What do you guys think of Malaysia...in term of political issues and the local citezens???

Question

What do you guys think of Malaysia...in term of political issues and the local citezens???

Answer 1

Nice people, wonderful food, beautiful scenery, easy language, corrupt government but nobody's perfect:

http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...

Answer 2

The area Malaysia is in has some problem with militant groups and the government seems to be corrupt. But it looks like a nice area.

Answer 3

DH travels there with some frequency. His opinions differ a bit from the previous respondent. The people he supervises there are ethnic Chinese. They are all polite and cheerful, even when they call our house at 2 a.m. [here]. ;-) On the other hand, he has seen several Osama bin Ladin portrait tees on people in KL, which makes him a bit uncomfortable. That being said, no one actually harassed him or anything, it was just creepy/weird. Also, he detested most of the local food. The offerings included entirely too much steamed & raw fish for his meat-and-potatoes appetite. Also, it is a Muslim country, so he could not get any pork product (breakfast bacon, ham, etc.). These 2 things combined to cause near starvation on his first trip. (He lost 15 lbs.) On later trips, he explored & found some good restaurants (German, French, etc.) & stayed at a hotel with American & European food on the room service menu. As a foreigner, it is best to just keep your head low & mouth shut about anything religious/political. (This from a family friend who lived in Malaysia for 8 yrs.) Other countries (including Malaysia) are much less tolerant of non-citizens' political activities than we (U.S.).