Weird things for foreigners in Malaysia
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Meet Agata, who moved from Poland to Malaysia 7 years ago. She shared the most confusing Malay words for foreigners, the issues with women's safety in Kuala Lumpur, and the best places to live in Malaysia. Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:30 Expressing love with a food
02:13 Speaking Bahasa
02:23 Confusing words for foreigners
03:33 Swear words in Bahasa
04:50 How do Malaysians speak?
06:45 Agata's life after our first interview
07:32 Is it safe for women in Malaysia?
10:00 Kindness of Malaysians
13:42 Where to live in Malaysia?
14:40 The country that fits you
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Do you remember Agata from our last interview? :) kzhead.info/sun/appqqJ2yoImGp3A/bejne.html
Malays say "Makan dah?" or "Makan belum?" Malaysian non-Malays: "Sudah makan?" or "你吃饭了吗 (nǐ chī fàn le mɑ)?" "Makan-aredi" if multiple ethnics.
But its a place thats very propagandized by the usa propaganda machine Major media....usa n western official propaganda outlets Times star edge herald sun herald mk fmt chinadaily etc etc
There is a trick when you read short 3 or 4 letters in our Bahasa Malaysia language. Mkn - makan ( eat) Mnum- minum ( drink) Byr - bayar ( pay) Ckp - cakap ( say, talk) Xnak - tak nak, tidak mahu ( don't want) Xsuka - tak suka ( don't like) X is equivalent as tidak ( no) Jgn - jangan ( don't) Kete - kereta ( car😅) Tido- tidur ( sleep) Syg - sayang ( love or my love) Abg - abang ( brother ) These are the few things that I can think at the moment. Pls ( please) add in.😅 Have a blessed weekend!
Haha well said
She one of my followers on Tiktok
I am in Malaysia for the last 12 months Malaysians are among the most kind people around the world, they are happy, frank, helpful stright and wonderful people, Malaysia is one safest countries around the world, I have not seen even angry person during that year of my stay.. I love Malaysia and. Malaysian people may God protect them and their beautiful country..
tq dear for your kind words. do come again. we'll always welcome you
@@Ladyzuely Thank you, I am still here, I hope I will leave on April next year but for sure Malaysia will be one of my most loved countries for ever and will visit again and again... Thank you again for your kindness, and welcoming me to your wonderful Malaysia... Trima Kasiah
Thanks for your kind words. I've stalked your YT profile😅 and i assume you are somali? I am Malaysian that currently live in Finland. I become friends with many Somalians here. Many of them are good muslims and nice people also.
@@Amir-vv5xr sure bro. I am studing here in KL for my master degree. I love the country and Malaysian brothers and sisters they are amazing people...
we Malaysian get angry when we stuck at the traffic because of the accident!!! but the accident happen to the other side of road and everybody slowing down to watching what really happened 😅
Singaporean here. I agree with Agata. Malaysians are generally very generous in spirit. They are also quite chill and cool and they usually mind their own business. I was the Sales Manager for a foreign airline in Kuala Lumpur and my job was visiting travel agents. Those travel agents were super nice and if it was raining heavily, the boss would tell his staff to go out in the rain (with an umbrella of course) and grab a taxi for me. And they would always invite me for yum cha (literally drink tea). Very nice people. And their shopping malls are also very modern.
tq friend
Huh? U mean during raining in Singapore, they don't lend you the umbrella and grab taxi for you ah ? I never live in singapore so i am not sure if singaporeans are harsh or not.
I'm Singaporean too. Also agree that Malaysians in general are warm, friendly and nice!
@@geodarnodan6750 I meant my experience working in KL. In Singapore, you can easily call a Grab or taxi or walk in the shelter to a bus. But in KL, i was offered help without asking. And I like it that Malaysian are so kind.
Singapore is literally just a city state that got independence from the rest of the country (malaysia). So the mentality isn't that much different. Its just that Singapore is quite a metropolitant society so the fast paced lifestyle comapred to malaysia (in general is pretty slow comapred to singapore) made you feel less "chill". Other than that. yeah pretty much similar.@@geodarnodan6750
Malaysia literally safe for woman to travel. People are hospitable, its just too much influx of immigrants make locals and travellers feels unpleasant..
Lol. And in Sg, there are too many msians which make it so unpleasant. Msians are a bunch of crooks.
Very hospitable person above
Yet its a place where toddlers n children frequently get r??ped by eins n ma
@@bidenthestupid3485unfortunately except for foreigners
@@bidenthestupid3485 rape happend in all country, you think america dont have rape and pedo? i challenge you put girl in india😂
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾 is not perfect but it is a charming and sophisticated under-rated city..
True. Malaysia is not perfect. But then, show me one country that is LOL
@@deanneshane3799 👏👍🌹
Thank you Agatha for your kind and sweet words about our country. Hope you always find it enjoyable living here. Kepada sahabat sekalian, harap terus beri dan jadi yang terbaik. Jangan ambil kesempatan atas kebaikan saudari kita ni 😇
Terutama yg dari negara kelas ke3 gitu hahahaha Dah banyak kes viral tau sampai kita panas hahahaha
1:15 Makan already? literally means "Have you eaten?" In Malaysia, if we meeting up - food first will help replenish energy, breaks down communication barrier, helps you to think clearly and always always a starting point of conversation.
You know like I don't really realize it before, now that she mentioned it, yeah we do start most of our conversion with, "Wei, dah makan ke, jom makan".
As a Malaysian, I’m so happy your experience has been so positive. What a great endorsement for Malaysia and Malaysians ❤.
I'm a Malaysian but it's true whenever I asked local people for direction when Google failed me, they'll do their best showing it to me, and I'm so grateful for that.
The same in Thailand! You don't ask "How are you" but instead "Have you eaten?" as a way of greeting....
I think that culture share within entirety of asia countries from South Korea to Taiwan to South East Asia to China to India and may be some of Middle East countries as well.
9:15 you mean the catcalling? In Malaysia we were taught to always respect a woman since a child, maybe because we're also a Muslim country so respecting other people's religion,race,custom and food will always be our top priority to maintain a good relationship with each other, and this teaching is spread all across Malaysia, it doesn't matter if you're an Indian,Malay or Chinese, if we abuse a women, knows that our mom will beat ourselves at home 😂😂😂, if there's no mom then it's our grandmother😂😂😂😂,if there's no both of them, then our neighbours aunty will do it themselves😅
Greetings from Malaysia. "Dah makan?" 😊
Malaysia have a very simple formula. You respect us = we respect you. If you remember incidents like the band 1975 did on stage, those are an example being disrespectful. Respect is earned and not given and in those specific incident they definitely don't earn our respect. Another example we don't tolerate "Karen-like" behaviour. Simple. But I guess this generally apply to everywhere else. Do enjoy your stay in Malaysia. ❤😁😊
Great interview, Max. There was an incident that happened a few years ago, and I was short of cash for the parking ticket. A kind security guard came and gave me a few RM. Likewise, I would do the same if a fellow citizen was stuck in the same quandary.
Teach yourself to be happy in a situation you can't control cuz why would you stressed out for the things you wont remember after 5 days? Thanks, I learned something today.
I have a good friend from Poland, Miro. I would say Poland people are very friendly and kind also. Thanks for loving our country!
True. They are very nice people.
The open prejudice against migrant workers here in Malaysia is crazy.
Thank you for your such meaningful comments about Malaysia. I am a Penangnite, please come and visit Penang and let's hunt the food! We'll, basically it's like a custom in Malaysia to welcome guests with extreme welcome and hospitality manner. We live in great tolerance so that we can achieve peace and unity as Malaysians together. I would say Malaysia is pretty safe place for a woman to have a solo travelling. Also it is a custom in Malaysia to respect each other, and rarely we use swearing words, but there are local people using them, sometimes.
I got so much side eyes from the penangnites when I went there. Hospitable only when you are a customer, not when you are Co sharing their space!
Malays were adopt Islamic teaching in our live. In Islam, it teach us that the hands that donating are better than receiving. That's why we love giving more than accept help. And if we have to accept help, we are very grateful and want to return the favor
This woman's expression shows that Malaysians have succeeded in becoming small ambassadors to promote the good of the Malaysian nation. Without our civilized attitude...how can we say that we have become a country whose goodness is multiplied, meaning all kinds of goodness that this woman expressed. It seems to belittle our attitude that we show it to outsiders but see the impact is very big. carry on malaysians....raise our manners again & show it to outsiders
Love her energy! And good advice at the end. There’s no perfect place, so just learn to be happy. For expats Malaysia offer a balance of lower stress life and cost with some imperfections that are mostly manageable.
Kindness upon kindness upon kindness...yeah thats what all of us should strive to achieve more than anything else
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About using swear words, it's not that the Malay language doesn't have them, but, thanks to Agatha here, I just realized it is extremely uncommon for most Malays to swear using strong language. I think being Muslims plays a big part, but overall, people generally would disapprove if they heard you use strong language and mean it. We're like, you could say so many other things, but you choose to dirty your mouth and our ears? You think you're the only who can do it? So, people just avoid it and try to be nice, i think 😅
Usually Malaysian use swear words only among friends and family for joke purpose 😅
yeah among friends.. babi babi babi (is that considered a swear word?)
Panas hati (warm heart) = you are angry. Sejuk hati (cold heart) = you are calm.
Well said Agatha, I'm a Malaysian working in Singapore and travel daily to Jb. Staying in Jb is more cheaper, peaceful and less crowded like Singapore. Btw, there is a scotish lady who also likes Malaysia a lot, you can interview her, Alana Dunsmore.
As a Malaysian Chinese and a Grab driver. I can agree from a perspective of a fellow Malaysian that majority of Malaysian are very kind and friendly. I spoke to a lot of foreign workers (e.g. Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Burmese)as welll and found they are happy living in Malaysia and happy that they have nice bosses too.
Now I recall watching her the last video no wonder she looks familiar! A gal with gd sense of humour; nice interview 👍
To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia
Please dont think too highly of us. Sometimes we can be nasty too. Just keep your guard up. Be extra cautious on the streets. DTA.. Dont trust anyone. But thanks for the nice words and hope you enjoy your stay.
Wow! Love this video but never miss any of yours though. She is just amazing!
Bahasa Melayu is really simple to understand and gets simpler when you learn bahasa pasar. Good for her to learn Bahasa Melayu. I wonder why foreigners residing in malaysia like her wants to learn Bahasa Melayu when some of locals here dont even want to.
Not meant to be an insult but if you treat foreigners as your equal and fellow Malaysians of different race lesser than you, what can you expect? While this may not be in writing but everyday events especially with the authorities and administration, the experience is there. By and large, the people have no animosity with each other except the invisible wall put up by those who hold power. Sad truth but 😢😢😢😢
@@dominicvoo7598 anyway, its such a weird scene to see when foreigners speaks malay to the locals and they cant even understand it. Thanks to our forefathers who have agreed to have different education for different races. We should stick with Barnes'.
Well, if u treat foreigners as ur equal and ur fellow minorities that has been here for 200 years as a lesser counterpart. These are bound to happen. Besides, her Bm level is not pro. Many minorities can speak better bm than her. Anyway, kudos to her for learning bm.
@@user-oy8gj9jb3c from your statement, what i understand is you are telling that there are some guys that say "omg im so oppressed i should not learn the language of the majority here >:-( ".
trying to blend in, vs trying to stay aloof.
Terima kasih kerana suka Malaysia ❤😊
Men whistling or calling for attention to attract women is called 'catcalling' , it is not common anymore in Malaysian cultures. It still can be founded in small villages but that cultures died already as more Malaysians are educated and respectful mostly towards tourists, expats or foreigners. If it happen at work, it can be considered as a sexual harassment in Malaysia. Yeah, it is common in India or some parts of the Middle Eastern countries, or even in Europe or USA. If women expats/tourists get catcalled in Malaysia , surely they are foreign workers or they really like you! And another thing, it is not common Malaysian cultures to ask tourist or foreigner for taking photo/selfie unless you already knew them or talk to them or you are an influencer or a famous youtuber.
Yesss betul sgt tu! I mean back in 90s ada kot catcalling but our nation evolve!! Its soo good and sebenarnya tanpa agatha ckp kita sendiri x sedar benda tu dh berlaku but in the 90s i believe i witness that.. tpi not everytime n everywhere la..
@@Cherrykhalil Yep, dulu masa I was a teenager in 1990s my sister always asked me to accompany her for shopping if her friends didn't want to join her, so she always get catcalled from naughty men, and even some of them asked me for help to talk to my sister. Lol. I believe some girls like to get catcalled which means she is attractive but most girls feel it annoyed and can be scary too if alone.
Oh yes.. I remember that too. In the 90s there are still have the whistling thing going on
due to our religion too
@@nikhassan7713 hahaha betull mana tak kena ‘suuit’ tu x hot laaaa hahahaha adoiiii hahhahaha
In the old times, everyone was poor and hungry.. we look out for each other.. that's why when we meet, we greet each other, by asking have you eaten..
Interview with Agata is always a cheeful session and very happy. It's seems that she's is in heaven. Very happy. Tq Max and Agata. Plz consider Part 3 of Agata. We will love it
I think it's awesome that foreigners learn our bahasa language
Malaysian themself taking Malaysia hospitality for granted sometimes. Once you visit / live for a while in another country, especially European country, you will understand the word Malaysian hospitality truly means.
love her energy , she seems very fun to be with 🤣
Thank you for this wonderful interview with Agata. She's so enthusiastic with her real life story and experience living in Malaysia. She's full of joy and pleasantly with positive energy.
Her story with getting the right direction from a local reminded me of my experience in Madrid. I was walking pleasantly in springtime from a hotel on Gran Via towards the Madrid Hard Rock Cafe to get some souvenirs. At that time in 1996, there was no internet for navigation so I just asked from few strangers for the right direction. And there was a young couple with a toddler in a stroller, they were so kind and willing to walk with me to the HRC but I didn't want to impose them to such an inconvenience. Finally, found my way to HRC, bought some t-shirts for souvenir, but kind of regret I couldn't buy the affordable wonderful leather jacket because I already bought two jackets when I was in Seville prior to Madrid. I just couldn't believe I met some friendly people in Spain.
14:55 and 16:08, those are amazing footages of KL skyline.
I love the final part of this discussion. Hats off to you Agata. ❤
This was a great interview. We can see how happy she is in Malaysia. You should interview Jamie Chua. Even though she is a Singaporean, not a foreigner she would be an interesting interviewee. Only a suggestion.
As a Malaysian, we Malaysians should be more nicer to each other too.
Bumped into your channel today and am loving interview videos u've carried on.Pls carry on with humble videos, Max!😉
“Malaysia Truly Asia”.. 😊😊
Yeahhh. You can speak Malay in a formal language is such a good start for you ❤ Slowly but surely, right? Please continue to enjoy while living in my country 🇲🇾 Oh yes. The full word for “ tak “ is “ tidak “. But “ tak “ is actually a bahasa pasar or informal language. We use “ tak “ a lot when speaking with someone we know or just met 😂
Hope to see Agatha as Malaysia Ambassador ❤ we love Agatha !
We love you too Agatha!! May you have health, wealth and joy during your stay in Malaysia!
Yay! The lovely and kind Ms Agata is back!
Thank you Agatha, so sweet of you and how thoughtful.. Malaysia loves u :)
Thank you , Agatha....very nice of you to speak so positively of my country. I was in Poznan back in the early 2000 (drove in from Berlin) a very nice city. Wishing Poland well too.
TQ Max for your promotion of mlysia. Good job!
It's true. In general, if we just can't form the right English word to show direction, if we have time, we just walk with you to show the direction.
Yes, Msia is very safe for woman! Malaysian man never tried to make any contact or try to talk. Iam from the Netherlands and I’ve been in many countries. I hate to walk alone in countries like Turkey, Spain, Arab countries, South -America even here in West-Europe man tries to make contact. Malaysian man are NOT like that. Iam relieve. The only thing I avoid Bukit Bintang Arab Area. I don’t walk there alone as a woman. Arab man are not so polite and it’s disturbing.
Malaysia safe for women alone, but Don't be too confident everywhere you have to be careful, always be alert,
Believe me...with this kind of 'humbleness' attitude....you'll become famous among msian...
Youll find most Malays helpful as there's a verse in the Qur'an, 23:61, that tells you to hasten towards good deeds and that good deeds would be rewarded manifold, so it's never a waste of time. I'm not sure you'll get the same experience in Penang.
Still learning. It's ok. Don't give up ✨💪
In Malaysia as foreigner see this video is really enjoyable
Subhanallah Alhamdullilah Allahuakbar Walillahil hamd.. May Allah ease everything for you and us.. Aamiin
Aamiin
KL is safe for a woman if u know where to go. Just ask the locals who will tell u which places to avoid
This culture of 'sudah makan kah/have you eat yet' stems from how our ancestors were really concerned about their guest's fatigueness. You see, traveling was really hard centuries ago. At that time, there is no food stalls or restaurants in the mid-journey. Even the roads were only made from red dirt except in the towns and cities. With the uneven surface of the unpaved roads, going endless uphills and downhills through the rainforest, plus expending extra energy to push your vehicle out of the slippery mud if it is raining, some even have to add a several hours of boat trip before finally arrived, which are really taxing on your body. Thus, the people at your destination that time will always cook and serve you a hefty meal when you have just arrived. Throughout a few decades of slow infrastructures development, this had became a tradition naturally and a necessity. Then, the sudden boom of infrastructures development and modernization just since 1980s which is quite recent changed the way we travel. Paved roads and highways, bridges, shortcut through mountains via tunnels, food stalls and restaurants emerged everywhere along the trip, made our travels more comfortable and more convenient. Time changes, but the tradition of making sure the guests are not hungry remains and turned into a welcoming habit even if you're just meeting people or your collegues anywhere. "have you eaten yet?" and off to kopitiam, mamak's or tomyum we go. XD
Malaysian hospitality ❤
Wow she answer the questions so clearly n fine...😊
i like how her mindset about life and her surroundings
I'm pretty sure that if you approach anything or someone with positivity, they will do the same for you. It makes me think of renowned gorilla and chimpanzee researchers Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. They were receiving positive responses from both species, which helped them learn more about these creatures. No matter where they are from, humans can undoubtedly be treated better if you can do that for animals. To be good humans, all you have to do is be kind to each other.
fully agree. Your own attitude plays the biggest role
We choose to be happy by helping others.....
Thank You for your appreciation , God bless
because back then malacca port in malaysia was a strategic place for trade back in the 1500 malaysia receive all sort of trader from arab portugese british india and chinese and malaysia is sitting on the spice route...so malaysia language has been influence by so many.....english,portugese,sanskrit,arab,chinese,dutch and native
She is right. She is such a positive vibe herself
immense love..tq
I recommend lilithinkl next
already :)
Nice info..
I think Johor Bahru is somewhat underrated as one of the cities to live in Malaysia! (referring to the part where he asked her where would she live beside Kuala Lumpur).
Spasibo Max za interesnye video. Tvoim gostyam vsegda est' chem podelit'sy. Ya sam jivu v SEA mnogo let poetomu lubopytno poslushat' istorii ex-patov i gostei. Keep up the good work!
haha spasibo shto posmotreli!
I Like you speak bahasa melayu❤❤❤love you...
WE LOVE YOU TOO AGATHA!!! DON'T EVER LEAVE US!
We care ♥️
Man... The wisdom on the last question....
She has the right attitude to life. I learn from her.
have you try to live in Kuching, Sarawak for a few weeks? you should!
Cat calling happens a lot in the states….
Malay language is among the easiest language in the world. Foreign workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar & Filippinos can master it only in few months.. The recipes - to practise it everyday with the local, movie, video clips, books etc
It’s great information visit Malaysia
Your BAHASA language is marvelous...👍🫶
6:11 For example "cannot" in malay is "tak boleh". Tak is "no" or "not" and boleh means "can". When we text it'd be "x blh" in which X=no/not)
Podobało mi się oglądanie tego filmu.
Swearing is not part of Malaysian culture actually, however, Malaysian do swearing but rarely occasion.. that might derive from religion restriction or might from upholding Malaysian Rukun Negara @ National Principles “Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan” which means “Courtesy and Morality”… well, i think no one can beat Aussie while comes to swearing..😂
Clearly you haven't met Melaka Malay
Clearly u hvnt meet a rowdy malay.
Come to Terengganu. You will feel more safe
Pantai Timur best
13:57 come to Penang la is abig city 😅
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Welcome to malaysia...n dont forget go to sarawak also..many culture there 👍👍👍😁
Coming as an older auntie, i am always guilty of asking that to everyone. I guess its an asian thing. We have this urge to ensure everyone we know is not hungry❤
Ur most welcome
Very good Malay! I’m not saying that to praise you but I am stating a fact. Her Malay is without foreign accent. How excellent!
Malaysians treat foreigners differently.I am a Malaysian and I lost Two million ringgit due to Malaysians!
No u lost money due to gullibility.
@@mskoki5712 No, you have not heard of corruption.
All country has corruption issue. If you really loose 2 million, why not report to PDRM or SPRM?
Could you do this same interview with a black person visiting in Malaysia…just curious. Malaysia is a wonderful country of course.
0:23 Penang my place 😅 at behind my house this area😅
But most foreigners come to Malaysia with no manners and doesn't respect local culture. They only take advantage of our local hospitality and diversity.
I grew up speaking Malay and I dont really know swear words either. I think people just don't normally swear that much.
Max, "Bahasa" is actually Malay for language. If you wanna ask someone, you can say "How is your Malay" or "how is your Bahasa Melayu"? here in SG if someone non-malay can speak, we just say "Your Malay is good"
Beautiful 🇲🇾