad things you had mentioned are ridiculous and very biased.Obviously It seem that KL is not your city type and you dont even can recalled the name of hotels and condos you had stayed in KL.What!! Are you sure our Public transport as bad as you think?Come to my surprise too is if you really hate KL or Malaysia then why are you keep in coming back to Malaysia.Are you sure you had visited Malaysia numerious time?Oh boy....your comment just dont make sense to me.Maybe you are 1 in million😂😂😂.KL just not for you.
this stupid immature childish negative young punk is purposely creating fake news to slander and damage Malaysia's reputation bcos his Filipino friends tell him to do it.the Filipino people are very jealous of Malaysia bcos it is richer, more developed and more modern than Philippines so they want to destroy Malaysia's reputation.
@@MartinLim-q3z this punk is deliberately creating fake news and lies to slander and damage Malaysia's reputation bcos his Filipino friends tell him to do it bcos they are very jealous of Malaysia which is richer and more developed than Philippines.the people of Philippines are very jealous of Malaysia so they want to destroy Malaysia.
@@JosephLim-gc8tu I can assure you Joseph, the filipinos didn't put me up to this video, in fact just a couple weeks back I made a video tearing into the negatives of the Philippines just like I did about the negatives about KL/Malaysia. I can't see why Filipinos would be jealous though, at least there the people are friendly, mostly united, and have good nature in the countryside that isn't ruined by city design - namely car-centric design. I suppose the Philippines is poorer, but it's certainly less miserable in my experience and imo locals seemed happier.
@Aren3130 - One of the hotels I stayed at was Ramada Suites By Wyndham KLCC, $58 a night or so, and absolutely a disaster. I mostly stayed at Airbnbs with 4.5star+ reviews and were around $50/night, as that hotel and others were terrible. Now when I go back, if I have to, and when I was there last I just stayed at the InterContinental near the twin towers. Good IHG quality hotel, good pool and gym. Definitely I threw transport under the bus a bit, it was bad every time I tried it so I didn't give it more chances. A few times trying buses, a few with the metro, and every one atrocious and I give up. Not worth the hassle to keep trying.
Many great things have come out of Malaysia, such as AirAsia, founded by Malaysian Tony Fernandes, and Grab, co-founded by Malaysian Anthony Tan. There has been significant investment in Malaysia from companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others in areas like AI, semiconductors, and data centers. Malaysia is also working on new economic zones, with one in the southern region near Singapore and another in the north near Thailand. Public transport has improved significantly and is becoming more affordable. Additionally, Malaysia has some of the cheapest petrol in Southeast Asia. The country is multicultural, rich in languages, and many Malaysians speak English fluently and often better than in other regions. I'm sorry if you’ve had only negative experiences and may have overlooked some of the positive aspects.
Please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean Malaysia is bad, or even that KL doesn't have positives - I like many parts of Malaysia, but there's just a few major issues in KL in my opinion that people often times don't mention online, so I thought to do so. I'll likely make a video about the positives and where to go in Malaysia that are better than KL in the near future.
One of our pastor toured in Malaysia had experienced some problems too … they here held at the airport for lack of documents… very strict.. later released after those nerves racking experience & by the way the wife is a Kenyan national… racism?
I wouldn't be surprised, I found it one of the more racist countries - Africans are discriminated against majorly, Indian-Malaysians seem to dislike most others, and Malaysian-Malaysians keep to themself. I noticed at the airport Malaysian-Malaysians would get preferential treatment while foreigners or Malaysian-Chinese would get shouted at to get back in line, thus having to wait all over again. Every time I went to the airport I saw that, even experienced it once - waiting in like for 25minutes to checkin only to be shouted at that they 'didn't see me waiting' and that we must have skipped and to go back to the start again.
racism? Do you know there’ are many african women in kl? I know a few from Somali , students from Africa and female vloggers from africa and USA and some of them keep coming back in kl.
@@Global-livingg My my, how much were you paid to do all this bullsh*tting? How many times have you visited Malaysia? If the country is that bad, why do you keep going? This paragraph alone shows you're a Bullsh*t Factory. You're a PAID SHILL. *"I noticed at the airport Malaysian-Malaysians would get preferential treatment while foreigners or Malaysian-Chinese would get shouted at to get back in line, thus having to wait all over again. Every time I went to the airport I saw that, even experienced it once - waiting in like for 25minutes to checkin only to be shouted at that they 'didn't see me waiting' and that we must have skipped and to go back to the start again."*
@@Global-livingg I'm Malaysian and this has never happened in Malaysia before. I doubt you've been here. People shouting thinking that you cut the line? Really? I've never seen anything like what you've described in my entire life. You do know that you sound RIDICULOUS. Did you get $50 for this BS?
Not everyone is made for every place. For example, most foreign visitors like Thailand, where as on all the occasions I had been there, I ended up in a messy situation (ex. getting hospitalized for food poisoning, or having the central district of Bangkok shut down by a huge protest after I arrived in the city). Doesn't necessarily mean Thailand sucks. It just sucks for me. This guys if probably just frustrated and venting, but I would hazard a guess that if he had done his homework before getting to Malaysia or had a more flexible budget, he probably would've known what to expect, came prepared, and might've enjoyed his vacation a bit more.
@@annthropomorphous I can concur I hate Bangkok and don’t get how so many people love it so much. It’s not a first world capital imo, so much pollution, standard of living isn’t actually that high? Etc
My expectations were probably just unrealistic as people compared it to Thailand, Bangkok (not a big fan either), etc, and hyped it up even more saying the apartments were bigger, etc, but the reality to me is there were LOTS of issues Thailand didn't have and the only real pro to KL was the air quality was a bit better. I didn't even cover all the issues I had in KL, Like at the airport immigration took nearly 2 hours because of the volume of people and the speed of the agents, while in Thailand and most other places it takes
@@Global-livingg I visited your channel and understood a bit what it's all about. IMHO, what you're doing here isn't a good approach on the subject matter. I'm neither Malaysian nor looking to move residences, so I didn't feel compelled to finish watching the video; just got through a quarter of it. I found what seemed like such incessant complaining too annoying, and it led me to think, "So here's another western person coming to Asia with his western mindset and his western expectations and judging a second or third world country through such lenses. He takes his handful of experiences of one city and tells everyone to avoid that city altogether." This video could've been more circumspect in its approach, because for all intents and purposes, this video might be the first and also the last video a viewer is ever going to see of your content, and the sour aftertaste it leaves us with may very well be what we will remember this channel by.
Im travelling for a few months and have Malaysia on my itenary from mid-November to mid-December, and this video has put me off massively lol 🤣. Have you stayed in Swiss Garden Residences in KL? I'm there for a week before I head off to the highlands and then Georgetown, Penang (and prob Langkawi after that)
Haven't stayed there in KL but it's expensive enough to be OK quality I bet, however I can't imagine what you'd do for 1 week unless you work online a bit. If you keep in mind you'll want to take a car most places, and some other things in the video you will probably have an OK time, but I'd cut it a couple days short if you haven't booked flights. Just not a lot to do imo. Penang is much better, or was when I was there a couple years ago. The highlands are not so bad, but kinda weird in terms of eating and getting there in the first place, but great weather normally. It'll likely be quite rainy when you go though, so views will be a bit cloudy - but that can be nice too. Bring a good jacket.
@@Global-livingg Hey thanks for the response. Yeah I plan on doing some online work and having that specific week as more for downtime as since the beginning of October have / will have had a pretty full-on travel schedule (started in Istanbul, went to Dubai and now currently in Bangkok). And yeah I'm only in the Highlands for a couple days, so hopefully the food issue wont be too much of a problem ahah. Thanks for the heads up on the need for a good jacket tho, didn't pack one before I left for my trip so will pick one up here in Bangkok sometime this week now that I'm in SE Asia.
I think you are lying or a bit mental. No one steals your deposits. You will 1000% get back your deposits including airbnb unless you screwd up the place. Please bro stop lying.
He is talking absolute rubbish. Watch these channels bro before making hasty decisions. www.youtube.com/@ChrisNomaly www.youtube.com/@AmeliaAndJP www.youtube.com/@benfishermin www.youtube.com/@nomadcapitalist He seems to be the only one who has 100% bad experiences. Remember the saying, if everyone else but you are the problem. Then in reality you must be the problem. Malaysia is a multi-racial country. This is the only country that beat the communist in combat where even the United States failed. We have never had coups and have had regular elections since independence. After Singapore, the most developed country in ASEAN. And because Singapore was a Malaysian state, I get to work there if I want too. I am Malaysian Indian and yes racial tensions always exist everywhere but like me, many have wives or husbands of a different, We are not China or Korea or Japan. And we have the world oldest rainforest. Yes, its older than the Amazon. Obviously you can't walk everywhere as this is a HUGE city with multiple other cities linked from North to South and East to West in the Greater Klang Valley area. He was expecting us to live on trees? Stupid idiot.
Malaysia ranked top 5 best countries for retirement among Japanese. If Japan offer homogenous society, good public transportation, nature, advanced & quality for goods, how come Malaysia picked as best place for them to settle down..
For those who has his/her plans coming to Malaysia soon, come with an open mind. Judge it yourself and don’t listen to this blogger. Certain things he mentioned might be wrong or happened to him only. Don’t listen to one side, you might have a good time in Malaysia. See with your own eyes and rate Malaysia after you have been here.
Hey man, i'm sorry that all these negative things happened to you in Malaysia, I honestly think you might be the unluckiest traveller in Malaysia as you can do a quick search others have had a complete different experience. I believe that some events are definitely true like the deposit scam, but some things do sound ridiculous and abit biased. Nature in Malaysia is bad becuase it's not in front of your doorstep? Common. I feel maybe you have some things going on in your life that you attracted these things, or you are just strongly incompatible to Malaysia that it doesn't want you there and vice versa. Any how best of luck in your future travels and your feedback is definitely good for Malaysia to improve.
Cjkw of all the RUclipsrs I've seen from Australia, USA, Asian countries this is the first time I've seen such a bellyaching complainer of a nil initiative person and a young one to boot. I'm in my 60s and I walk over a km to catch my bus to the Mass Rapid Transit station. Geez what a complainer he is and he speaks through his nose.
@keangwooic hoo6138 yes this punk is a spoilt child.he wants everything to be easy and perfect and served to him like he is a king.stupid childish punk
I'm one of them. I stayed in KL for 2 months this year and did not experience whatever BS he spewed on his video. In fact, I had to get a payment system called Touch & Go to get by in KL. He's trying to pretend he's from the US, but he's not. That accent is horrible and incoherent. I suspect he's a PAID SHILL.
Honestly, as an American I don’t know how I feel about this video. It kind of reeks of obnoxious entitlement but informative also. The homogeneous society comment as an Australian is a bit rich. You’re a bit whinny and negative though you have some points.
if you are looking for a perfect paradise, you will not find it anywhere in this world.if you want a perfect paradise, you get out of this world and go to heaven and live there.
stoopid opinion…i dont have car, no problem at all live in KL…I even live in suburb of Subang Jaya and work in KL city center…I just using LRT as my main transport everyday…
@@Global-livingg with monthly RM50 pass likely just a little over USD11 …with no cost of car maintenance, with my salary just a little above USD2,000…win for me
@@keangwooichoo6138 Bro, since you've watched many RUclips videos on KL and Malaysia you would have seen most RUclipsrs praising and being surprised at the population's English ability, the friendliness, the scenery, the beaches, the wildlife, the skyscrapers, the low cost world class Healthcare, unworldly low cost Ehailing, relatively cheap high class hotels etc
@klloo5689 yep. That is why I ask is the wife Filipino or thai. RUclipsrs like paddy Doyle and drewbinski all follow their gf and wive. So he has to tell some lies here and there.
I would say buses are not so frequent. But we hv grab, maxim or subway. Are you sure you are not in mars or earth? Secondly, I felt your parents spoilt you when you are growing up. Grow up and talk sense. Honestly, you do not even hv money to buy our condos for mm2h.. So do not act that you can.
It's obvious that Malaysia was not meant to be the location for you to visit, and I think it would be best if we lost 100 visitors who shared your viewpoint. Instead, we ought to be appreciative of those who do even if it's only one person. I reiterate that Malaysia was not the right place for you, just stay away from us.
You have set a low bar... any better experience those visiting malaysia is a plus. So one should not get frustrated if his experience is similar to yours since you have warned them yet they still come to visit malaysia.
try not to travel without a good local guide. -metro is fine really, except for rush hour. -fruits is good if you dont purposedly try to scam yourself really. -busess, i have no idea, been several year since i used one. -for your place of stay, RM300 for 1 month of deposit in kl literally scream scam, outside of kl you can get a whole landed house with RM600. also tell why the gym was in a mess, with that price it shouldnt even have gym... -unity in malaysia is not the same like in the us, every race have culture and heritage they want to preserve but we already over that decade ago. if you been here youll know but honestly at this point your takes on this are heavily skewed on whatever youre on. -yess long distant walkability is a joke. yess my fellow malaysian i said it, its true. i expect my forest to be 2km from my luxury hotel. outrages! (joke aside city here were not built to walk, for the past decade urban planning focuses on green sustanibilty, walkability is a pretty new topic and will take atleast several year to fully manifest). -airline staff are all like that if youre being a nuisance.| -KL air quality is bad, sorry its not like Brisbane. i myself dont want to stay in the city. and for malaysian viewer, try to watch untill the end (i did). if anything we should take point on which we should improve and what problem require attention. -public buses need to be more accessible for foreigner who try to get around for vacation, not for works like the local do. -legal action need to be taken on group that actively trying to take advantage on foreigner. -airline customer service need to be inspected from time to time.
First, where are you from? Your accent is jarring and quite incoherent. Second, Malaysia is basically pushing for a cashless system and I had experienced a few times during my stay in KL that some of the shops did not take cash. So I had to get a payment system called Touch & Go.
Absolutely - Singapore is 100x better imo, of course more expensive - but QoL is better. I'd rather be in HK - Better food and more open minded business people.
I think you are lying or a bit mental. No one steals your deposits. You will 1000% get back your deposits including airbnb unless you screwd up the place. Please bro stop lying.
@@Global-livinggin Malaysia you pay a fraction of what it costs an arm and leg to live in Luxury in Singapore, especially in the Long run. Some Singaporeans actually retire in JB. 😂😅
Actually, I'm grateful that you addresses the downsides of Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia in general because you just hv done us a favor that is to keep foreigners away from Malaysia. Of late, there just seems to be so many foreigners flocking to Malaysia and its getting crowded and suffocating with ya'll coming over. KL in particular feels alien to fellow locals because there are just so many outsiders overwhelming the city that KL becomes barely recognizable. Thay's why many locals move out of KL and settled on the outskirts bc it's just not fun anymore living in KL with you guys invading our capital city! Domo arigatou!🙇♀
For those who has his/her plans coming to Malaysia soon, come with an open mind. Judge it yourself and don’t listen to this blogger. Certain things he mentioned might be wrong or happened to him only. Don’t listen one side, you might have a good time in Malaysia. See with your eyes and rate Malaysia after you have been here.
It's come to my attention that Malaysians aren't really understanding the video and taking offense to it,
so to be clear - I'm not saying Malaysia doesn't have good features, or that Kuala Lumpur doesn't even, just that Kuala Lumpur has some downsides that people should be aware of before moving to the city.
There are some good things about KL too, which I'll talk about in another video later, and plenty of places in Malaysia that I find quite good (Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bharu, Taiping, and some of the highlands), however KL to me is a city without much culture and far too many problems.
I didn't even mention all the problems I encountered, which included oodles of more minor things, such as trying to top up a sim number at the telecom's shop and them refusing to do it and telling me to do it online, or eventually to use the machine to top up and buy a new package, confirming with them how to do it, only to do it to the correct number and receive no top-up (received receipt). Later they claimed it can take up to a week or two for the package to be added to the device, and that I should have done it online - which wouldn't accept payment.
The indifference and incompetence is shocking, never have I encountered such problems traveling and living abroad for over 5 years, in dozens of countries.
But those are issues I had in KL, the rest of the country is far better.
Hahaha if you really had such a bad top up experience we're sure you would have whined them to death at the shop same like you're doing here on RUclips with your irritating whiny voice.
where is your proof that tourists cant use the bus?
Well, many things in KL is done online and there's this thing called e-sim if you aren't familiar. Best to go to Countries that you fit in as KL indeed doesn't have the culture that you can fit in.
@@davidsmith2132 many are saying he's been paid to put Malaysia in a bad light
@@klloo5689 i see.
As a Malaysian, I appreciate how objective you are here. I agree on the public transport issue. I've been to Singapore and Hong Kong, I wish our public transport was on that level of convenience.
With regards to social energy, people in KL are just less chill compared to the rest of Malaysia. But it also depends on which part of KL. Masjid Jamek feels more chill compared to Bukit Tinggi.
I also agree with the poor attitude in KLIA. Its fine to be strict and have lengthy procedures, but the attitude of our immigration officers are..... not welcoming.
We're still working on our unity. I guess that is just part and parcel of a heterogeneous society.
I'd recommend getting out of KL. Ask any Malaysian on where to travel, no one would think of KL. There's much more to see in Penang Island (beware of traffic tho), Melaka, East Malaysia etc.
I am a Malaysian from kl but I'm not offended on the things you said, most of it is true...i wish things were differnt in our country but things are getting better than before.
I'm Malaysian and most of what he said is fake.
@@allegro2155 Are you from Malaysia or Kuala Lumpur?
I think that's the issue here, many Malaysians are seeing this video and not realizing it's only talking about KL and it's only the bad part that I think people should be aware of, rather than the good parts which I'll talk about later, so they feel offended by the video. The rest of Malaysia is much better than KL, especially Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bharu, Taiping, and some of the highlands. KL is a soulless city with nothing to do compared to them.
@@Global-livingg REGARDLESS. You're a BS ARTIST.
YOU LIE for a living. You're a paid shill.
I visited KL years ago. Maybe things have changed. I didn't feel the walkability was that bad, but I stayed entirely in the center and was coming from Los Angeles so very low bar! I did end up walking along a highway like road which was unpleasant. The heat and humidity really got to me. I ended up hiding in the mall. I found the people to be nice, the food great, and didn't get scammed. I also went to Penang which was kinda dumpy imo. Langkawi was beautiful. I actually got pick pocketed as soon as I got to Thailand as well as offered a prostitute so my impression was that Thailand was sleazy not Malaysia.
@@davidrusso6629 he is lying most of the time. I am malaysian
@@keangwooichoo6138yes he is a stupid childish, immature, negative young punk who wants everything to be easy and perfect, he should go live in heaven.
I'm Malaysian. This guy has been paid to lie about Malaysia. I don't think he's been to my country.
@@allegro2155 yes this is very obvious.anybody with common sense can see this.the punk is purposely, deliberately and intentionally attacking Malaysia on behalf of his friends from the Philippines who are very jealous of Malaysia.
@@keangwooichoo6138 yes send the punk a message tell him to get out of Malaysia and not come back to Malaysia anymore.we don't like him and we don't want and welcome him in Malaysia.
I think best you stay in your country wherever you are from. Malaysia just uses cash? Public transport wasn't good? Wow...dude you are talking nonsense 😤
Comparing that to Bangkok or Singapore
I mean, gotta agree about public transport thing. Once you stay outside of KL, is not that convenient.
@@kwokleongawyong1064 Public transport in Bangkok is not impressive either. Second tier Chinese cities have better metro systems than Bangkok or KL.
This guy obviously hasn't lived in KL.
This POS obviously hasn't visited KL
Thanks for not coming to Malaysia...too much tourists😂
@@sejengkalsehasta3211 he probably never.
nobody uses public transport? i live in KL and the train is packed during rush hour. there is no need to travel far by car everytime you need something. EVERYWHERE there is residential areas that have complete facilities - petrol stations, supermarket, clinics, gyms, etc.
I'm Malaysian. This POS has been paid to lie about Malaysia.
Dude stop crushing our dreams 😅
Sad to hear your bad experiences you had during yr stay in Malaysia.Honestly, sorry to say that most of bad things you had mentioned are ridiculous and very biased.Obviously It seem that KL is not your city type and you dont even can recalled the name of hotels and condos you had stayed in KL.What!! Are you sure our Public transport as bad as you think?Come to my surprise too is if you really hate KL or Malaysia then why are you keep in coming back to Malaysia.Are you sure you had visited Malaysia numerious time?Oh boy....your comment just dont make sense to me.Maybe you are 1 in million😂😂😂.KL just not for you.
this stupid immature childish negative young punk is purposely creating fake news to slander and damage Malaysia's reputation bcos his Filipino friends tell him to do it.the Filipino people are very jealous of Malaysia bcos it is richer, more developed and more modern than Philippines so they want to destroy Malaysia's reputation.
This could b an old old video.
@@MartinLim-q3z this punk is deliberately creating fake news and lies to slander and damage Malaysia's reputation bcos his Filipino friends tell him to do it bcos they are very jealous of Malaysia which is richer and more developed than Philippines.the people of Philippines are very jealous of Malaysia so they want to destroy Malaysia.
@@JosephLim-gc8tu I can assure you Joseph, the filipinos didn't put me up to this video, in fact just a couple weeks back I made a video tearing into the negatives of the Philippines just like I did about the negatives about KL/Malaysia.
I can't see why Filipinos would be jealous though, at least there the people are friendly, mostly united, and have good nature in the countryside that isn't ruined by city design - namely car-centric design.
I suppose the Philippines is poorer, but it's certainly less miserable in my experience and imo locals seemed happier.
@Aren3130 - One of the hotels I stayed at was Ramada Suites By Wyndham KLCC, $58 a night or so, and absolutely a disaster. I mostly stayed at Airbnbs with 4.5star+ reviews and were around $50/night, as that hotel and others were terrible.
Now when I go back, if I have to, and when I was there last I just stayed at the InterContinental near the twin towers. Good IHG quality hotel, good pool and gym.
Definitely I threw transport under the bus a bit, it was bad every time I tried it so I didn't give it more chances. A few times trying buses, a few with the metro, and every one atrocious and I give up. Not worth the hassle to keep trying.
Many great things have come out of Malaysia, such as AirAsia, founded by Malaysian Tony Fernandes, and Grab, co-founded by Malaysian Anthony Tan. There has been significant investment in Malaysia from companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others in areas like AI, semiconductors, and data centers. Malaysia is also working on new economic zones, with one in the southern region near Singapore and another in the north near Thailand. Public transport has improved significantly and is becoming more affordable. Additionally, Malaysia has some of the cheapest petrol in Southeast Asia. The country is multicultural, rich in languages, and many Malaysians speak English fluently and often better than in other regions. I'm sorry if you’ve had only negative experiences and may have overlooked some of the positive aspects.
Don't bother to explain to him as I suspect this dingus is a paid shill. I stayed in KL for two months and did not experience anything he's mentioned.
Please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean Malaysia is bad, or even that KL doesn't have positives - I like many parts of Malaysia, but there's just a few major issues in KL in my opinion that people often times don't mention online, so I thought to do so.
I'll likely make a video about the positives and where to go in Malaysia that are better than KL in the near future.
One of our pastor toured in Malaysia had experienced some problems too … they here held at the airport for lack of documents… very strict.. later released after those nerves racking experience & by the way the wife is a Kenyan national… racism?
I wouldn't be surprised, I found it one of the more racist countries - Africans are discriminated against majorly, Indian-Malaysians seem to dislike most others, and Malaysian-Malaysians keep to themself.
I noticed at the airport Malaysian-Malaysians would get preferential treatment while foreigners or Malaysian-Chinese would get shouted at to get back in line, thus having to wait all over again.
Every time I went to the airport I saw that, even experienced it once - waiting in like for 25minutes to checkin only to be shouted at that they 'didn't see me waiting' and that we must have skipped and to go back to the start again.
racism? Do you know there’ are many african women in kl? I know a few from Somali , students from Africa and female vloggers from africa and USA and some of them keep coming back in kl.
@@Global-livingg This is utter BS
@@Global-livingg My my, how much were you paid to do all this bullsh*tting?
How many times have you visited Malaysia? If the country is that bad, why do you keep going?
This paragraph alone shows you're a Bullsh*t Factory. You're a PAID SHILL.
*"I noticed at the airport Malaysian-Malaysians would get preferential treatment while foreigners or Malaysian-Chinese would get shouted at to get back in line, thus having to wait all over again.
Every time I went to the airport I saw that, even experienced it once - waiting in like for 25minutes to checkin only to be shouted at that they 'didn't see me waiting' and that we must have skipped and to go back to the start again."*
@@Global-livingg I'm Malaysian and this has never happened in Malaysia before. I doubt you've been here. People shouting thinking that you cut the line? Really? I've never seen anything like what you've described in my entire life.
You do know that you sound RIDICULOUS. Did you get $50 for this BS?
In this video you just confirmed that immigration and "diversity is not a strength".
Not everyone is made for every place. For example, most foreign visitors like Thailand, where as on all the occasions I had been there, I ended up in a messy situation (ex. getting hospitalized for food poisoning, or having the central district of Bangkok shut down by a huge protest after I arrived in the city). Doesn't necessarily mean Thailand sucks. It just sucks for me. This guys if probably just frustrated and venting, but I would hazard a guess that if he had done his homework before getting to Malaysia or had a more flexible budget, he probably would've known what to expect, came prepared, and might've enjoyed his vacation a bit more.
@@annthropomorphous I can concur I hate Bangkok and don’t get how so many people love it so much. It’s not a first world capital imo, so much pollution, standard of living isn’t actually that high? Etc
My expectations were probably just unrealistic as people compared it to Thailand, Bangkok (not a big fan either), etc, and hyped it up even more saying the apartments were bigger, etc, but the reality to me is there were LOTS of issues Thailand didn't have and the only real pro to KL was the air quality was a bit better.
I didn't even cover all the issues I had in KL,
Like at the airport immigration took nearly 2 hours because of the volume of people and the speed of the agents, while in Thailand and most other places it takes
@@RM_Trade_Co I don't believe Bangkok is already a First World capital city. Second World capital perhaps.
@@Global-livingg I visited your channel and understood a bit what it's all about. IMHO, what you're doing here isn't a good approach on the subject matter. I'm neither Malaysian nor looking to move residences, so I didn't feel compelled to finish watching the video; just got through a quarter of it. I found what seemed like such incessant complaining too annoying, and it led me to think, "So here's another western person coming to Asia with his western mindset and his western expectations and judging a second or third world country through such lenses. He takes his handful of experiences of one city and tells everyone to avoid that city altogether." This video could've been more circumspect in its approach, because for all intents and purposes, this video might be the first and also the last video a viewer is ever going to see of your content, and the sour aftertaste it leaves us with may very well be what we will remember this channel by.
Hello bro I think you never come to KL 🤔 if you don't like Malaysia how come you keep coming back 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Im travelling for a few months and have Malaysia on my itenary from mid-November to mid-December, and this video has put me off massively lol 🤣. Have you stayed in Swiss Garden Residences in KL? I'm there for a week before I head off to the highlands and then Georgetown, Penang (and prob Langkawi after that)
Haven't stayed there in KL but it's expensive enough to be OK quality I bet, however I can't imagine what you'd do for 1 week unless you work online a bit. If you keep in mind you'll want to take a car most places, and some other things in the video you will probably have an OK time, but I'd cut it a couple days short if you haven't booked flights. Just not a lot to do imo.
Penang is much better, or was when I was there a couple years ago. The highlands are not so bad, but kinda weird in terms of eating and getting there in the first place, but great weather normally. It'll likely be quite rainy when you go though, so views will be a bit cloudy - but that can be nice too. Bring a good jacket.
@@Global-livingg Hey thanks for the response.
Yeah I plan on doing some online work and having that specific week as more for downtime as since the beginning of October have / will have had a pretty full-on travel schedule (started in Istanbul, went to Dubai and now currently in Bangkok).
And yeah I'm only in the Highlands for a couple days, so hopefully the food issue wont be too much of a problem ahah.
Thanks for the heads up on the need for a good jacket tho, didn't pack one before I left for my trip so will pick one up here in Bangkok sometime this week now that I'm in SE Asia.
I think you are lying or a bit mental. No one steals your deposits. You will 1000% get back your deposits including airbnb unless you screwd up the place. Please bro stop lying.
@@RM_Trade_Co Just keep in mind that not everything is made for everybody. Don't be too petty. Hakuna matata.
He is talking absolute rubbish.
Watch these channels bro before making hasty decisions.
www.youtube.com/@ChrisNomaly
www.youtube.com/@AmeliaAndJP
www.youtube.com/@benfishermin
www.youtube.com/@nomadcapitalist
He seems to be the only one who has 100% bad experiences. Remember the saying, if everyone else but you are the problem. Then in reality you must be the problem.
Malaysia is a multi-racial country. This is the only country that beat the communist in combat where even the United States failed. We have never had coups and have had regular elections since independence. After Singapore, the most developed country in ASEAN. And because Singapore was a Malaysian state, I get to work there if I want too.
I am Malaysian Indian and yes racial tensions always exist everywhere but like me, many have wives or husbands of a different, We are not China or Korea or Japan.
And we have the world oldest rainforest. Yes, its older than the Amazon.
Obviously you can't walk everywhere as this is a HUGE city with multiple other cities linked from North to South and East to West in the Greater Klang Valley area.
He was expecting us to live on trees? Stupid idiot.
Fake news!!! I think I would remember if Lord Farquaad visited Malaysia
Malaysia ranked top 5 best countries for retirement among Japanese. If Japan offer homogenous society, good public transportation, nature, advanced & quality for goods, how come Malaysia picked as best place for them to settle down..
For those who has his/her plans coming to Malaysia soon, come with an open mind. Judge it yourself and don’t listen to this blogger. Certain things he mentioned might be wrong or happened to him only. Don’t listen to one side, you might have a good time in Malaysia. See with your own eyes and rate Malaysia after you have been here.
Hey man, i'm sorry that all these negative things happened to you in Malaysia, I honestly think you might be the unluckiest traveller in Malaysia as you can do a quick search others have had a complete different experience. I believe that some events are definitely true like the deposit scam, but some things do sound ridiculous and abit biased. Nature in Malaysia is bad becuase it's not in front of your doorstep? Common. I feel maybe you have some things going on in your life that you attracted these things, or you are just strongly incompatible to Malaysia that it doesn't want you there and vice versa. Any how best of luck in your future travels and your feedback is definitely good for Malaysia to improve.
Cjkw of all the RUclipsrs I've seen from Australia, USA, Asian countries this is the first time I've seen such a bellyaching complainer of a nil initiative person and a young one to boot. I'm in my 60s and I walk over a km to catch my bus to the Mass Rapid Transit station. Geez what a complainer he is and he speaks through his nose.
@cjkw203 a spoilt child from his parents. Why apologise.
@keangwooic hoo6138 yes this punk is a spoilt child.he wants everything to be easy and perfect and served to him like he is a king.stupid childish punk
I'm one of them. I stayed in KL for 2 months this year and did not experience whatever BS he spewed on his video.
In fact, I had to get a payment system called Touch & Go to get by in KL.
He's trying to pretend he's from the US, but he's not. That accent is horrible and incoherent. I suspect he's a PAID SHILL.
Honestly, as an American I don’t know how I feel about this video. It kind of reeks of obnoxious entitlement but informative also. The homogeneous society comment as an Australian is a bit rich. You’re a bit whinny and negative though you have some points.
Let me guess your wife is either filipinos or thai right?
Na think he said in a different vid she Chinese.
@@RM_Trade_Co I see
i doubt he spent enough time in KL...
Don't listen to him. He's a bought con artist.
Everyone is Malaysian. Malaysian is a nationality. The majority are Malays.
if you are looking for a perfect paradise, you will not find it anywhere in this world.if you want a perfect paradise, you get out of this world and go to heaven and live there.
Total nonsense - Malaysia and KL are so cool
Are you sure you've been to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia dude? Lol😂😂😂
stoopid opinion…i dont have car, no problem at all live in KL…I even live in suburb of Subang Jaya and work in KL city center…I just using LRT as my main transport everyday…
70-90 minutes transit each way to and from work every day? That's tough - bless you.
@@Global-livingg with monthly RM50 pass likely just a little over USD11 …with no cost of car maintenance, with my salary just a little above USD2,000…win for me
@@Global-livingg its not 70-90 minutes…dont exaggerate…from Taipan to Kerinchi the route that I take everyday just take up to 50 minutes only 😂😂😂
@@razif92he's making it sound like Malaysia is as large as China and we need maglev trains to shorten the traveling time 😂
Yeah..i understand what u mean...
A lot of the fears you mention especially the people ARE NOT accurate at all. Where do you conjure all this stuff??
He just watch other people's youtube.
@@keangwooichoo6138 Bro, since you've watched many RUclips videos on KL and Malaysia you would have seen most RUclipsrs praising and being surprised at the population's English ability, the friendliness, the scenery, the beaches, the wildlife, the skyscrapers, the low cost world class Healthcare, unworldly low cost Ehailing, relatively cheap high class hotels etc
@klloo5689 yep. That is why I ask is the wife Filipino or thai. RUclipsrs like paddy Doyle and drewbinski all follow their gf and wive. So he has to tell some lies here and there.
I suggest u to live in Taman Negara...u will love it there..its back to basic
I would say buses are not so frequent. But we hv grab, maxim or subway. Are you sure you are not in mars or earth? Secondly, I felt your parents spoilt you when you are growing up. Grow up and talk sense.
Honestly, you do not even hv money to buy our condos for mm2h.. So do not act that you can.
It's obvious that Malaysia was not meant to be the location for you to visit, and I think it would be best if we lost 100 visitors who shared your viewpoint. Instead, we ought to be appreciative of those who do even if it's only one person. I reiterate that Malaysia was not the right place for you, just stay away from us.
You can go to jail just for owning a rainbow watch in Malaysia!
You have set a low bar... any better experience those visiting malaysia is a plus. So one should not get frustrated if his experience is similar to yours since you have warned them yet they still come to visit malaysia.
Bro is from Mars 😂
This guys looks uneasy telling lies.
Oh Dear. The guy does not understand badics of Malaysia
Is he from Timbaktu😂😂?
try not to travel without a good local guide.
-metro is fine really, except for rush hour.
-fruits is good if you dont purposedly try to scam yourself really.
-busess, i have no idea, been several year since i used one.
-for your place of stay, RM300 for 1 month of deposit in kl literally scream scam, outside of kl you can get a whole landed house with RM600. also tell why the gym was in a mess, with that price it shouldnt even have gym...
-unity in malaysia is not the same like in the us, every race have culture and heritage they want to preserve but we already over that decade ago. if you been here youll know but honestly at this point your takes on this are heavily skewed on whatever youre on.
-yess long distant walkability is a joke. yess my fellow malaysian i said it, its true. i expect my forest to be 2km from my luxury hotel. outrages! (joke aside city here were not built to walk, for the past decade urban planning focuses on green sustanibilty, walkability is a pretty new topic and will take atleast several year to fully manifest).
-airline staff are all like that if youre being a nuisance.|
-KL air quality is bad, sorry its not like Brisbane. i myself dont want to stay in the city.
and for malaysian viewer, try to watch untill the end (i did).
if anything we should take point on which we should improve and what problem require attention.
-public buses need to be more accessible for foreigner who try to get around for vacation, not for works like the local do.
-legal action need to be taken on group that actively trying to take advantage on foreigner.
-airline customer service need to be inspected from time to time.
Obviously uve NEVER been to malaysia..should change d title what i imagine malaysia is like!
malaysia is not good for you, go somewhere better, phillippines, indonesia
First, where are you from? Your accent is jarring and quite incoherent.
Second, Malaysia is basically pushing for a cashless system and I had experienced a few times during my stay in KL that some of the shops did not take cash. So I had to get a payment system called Touch & Go.
Certain things you said are lies.
Try Singapore.
Absolutely - Singapore is 100x better imo, of course more expensive - but QoL is better. I'd rather be in HK - Better food and more open minded business people.
I think you are lying or a bit mental. No one steals your deposits. You will 1000% get back your deposits including airbnb unless you screwd up the place. Please bro stop lying.
You are just a loser. Stay away. We don't need your type 😂
@@Global-livinggin Malaysia you pay a fraction of what it costs an arm and leg to live in Luxury in Singapore, especially in the Long run. Some Singaporeans actually retire in JB. 😂😅
looks like you hv housefly eyes,can see all rubbish and shit...some others hv bee eyes,can see honey in flower.you better stay at your home 😁
Holy cow . ONLY 600 SUBSCRIBERS.
Just poor dude try making money from internet 😂
Actually, I'm grateful that you addresses the downsides of Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia in general because you just hv done us a favor that is to keep foreigners away from Malaysia. Of late, there just seems to be so many foreigners flocking to Malaysia and its getting crowded and suffocating with ya'll coming over. KL in particular feels alien to fellow locals because there are just so many outsiders overwhelming the city that KL becomes barely recognizable. Thay's why many locals move out of KL and settled on the outskirts bc it's just not fun anymore living in KL with you guys invading our capital city! Domo arigatou!🙇♀
For those who has his/her plans coming to Malaysia soon, come with an open mind. Judge it yourself and don’t listen to this blogger. Certain things he mentioned might be wrong or happened to him only. Don’t listen one side, you might have a good time in Malaysia. See with your eyes and rate Malaysia after you have been here.