I would not complain about Kuala Lumpur being underrated. I will hate it if many people know about it. I do not want Kuala Lumpur crowded with craziness. I love Kuala Lumpur stay as friendly family places. That is just the way how we brought and grew up, peacefully and harmoniously.
I'm from KL and recently went to HCM. Honestly, I can't stay there due to the pollution, horrendous traffic, very undeveloped and not international friendly. Maybe because when you have stayed in a more developed city, it's hard to stay elsewhere, I'm still okay with BKK though. Holidays are fine though. :)
I was in Malaysia last year before the Pandemic and I loved it ! Super friendly people ,great food , KL is not overcrowded and has a lot of trees everywhere and the best part overall for me is nature and Malaysia delivers that . Hope all the best for you guys 😉
I've never been to Saigon but been to KL and Bangkok - both incredible cities but I'll choose KL for many reasons and some of it explained in your video
I am for KL too .. amazing people, unlimited amount of food, diversity, cost friendly, high standard of living yet affordable, fantastic medical n nursing care n for me what tops it all is it's well catered for people like me who's got kids. KL to me is more family oriented.
Thank you for choosing KL, Malaysia! Malaysia isn't a perfect country but we can guarantee you will enjoy the diversity of its people and the uniqueness of every state in Malaysia. We hope others out there will make Malaysia their home too! 🇲🇾
We'll, we just moved from Dubai to KL last week, to be honest, its a downgrade from high scale of Dubai to KL..but KL didn't disappoint me. Though, have been in KL many times on business trips, but living with family is a different sort. People here are amazingly friendly, hope to have a great time here👍
As a malaysian that live in selangor i was thinking kl is very crowded....but now i know another countries situation, I'm thankful that living in 🇲🇾Malaysia. Tq for your information
Among the all malaysiam main cities yes KL is the most overcrowded...But when You compared it with All Major Cities and capital in ASEAN...like Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta,Manila....KL is absolutely Far from overcrowded compared to other even serving as capital of country....
The 2 million KL population is only for the city proper. The greater metropolitan area known as the Klang Valley is home to an estimated 8-9 million people
Oooh, that was before all the e-hailing and e-wallet services gained traction, wasn't it? All things considered, I think it's still pretty much the same. Might want to wait for the PNB118 Tower and the Putrajaya MRT Line to finish construction. And of course, for the pandemic to subside.
My wife (Malaysian born) and I couldn't agree with you more. We're both retired now and have a home in KL which we go to for 4-6 months every year with the exception of 2020 : (. Have plenty of friends there in our age group 60+ who enjoy going out and having fun on the weekends. You are so right the movie theaters there are way cheaper we go often and the movies are first run and sometimes come out even before hitting the US theaters go figure. The malls are humongous and put the USA malls to shame LOL. Our favorites are Pavilion, KLCC. Mid Valley/Megamall ,One Utama and Bangsar shopping. Food is amazing...from Chinese to Indian to Fusion to Western... Hopefully we'll be able to go sometime this year. Good luck in your future travels.
It's funny seeing this right now as I'm planning (or hoping, more like) to move to KL at the end of this year, it's looking unlikely at the moment the way things are but I'm willing to wait if need be. I've been to all three of these cities and KL was by far my favourite.
but it has the most annoying accent in the whole of Asia. I guess I only dislike it so much because of 1 very pretentious Malaysian girl who betray me as a friend and those pretentious Singaporean backpackers... I love Malaysia, especially Borneo. But i think a lot of Malaysian are insecure about the English comm skills. But sorry, I only know 1 Malaysian and I had that bad experience.
i am malaysian and not gonna lie, THERE ARE SOOOOOO many foreigners living in malaysia especially kl 😂 glad that even non malaysian finds my country is an amazing place to stay and live. Terima kasih for choosing kl in most of the categories. Kind of happy hearing positive perspective from foreigners about life quality of my country.
The great thing about KL is it's proximity to all the other SE Asian cities. Seems like basing yourself there and flying around for short stays in other places would be a perfect compromise.
Thanks 😊for choosing 🇲🇾.. not only that Malaysia have the lowest risk of major natural disaster. That could be another option for consideration. And Malaysians speaks both English and Mandarin too.
The geographic location of Malaysia is just lucky. In the middle of South east Asia, equidistant to everywhere by air. Even the middle in between China and India by water. No natural catastrophe excepted for flooding but flooding can be manage properly actually. The government can do this using engineering justvlike what is done in KL with the SMART tunnel
There not only KL that you can visit...there also had legoland johor,pulau redang,taman negara,taman mulu,guung kinablu...we really welcoming you and your family to enjoyed visiting malaysia... I'm glad you choose KL as your no 1 city...stay safe and have a nice day
I'm living in two cities in this list which is KL & Bangkok.. I'm shock a little when u said Bangkok is more safe than KL.. I can understand Thai & Malay language, so i always watch a local news.. Crime cases in bangkok was so high, almost every thai people have a gun, be careful if u live in downtown especially the pub area.. almost everydays got crime news where they shoot & kill each others.. while in KL the crime was much more lower..
You are right. KL is safer than Bangkok. Majority of Caucasians only go to specific areas, so maybe this two are just referring to areas they went. KL is also cleaner, and people are more educated in KL and suburbs. In BKK i get ripped off, but in KL never happened in my life. And I have been to both over 13 times. Lived in both too. Love both countries, Vietnam not much, too low class people trying to rip me off too.
True.. In Thailand the weapons is like a toys to them.. They can keep them without permission.. It is totaly wrong by doing that here in Malaysia.. Feeling not save at certain place in Thailand
I shocked too with your commment Malaysian , Thai people have guns but for only protect ourself and properties ,if you travel in thailand WE'RE NOT KILL TRAVELLER!! it'not our culture ,we always welcome and take care trvellers like relative .
Having lived in Bangkok 10 years, i would give second thoughts about coming back to live there now in spite of all my thai network of friends and the fact i still refer to Thailand as a second home. Cost of living has risen dramatically - everything is about the money now - and while international grocery stores are easily found, the price of imported food is extortionate because of very high import duties. When Big C was the property of French retailer Casino, and when Carrefour was still operating in the country, they both carried a nice selection of affordable though limited selection of imported food. Now you need to rely on Gourmet market / Food Hall by Central and Villa supermarkets and they are really, i mean really expensive. I never thought i would say this, but my destination of choice for moving back to SEA would have to be KL where i found the cost of living to be way more reasonable than Bangkok these days.Apartments, choice of local cuisines, mix of Asian cultures, english spoken everywhere, close proximity to Singapore, incredibly cheap imported food items from all over the world : KL has turned into a very fine place to live !
I’ve lived in Bangkok for four years. You give a fair assessment. I will point out that AQI is Bangkok is very seasonal. The air is bad from about mid-December through March. They rest of the year if very good. Also, Bangkok is very good for cultural events. The art scene is very good. Music and dance is very good. The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is excellent and plays free concerts in the park January & February. And Thai cultural festivals are not to be missed. Finally, Thai street food is world renown. I’ve visited KL once and I can see that it is more family friendly.
The burning from Borneo island is in Kalimantan as the Indonesia wants to transfer the governmental buildings there as Jakarta is sinking. Thanks Indonesia again lol 😂😂
Dear awesome family... Am so glad you hv choosed Malaysia ...ya you'll be amazed in the nxt five years to come.... When evry mega projects is completed.... Please come again... ❤ frm KL..
Fair comments. To live, KL is the best to live. Easy to adapt as English is more widely spoken comparing to those cities and at the same time, to learn Chinese too. (Best combination of English and Chinese as if you have 'conquered the most universal and most spoken language on earth). We have superb medical facility although (I feel our medical tourism marketing isn't as aggressive as in Bangkok). Ample food varieties to choose in KL. You may easily get Thai food in KL but not necessarily it is easily avail to find Malaysian food in Bangkok/HCM. We are not perfect but we at least understand and have higher tolerance level (culturally and religion) as Malaysia is a multi racial community. To live in a place is ability to adapt and being inclusiveness in the local community; not just staying within expat area or focusing on the touristy areas. Cost is main factor when comes to retirement and to have the least major language barrier. KL has big selection of affordable and luxury living (depending on individual financial ability and their choice) In contrast, I personally like Thailand for tourism purposes and to 'wind down'. Am proud to be Malaysian and is a perfect place in an imperfect way.
@@tanganbabyrosak I think what he/she means is that yes Malay is the National Language, but because of Malaysia's diversity you can easily learn other languages because there are many Malaysians who also speak other languages besides Malay such as Mandarin/Cantonese/Tamil/Iban. Unlike in thailand or vietnam the exposure to other languages there is very minimal. By the way I am proud of our national language, Bahasa Melayu and I can converse well in both Malay and English. 🇲🇾
They actually need to learn malay first than chinese to live in KL and Malaysia as a whole, otherwise they will have language barrier as not all malaysian speak English. Chinese is not really a required language for foreigners or anyone to live in KL.
Great video guys!!! Well, I am a Malaysian Chinese, I don't want to sound as if I'm being biased at all. But after being to the other 2 countries over & over again, I've to say, Malaysia is still a little bit nicer. Over all, the things you mentioned basically. I do love Vietnam, especially north part. However, the amount of bikes and noises & lack off rules, drove me nuts. Their food is great though. Bangkok, for me is way too crowded, less English speaking, even though they may have more things there to choose from. I do enjoy being there like a few days, but definitely not a long term. Bars & clubs aren't my thing, so basically there's nothing much left after gone there for 1/2 a dozen times, every time, it seems to get busier. Moreover, their local food, isn't my fave. International food, yes. But Malaysia has those too. With that being said, I think all this 3 countries are great!!! We hope Malaysia continues to deliver... & yes, it's rather underrated, but is ok. 😊 Cheers from PJ/Malaysia
Everyone is welcome in Vietnam, a peace-loving country imbued with East Asian identity. Full of beautiful sights, attractive street food and friendly and hospitable people, investing in Vietnam means being 10 years ahead.
Unfortunately the housing prices in Vietnam has gone too far and has now beyond the reach of many people. With the same amount of money spent, you definitely can enjoy a higher quality of living in KL, with a superior transportation system as well as very affordable housing.
Just to add, for communication especially English, KL is far better than Ho Chin Minh or Bangkok & that has always been cited by foreigners/expatriates as one key advantage of not only KL but Malaysia.
One more thing about food in Malaysia... Malaysia is multiracial country, and of course u can eat such as many type of food around the world. U can eat Malay food, indian food, chinese food, thai food, indonesian food, arabic food, western food, italian food and so many more....
Liked and subbed , thanks, looking to go on a SE ASIA TRIP and deciding where to retire from uk . I like the look of KL or Singapore, possibly Penang , Georgetown .
Hi.. I am Malaysian lives in Sabah.. Im agree with that fact.. Thank you for choosing KL.. May be you can try to go other city.. Next time.. May I suggest, Kota Kinabalu.. 🥰
HI Syah, before we had kids we visited KK many years ago and we loved it! Has it changed much in the last 10 years? We would love to bring our kids there :)
I am Malay. Malaysian I love to travel. I love food. I go to Bangkok for entertainment. I go to Ho Chi Min for shopping. But, Malaysia have a lot lot of varieties of food. Cos we have so many races, hey.. you can have Vietnamese, Thai & Indonesian food in here too. We don't need to travel for food anymore. 🤣
@@tunkulailitunkushahriman3939 Kalimantan wildfire does not reach KL, it's just blanket Sarawak in smoke. wildfire in sumatra otherwise reaches KL due to the southwest wind blowing to the peninsular.
I also agree for living. For a visit, not as much. KL is comparatively "boring". I'm curious as to whether KL or Penang would be a better place to settle down. I'd imagine KL has a big advantage on air connectivity. But Penang has "beach community" feel. For people living in Hawaii, I'd think Penang would appeal to you more.
Im Malaysian and to be honest KL is the place for business minded people, its boring indeed. For me I moved back to Penang (hometown)from KL and loving it. Penang also have international airports, Qatar air offers direct flights to Europe. Penang has both mixed and balanced modern infrastructure and Nature. I could easily go to the beach after my working hours just using my old bike, and you don't have chance to do that in KL....NO WAY!. Well ...ask your self are you Nature loving Person or City Person.then u decide. :)
People from KL can always go to Port Dickson which is close by just like people in London going to Brighton during weekends and school holidays, cheers
Ya!... Penang is rite for you in terms closer to the City and easy to all accommodation needed.... Modern n easy to excess.... Perhaps they are lot of beautiful beaches and islands in SABAH.. TRENGGANU.. LANGKAWI... TIOMAN IS.... it's just far from the city...
I’d be happy to live in KL for a year! We’re slow travelers, so we normally spend at least a month in any city. Maybe look into some of the things you would like to do there, to see if you could fill a month. 🌺 Heidi
Thank you for that, very useful. These are the 3 cities that we have been looking at to live in from next year. We have spent time in all of them. some more than others. But I think we will be going to Bangkok for a couple of years (59 years old, married and minimal ties) so our needs are slightly different to yours. We speak a little Thai, along with some very basic Vietnamese and Malaysian. But after a couple of years, it may be onto KL for us.
Hi, thanks for commenting! Glad it is useful and is still very current. Just an FYI, I don't know if you have been watching, and not trying to scare you, but lately the AQI in almost all of Thailand has been hazardous. We were in Hua Hin recently and even there it was over 160 every day. Chiang Mai continues to be the worst. Hopefully, Thailand will get their act together. Good luck to you both 🙏
Proud PJ-rian here! And to our foreign friends, Petaling Jaya or PJ for short was originally developed in the mid-1940s as a satellite town to ease overpopulation in KL... But grew spectacularly over the decades to become a big city in its own right!
There is a train at Don Muang airport. I was on it and my train broke down so had to get off and get taxi to the city. It’s a short walk from the airport terminal (about 1km)
@@KenshoQuest Hi, it was the old train and would have been back in 2013 when I was last on it. I’m fairly sure I was returning from Ayutthaya on a regional trip when the train broke down (typical train breakdowns :) )
@@nickd1750 Hi, and thanks for the update! I'm sure hoping the new BTS will be open soon! And sorry about the train breaking down, but it did give me a little chuckle. like you say, 'typical' :)
This video was great. I like your criteria for the video. AQI is something that people need to take into account when making a move to a city. Bangkok is a great city, but the air is awful in the dry season. Need to get an air purifier.
So do you find that if you leave major cities the air is better? The playground in KL is so awesome. We don't drink either so I think KL is the place I want to go. I know some people who live in Malaysia through youtube, so maybe I will have some connections.
Hi @Pixics, excellent question. This is a yes and no answer. If they are burning in Kalimantan state of Indonesia ( on Borneo ) or on the island of Sumatra then it can be bad anywhere in Malaysia depending on where the wind blows. But without the burning almost all of Malaysia can have very good air quality. Sometimes even on par with Hawaii ;) Many years ago while in the Malaysian State of Sabah, the air was always super clean even though it is close to Kalimantan.
@@Pixics Rain forests on Borneo are burned to clear for palm oil plantations. So very sad. A local mentioned to us that it is often Malaysian companies burning on the Indonesian portion of the island, but not sure if that is accurate. 🌺 Heidi
@@KenshoQuest Yes, I think you get these giant industrial farms and plantations to meet global demand. Too bad people can't just go back to just focusing on their local communities
Yes some of these huge palm oil plantation in both Sumatera and Borneo are owned by Malaysian in collaboration with local Indonesian companies. They are the one who's responsible for open burning. In Malaysia they can't do it because of a very strict law against open burning, but when they venture into Indonesia, stuff they can't do in Malaysia, they do it in Indonesia. I'm ashamed of these Malaysian companies who own and operate these huge palm oil plantations in Indonesia. I hope Malaysian government can punish all these Malaysian companies who are responsible for open burning in Indonesia and exporting haze to Malaysia.
After traveling all over south east Asia I have the same opinion. If u are single u might prefer Saigon or Bangkok. But if u have family definitely KL is the best.
I would not complain about Kuala Lumpur being underrated. I will hate it if many people know about it. I do not want Kuala Lumpur crowded with craziness. I love Kuala Lumpur stay as friendly family places. That is just the way how we brought and grew up, peacefully and harmoniously.
Having travelled in Southeast Asia for the past 20 years I vouch for KL being the best city for myself to live in
Yessss
I'm from KL and recently went to HCM. Honestly, I can't stay there due to the pollution, horrendous traffic, very undeveloped and not international friendly. Maybe because when you have stayed in a more developed city, it's hard to stay elsewhere, I'm still okay with BKK though. Holidays are fine though. :)
I pick Kuala Lumpur Malaysia beautiful country beautiful people looking forward to living there soon ❤️ love from Australia t
My favourite city in Asean is Kuala Lumpur.. Friendly people, good food, amazing multi culture, island, beach, tropical and more..
I was in Malaysia last year before the Pandemic and I loved it ! Super friendly people ,great food , KL is not overcrowded and has a lot of trees everywhere and the best part overall for me is nature and Malaysia delivers that . Hope all the best for you guys 😉
Thank you for mentioning the nature and trees!
I've never been to Saigon but been to KL and Bangkok - both incredible cities but I'll choose KL for many reasons and some of it explained in your video
I am for KL too .. amazing people, unlimited amount of food, diversity, cost friendly, high standard of living yet affordable, fantastic medical n nursing care n for me what tops it all is it's well catered for people like me who's got kids. KL to me is more family oriented.
Thank you for choosing KL, Malaysia! Malaysia isn't a perfect country but we can guarantee you will enjoy the diversity of its people and the uniqueness of every state in Malaysia. We hope others out there will make Malaysia their home too! 🇲🇾
Malaysia would be more perfect if you guys learn how to beat Thailand in Sepak Takraw, LOL
@@Sebernica or how frequently changing your government from military junta una to corrupt prime minister lmao
@@eldiablo50yearsago78 Don't quite understand. Are u implying all PM are corrupt?
These people only like cheap stuff... Sorry
@@Sebernica 😂😂
Glad you chose KL as your no.1......hope KL continue to deliver
for comment reader, this is SPOILER!!!
@@pektonik1234 i was about to say tat too spoiler alert ahahhaha
you should not reveal too fast..i know you are too proud of your city, but do not spoilt the mood😤
I'm glad to know that Bangkok is the safest place.
Bangkok maybe too crowded compare to KL.
You chose the right place! #KL #Malaysia
@@caselayne3187 really. Snap
We'll, we just moved from Dubai to KL last week, to be honest, its a downgrade from high scale of Dubai to KL..but KL didn't disappoint me. Though, have been in KL many times on business trips, but living with family is a different sort. People here are amazingly friendly, hope to have a great time here👍
welcome to Malaysia, Welcome to KL
@@bongwcb thanks, you from KL?
You can enjoy an upscale lifestyle in KL with a fraction of the price in Dubai....
You and whole family are very welcome to KL
@@sheri6177 Thank you Mr. Shah
I'm Thais, without bias, everything in this video is absolutely true.
Krung Thep is great.. Both equally good.. I missed your food and nightlife 😂
And i love BKK definitely. Been to Thai couple of times, yet..many places to discover. Hugs. Malaysian.
Love Thailand from Malaysia
No, Thailand is the greatest county in the entire planet (according to Salim).
I Malaysian. And I like Thai food soooo much
As a malaysian that live in selangor i was thinking kl is very crowded....but now i know another countries situation, I'm thankful that living in 🇲🇾Malaysia. Tq for your information
Among the all malaysiam main cities yes KL is the most overcrowded...But when You compared it with All Major Cities and capital in ASEAN...like Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta,Manila....KL is absolutely Far from overcrowded compared to other even serving as capital of country....
@@ayahpinkofficial2769 Wait till you go HCM.
The 2 million KL population is only for the city proper. The greater metropolitan area known as the Klang Valley is home to an estimated 8-9 million people
I visited KL back in '16. Looking forward to making my next trip to KL and Malaysia.
Oooh, that was before all the e-hailing and e-wallet services gained traction, wasn't it? All things considered, I think it's still pretty much the same. Might want to wait for the PNB118 Tower and the Putrajaya MRT Line to finish construction. And of course, for the pandemic to subside.
@@MalaysianTropikfusion agreed, in terms of online system, kl have developed much more than in 2016.
KL is now ranked 80+ in Mercer Living almost comparable to Dubai and Seoul, and that was in 2023. Maybe this year, it will break to 70+
My wife (Malaysian born) and I couldn't agree with you more. We're both retired now and have a home in KL which we go to for 4-6 months every year with the exception of 2020 : (. Have plenty of friends there in our age group 60+ who enjoy going out and having fun on the weekends. You are so right the movie theaters there are way cheaper we go often and the movies are first run and sometimes come out even before hitting the US theaters go figure. The malls are humongous and put the USA malls to shame LOL. Our favorites are Pavilion, KLCC. Mid Valley/Megamall ,One Utama and Bangsar shopping. Food is amazing...from Chinese to Indian to Fusion to Western... Hopefully we'll be able to go sometime this year. Good luck in your future travels.
Im Saigoness! Lived in Bkk for 5 years and now for Kl since last year so this video is totally make sense. 🤣
Malaysia Truly Asia 🇲🇾
It's funny seeing this right now as I'm planning (or hoping, more like) to move to KL at the end of this year, it's looking unlikely at the moment the way things are but I'm willing to wait if need be. I've been to all three of these cities and KL was by far my favourite.
Pleass do so. Hope your plan do come true. Next year a few of the mega projects will complete its phase one. More to see and experience.
you left out one of the most important factor, Language. Malaysia is the most English friendly city of the 3
No,Malaysia English is worst
@@engwoanmin7073 who say?
@@engwoanmin7073 Malaysia English is the third best in whole Asia after Singapore and Philippines. (2021)
but it has the most annoying accent in the whole of Asia. I guess I only dislike it so much because of 1 very pretentious Malaysian girl who betray me as a friend and those pretentious Singaporean backpackers... I love Malaysia, especially Borneo. But i think a lot of Malaysian are insecure about the English comm skills. But sorry, I only know 1 Malaysian and I had that bad experience.
ENG WOAN MIN worst accent, i guess.
i am malaysian and not gonna lie, THERE ARE SOOOOOO many foreigners living in malaysia especially kl 😂 glad that even non malaysian finds my country is an amazing place to stay and live. Terima kasih for choosing kl in most of the categories. Kind of happy hearing positive perspective from foreigners about life quality of my country.
I'm a Malaysian and glad that you have chosen KL as the best place to live in SEA. It's the best choice
Quality of air is the main advantage of KL compared to other neighboring cities or countries ..
Totally agreed
Yes even Seoul is bad for the quality air ..include big city in china
Alhamdulillah I live here in kl...another good things is no honk pollution on road....so less stress...
Selamat datang to KL again.
The great thing about KL is it's proximity to all the other SE Asian cities. Seems like basing yourself there and flying around for short stays in other places would be a perfect compromise.
Yes! That's one of the things we love about KL. It's a great hub for visiting neighboring countries. 🌺 Heidi
Thanks 😊for choosing 🇲🇾.. not only that Malaysia have the lowest risk of major natural disaster. That could be another option for consideration. And Malaysians speaks both English and Mandarin too.
Nice video guys. :) I've been to all 3 cities and agree.
Thanks for watching! Whereabouts are you all during these crazy times? Any travel plans?
The geographic location of Malaysia is just lucky. In the middle of South east Asia, equidistant to everywhere by air. Even the middle in between China and India by water. No natural catastrophe excepted for flooding but flooding can be manage properly actually. The government can do this using engineering justvlike what is done in KL with the SMART tunnel
We are welcoming any guests as our close one with our Malaysian hospitality. Hope you had a great time in Malaysia.
There not only KL that you can visit...there also had legoland johor,pulau redang,taman negara,taman mulu,guung kinablu...we really welcoming you and your family to enjoyed visiting malaysia... I'm glad you choose KL as your no 1 city...stay safe and have a nice day
Sabah sarawak
Is one month too long for KL?
@@justice4all997 no
Tioman island for me it's the nicest Island in SE Asia.
I'm living in two cities in this list which is KL & Bangkok.. I'm shock a little when u said Bangkok is more safe than KL.. I can understand Thai & Malay language, so i always watch a local news.. Crime cases in bangkok was so high, almost every thai people have a gun, be careful if u live in downtown especially the pub area.. almost everydays got crime news where they shoot & kill each others.. while in KL the crime was much more lower..
Most foreigners just read numbers and ignorant to outside world
You are right. KL is safer than Bangkok. Majority of Caucasians only go to specific areas, so maybe this two are just referring to areas they went. KL is also cleaner, and people are more educated in KL and suburbs. In BKK i get ripped off, but in KL never happened in my life. And I have been to both over 13 times. Lived in both too. Love both countries, Vietnam not much, too low class people trying to rip me off too.
Every thai people have gun?👎👎
We are just have a beautiful heart ❤️
True.. In Thailand the weapons is like a toys to them.. They can keep them without permission..
It is totaly wrong by doing that here in Malaysia.. Feeling not save at certain place in Thailand
I shocked too with your commment Malaysian , Thai people have guns but for only protect ourself and properties ,if you travel in thailand WE'RE NOT KILL TRAVELLER!! it'not our culture ,we always welcome and take care trvellers like relative .
Having lived in Bangkok 10 years, i would give second thoughts about coming back to live there now in spite of all my thai network of friends and the fact i still refer to Thailand as a second home. Cost of living has risen dramatically - everything is about the money now - and while international grocery stores are easily found, the price of imported food is extortionate because of very high import duties. When Big C was the property of French retailer Casino, and when Carrefour was still operating in the country, they both carried a nice selection of affordable though limited selection of imported food. Now you need to rely on Gourmet market / Food Hall by Central and Villa supermarkets and they are really, i mean really expensive. I never thought i would say this, but my destination of choice for moving back to SEA would have to be KL where i found the cost of living to be way more reasonable than Bangkok these days.Apartments, choice of local cuisines, mix of Asian cultures, english spoken everywhere, close proximity to Singapore, incredibly cheap imported food items from all over the world : KL has turned into a very fine place to live !
But atleast Bangkok have a tonnes bountifully of well entertainment. Its amongs the heaven on earth city all across the world. 🤩🤩
u mean prostitutes?
@@ophirbactrius8285 u mean naked pole dancers? Euww
@@MalaysianReact 😆😆🙈🙈
I’ve lived in Bangkok for four years. You give a fair assessment. I will point out that AQI is Bangkok is very seasonal. The air is bad from about mid-December through March. They rest of the year if very good. Also, Bangkok is very good for cultural events. The art scene is very good. Music and dance is very good. The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is excellent and plays free concerts in the park January & February. And Thai cultural festivals are not to be missed. Finally, Thai street food is world renown. I’ve visited KL once and I can see that it is more family friendly.
Thank you for choosing Kuala Lumpur. Lot’s of love ❤️
Kuala Lumpur.. 😍❤️🇲🇾
sounds like a fair review!
Thank you!
Totally agreed, KL is still the best, but for family and retirees Ipoh is the first choice
We've heard many good things about Ipoh, thanks for mentioning it! We need to visit.
My hometown is at Ipoh and currently living in KL
Why do you think Ipoh is the best choice for retirees?
To me, Taiping is a better place for family and retirees.
@@mohdnazarudin2636 Why do you think Taiping is better?
Haze were imported from Sumatera, Indonesia not from Borneo. Thank you Indonesia.
I’m dying 🤣🤣
done claim😂😂
The burning from Borneo island is in Kalimantan as the Indonesia wants to transfer the governmental buildings there as Jakarta is sinking. Thanks Indonesia again lol 😂😂
@@daisuke910 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks neighbour for your free CO2
Dear awesome family... Am so glad you hv choosed Malaysia ...ya you'll be amazed in the nxt five years to come.... When evry mega projects is completed.... Please come again... ❤ frm KL..
We are very excited for Malaysia!! And we do plan to return to Malaysia once the pandemic is under control. Thank you!
@@KenshoQuest so glad to hear that..... Ya hope everything will goes usually as before... Take care.. "KITA JAGA KITA"....
Thank you for choosing KL.. but I think the food is the best in Malaysia..
So thorough! This is the kind of deep dive I needed. Liked & subscribed
Fair comments.
To live, KL is the best to live. Easy to adapt as English is more widely spoken comparing to those cities and at the same time, to learn Chinese too. (Best combination of English and Chinese as if you have 'conquered the most universal and most spoken language on earth).
We have superb medical facility
although (I feel our medical tourism marketing isn't as aggressive as in Bangkok).
Ample food varieties to choose in KL. You may easily get Thai food in KL but not necessarily it is easily avail to find Malaysian food in Bangkok/HCM.
We are not perfect but we at least understand and have higher tolerance level (culturally and religion) as Malaysia is a multi racial community.
To live in a place is ability to adapt and being inclusiveness in the local community; not just staying within expat area or focusing on the touristy areas. Cost is main factor when comes to retirement and to have the least major language barrier. KL has big selection of affordable and luxury living (depending on individual financial ability and their choice)
In contrast, I personally like Thailand for tourism purposes and to 'wind down'.
Am proud to be Malaysian and is a perfect place in an imperfect way.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Very well said.
we speak english and MALAY here.after all it's MALAYsia
Ya main is malay languange... Then english... This is Malaysia not China...
@@tanganbabyrosak I think what he/she means is that yes Malay is the National Language, but because of Malaysia's diversity you can easily learn other languages because there are many Malaysians who also speak other languages besides Malay such as Mandarin/Cantonese/Tamil/Iban. Unlike in thailand or vietnam the exposure to other languages there is very minimal. By the way I am proud of our national language, Bahasa Melayu and I can converse well in both Malay and English. 🇲🇾
They actually need to learn malay first than chinese to live in KL and Malaysia as a whole, otherwise they will have language barrier as not all malaysian speak English. Chinese is not really a required language for foreigners or anyone to live in KL.
My selection is also K.L.
Top Asean
1.Singapore
2.KL
3.Bangkok
I choose KL❤ from Indonesia
Love 💛 Asean country
Spot On, U got that right.
Singapore has gotten Way Way too expensive; condo prices have more than Doubled in last Decade n still going up
Great video guys!!!
Well, I am a Malaysian Chinese, I don't want to sound as if I'm being biased at all. But after being to the other 2 countries over & over again, I've to say, Malaysia is still a little bit nicer. Over all, the things you mentioned basically. I do love Vietnam, especially north part. However, the amount of bikes and noises & lack off rules, drove me nuts. Their food is great though. Bangkok, for me is way too crowded, less English speaking, even though they may have more things there to choose from. I do enjoy being there like a few days, but definitely not a long term. Bars & clubs aren't my thing, so basically there's nothing much left after gone there for 1/2 a dozen times, every time, it seems to get busier. Moreover, their local food, isn't my fave. International food, yes. But Malaysia has those too.
With that being said, I think all this 3 countries are great!!!
We hope Malaysia continues to deliver... & yes, it's rather underrated, but is ok. 😊
Cheers from PJ/Malaysia
Thank you! I agree all countries are great and will only get better! I also loooove Vietnamese food!!!
@@KenshoQuest Vietnamese food is good indeed! :-)
glad to see you compare the air and sound quality....tq.very helpful
Both bangkok and Saigon are great places for hoilday and shopping, KL is ideal for retirement and, to settle down...
Everyone is welcome in Vietnam, a peace-loving country imbued with East Asian identity. Full of beautiful sights, attractive street food and friendly and hospitable people, investing in Vietnam means being 10 years ahead.
Unfortunately the housing prices in Vietnam has gone too far and has now beyond the reach of many people. With the same amount of money spent, you definitely can enjoy a higher quality of living in KL, with a superior transportation system as well as very affordable housing.
Vietnamese girl are beautiful too.
From mililani. Love southeast asia because of work. Thinking about moving to KL. Thanks for the video
Love Ho chi minh Vietnam 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳
Good and fair review.. Hope you enjoy in Malaysia.
🇲🇾 beautiful city Kuala Lumpur 👌
Malaysia truly asia
Great videos guys!😀
Just to add, for communication especially English, KL is far better than Ho Chin Minh or Bangkok & that has always been cited by foreigners/expatriates as one key advantage of not only KL but Malaysia.
Please come visit KK (Kota Kinabalu) East Malaysia. Ocean, beaches, slower relaxed life.
We Malaysians are proud & pls do more content about Kuala Lumpur, we do love to watch it. Subscribed ❤️ Stay safe xx
Thank you so much! We'll do our best. Stay safe as well!!
Donmueng airport now got a train link already.
Yes the truth Malaysian people very friendly and helpful.
One more thing about food in Malaysia... Malaysia is multiracial country, and of course u can eat such as many type of food around the world. U can eat Malay food, indian food, chinese food, thai food, indonesian food, arabic food, western food, italian food and so many more....
Kuala Lumpur ⭐️
Liked and subbed , thanks, looking to go on a SE ASIA TRIP and deciding where to retire from uk . I like the look of KL or Singapore, possibly Penang , Georgetown .
Good choice. KL is amazing.
Love your prespective...deep thinking
Hi.. I am Malaysian lives in Sabah.. Im agree with that fact.. Thank you for choosing KL.. May be you can try to go other city.. Next time.. May I suggest, Kota Kinabalu.. 🥰
HI Syah, before we had kids we visited KK many years ago and we loved it! Has it changed much in the last 10 years? We would love to bring our kids there :)
I am Malay. Malaysian
I love to travel.
I love food.
I go to Bangkok for entertainment.
I go to Ho Chi Min for shopping.
But, Malaysia have a lot lot of varieties of food. Cos we have so many races, hey.. you can have Vietnamese, Thai & Indonesian food in here too. We don't need to travel for food anymore. 🤣
I love kualalumpire
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur🇲🇾👍🏼
I believe it was the island of Sumatra and not Borneo. (when you mentioned about air quality in Kuala Lumpur)
It's actually from Kalimantan
@@tunkulailitunkushahriman3939 Kalimantan wildfire does not reach KL, it's just blanket Sarawak in smoke. wildfire in sumatra otherwise reaches KL due to the southwest wind blowing to the peninsular.
Thanks for choosing KL!! ☺️☺️☺️
Yeah. I love my beloved country
I also agree for living. For a visit, not as much. KL is comparatively "boring". I'm curious as to whether KL or Penang would be a better place to settle down. I'd imagine KL has a big advantage on air connectivity. But Penang has "beach community" feel. For people living in Hawaii, I'd think Penang would appeal to you more.
Im Malaysian and to be honest KL is the place for business minded people, its boring indeed. For me I moved back to Penang (hometown)from KL and loving it. Penang also have international airports, Qatar air offers direct flights to Europe. Penang has both mixed and balanced modern infrastructure and Nature. I could easily go to the beach after my working hours just using my old bike, and you don't have chance to do that in KL....NO WAY!. Well ...ask your self are you Nature loving Person or City Person.then u decide. :)
People from KL can always go to Port Dickson which is close by just like people in London going to Brighton during weekends and school holidays, cheers
Transportation and roads in Malaysia are wonderful. One can reach the beaches easily.
Ya!... Penang is rite for you in terms closer to the City and easy to all accommodation needed.... Modern n easy to excess.... Perhaps they are lot of beautiful beaches and islands in SABAH.. TRENGGANU.. LANGKAWI... TIOMAN IS.... it's just far from the city...
@@Nathan-rp8cg I dont mind Penang for its close proximity to Thailand..
Really good information! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Tq for choosing Malaysia. Automatically subscribed and on the notification! 😊😊
Iv been to bangkok. I want to try KL. I love the street food stalls in bangkok. Is one month too long for KL?
I’d be happy to live in KL for a year! We’re slow travelers, so we normally spend at least a month in any city. Maybe look into some of the things you would like to do there, to see if you could fill a month. 🌺 Heidi
Yesss...K.L.Thank you for choosing KL.We love you !
Very fair review. I love thai food too. Its the best.
im from KL.....proud moment.....
Glad to know your first choice is KL
Thanks to you guys now I am taking the air quality index seriously.
u guys are excellent at comparing
Thank you for that, very useful. These are the 3 cities that we have been looking at to live in from next year.
We have spent time in all of them. some more than others. But I think we will be going to Bangkok for a couple of years (59 years old, married and minimal ties) so our needs are slightly different to yours. We speak a little Thai, along with some very basic Vietnamese and Malaysian.
But after a couple of years, it may be onto KL for us.
Hi, thanks for commenting! Glad it is useful and is still very current. Just an FYI, I don't know if you have been watching, and not trying to scare you, but lately the AQI in almost all of Thailand has been hazardous. We were in Hua Hin recently and even there it was over 160 every day. Chiang Mai continues to be the worst. Hopefully, Thailand will get their act together. Good luck to you both 🙏
@@KenshoQuest - yeah, thanks, been watching the Bangkok AQI for the last couple of weeks. Not great.
Great! live in KL and spend money for vacation in Thailand! 😊❤
Hello from kota kinabalu malaysia..come to kota kinabalu soon..😇👍❤🇲🇾
We love Kota Kinabalu! Though we haven't been back in many years and would love to bring our children there!
@@KenshoQuest yeaa..hopefully one day and walk here again..hope the current situation recovers quickly..😊👍💪
Any one from KL here?
Proud PJ-rian here!
And to our foreign friends, Petaling Jaya or PJ for short was originally developed in the mid-1940s as a satellite town to ease overpopulation in KL... But grew spectacularly over the decades to become a big city in its own right!
You have experience all three countries. That was a good decision experience wise
Great reaction......
There is a train at Don Muang airport. I was on it and my train broke down so had to get off and get taxi to the city. It’s a short walk from the airport terminal (about 1km)
HI @NIck D, can you confirm that this is the new BTS line to DMK and not the old train? thanks.
@@KenshoQuest Hi, it was the old train and would have been back in 2013 when I was last on it. I’m fairly sure I was returning from Ayutthaya on a regional trip when the train broke down (typical train breakdowns :) )
@@nickd1750 Hi, and thanks for the update! I'm sure hoping the new BTS will be open soon! And sorry about the train breaking down, but it did give me a little chuckle. like you say, 'typical' :)
wonderful video, subscribed
This video was great. I like your criteria for the video. AQI is something that people need to take into account when making a move to a city. Bangkok is a great city, but the air is awful in the dry season. Need to get an air purifier.
Let's be real KL is the winner on everything. They just tried to be nice and gave others some points.
Thank you !
So do you find that if you leave major cities the air is better? The playground in KL is so awesome. We don't drink either so I think KL is the place I want to go. I know some people who live in Malaysia through youtube, so maybe I will have some connections.
Hi @Pixics, excellent question. This is a yes and no answer. If they are burning in Kalimantan state of Indonesia ( on Borneo ) or on the island of Sumatra then it can be bad anywhere in Malaysia depending on where the wind blows. But without the burning almost all of Malaysia can have very good air quality. Sometimes even on par with Hawaii ;) Many years ago while in the Malaysian State of Sabah, the air was always super clean even though it is close to Kalimantan.
@@KenshoQuest You mean they burn their forest, I've never heard of this practice before.
@@Pixics Rain forests on Borneo are burned to clear for palm oil plantations. So very sad. A local mentioned to us that it is often Malaysian companies burning on the Indonesian portion of the island, but not sure if that is accurate. 🌺 Heidi
@@KenshoQuest Yes, I think you get these giant industrial farms and plantations to meet global demand. Too bad people can't just go back to just focusing on their local communities
Yes some of these huge palm oil plantation in both Sumatera and Borneo are owned by Malaysian in collaboration with local Indonesian companies. They are the one who's responsible for open burning. In Malaysia they can't do it because of a very strict law against open burning, but when they venture into Indonesia, stuff they can't do in Malaysia, they do it in Indonesia. I'm ashamed of these Malaysian companies who own and operate these huge palm oil plantations in Indonesia. I hope Malaysian government can punish all these Malaysian companies who are responsible for open burning in Indonesia and exporting haze to Malaysia.
You Guys aught to experience Gili Air island
Thanks for sharing! We'll have to check it out!
Thank you for sharing and hope you guys made the right choice in terms of air quality you maybe right tc...
Hello there.. thank you so much for doing this. How is the postal service there?
Hi, postal service is excellent! We've used it many times.
I love Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾
tq for choose KL..
After traveling all over south east Asia I have the same opinion. If u are single u might prefer Saigon or Bangkok. But if u have family definitely KL is the best.