What do you guys think about Malaysia?
Posted by: NurPah
5th Dec 2017 11:56am
Moongold
- 13th May 2018 05:54am
Hot, raining and humid is my first recollection of Malaysia. Second is travelling from Singapore by rickety old train with desk fans in each carriage for air-conditioning and no male/female separate toilets (the only toilet consisted of two metal foot pads over a hole in the carriage floor with a hose on the wall to wash waste away onto the tracks below) up to KL and visiting friends at Penang Adventist Hospital - loved their delicious bean and fruit breakfasts! There were a proliferation of Buddha statues and shrines everywhere - far too many for my liking. Was sorry to find people in villages not very friendly, in fact - they seemed to be fed up with tourists and turned their faces away from any cameras - no smiles, just scowls! I also recall talking with a taxi ("teksi") driver who was very angry with the governing party in Malaysia at that time; and lots of bartering with street vendors for goods. One thing I was surprised by (and rather repulsed!) was the fact that there is a huge open sewer running right through the Penang township, between vendors selling food and drinks! Feel sorry for the people having to live in such unhygienic conditions. Wasn't over-impressed by Malaysia overall - seemed very poor apart from the usual city buildings such as found in KL.
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