People who have been to Malaysia and come back can't believe that they are going to Malaysia.
In 2018, I traveled in Malaysia for almost half a month, starting in Kuala Lumpur, then to Malacca, to Penang, Sabah, etc., all the way to more than a dozen states. Now let's talk about the Malaysia I see. #媒体人周刊 #
According to official Malaysian statistics, the proportion of local Chinese in taxes contributed to Malaysia is as high as 80%, and only 10% of Malays are paying taxes.
Although the Chinese have paid so much, they have not been given fair treatment to the Chinese.
(1) Allocation of educational resources. The vast majority of Chinese Malays send their children to Chinese primary schools. However, over the years, Malaysian high-level education has been promoting Malay education, and stipulates that Chinese-language-educated schools cannot receive subsidies, and even more exaggerated, students who have graduated from Chinese secondary schools, even if they have good grades, cannot enter any local public university.
This leaves Chinese students with great financial costs to continue their studies at private universities. However, as long as it can afford it, the vast majority of Chinese families still choose to let their children study in Chinese primary and secondary schools.
On the other hand, it can also be seen that many local Chinese restaurants can often find trophies or certificates in the corner of the restaurant, which read: Support for Chinese education (Chinese school), the merit is immeasurable.
Malaysia's nightlife is more monotonous. Because the bars there seem to be opened for middle-aged and elderly people, young people will be blocked out because of dozens or hundreds of tickets. Most of the nightlife of young Malaysians is to drink milk tea and smoke shisha. There are two reasons: one is that Malaysian beer is expensive, and the other is that Muslims do not drink alcohol.
The pressure of work in Malaysia is very small, generally working at 9 am, leaving work at 6 pm, almost never working overtime, and taking weekends off. So many people can go to the mall, go to the cinema to watch a movie, or go to the stadium to play ball, swim in the pool, or go straight home.
Malaysia's transportation aspects
Malaysia can also be said to be a country on wheels, because almost every family has a car, and young people have to take a driver's license early. It is not expensive to buy a car and maintain a car there, but if you don't drive, travel will become a big problem. Because there are almost no sidewalks on the road except for the city centre, this is mainly because it is too hot in Malaysia and there are basically no pedestrians wandering outside in broad daylight.
Special name
Malay names are very special, usually there is no fixed surname, but only their own name, the son takes the father's name as the surname, and the father's surname is the grandfather's name, so the family name is different for generations. Among their names, the first name is ranked first, the surname is ranked last, the men's last name is separated by a "bin" word, and the female is separated by "binty". For example, former Prime Minister Datu Hussein Bin Aoun, "Hussein" is his name, "Aoun" is his father's name (i.e., his own surname), and "Bin" means male.
Malay dining is very hygienic and courteous. Hands must be washed before eating. Between the various foods and dishes, several bowls of water are placed for hand washing. Even if you have washed your hands beforehand, you should still put your hands in a water bowl and dip them wet out of courtesy before taking food by hand.
If you have to eat or take utensils with your left hand, you should apologize to others first. When eating, they generally do not sit on a chair, but put food on the mat and eat around it. The man sits cross-legged, while the woman sits on her knees, her body slightly to the right. Older women can sit cross-legged like men.
Malaysia is very rich in resources, the national living standard is not bad, but the price can be said to be one of the lowest countries in Asia, my salary level, living in the first-tier cities in the country is really quite difficult. But when you go to Malaysia, you can really eat, drink and have fun.
Show you the local price level that is so cheap that it cries:
One kilogram of potatoes: RM1.8, about RMB 3;
One kilogram of watermelon: MYR 1.69, about RMB 2.7
One kilogram of pineapple: RM1.69, about 2.7 RMB, about 3 yuan to eat a pineapple.
Bottle of mineral water: MYR 0.75, about RMB 1.2;
10 kg bag of Thai fragrant rice: RM29.5, about RMB 47;
Eggs are divided into four categories of ABCD, and the average price is about 14 yuan to buy 30 eggs;
It should be noted that if you are driving in Malaysia, do not honk the horn frequently, the long honking horn is equivalent to giving the other party a middle finger, because Malaysia is often stuck in traffic, the locals are used to it, no one will honk the horn.
There are very few traffic lights on the sidewalks in Malaysia, and some pedestrians see that there are no cars on the road, so it is dangerous to cross the road.
Vehicles in Malaysia are driven on the left, and in contrast to China, when crossing the road, you must first see if there is a vehicle on the right side before crossing the road.
Notes for traveling to Malaysia
1. Malaysia belongs to the tropical rainforest climate, hot and rainy all year round, Malaysia April-May weather is very hot, easy to sunburn; November to March is the rainy season, rainfall is high and tidal seriously; so May-September to Malaysia is suitable for tourism.
2. Travel to Malaysia must pay attention to sun protection, because the sun is strong during the day, easy to be sunburned, come to Malaysia also need to prepare an umbrella, that is, can prevent rain and sun protection.
3. When traveling in Malaysia, be sure to prepare mosquito repellent in advance, because there are many rainforests in Malaysia, so be careful not to be bitten by mosquitoes.
3. Go to Malaysia to prepare the plug converter in advance, the local socket is a British plug, otherwise there is no way to charge it later.
4. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, and it is necessary to respect the local religious culture and avoid unnecessary troubles.
5. In Malaysia, no one can denigrate the royal family, whether on the Internet or in ordinary chat, and if they are discovered, they will be sentenced.
6. After arriving in Kuala Lumpur by plane, do not apply for a telephone card before entering the country, especially the kind of personal placement, which is not cost-effective. In addition, when withdrawing money with a UnionPay card in Malaysia, you must understand the relevant policies of the card you use to withdraw money abroad in advance, otherwise you will be shocked by the handling fee! (Often local banks have better policies)
