What Makes You A Typical Malaysian



For the past fifteen years I have been living in Malaysia, I realized that there are actually a lot of different kinds of "special" acts and behaviours in this country. well, honestly speaking, most of them are actually bad habits and I am not really proud of them. But, in my opinion, these are the typical characteristics, or rather the traditions of a Malaysian.

For instant, let us talk about what makes our traffic so terrible in Malaysia, especially during the festive periods, or every morning when everyone goes to work and school. Well, most of the Malaysian drivers have the same driving attitude, (including our parents as well) which is impatient and ignorant. Some might even speed on the highways above the speed limit or doesn't follow the road signs, likes to take the shortcuts, etc etc... The worst thing is, when there's an accident occur, they will stop by their car beside the lands, or maybe on the lands, not to give a hand, but to "kepoh" and watch the scene of the accident with the crowds. Well, that's what you can see in Malysia nowadays. And if you're unlucky enough, you will have to sleep with disturbing noises produced by motorbikes every night which caused by the Mat Rempits around your house areas. They try very hard to "act cool" with their speeding skills and speed like nobody's business. Some of them even have the guts to" challenge" with the policemen.

Besides, there are also many "kiamsiap" people - cheapskates in our country. You can find them anywhere. (Including ourselves) From supermarkets to night markets, house parties, or maybe the PC fairs and so on. For example, if there are some free samples distributed by some brands in the supermarkets, some of them will either ask for more, or ask their other family members to get the samples. Moreover, if there are having a buffet style dinner at someone's house parties, most of them will actually take more than what they can eat. Probably to bring back home the food, or to eat as much as they can without caring about the others. But when it comes to themselves, they tend to not spend so much of their own money especially for someone else or the charity.

Furthermore, we all live in a multi-racial country. Well, forget about the other minor races first. There are also conflicts between the three major races already. I've noticed that racism in our country is a common behaviour and that many of us cannot let go of. Well, even though sometimes if we don't mean it, unintentionally, the word that comes out from our mouth will also hurt others' feeling. For example, my school principle accidentally slipped his tongue and said something really sensitive during an assembly last few weeks that caught many's attention. Many of us find it funny, but there are also people out there who felt offended at the same time too. Sometimes, when we talk among our classmates, we must also always watch our words carefully to prevent fights or misunderstandings.

In my opinion, the habits we have here is indeed bad but that's what makes us special. We have to practice some of these habits to live in this "Bolehland". Therefore, we all should know that we should not cross the line. It's not always "Malaysia apa pun boleh" afterall.


Haha. Just an article I wrote for English lesson and I find it pretty interesting so I post it up here. Hope you guy enjoyed reading it! ^^ So, what kind of Malaysian are you?