In this video we're going to talk about the things you should never do in Malaysia.
What is going on YouTube! Greetings from my apartment here in Split Croatia.
Actually, I just left Kuala Lumpur Malaysia after 30 days. It was such an awesome
experience and I'm definitely gonna be heading back there probably a few months
from now Malaysia is probably gonna be my home
base in Southeast Asia because it's so easy and cheap to get everywhere else
that it just makes a lot of sense I've already put out a couple of videos from
Malaysia and they're doing really well I can't thank the Malaysian people enough
like 80% of the viewership are from Malaysians their liking their commenting
their subscribing they're just an awesome fanbase and I really appreciate
their support I actually had a couple of my new Malaysian subscribers reach out
and say you should do a video about the things that Westerners shouldn't do in
Malaysia that are culturally offensive so I figured I'd make a video not just
about the culturally offensive things but also things you just should never do
in Malaysia I came up with six things this is not an all-inclusive list if
you're Malaysian or someone who spent a lot of time in Malaysia and you can add
to this list please type those suggestions below the community would
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it helps more people find the video okay so without further ado let's jump into
this list okay so the first thing is pretty simple never get in an unneutered
taxi this doesn't just apply Malaysia applies almost anywhere but specifically
in Malaysia if you get in an unneutered taxi you're definitely gonna be charged
double or triple what it should cost you to go somewhere so you always want to
make sure you ask them to run the meter this is especially true at the airport
you're gonna have all kinds of people coming at you when you arrive at the
airport Malaysia just make sure you find metered cab if they won't turn the meter
on don't get in the cab also Malaysia has grabbed which is kind of their
version of uber grab actually bought out over and if you use that app you're
gonna have a set price every single time and you don't have to worry about a cab
driver trying to scam you. Ok so next on the list of things to never do in
Malaysia never enter a house with your shoes on this is one of those cultural
differences that people talk about that sometimes Westerners are ignorant to in
Malaysia is the height of rudeness to go in somebody's house with your shoes on
shoes are considered dirty and they don't want shoes walking around their
floor especially since they walk around their floor without shoes on so never
wear your shoes in a Malaysian household ok so number three this one's kind of
funny never bring durian indoors durian is
considered the king of fruit in most of Southeast Asia but it has a repulsive
smell and if you bring it into somebody's house or you bring it into
your hotel room your whole hotel room is gonna stink for weeks and it could
spread to the rest of the hotel or the house that you're staying in so make
sure you don't bring durian indoors eat your durian outdoors throw it away
don't bring it inside ok so next on the list is another one of those cultural
sensitivities never touch somebody on their head or pass an object over
somebody's head in Malaysian culture the head is considered the most sacred part
of the body and should be respected so if you touch somebody's head or you pass
something over their head it's considered a sign of disrespect so just
be aware of this cultural difference and don't be rude and touch somebody's head
ok so the next one is another one of those cultural differences never display
excessive amounts of PDA culturally Malaysia is pretty conservative and
you're not going to see locals engaging in public displays of affection and so
they're not used to seeing that so if you're out there doing it it can be
considered rude or offensive you also see signs and places
like train stations bus stations that say no kissing and hugging in public
something like a peck on the cheek is probably fine but just be aware of the
cultural differences it's not like Western culture where a public displays
of affection are commonplace okay so the last one is kind of funny but it
probably is the one that impacted me the most never leave home without an
umbrella in Malaysia torrential downpours happen at a moment's notice
here and if you don't have an umbrella you're gonna be soaked you might think
well Kevin why don't you just find cover the rain comes down so hard and fast
here that you can only take about two or three steps before you're completely
soaked even if the weather report says it's not gonna rain I can almost
guarantee you that's a lie make sure you bring your umbrella with you okay so
those are the six things that I came up with to never do in Malaysia if you have
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