You need surge protector not because the electricity supply is unstable. Its not. The reason is because Malaysia (and especially Kuala Lumpur) has some of the most poweful lightning strikes in the world, and most circuit breakers Internationally can handle electricity surges but not electrical surges from lightning strikes, including those made in the US and UK. Thats the reason we use surge protectors, and its not for electricity supply.
Hey folks a big thumbs up on the power outlet tip ! I’ve been watching RUclips about Malaysia for about a year and you are the first to explain the adapter required coming from North America- a question I have been wondering about ! Kudos to you ! 👍
@@KyleJess their start-up office many years ago was below me across KL Sentral. I was then running Infosys new office then. I remembered then seeing the young ppl talking and convincing the taxi drivers then to sign up.
Lots of "good to know" information. I really enjoyed your whole series on Malaysia. I went to KL once and loved it but haven't seen much else. I definitely want to go back and see more of this beautiful country!
It easy to tell the different between a traveller and a tourist. The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. For a traveller, the more places you see and experience, the bigger you realize the world to be. The more you become aware of, the more you realize how relatively little you know of it, how many places you have still to go, how much more there is to learn. - Anthony Bourdain
Love it, so true! After 2 years of full-time travel, we have definitely experienced this first hand, and we have fallen in love with the process of actively addressing that ignorance. 🙂🌏🙌
@@KyleJess My advice is, don't just spend a couple of days in a country and then start to tell the whole world of the do's and don'ts about that country. We don't know enough until we spend more time and explore more and mingle freely and blending well with the locals. There are some pointers you gave out in this video which I considered lame and petty.. sorry.
Haha, well we did spend more than a couple days, and judging by the comments, we helped some people out that did find value in it. Never once said “do this” or “don’t do that”. Just sharing our experience, for those that are interested. Thanks for your input
I think theres a bit of misinformation here. Its definitely not difficult to find pork in Malaysia. If u pop into a chinese Malaysian shop, u'll most likely get pork. As for alcohol, u can get alcohol pretty easily in the non halal sections of supermarts.
Yes absolutely not impossible to find. But not every restaurant offers pork or alcohol, we found ourselves going to a few places to find that combination. Shopping markets for sure could find, but a glass of wine with dinner, not always available
@@KyleJess Pork and alcohol are not sold in the Malay or halal Restaurants. For Pork and alcohol go to the Chinese Restaurants. Chinese Restaurants are every where in Malaysia. 1 famous pork dish in Malaysia is Bak Kut Teh. You have not eaten this, you have not been to Malaysia. Our Roast Pork and Char Siew is also a must try.
Great Analysis here. I love SE Asia with Malaysia being my favourite country overall in that part of the world but apart from visiting Malaysia 6 times (6th visit was very recent) , I have visited Thailand 4 times, Philippines twice, Indonesia 3 times (3rd visit was very recent), Vietnam (recently), Singapore 3 times and Brunei (recently). SE Asia simply has so much to offer. The only other country in that region that I want to visit is Cambodia.
@@KyleJess For Vietnam, do the Halong Bay Cruise, also go around the Mekong Delta and river, do thge Pu Luong Nature Reserve, visit Ho Chi Minh City (and if time visit Hanoi) For Philippines, El Nido in Palawan is the most popular but overcrowded and also Boracay too - these place I've been to. But Siargao, Bohol, Coron (close to El Nido) and Cebu are worth looking at too - I haven't been to these places yet but it is on my bucket ;list to visit.
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That’s, awesome, we’ll have to check him out! We wish we had planned to stay longer, but we’ll definitely be back! Let us know if you have any suggestions for next time? 🙂
*Be careful...the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British and the Japanese came to Malaysia and many end up not wanting to go back home. They stayed for over 500 years.*
Next time you comint back, check out Sipadan island. Top 3 island in the world. Located at Sabah, the bornoe/East Malaysia. Also you can opt to climb the Mount Kinabalu. Its a 2 days trip in total but scenery is speechless. Do check with the weather however if you traveling towards the year end due to raining monsoon season.
I take it you've never been to Sipadan. It's remote, the only reason to visit is to SCUBA dive, it's permit only so in a week you'll be lucky to get two visits in a week. Mount Kinabalu is worth it but it's a guided tour and quite demanding.
I recommend u to go to kundasang in Sabah,borneo.the place is at the foot of mount kinabalu.very cool n nice place,if possible u could try to climb,its the highest peak in south east asia.
Hi. Welcome to Malaysia. Let's keep it underrated, shall we? Do come back. Avoid the monsoon rainy season if you do (it may rain several days non stop in places like east coast of the peninsular) and also holiday seasons (that includes the long weekend if you plan to drive around). Malaysia is a commonwealth country (ex British colony) and English is taught at school as second language. Hardly surprising many people you see would be able to speak or understand simple English. And due to the diversity of population, most people are competent in at least 2 languages. And most chinese and indians are capable of 3 languages - some up to 4. But there are also many foreign workers here in Malaysia who may not be able to communicate as well. There are millions of them, from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Nepal to name a few. Most Chinese restaurants or coffee shops do serve pork in their menusand about alcohol - one reason is because unlike your country or others like UK and Japan where people leave their cars at home to go to bars etc .. its not same here. At least not in the past. People would still want to drive home even when they have little sense left. This caused sad stories to other people and also themselves. This is one way of government to help educating and protect the public.
Totally agree on the coffee area! We`ve been travelling throughout the entire south east asia, and its not easy to find good black coffee. The best option as we see it, is to either buy an americano. Or to just make your own instant coffee. We usually buy instant coffee with arabica, as we liked that one the most.
@@KyleJess Malaysia love coffee, we have many ground coffee factories here. It just that some visitors do not know where or how to order plain black coffee. For your info, Plain black coffee is call Kopi O here. We have many varieties of ground coffee in Malaysia. Ask around the next time you visit Malaysia. I am sure you will love our Malaysian Kopi O.
@@KyleJess Majority of our Malaysian folks have never been to North America or tasted coffee there so there's a disparity between their and your idea of good coffee. I also dont quite like some varieties of the coffee here too. Italian coffee is getting more popular over the last few years. Vietnamese coffee too. I personally love the instant coffee ( very popular here) which probably would make some North Americans shudder. 😂😂
Do visit Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia. We have long houses in Sarawak, the land of head hunters. Sabah has amazing island beaches and mount kinabalu.😊
@@KyleJess try ayam percik, nasi lauk, nasi dagang, pulut kuning with rendang, laksam, Siamese nasi kerabu...all these dishes are from my home town state of Kelantan.Tumpat to be exact...you can take jungle train from KL to go there.
From what we heard, all the islands on the East coast have duty free. But we only went to Langkawi of all the islands. But there for sure, duty free and you skip on the high alcohol taxes, that make it so expensive. So we’d recommend checking out Langkawi 🙂
Hello, Great video ! Do you know a SIM CARD in Malasya that also works in Singapore ? ...even just for data. Thank you very much for your help. Take care guys !
We typically use E-SIMs if going to multiple countries in short time. Airalo is the one we use and they have an Asian regional eSIM, that works in both countries at a good rate. Glad you enjoyed the video, hope that helps!
DON'T go to Kelantan, it's one of the most backward states and it's government are actively seeking to execute those for leaving Islam. It often embarrasses Malaysia with ridiculous religious laws that at one point prevented unrelated men and women queuing up at the same shop check outs. The hypocrisy of that was it's sultan marrying a Russian prostitute young enough to be his grand daughter. That didn't end well.
great info thumbs up from me.....hey i will be going to KL in January....was there in the summer and did not need a visa and could stay for 3 months as an American.USA ....have things changed for Americans now ....a visa agency said i needed to show a bank statement and can stay for one month etc and you need to get in with a digital visa thx
We're actually Canadian, so we didn't have the same requirements, not 100% sure. We just got stamped in/visa upon arrival when we got there and we had 3 months max as well.
Thanks for reminding me about the tourist tax. I was also charged a rubbish tax in Siargao Philippines and charged to access a crappy beach. I wonder what actually happens to this money.
Depending on your spending, you can get some of it back when you leave the country as well. Make sure to keep receipts and ask about the TRS program when making bigger purchases, can claim some back at the airport 🙂
Please do come to Tioman island. It is in the state of Pahang but you can take a ferry from Mersing Jetty in johor. It's a hidden gem with clean beaches and beautiful corals. Kuantan in Pahang is another peaceful town close to the beaches.
A tax of RM10 per day for accommodation is also levied on local travellers. Except for paid tourist places, there are different prices for locals and tourists. To eat pork, you can easily get it at a Chinese restaurant, but in Kuala Lumpur, you can also easily get it at the Street Food Market in Jalan Alor Bukit Bintang, Taman Connaught Night Market or any Chinese seller. For happy hour there are also rows of pubs and bars in Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang or any bar, lounge or night club around KL. You can also get alcohol at 24-hour stores such as seven eleven or kk. In Malaysia, there are many different races, religions and cultures because of that there are some shortcomings such as if you go to a Malay or Indian Muslim restaurant, pork and alcohol will not be sold, if you go to a Hindu Indian restaurant, pork and beef are not sold. If you go to a Buddhist restaurant, you are only served vegetable food except in a Chinese restaurant where you find everything including frogs. It is more important to know that you are not allowed to smoke in restaurants, supermarkets, malls, on buses, trains, or anywhere covered.
One more thing, don't forget to bring your own toilet roll tissue😊 along traveling in Malaysia cause most of the toilets or wash rooms have no provide the such thing, except in hotels or certain shopping malls. Malaysian, especially Muslims usually washing with a bidet spray😉....
Have been traveling to Malaysia for over 13 years now on average twice a year. The tourist tax was reintroduced a few years ago and at RM10 per night is not excessive (about £2 a night). Pork and alcohol can be found in pretty much all supermarkets within the non halal section, but to be honest why did you want pork when Malaysian cuisine is so diverse and inexpensive. Although English is widely spoken it does help to be able to say a couple of phrases in Malay. As for power the electrical system in Malaysia is ok, no problem. I never have anything plugged in when there is a thunderstorm anywhere in the world.
A bit of trivia for you both, UBER was the 1st ehailing platform in Malaysia until it was bought over by Grab. Yes, the normal Red and White taxis are notorious! We, locals shunned them. Before Grab came along, those taxis monopolies public transport by car and before they allowed you to board, you've to tell them where you're going, if it's not convenient to them, they wont take you. As a non-Muslim, yes alcoholic drinks are expensive, as compared to Thailand, but I'm at that age where i drink very occasionally, so it's all good. Makes that 1 cold beer taste heavenly when that occasion comes around. I'm not sure if you've been to Penang island, that's a good place to visit, beaches, malls, street food, and a bit of wildlife. If you love, crystal clear seaside, try Semporna Island or Redang Island. Come back for part 2 😂
Ah thank you so much for the recommendations and information! Much appreciated and yeah, gotta look out for which taxi you jump in and those beer tabs 😉 We’ll definitely be back!
Alcohol is not hard to find. Most 7 eleven sells alcohol. All supermarket and hypermarket in Malaysia sell alcohol. You can find quality coffee everywhere, coffee café is everywhere in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia - Starbucks, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Zus Coffee, Gloria Jeans, etc.
For sure, you can get alcohol at stores and drink in your room, no doubt about that. If you want to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, that’s a bit different and more difficult to find. Also priced higher than most countries in this region of the world. Not impossible, which isn’t something we said to begin with, but more of a challenge. Same with coffee, but the reverse. You can certainly find coffee shops with espressos and other high quality coffee, but want to make a pot of coffee at home/in your hotel? It can be hard to find basic coffee grinds and brew a pot.
you are right about the alcohol prices. there is quite a high tax on alcohol and tobacco, which is classified as "sin" products. Places where you can have wine and food is usually the more expensive restaurants. in Chinese restaurants and kopitiams, you can get beer. Proper coffee grinds, the large supermarkets all have them. Another thing to note, and can be quite controversial to some, but factually, Malaysia according to its constitution, “Islam is the religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony.” Around 64% of the population practice Islam and because of that, its more common to see halal restaurants that do not serve alcohol. @@KyleJess
@@KyleJess There are countless places you can drink beer with food in urban areas but you'll generally only find wine in restaurants. All of the bigger hotels have very affordable restaurants, usually several of them, but many are owned directly by the government and they no longer serve alcohol so just find a non government hotel. Malaysia is about to descend into the deep, dark abyss of conservative Islam and these restrictions never used to apply. Any possibility of having fun has been progressively taken away bit by bit and most of this most negatively affects the Malays. They're not very bright so don't understand what's happening. Malaysia could, or rather should, have been so much more.
@@byteme9718 For your information, not ALL Malays agree with the conservative side. Otherwise the country would have been under their control by now, since more than 60% of the population are Malays.
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It’s just good to have surge protectors when travelling to any country, especially staying in hotels. It was more a mention on if you’re getting a converter too, which can when converting the power, also have that risk. So just better safe than sorry, to use a surge protected converter
@@KyleJessTesla just opened their HQ and their car model can be officially bought in Malaysia. Can't remember the exact number but Malaysia already had a Tesla fast charging station available across the peninsular. An investment from Tesla is a recognition of Malaysia electric power supply capabilities for your assurance.
We didn't find much for grinds. There are a lot of great coffee shops, a lot of instant, but hard to find grinds in the typical store from our experience.
@@KyleJess Coffee beans and grounded coffee are sold everywhere in Malaysia especially in Supermarket, if you know where to find them. Our chinese coffee shops or Mamak shops all sell coffee from grounded coffee bean not instant coffee. Not forgetting all the branded coffee shops like Starbucks, Zus Coffee, The Coffee Beans and etc.
Sugar is default. 1)"Kurang manis" for "less sugar'. 2)"Tak mahu manis" for "zero sugar". Or "tak mahu gula". 3) "manis" means "sweet" 4) "gula" means "sugar".
Yes absolutely! Grab works on any phones, just be careful of data roaming charges 😬. We’d suggest getting a SIM card or eSIM while travelling, to reduce costs. But it’ll work either way for sure. Enjoy your trip! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Oh they have amazing iced coffees, egg coffee, salted coffee, Thai milk coffees etc. But normal ground beans for a pour over coffee, pretty hard to find in our experience in some countries. We’re in vietnam now, and it’s been the first time we’ve found decent ground coffee, instead of instant crystals
Grab started life as MyTeksi. It grew so fast and large in south east asia - even Uber surrendered. Grab moved its HQ to singapore for some corporate reasons. Hard to understand, but that's how it was.
Normaly I paid about 8euro for a glass of beer in Europe. That kind of price in Malaysia you pay in 5 star hotels. I don't think alcohol in Malaysia is more expensive than European country.
Not more than European countries, or even the majority of North America. But in this region of the world, one of the most expensive countries for alcohol
We’d love to look more into it for sure. The instant coffee was usually all that was available. We did see a coffee event in a mall one time, some cafes with great espressos and what not. But they typical drip coffee was seemingly difficult to find. But diving deeper into that coffee culture is definitely an idea for next time 🙂🇲🇾☕️🙌
@@KyleJess That depends on how many times you visit. You need to be very careful and never assume 90, or even 60 days. Always look at the stamp in the passport.
Haha who said that? Wasn’t us…. We said it’s a different power outlet than what we’re used to and when using plugs that are foreign to your inlets, you want a converter. Preferably one with a surge protector, to keep your electrics safe from the differing power output and incase of power surges
27% of people speak English in Thailand!? Which Thailand have you been ridiculous statement I have lived there and still go often nearby everyone speaks English
Just to let know I will not be going there ever again because it's DISGUSTING JUST ROBBING TOURISTS I JUST PAYED ROOM TAX AT THE HILTON ..BYE BYE MALAYSIA FOR ME.
you guys gave so many fake news about malaysia!!!! anyway pork is everyway, you can eat mostly in the chinese restaurant, or western restaurant, second is malaysia isnt a islamic country because many religions in malaysia otherwise malay-muslim is the biggest population, malaysia is never declared malaysia as islamic country since independence in 1957 and 1963 (Sabah and Sarawak) better you do some reserch before you give the wrong infos to people, alcohol you can buy at the super market or in the 711 shop or 99 shop tq
Didn’t mean to come off that way at all… If you’d watched all the way through, you’d know we said we loved Malaysia and would definitely come back in the near future. Going to a new country, always comes with some unexpected circumstances arising. By sharing our experience, we hope to help inform some people, as reflected in the comments, we have thankfully done that. But by no means complaining, or trying to come off as arrogant. Maybe in watching foreigners in the country, you were actively looking for arrogance, where there was really none to be found. Again, we loved Malaysia, will definitely be back. 🙂🇲🇾🙌
You need surge protector not because the electricity supply is unstable. Its not. The reason is because Malaysia (and especially Kuala Lumpur) has some of the most poweful lightning strikes in the world, and most circuit breakers Internationally can handle electricity surges but not electrical surges from lightning strikes, including those made in the US and UK. Thats the reason we use surge protectors, and its not for electricity supply.
The power supply IS unstable even without lightning strikes.
@@byteme9718 Do you live in Malaysia? If you say yes, then you are lying. You are just bitter and you need to find a way to cool yourself down 😆
Hey folks a big thumbs up on the power outlet tip ! I’ve been watching RUclips about Malaysia for about a year and you are the first to explain the adapter required coming from North America- a question I have been wondering about !
Kudos to you ! 👍
Ah thank you! Glad we were able to help ya out with that one! Something we didn’t realize either until we were stuck without haha. 🙂🙌
FYI, Grab originated from Malaysia in 2016 and expanded regionally. Fun fact for you😊
Really cool! 🙂
@@KyleJess their start-up office many years ago was below me across KL Sentral. I was then running Infosys new office then. I remembered then seeing the young ppl talking and convincing the taxi drivers then to sign up.
They are even bigger in Indonesia
It’s actually a Malaysia born Singaporean, who founded Grab.
And they immigrate😂
If you head on back to Malaysia, Borneo should be on the top of your list. It's a whole other world. Nothing like the Peninsula.
Thanks for the recommendation! We have heard Borneo from everyone, so it is definitely on the top of the list for sure! 🙂🇲🇾🏝️🙌
I'Im AAmerican and work in Malaysia, me and my colleagues have never experienced those powor surges.
Lots of "good to know" information. I really enjoyed your whole series on Malaysia. I went to KL once and loved it but haven't seen much else. I definitely want to go back and see more of this beautiful country!
Yes! Such an awesome place. Definitely worth more than one visit! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Thanks for popping in a for a visit. We welcome u guys back here any time. Hv fun.
Thank you! We will be back again for sure! 🙂🙌
It easy to tell the different between a traveller and a tourist. The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.
For a traveller, the more places you see and experience, the bigger you realize the world to be. The more you become aware of, the more you realize how relatively little you know of it, how many places you have still to go, how much more there is to learn. - Anthony Bourdain
Love it, so true! After 2 years of full-time travel, we have definitely experienced this first hand, and we have fallen in love with the process of actively addressing that ignorance. 🙂🌏🙌
@@KyleJess My advice is, don't just spend a couple of days in a country and then start to tell the whole world of the do's and don'ts about that country. We don't know enough until we spend more time and explore more and mingle freely and blending well with the locals. There are some pointers you gave out in this video which I considered lame and petty.. sorry.
Haha, well we did spend more than a couple days, and judging by the comments, we helped some people out that did find value in it. Never once said “do this” or “don’t do that”. Just sharing our experience, for those that are interested. Thanks for your input
So true! Seen many YTs filming and eating at tourist traps like Bukit Bintang, Petaling Street, Jalan Alor and KLCC 😂
@@KyleJess You're tourists, hence the inaccurate information. He tried twice to point this out to you and his message never got through.
I think theres a bit of misinformation here. Its definitely not difficult to find pork in Malaysia. If u pop into a chinese Malaysian shop, u'll most likely get pork. As for alcohol, u can get alcohol pretty easily in the non halal sections of supermarts.
Yes absolutely not impossible to find. But not every restaurant offers pork or alcohol, we found ourselves going to a few places to find that combination. Shopping markets for sure could find, but a glass of wine with dinner, not always available
@@KyleJess Pork and alcohol are not sold in the Malay or halal Restaurants. For Pork and alcohol go to the Chinese Restaurants. Chinese Restaurants are every where in Malaysia. 1 famous pork dish in Malaysia is Bak Kut Teh. You have not eaten this, you have not been to Malaysia. Our Roast Pork and Char Siew is also a must try.
Great Analysis here.
I love SE Asia with Malaysia being my favourite country overall in that part of the world but apart from visiting Malaysia 6 times (6th visit was very recent) , I have visited Thailand 4 times, Philippines twice, Indonesia 3 times (3rd visit was very recent), Vietnam (recently), Singapore 3 times and Brunei (recently). SE Asia simply has so much to offer. The only other country in that region that I want to visit is Cambodia.
Thank you! Very cool you've had that much exporation of the area! We plan to go Vietnam and Philippines in the near future. Any recommendations?
@@KyleJess For Vietnam, do the Halong Bay Cruise, also go around the Mekong Delta and river, do thge Pu Luong Nature Reserve, visit Ho Chi Minh City (and if time visit Hanoi)
For Philippines, El Nido in Palawan is the most popular but overcrowded and also Boracay too - these place I've been to. But Siargao, Bohol, Coron (close to El Nido) and Cebu are worth looking at too - I haven't been to these places yet but it is on my bucket ;list to visit.
Sadly you are leaving M'sia 🇲🇾
and now only i know your channel..i just subscribe it..For info; your country man @JetLag warrior channel currently now in KL with his parents just came from Toronto Canada.. for info, JetLag warrior this is his third visit into M'sia and first timers for his parents.
Wish both of you come back again and venturing more interesting place in M'sia 🇲🇾Cheers 😘👌✌️
That’s, awesome, we’ll have to check him out! We wish we had planned to stay longer, but we’ll definitely be back! Let us know if you have any suggestions for next time? 🙂
Your giggles are contagious. Enjoy the rest of your travels.☺️
Thank you! 😊
Just a small info, Uber in Malaysia was bought over by Grab
Ah very cool.
Your suggestions are really practical! Very clear and straightforward. Thanks!
Hey happy to hear that! Glad we could help inform! 🙂🙌
*Be careful...the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British and the Japanese came to Malaysia and many end up not wanting to go back home. They stayed for over 500 years.*
We can see why, an amazing place! A true melting pot of all these diverse cultures! A must visit for all travellers for sure! 🇲🇾🙌
Next time you comint back, check out Sipadan island. Top 3 island in the world. Located at Sabah, the bornoe/East Malaysia. Also you can opt to climb the Mount Kinabalu. Its a 2 days trip in total but scenery is speechless.
Do check with the weather however if you traveling towards the year end due to raining monsoon season.
That’s awesome! Thank you so much for the recommendations, we will definitely look into them! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
I take it you've never been to Sipadan. It's remote, the only reason to visit is to SCUBA dive, it's permit only so in a week you'll be lucky to get two visits in a week. Mount Kinabalu is worth it but it's a guided tour and quite demanding.
I recommend u to go to kundasang in Sabah,borneo.the place is at the foot of mount kinabalu.very cool n nice place,if possible u could try to climb,its the highest peak in south east asia.
There are other duty free islands eg tioman, pangkor, labuan.
Oh that’s awesome! We had no idea, good to know! Thank you 🙂
Its worth visiting Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands resort as the weather is much cooler .
Good to know! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this video. Wonderful. Good that you guys came up with this video. It will definitely make new tourists well aware.
We’re glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
@@KyleJessThank you. 😀
@@KyleJessHope that you guys have had a wonderful time in Malaysia. Until we see you guys again in Malaysia. 😀
Hi. Welcome to Malaysia. Let's keep it underrated, shall we? Do come back.
Avoid the monsoon rainy season if you do (it may rain several days non stop in places like east coast of the peninsular) and also holiday seasons (that includes the long weekend if you plan to drive around).
Malaysia is a commonwealth country (ex British colony) and English is taught at school as second language. Hardly surprising many people you see would be able to speak or understand simple English.
And due to the diversity of population, most people are competent in at least 2 languages. And most chinese and indians are capable of 3 languages - some up to 4.
But there are also many foreign workers here in Malaysia who may not be able to communicate as well. There are millions of them, from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Nepal to name a few.
Most Chinese restaurants or coffee shops do serve pork in their menusand about alcohol - one reason is because unlike your country or others like UK and Japan where people leave their cars at home to go to bars etc .. its not same here. At least not in the past. People would still want to drive home even when they have little sense left. This caused sad stories to other people and also themselves. This is one way of government to help educating and protect the public.
Ah thanks for all the insight! Definitely underrated and we’ll be back for sure!
A very nice video about Malaysia. Love you guys!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂🙌
Totally agree on the coffee area! We`ve been travelling throughout the entire south east asia, and its not easy to find good black coffee. The best option as we see it, is to either buy an americano. Or to just make your own instant coffee. We usually buy instant coffee with arabica, as we liked that one the most.
Haha 100%. Great done up coffees everywhere, iced coffees, egg coffee etc. but black plain pour over coffee, harder to find than you’d think! 🤣🤷♂️
@@KyleJess Malaysia love coffee, we have many ground coffee factories here. It just that some visitors do not know where or how to order plain black coffee. For your info, Plain black coffee is call Kopi O here. We have many varieties of ground coffee in Malaysia. Ask around the next time you visit Malaysia. I am sure you will love our Malaysian Kopi O.
@@KyleJess Majority of our Malaysian folks have never been to North America or tasted coffee there so there's a disparity between their and your idea of good coffee. I also dont quite like some varieties of the coffee here too. Italian coffee is getting more popular over the last few years. Vietnamese coffee too. I personally love the instant coffee ( very popular here) which probably would make some North Americans shudder. 😂😂
Thank you so much for this info! Super helpful. 🙏🏻
Do visit Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia. We have long houses in Sarawak, the land of head hunters. Sabah has amazing island beaches and mount kinabalu.😊
That’s awesome! We will absolutely look into them, thank you for the recommendations! 🙂🙌
Nice vlog !❤❤❤
Please come back again to enjoy our foods that representing truly Asia taste & flavour !😋😋😋
We will absolutely be back! Do you have any dish recommendations for us to try when we do? 🙂
@@KyleJess try ayam percik, nasi lauk, nasi dagang, pulut kuning with rendang, laksam, Siamese nasi kerabu...all these dishes are from my home town state of Kelantan.Tumpat to be exact...you can take jungle train from KL to go there.
Very informative! Thank you.
Thank you! Hope you’re doing well! 🙂🙌
Hello folks,
Great tips !
Which cities/islands do you recommend we can drink beers/wine for a cheap prices ?
Thank you so much.
From what we heard, all the islands on the East coast have duty free. But we only went to Langkawi of all the islands. But there for sure, duty free and you skip on the high alcohol taxes, that make it so expensive. So we’d recommend checking out Langkawi 🙂
What a great and useful review 🥰
Thank you! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello,
Great video !
Do you know a SIM CARD in Malasya that also works in Singapore ?
...even just for data.
Thank you very much for your help.
Take care guys !
We typically use E-SIMs if going to multiple countries in short time. Airalo is the one we use and they have an Asian regional eSIM, that works in both countries at a good rate. Glad you enjoyed the video, hope that helps!
If you come back to Malaysia, do come to Kelantan
We will definitely add it to the list, and really look forward to when we do come back 🙂
DON'T go to Kelantan, it's one of the most backward states and it's government are actively seeking to execute those for leaving Islam. It often embarrasses Malaysia with ridiculous religious laws that at one point prevented unrelated men and women queuing up at the same shop check outs. The hypocrisy of that was it's sultan marrying a Russian prostitute young enough to be his grand daughter. That didn't end well.
great info thumbs up from me.....hey i will be going to KL in January....was there in the summer and did not need a visa and could stay for 3 months as an American.USA ....have things changed for Americans now ....a visa agency said i needed to show a bank statement and can stay for one month etc and you need to get in with a digital visa thx
We're actually Canadian, so we didn't have the same requirements, not 100% sure. We just got stamped in/visa upon arrival when we got there and we had 3 months max as well.
@@KyleJess when were you stamped may I ask...Canada and USA should be similar...supposedly they changed some rules in the beginning of December
@@mdo5121 Mmm, we may have luckily gone just before then. We got there in September
You are most welcome to visit Petaling Jaya just beside KL
Thank you! We will have to add it to the list for when we come back to Malaysia! Which may be happening sooner than later 😉
Thanks for reminding me about the tourist tax. I was also charged a rubbish tax in Siargao Philippines and charged to access a crappy beach. I wonder what actually happens to this money.
Depending on your spending, you can get some of it back when you leave the country as well. Make sure to keep receipts and ask about the TRS program when making bigger purchases, can claim some back at the airport 🙂
Fantastic video. ❤
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Please do come to Tioman island. It is in the state of Pahang but you can take a ferry from Mersing Jetty in johor. It's a hidden gem with clean beaches and beautiful corals. Kuantan in Pahang is another peaceful town close to the beaches.
Thank you so much for the recommendations! We will definitely add them to the list for our next time around! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Malacca for sure, and also Tioman, if you want to see the giant monitor lizards right off the ferry from Mersing...
Ah that’s awesome! Thanks for the recommendations, we’ll add them to the list of must see’s next time we’re there! 🙂🙌
A tax of RM10 per day for accommodation is also levied on local travellers. Except for paid tourist places, there are different prices for locals and tourists.
To eat pork, you can easily get it at a Chinese restaurant, but in Kuala Lumpur, you can also easily get it at the Street Food Market in Jalan Alor Bukit Bintang, Taman Connaught Night Market or any Chinese seller.
For happy hour there are also rows of pubs and bars in Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang or any bar, lounge or night club around KL. You can also get alcohol at 24-hour stores such as seven eleven or kk.
In Malaysia, there are many different races, religions and cultures because of that there are some shortcomings such as if you go to a Malay or Indian Muslim restaurant, pork and alcohol will not be sold, if you go to a Hindu Indian restaurant, pork and beef are not sold. If you go to a Buddhist restaurant, you are only served vegetable food except in a Chinese restaurant where you find everything including frogs. It is more important to know that you are not allowed to smoke in restaurants, supermarkets, malls, on buses, trains, or anywhere covered.
Absolutely a multicultural country, one of the things we loved about Malaysia is the diversity and magnitude of experiences. 🙂
One more thing, don't forget to bring your own toilet roll tissue😊 along traveling in Malaysia cause most of the toilets or wash rooms have no provide the such thing, except in hotels or certain shopping malls. Malaysian, especially Muslims usually washing with a bidet spray😉....
Malaysian knw how to party without alcohol.
Welcome to kl🇲🇾🎉🎉👍 terima kasih
Thank you! We loved it there! We will definitely be back soon
Have been traveling to Malaysia for over 13 years now on average twice a year. The tourist tax was reintroduced a few years ago and at RM10 per night is not excessive (about £2 a night). Pork and alcohol can be found in pretty much all supermarkets within the non halal section, but to be honest why did you want pork when Malaysian cuisine is so diverse and inexpensive. Although English is widely spoken it does help to be able to say a couple of phrases in Malay. As for power the electrical system in Malaysia is ok, no problem. I never have anything plugged in when there is a thunderstorm anywhere in the world.
Good to know, thanks for the info
Tq soo much..welcome to our beloved Malaysia..❤❤❤
Thank you so much for the warm welcome 🙂🇲🇾🙌
A bit of trivia for you both, UBER was the 1st ehailing platform in Malaysia until it was bought over by Grab.
Yes, the normal Red and White taxis are notorious! We, locals shunned them. Before Grab came along, those taxis monopolies public transport by car and before they allowed you to board, you've to tell them where you're going, if it's not convenient to them, they wont take you.
As a non-Muslim, yes alcoholic drinks are expensive, as compared to Thailand, but I'm at that age where i drink very occasionally, so it's all good. Makes that 1 cold beer taste heavenly when that occasion comes around.
I'm not sure if you've been to Penang island, that's a good place to visit, beaches, malls, street food, and a bit of wildlife.
If you love, crystal clear seaside, try Semporna Island or Redang Island.
Come back for part 2 😂
Ah thank you so much for the recommendations and information! Much appreciated and yeah, gotta look out for which taxi you jump in and those beer tabs 😉
We’ll definitely be back!
Alcohol is not hard to find. Most 7 eleven sells alcohol. All supermarket and hypermarket in Malaysia sell alcohol.
You can find quality coffee everywhere, coffee café is everywhere in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia - Starbucks, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Zus Coffee, Gloria Jeans, etc.
For sure, you can get alcohol at stores and drink in your room, no doubt about that. If you want to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, that’s a bit different and more difficult to find. Also priced higher than most countries in this region of the world. Not impossible, which isn’t something we said to begin with, but more of a challenge. Same with coffee, but the reverse. You can certainly find coffee shops with espressos and other high quality coffee, but want to make a pot of coffee at home/in your hotel? It can be hard to find basic coffee grinds and brew a pot.
you are right about the alcohol prices. there is quite a high tax on alcohol and tobacco, which is classified as "sin" products. Places where you can have wine and food is usually the more expensive restaurants. in Chinese restaurants and kopitiams, you can get beer. Proper coffee grinds, the large supermarkets all have them. Another thing to note, and can be quite controversial to some, but factually, Malaysia according to its constitution, “Islam is the religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony.” Around 64% of the population practice Islam and because of that, its more common to see halal restaurants that do not serve alcohol. @@KyleJess
@@KyleJess There are countless places you can drink beer with food in urban areas but you'll generally only find wine in restaurants. All of the bigger hotels have very affordable restaurants, usually several of them, but many are owned directly by the government and they no longer serve alcohol so just find a non government hotel. Malaysia is about to descend into the deep, dark abyss of conservative Islam and these restrictions never used to apply. Any possibility of having fun has been progressively taken away bit by bit and most of this most negatively affects the Malays. They're not very bright so don't understand what's happening. Malaysia could, or rather should, have been so much more.
@@byteme9718 I am a Malay... so, I am not bright? hmmm....
@@byteme9718 For your information, not ALL Malays agree with the conservative side. Otherwise the country would have been under their control by now, since more than 60% of the population are Malays.
Thanks for visiting our country Malaysia.❤
Thank you for the warm welcome! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
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Malaysia is truly awesome place!
Thank you so much! We loved Malaysia and can't want to go back 🙂🙌
It really is!
Helpful note: "lepak-lepak" means "hangout" in Malay.
Im malaysian.. never experienced power surges that causes damage at all.. idk where u get that idea
It’s just good to have surge protectors when travelling to any country, especially staying in hotels. It was more a mention on if you’re getting a converter too, which can when converting the power, also have that risk. So just better safe than sorry, to use a surge protected converter
@@KyleJessTesla just opened their HQ and their car model can be officially bought in Malaysia. Can't remember the exact number but Malaysia already had a Tesla fast charging station available across the peninsular. An investment from Tesla is a recognition of Malaysia electric power supply capabilities for your assurance.
@@79kopi79 What nonsense.
@@byteme9718 amende brader?
@@79kopi79 🤣
do they have coffee beans that can be grounded to make coffee? how about nut milk ?
We didn't find much for grinds. There are a lot of great coffee shops, a lot of instant, but hard to find grinds in the typical store from our experience.
@@KyleJess Coffee beans and grounded coffee are sold everywhere in Malaysia especially in Supermarket, if you know where to find them. Our chinese coffee shops or Mamak shops all sell coffee from grounded coffee bean not instant coffee. Not forgetting all the branded coffee shops like Starbucks, Zus Coffee, The Coffee Beans and etc.
You have to keep in mind the key word "kopi O". Just say the letter "O" after "kopi".😊😊😊😊
Sugar is default.
1)"Kurang manis" for "less sugar'.
2)"Tak mahu manis" for "zero sugar". Or "tak mahu gula".
3) "manis" means "sweet"
4) "gula" means "sugar".
Also do visit terengganu.
Thanks you, we love the recommendations! The list for next time is growing!
Fellow Canadian here... question, grab app, can I use my own phone...we are hoping to go in November...
Yes absolutely! Grab works on any phones, just be careful of data roaming charges 😬. We’d suggest getting a SIM card or eSIM while travelling, to reduce costs. But it’ll work either way for sure. Enjoy your trip! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
@@KyleJess thanks Kyle and Jess
Pork and alcohol can be found in malaysia. You just need to know where to get them
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Absolutely, not readily availble in all locations, have to seek it out.
@@KyleJess You don't ever have to look far.
Watching from Melaka, Malaysia 🇲🇾🌺
We look forward to checking out Melaka next time we come! We’ve heard nothing but good things 🙂
A good job.
Thanks for the surge protector hint.
Abundant pork dishes and alcohol available in the Chinese eateries.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂🙌
If possible pls come visit again nxt time..haha
We plan to for sure! Possibly sooner than later 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Nice informations. How about the cleanliness in Malaysia?. Is it hygienic?
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Yes! Very well kept country 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Thank you so much for the reply👍
You cant find coffee in south east Asia. Indonesia Vietnam Thailand has the best coffee in the world
Oh they have amazing iced coffees, egg coffee, salted coffee, Thai milk coffees etc. But normal ground beans for a pour over coffee, pretty hard to find in our experience in some countries. We’re in vietnam now, and it’s been the first time we’ve found decent ground coffee, instead of instant crystals
Great video!!! Penang Top vs entopia. what would you recommend?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We only checked out Penang this time around, but it was great for sure! We’ll have to check out Entopia for next time!
@@KyleJess oh that's fine. I would be visiting Entopia next week. Will share my experience after that.
GRAB was founded in Malaysia and bought over UBER South East Asia
We had read Singapore actually, but that’s pretty cool if it’s Malaysia! Great service for sure!
Founded in Malaysia but they chose to get it public listed in Singapore for various reasons including tax incentives etc
Grab started life as MyTeksi. It grew so fast and large in south east asia - even Uber surrendered. Grab moved its HQ to singapore for some corporate reasons. Hard to understand, but that's how it was.
For us north Korea and Israel is a bit difficult to get visa or none at all
Mmm, can see that. Imagine that’s most places in the world, having a hard time entering those 2 right now
Is nov and dec best time to visit KL?
Normaly I paid about 8euro for a glass of beer in Europe. That kind of price in Malaysia you pay in 5 star hotels. I don't think alcohol in Malaysia is more expensive than European country.
Not more than European countries, or even the majority of North America. But in this region of the world, one of the most expensive countries for alcohol
I see. @@KyleJess
Malaysia has it's own coffee culture, hence you'll only find western coffee more expensive and more of hipster or fancier lifestyle.
We’d love to look more into it for sure. The instant coffee was usually all that was available. We did see a coffee event in a mall one time, some cafes with great espressos and what not. But they typical drip coffee was seemingly difficult to find. But diving deeper into that coffee culture is definitely an idea for next time 🙂🇲🇾☕️🙌
Please come back soon, Drink more teh tarik than beer.
Oh we’ll be back for sure! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
@@KyleJess Try our Kopi O
Yes borneo is awesome.
It’s at the top of the list for next time we visit for sure! 🙂🏝️🇲🇾
All commonwealth, European and North American countries are given 90 days.
Yes for sure, awesome to know that you can visit for so long, visa free! 🇲🇾🙌
@@KyleJess 1 visa run , 60 days.
@@KyleJess That depends on how many times you visit. You need to be very careful and never assume 90, or even 60 days. Always look at the stamp in the passport.
Malaysia was part of the British Empire and therefore its not too surprising many things are British influenced.
Yeah absolutely! A melting pot of culture really, with English, Chinese, Indian influence, and more! 🙂🙌
Do come again
We’ll be back for sure! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Not the highest quality of power ?? You’re kidding right?
Haha who said that? Wasn’t us…. We said it’s a different power outlet than what we’re used to and when using plugs that are foreign to your inlets, you want a converter. Preferably one with a surge protector, to keep your electrics safe from the differing power output and incase of power surges
malaysia is only Asean country have Mark & Spenser outlet , only Guiness Stout premier outlet
That’s cool! Can see it, there seems to be everything in Malaysia! 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Indonesia next
We will be there in the near future actually! Let us know if you have any recommendations or suggestions 🙂🙌
Hey , can you please me the best time to visit Malaysia
Probably in the daytime as you can see more.
@@byteme9718
😂 N use DARK GLASSES
Damn those chocolates must have been good. Her mouth watering just talking about it.😂
You are not getting 1usd for 3 beers for sure.
Nope, a much higher price on beer, compared to neighbouring countries for sure
The rest of the world uses ground coffee.)Only USA likes drip coffee ….said in a joking way😂
Haha seems so! We’re Canadian, but definitely prefer drip over instant crystals. Had to acquire a taste for the crystals along the way though haha
Malaysia is not a Muslim country, Islam is Malaysia Official religion.
I eat pork, it is available.
It is available, but not readily available at every restaurant, like you’d see in many other countries.
@@KyleJess No restaurant has every possible food available. If your go to a seafood restaurant you're not going to get meat.
@@KyleJess The Chinese eat pork over there .
27% of people speak English in Thailand!? Which Thailand have you been ridiculous statement I have lived there and still go often nearby everyone speaks English
Just to let know I will not be going there ever again because it's DISGUSTING JUST ROBBING TOURISTS
I JUST PAYED ROOM TAX AT THE HILTON ..BYE BYE MALAYSIA FOR ME.
you guys gave so many fake news about malaysia!!!! anyway pork is everyway, you can eat mostly in the chinese restaurant, or western restaurant, second is malaysia isnt a islamic country because many religions in malaysia otherwise malay-muslim is the biggest population, malaysia is never declared malaysia as islamic country since independence in 1957 and 1963 (Sabah and Sarawak) better you do some reserch before you give the wrong infos to people, alcohol you can buy at the super market or in the 711 shop or 99 shop tq
Found this video full of agrogance in attitudes and ignorance! They expected everything to go their way?
Didn’t mean to come off that way at all…
If you’d watched all the way through, you’d know we said we loved Malaysia and would definitely come back in the near future.
Going to a new country, always comes with some unexpected circumstances arising. By sharing our experience, we hope to help inform some people, as reflected in the comments, we have thankfully done that.
But by no means complaining, or trying to come off as arrogant. Maybe in watching foreigners in the country, you were actively looking for arrogance, where there was really none to be found.
Again, we loved Malaysia, will definitely be back. 🙂🇲🇾🙌
Also, being gay is illegal in Malaysia!
Malaisia is a muslim country so alcohol is more expensive!
It's NOT a Muslim country. Check you facts.
YAWN..... Nothing new. Same boring contents like the hundreds of similar videos. Stop all these click baits please! Stop fleecing from our curiosity
Common knowledge to some, can be valuable information for others. Thanks for watching and hopefully you find value in the next one 🙂🙌
You can get cheap alcohol in duty free langkawi island. Go visit langkawi
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