CORRECTIONS: - I'm seeing varying stats about the percentage of Malaysians that are Muslim, anywhere from 60% to 75%. It seems like somewhere closer to 60% is more accurate. - As a tourist, I got the impression that Malaysia is a Muslim country. The commenters of this video cannot agree on whether Malaysia is a Muslim country or a secular country.
difficult to define.. malaysia has an official religion which is Islam, majority are muslims, and malaysia is member of OIC. generally the rules for example no kissing in public area are based on islamic values. however there are freedom to practice other religions freely, we celebrate deepavali christmas chinese new years with public holidays. it's a mixture in my opinion, not that Islamic like Saudi nor fully secular like the West. ☺️
Fyi.... sharia law also practiced here that applies to Muslims only. The so called secular country only perceived by people who know little about Malaysia.
If you are looking for booze, party, sex, you will be better served in Thailand. Malaysia is for more family oriented tourists. Malaysia is underrated. Better to keep it that way.
Tell that to those Malaysian and 30+ millions visitors who went there. Yeah, they only went there for those reasons. They are all horny tourists and wanna party and have sex all days. What a logic 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Isn't better for malaysia to become noticed and more well-known globally rather than being under-rated, as long as it is not over-rated. Would you rather your country is regarded as mediocre, not worth visiting?
@@secrets.295 Not necessarily. I believe the country has done a lot to market Malaysia globally, but we're conservative and do not offer the same tourism brands as Thailand & the Philippines. BKK is the most visited city in the world. Why? Because of its thriving sex industry, one element that makes it difficult for conservative countries to compete against. KL is also one of the most visited cities in the world. It's currently at #6. NY is #7, Istanbul is at #8, and Tokyo is at #9. The Most Visited Cities in the World Rank City Total International Visitors 1 Bangkok 22.78 Million Visitors 2 Paris 19.10 Million Visitors 3 London 19.09 Million Visitors 4 Dubai 15.93 Million Visitors 5 Singapore 14.67 Million Visitors 6 Kuala Lumpur 13.79 Million Visitors 7 New York 13.60 Million Visitors 8 Istanbul 13.40 Million Visitors 9 Tokyo 12.93 Million Visitors 10 Antalya 12.41 Million Visitors 11 Seoul 11.25 Million Visitors 12 Osaka 10.14 Million Visitors 13 Makkah 10 Million Visitors 14 Phuket 9.89 Million Visitors 15 Pattaya 9.44 Million Visitors 16 Milan 9.10 Million Visitors 17 Barcelona 9.09 Million Visitors 18 Palma de Mallorca 8.96 Million Visitors 19 Bali 8.26 Million Visitors 20 Hong Kong SAR 8.23 Million Visitors
We Malaysian muslim .. We live n believe In the Qur'an, Allah SWT has made us the people of the Prophet Muhammad SAW as an intermediate people, that is, a people who are qualified to testify to mankind about what is right and what is wrong: The words of Allah SWT: وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ martyrs al-Baqarah: 143 Meaning: "And thus (as We have guided you to the straight path), We have made you (O people of Muhammad) a chosen and just people, so that you are worthy to be the ones who testify to mankind (about what is right and what is wrong) ) and the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) will be the one who explains the truth of your actions." Imam al-Baghawi (510 H) quotes in his interpretation from al-Kalbi regarding the meaning of "middle people" are members or religious followers who are just between being excessive (extreme) in worship and lax in carrying out the religious shari'a which these two characteristics is highly criticized in religion. [See: Ma'alim al-Tanzil, 174-175/1] Based on the question above, the hadith was narrated by Imam al-Baihaqi (458 H) in his book:
to be honest, malaysians in general would love malaysia to be underrated rather than overrated and overcrowded. our aim is for family and kids oriented tourism while thailand is for fun party and sxx tourism. anyway thanks for the review. ☺️
@@apuspeak8764 we have been welcoming Chinese and Indians. so ? do any Cina or Melayu or India want to work angkat sampah and cuci longkang ? or you want to do that ?
@@moonmoonStar yes, if they're paid handsomely and the market are not over saturated by cheap slavery that are paid menial wage unfit for current living standard. not everyone are meant to be high achievers and some are displaced forcefully by unfair nepotistic system too while others are willing to clean up as they're therapeutic, as long as the WAGE are paid, not stolen by the employers to fund their lux cars and holidays.
I live in both cities, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, being a Caucasian / European. I hold residency in both and honestly, each of these cities / countries has its own character. Bangkok is way more intense, rowdy, noisy and brutal, whereas Kuala Lumpur is more laid back, traffic is less congested and the people are actually smiling more in KL, than in the land of smiles / Bangkok. Both are located in the tropics, hot and humid all year around. Both suffer at times from bad pollution / haze and costwise there isn’t much difference either, Bangkok being more expensive (double), when it comes to housing. And even though Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and Malaysia predominantly Islamic, religion is more within the people’s minds, than it is on the street or in regulations. You will not be confronted in any way with any religious rulings or dealings, if you choose not to be around a mosque or a temple. Malaysians in general are laid back and friendly, hospitable and interested to meet foreigners, with a good command of English, whereas the Thai in general are a bit more reserved and English is not widely spoken everywhere. When it comes to the stereotyping of sex tourism, of course Bangkok is in the face, but don’t be mistaken, Kuala Lumpur has its’ massage parlours and prostitution as well. It is just less visible, but it is there, when you look for it. Foodwise, Malaysia may have more variety and a diverse palate, whereas Thai food is, well, Thai food. Both countries love their spicy dishes and you’re in food heaven, if you like hot, bold flavours.
Thanks for the detailed comment! We’ve actually been considering living in either Bangkok or KL for a year. We have a good feel for Bangkok after spending a month there, but we only spent 4 days in KL so we aren’t as familiar with it. Which city do you end up spending more time in?
@@SeanGranseeTravel put it like this: I am always happy to come to Bangkok, but also happy to leave after a while, whereas I am always happy to come to KL and not really wish to leave so much. In KL we live right opposite the Petronas Towers in KLCC downtown, in Bangkok we stay at the riverside. Both are nice to stay, but Bangkok just gets to you (or better, us) after a while.
Nice video! I'm glad I went to Malaysia for a visa run, I ended up really enjoying it much more than I ever expected to. I love that Thailand is so close and it's very easy to go in between the two.
Yeah, I definitely enjoyed Malaysia more than I expected to as well. I’ve been watching your videos ever since you were in Bali, and it’s been awesome to see you get settled in Malaysia.
don't come to 🇲🇾 because once you came here, you will fall in love with 🇲🇾 and you refused to go home to where you are from, because everything is affordable here, food is good, living is comfort, city is very green, wheather is good, shopping is good till you drop 🤣🤣🤣
Malaysian government ( the local district and town councils etc.) is trying to house all the street food vendors and hawkers in food courts in order to make sure that the streets stay clean and also to see to the safety of the customers. It is also to avoid traffic jams on busy roads.
Actually, we have a lot of tourists. In fact, last year we had more than Thailand. However, our tourist come mostly from South Asia, Southeast Asia, EastA-sia and the Middle East. Not white folks. We have a large community of Koreans and Japanese living in Malaysia. Along with Chinese tourist and the daily commute of Singaporeans to Malaysia for holidays and shopping. Indonesians are regular visitors to Malaysia especially for medical tourism. During hot-summer season, we have a huge influx of Middle Eastern tourist. We also have tens of thousands of international students in our various public and private universities and private schools as Malaysia is an Education Hub. Thailand is our close family and I would love for tourists to visit both Malaysia and Thailand as West Malaysia is connected by land. Why pick only one when you can go to both and maybe make a rendezvous to Singapore too. All you need to do is search for Malaysia in UA-cam and you will find so many vlogs.
Malaysia is becoming popular with Australians now. I'm from Australia and there was an article published in Australia's largest news site about how Malaysia is rising in popularity among Australian travellers.
As a malay i grow up eating, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Thai food depend on my appetite that day, if i craving Middle Eastern or European food i just hit the mall, or on lazy day just go to American fast food restaurant eat what foreinger eat. Life is full of flavors.
@@smarinaabdullah5452 yes absolutely akak, not to forget far east food like japan and korea yummy too. We the malay didnt just eat one boring and same junk food like thai street selling. As long as halal we eat it all, bless by cheap prices
@@Bunggil honestly malay very particular with halal food, so i eat halal hokkien mee only at my local china muslim restaurant here all over setapak area KL
@Bunggil You can easily cook at home. Sautéed prawns w garlic and oil. Once fragrant ,crack 2 eggs scrambled add 2 cups water,sesame oil,oysters sauce,soy sauce,sugar,white pepper and let it boil. Then add the laksa noodles or bihun (30%)and yellow mee(70%). Add tauge bean sprouts,and Chinese chives(cover the pan/wok but if u like them more raw then add last).
If your country is a "secret", then it won't be the most visited country, beating thailand and KL won't be ranked the 6th most visited city in the world. Is that how you like it? Looks like you don't want your country to be known golabally!! Aneh sungguh!
It's great that the two countries get along so well! I wish that was the case in more of the world. The moment we got to South Korea, I got a lot of "we hate Japan" vibes.
@@SeanGranseeTravelHistorical speaking, because of Japanese occupation of Korea and the brutal treatment of the local Koreans by the then Japanese government, it will take a long time to forgive the perpetrator.
I travelled in Thailand and in Malaysia 34 years ago ! (1990) And that was also my conclusion... Malaysia was already very much underrated compared to Thailand ! So I have to smile when someone today just discovers that fact ! 😉
Thailand has a strong communist style propaganda campaign to promote itself and even troll and slander other neighboring asian countries for tourism.... There were negative incidents like box jellyfish stinging and almost killing tourists and the locals in Thai resort were FORBIDDEN to acknowledge it. Slavery, drugs and organized crime is tolerated because it has communist mainland China connections
I think one of the biggest differences between Malaysia and its neighboring countries that is worth pointing out is the crime rate... because Malaysia banned drugs and monitored the use of alcohol, you can see the crime rate is pretty low over here... Malaysia just listed as one of the safest countries in the world, so we don't mind if we're underrated, just keep it that way.
Thanks to the Islamic regulation in place where non-muslims can't go full chaos like in Thailand. To the Muslims in Malaysia, they call it the blessing from Allah (Rahmatan Fiil Alaamiin).
@@apuspeak8764 What a vile statement but pretty much expected from a Malay exposed to the biased teaching of state school.The last time there was full chaos here was in 1969 when you Malays started the race riots.
Malaysia is more into family oriented Thailand is more into entertainment. If you intend to relocate with your family then malaysia is the place. Food, accomodation, transportation are really affordable. Malaysia has one of the best health care in the world.
Thailand is more for backpackers. Malaysia tend to attract more high value visitors from Japan, Korea, UK and the Middle East with money and plans to retire there as well.
Why do you have to worry whether they are rich or budget tourists while they have flied over the ocean to boost your tourism industry? They use money not blank paper to pay for traveling. And expected that in 2024 Thailand will have 100 billion USD revenue from tourism industry.
Aloha, thanks for taking the time to put together your thoughts. My wife and I have started our world travel journey after retiring in January. I am presently in Cambodia (honestly a bit disappointed), but I will be off to Kuching, Malaysia, in a couple of days. Only know a little bit about it. Choose it because July is the best time of year to visit Borneo. Excited. It looks like it's off the tourist spotlight. Might be interesting.
Kuching is my hometown n the right time to visit . Our rain forest music festival is the main attraction in July. Wishing you interesting n Safe journey 🤗🙂
Welcome to Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The city I was born and live. Enjoy the sunset by the waterfront in the city, eat all the hawker food and jus relax and go slow. Wishing you a safe trip here 🙏❤️
you will be surprise that almost all states in Malaysia are very different, Sabah and Terengganu will have a host of beautiful islands, added Mt Kinabalu in Sabah, Penang and Melaka are a great histocial Unesco site, KL and Johor will have one of the busiet and vibrant cities in Malaysia. Sarawak is definitely has its flora and fauna to explore, especially that Rainforest music Fest. Take your time and venture different parts of Malaysia.
I think you are very clear in your mind when you talk, you are a fantastic speaker. whatever points you have mentioned is spot on and that s exactly what i think too but you have explained it much better and clearly. Great!
we malaysian loves thailand too, the food the scenery...as tourist that is, at the end of the day we would love to go back to Malaysia and have some good old roti canai and the tarik
Tourism in malaysia is not the biggest thing for us. So we do not care much who wants to visit us and for how long. Our main revenue is from oil / gas and manufacturing. But due to multi cultural environment , our food is more varied.
Yeah, Malaysia definitely feels like more of a self-sustaining economy. I feel like Thailand would struggle quite a bit if all the tourists stopped coming, but that doesn't feel like the case in Malaysia.
@SeanGranseeTravel gdp per capita, singapore, Brunei, malaysia are the top 3 although thailand and indonesia have good gdp in asean(2nd and 1st biggest economy)
This comment is totally untrue as we are actively promoting our country as the main tourism centre in asia hence we have the tagline of malaysia truly asia and the income generated from tourism is huge so no one in their right mind would undermine tourism to their country
I've been in Kuala Lumpur number of times but my best time was in Borneo Island/East Malaysia. I visited Miri city and vicinity I enjoyed so much that Island which is shared with Indonesia and Sultanate of Brunei. Borneo is fantastic.
@@tiborzkarate1 It's clean in parts tourists visit but like all Malays the people have little regard for the environment so other areas are full of plastic rubbish. It's deadly boring and devoid of any evidence of it's history. It's Shariah is based on a very perverse interpretation and visitors can very easily fall foul of it.
@@tiborzkarate1 It's a country, one that used to have a vast empire. It's not a state! What you see in terms of rubbish depends on where you but like all Malays, they have little regard for the environment. You must have stuck to the tourist areas. The local Shariah is perverse and dangerous.
You probably have more viewerships in Malaysia due to language proficiency. Most people can speak or at least understand English. Malaysian loves their food and at the same time you could quite easily find Thai 🇹🇭, Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean , Middle East and of course western food around.
Love your vlog! You pretty much nailed it about Malaysia with so little time spent here. Your powers of observation is top notch! As a non-muslim Malaysian, I'm glad we're a Country that doesn't have such low morals as our neighbours up north.Personally, i strongly believe, drugs in any form whether it's weed smoking or the more hardcore ones and prostitution will doom a Country! As i see it our neighbours up north is one Country in Southeast Asia who'll spiral to their doom simply because their leaders are openly embracing and supporting all these sinful and degenerate vices!
Welocome to Malaysia and thank you for such a good vlog🎉 Both countries have their unique culture, food and eco system. Thailand is our good neighbour country, Msian travel there a lot2. It will be great to experience both countries🎉❤
Goes to show when you have good qualities, your reputation will travel further. What we have is different than Thailand, and that's special. We should protect and nurture it.
You literally spot on in every point. I'm a malaysian and my.wife is Thai. I live in Thailand for over a decade . I prefer to live in Malaysia more than in Bangkok .
Thank you, Sean. I love your presentation and style and comparative ideas. As a Thai, I enjoy your observations on things that's straightforward and agree with you totally abouit Thaiand and Malaysia. The people in Malaysia do speak more English. Partly because it's been the country's policy and it's easier for Malaysians to learn English as they use Latin alphabet in their language. And the multi-racial society calls for communication in English. I love traveling in Malaysia a lot too. Keep up the good work and I'm sure your subscription will grow more very quickly. All the best, Sean.
I've noticed a large number of new uber-deluxe, 5-star and 6-star hotels pop up in KL lately. This is the direction that Malaysia wants. Just like how it changed its MM2H long-term visa stay that requires you invest a half-million to a million bucks into the country for a long-term stay visa, and keep money in the bank and buy a high-end condo
Great observations - I am just about to return to Malaysia for a quick three week trip after being a SE Asia backpacker 35 years ago. Thailand was awesome back in 1990, clearly not all set up with the backpacker tours and minibus transfers that are now the norm, but I remember crossing the border from Thailand to Malaysia and it seemed just that much more advanced in terms of infrastructure, transport, cleanliness and ability to communicate with the locals. Don't get me wrong loved both places, spent 3 months in Thailand (90 day visa on arrival was the norm at that time) and only couple of weeks in peninsula Malaysia. Looking forward to another small dose of SE Asia in the coming weeks, and now being aged mid-50's Malaysia might be the right fit for my demographic! Great video btw.
Thank you for your reviews 🥰, Btw, kindly ignore the comments about wanting Malaysia to remain underrated or flying under the radar. Honestly, they are cuckoo. We love people to come visit Malaysia 😍😍😍😍
Loved both countries. Kind of blew me away and made me fall in love with Southeast Asia. Love how safe I felt everywhere I went. Visit both and get a full spectrum of experience that makes ASEAN so awesome. :) PS Imagine if the west had food culture options like ASEAN (street food, street snacks, etc) … great for entrereneurs and great for people like me who miss the variety of tastes and palettes😂
I'm from Malaysia, and I agree with your point of view representing backpackers, because it's tough to locate a budget accommodation when touring the islands of Malaysia.
sorry to say this...weed is 100000% illegal in Malaysia... alcohol is expensive in Malaysia.. Malaysia never force you to come in...but you are WELCOME by Malaysia and Malaysian. underated for Malaysia is better . and Malaysia is not S E X TOURISM promotion country.
Drugs are rife in Malaysia, particularly among the Malays. Alcohol is no more expensive than many other countries. Sex is available easily and especially from young Muslimah who don't want to be married to a local and suffer a lifetime of abuse.
Malaysia is among the top 10 best retirement location in the world for 2024 nominated by Retirement index. The top in Asia because mostly other 9 countries are in Latin america & Europe.
Ive been in Malaysia for over 3 months, & i find your video to be the most accurate overview and fair. What surprised me was the lack of homeless people / drug addicts that you usually see in large capital cities - well done to Malaysia for their hard stance on drugs.
Msia is a moderate country...not too extreme & not too liberal....although we respect human right but we abide to our religious....as such msia is good for family raising & relaxing....
The countries are very different. You can't do in Malaysia what they allow in Thailand. Different cultures and social norms. But with that they have good relations with each other and they live and let live with each other as neighbours.
I nearly visited Kuala Lumpur back in 2022 but instead chose Bangkok; though I do plan to visit KL when I visit Asia again. The biggest factor for me was the transit system and cost of food/lodging. Malaysia tends to be a little more expensive in those regards. When I visit new countries its not about the parties or alcohol its about experiencing a new culture by speaking with locals, trying the foods and of course long walks around the city hopefully finding hidden gems. Travel is what you make of it and for me its expanding the horizons and learning more about myself in the process.
Yep that is true, Malaysia 🇲🇾 is underrated compared to Thailand just as d beaches in Malaysia are underrated compared to beaches in Bali, Indonesia for e.g. ... Thank you for highlighting that to d public out there and in a way promote Malaysia 🇲🇾 too thru' your channel here ... Thank you ... 🙏
So it is my wish also as a Malaysian . if we are underated ,its ok as long as we can lead a healtthy normal ife as a Malaysian im fine with it .Our source of income could come from elsewhere beside tourism . But if there anyone who wish to visit Malaysia you are most welcomed eventhough we dont offer as much excitement as our neigjbours
As far as english is concerned, we use english a lot in our daily conversation.. our mortgage agreement is usually in English.. I speak manglish with friends, especially with non malay friends but use proper English in workplace. We love our foods and take pride in them, but Malaysian also like to travel to Thailand, especially the southern part. Just to enjoy their food and also the scenery. For Malaysian, the language barrier is almost non-existent in southern Thailand because of the large numbers of Thai Malays community there
Sean, thank you for promoting a bit bout malaysia. Actually malaysia is not lacking of tourist annually from statistic view. It is just because you dont see crowd of westerner tourist all over the place in malaysia. Malaysia never promoting tourism for bacpacking or budget tourist but targeting more on retirees, family, long term vacation etc. malaysia has the highest number for muslim tourist and traveller. Malaysia also promoting targeted group most from china, japan, korea. Thats why you dont see much tourist because the most tourist is asian mostly neighbouring country indonesia, phillipines, thai and many muslim countries tourist especially middle eastern tourist that flocking and targeting but the country. It is not that we not promoting to westerner, but the westerner is more on solo travelling and we focus for long term vacation for westerner traveller with nomad bisa, mm2h program, 90 days visa free for most western countries etc. Foreighner wont be able to distinguish whose local and whose tourist in malaysia because they all look the same as the malaysian because we have many local malay, chinese, indian even arabs and speak their languages also. Thats the unique about malaysia with tagline " MALAYSIA TRULY ASIA"😂😂😂😂
Pls come to Borneo, East Malaysia next time. You’ll shock knowing we got more than 70 ethnic speaking different languages and lots of cultures and celebrations! And much easier to get beer or local produce alcohol 😀
Malaysia is not relying much in tourism as our main source of income. We are not suitable for backpacking because our set up is different and the people prefer things to be organised and having a well dressed people around. We are working hard towards being a developed country status. Physically you will see that we are a modern society, appreciate beauty and cleanliness. We have high tech facilities and infrastructures.
Not because of Muslim country. The gov took an advice from ministry of health department & other departments or agencies. Not to promote cigarette & booze. So they're highly taxed. However visitors enjoy cheaper booze at certain areas such as free duty area.
We glad that tourists come to stamp their visa and stay one or two weeks in Malaysia before their venture back to the preferred touristy country, and Malaysia will forever underrated for tourists, people in Malaysia will happily live forever
For tours/travels in Malaysia, if you want to get matched with a group, you'd have better chances online. A lot of our businesses have transitioned to marketing and selling online here.
CORRECTIONS:
- I'm seeing varying stats about the percentage of Malaysians that are Muslim, anywhere from 60% to 75%. It seems like somewhere closer to 60% is more accurate.
- As a tourist, I got the impression that Malaysia is a Muslim country. The commenters of this video cannot agree on whether Malaysia is a Muslim country or a secular country.
malaysia is a muslim country mate
difficult to define.. malaysia has an official religion which is Islam, majority are muslims, and malaysia is member of OIC. generally the rules for example no kissing in public area are based on islamic values. however there are freedom to practice other religions freely, we celebrate deepavali christmas chinese new years with public holidays. it's a mixture in my opinion, not that Islamic like Saudi nor fully secular like the West. ☺️
i mean yeah Islam is Official religion for Malysia.. but again most of tourist thought Malaysia is Muslim country but kinda no
Fyi.... sharia law also practiced here that applies to Muslims only. The so called secular country only perceived by people who know little about Malaysia.
They treated other races as a 3rd class citizens,they are Muslim country
I heard someone say, "You want to make your money in Singapore, party in Thailand and live in Malaysia".
Yeah, I’ve heard that a lot. Sounds like the dream!
We Malaysian heard that alot🤦
@@SeanGranseeTravel Malaysia top 10 the most peacefully country in the world 2024
I'm Malaysian, currently working at Singapore, frequently going to Thailand to enjoy my life...hehehe
Nice quote.. earn money from Singapore & spend it in Thailand while you are staying in Malaysia
If you are looking for booze, party, sex, you will be better served in Thailand. Malaysia is for more family oriented tourists. Malaysia is underrated. Better to keep it that way.
Agreed
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Betul, thailand ada tiga "S", malaysia cuma ada dua jer which isn't a bad thing, work it out!
Totally agreed. We like to keep it that way. Less tourists, less foreign karens xD
Tell that to those Malaysian and 30+ millions visitors who went there. Yeah, they only went there for those reasons. They are all horny tourists and wanna party and have sex all days. What a logic 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a Malaysian who has been to Thailand countless times, I think you summarise the two countries very well. Excellent...!!!
I've rather let my country being underated and let Singapore and Thailand being overated. We Malaysian like it that way.
Underrated means complacent. Don't settle for complacency, always strive to go global.
Isn't better for malaysia to become noticed and more well-known globally rather than being under-rated, as long as it is not over-rated. Would you rather your country is regarded as mediocre, not worth visiting?
@@secrets.295
Not necessarily.
I believe the country has done a lot to market Malaysia globally, but we're conservative and do not offer the same tourism brands as Thailand & the Philippines.
BKK is the most visited city in the world. Why? Because of its thriving sex industry, one element that makes it difficult for conservative countries to compete against.
KL is also one of the most visited cities in the world. It's currently at #6.
NY is #7,
Istanbul is at #8,
and Tokyo is at #9.
The Most Visited Cities in the World
Rank City Total International Visitors
1 Bangkok 22.78 Million Visitors
2 Paris 19.10 Million Visitors
3 London 19.09 Million Visitors
4 Dubai 15.93 Million Visitors
5 Singapore 14.67 Million Visitors
6 Kuala Lumpur 13.79 Million Visitors
7 New York 13.60 Million Visitors
8 Istanbul 13.40 Million Visitors
9 Tokyo 12.93 Million Visitors
10 Antalya 12.41 Million Visitors
11 Seoul 11.25 Million Visitors
12 Osaka 10.14 Million Visitors
13 Makkah 10 Million Visitors
14 Phuket 9.89 Million Visitors
15 Pattaya 9.44 Million Visitors
16 Milan 9.10 Million Visitors
17 Barcelona 9.09 Million Visitors
18 Palma de Mallorca 8.96 Million Visitors
19 Bali 8.26 Million Visitors
20 Hong Kong SAR 8.23 Million Visitors
@@azizahabdullah1143😁👍.
We Malaysian muslim ..
We live n believe In the Qur'an, Allah SWT has made us the people of the Prophet Muhammad SAW as an intermediate people, that is, a people who are qualified to testify to mankind about what is right and what is wrong:
The words of Allah SWT:
وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ martyrs
al-Baqarah: 143
Meaning: "And thus (as We have guided you to the straight path), We have made you (O people of Muhammad) a chosen and just people, so that you are worthy to be the ones who testify to mankind (about what is right and what is wrong) ) and the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) will be the one who explains the truth of your actions."
Imam al-Baghawi (510 H) quotes in his interpretation from al-Kalbi regarding the meaning of "middle people" are members or religious followers who are just between being excessive (extreme) in worship and lax in carrying out the religious shari'a which these two characteristics is highly criticized in religion. [See: Ma'alim al-Tanzil, 174-175/1]
Based on the question above, the hadith was narrated by Imam al-Baihaqi (458 H) in his book:
to be honest, malaysians in general would love malaysia to be underrated rather than overrated and overcrowded. our aim is for family and kids oriented tourism while thailand is for fun party and sxx tourism. anyway thanks for the review. ☺️
Agreed
💯 at the same time we are welcoming the tourist as well, but if you ask us as a local, we prefer being "underrated"
welcoming rohingya banglades
@@apuspeak8764 we have been welcoming Chinese and Indians. so ? do any Cina or Melayu or India want to work angkat sampah and cuci longkang ? or you want to do that ?
@@moonmoonStar yes, if they're paid handsomely and the market are not over saturated by cheap slavery that are paid menial wage unfit for current living standard. not everyone are meant to be high achievers and some are displaced forcefully by unfair nepotistic system too while others are willing to clean up as they're therapeutic, as long as the WAGE are paid, not stolen by the employers to fund their lux cars and holidays.
I live in both cities, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, being a Caucasian / European. I hold residency in both and honestly, each of these cities / countries has its own character. Bangkok is way more intense, rowdy, noisy and brutal, whereas Kuala Lumpur is more laid back, traffic is less congested and the people are actually smiling more in KL, than in the land of smiles / Bangkok. Both are located in the tropics, hot and humid all year around. Both suffer at times from bad pollution / haze and costwise there isn’t much difference either, Bangkok being more expensive (double), when it comes to housing. And even though Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and Malaysia predominantly Islamic, religion is more within the people’s minds, than it is on the street or in regulations. You will not be confronted in any way with any religious rulings or dealings, if you choose not to be around a mosque or a temple. Malaysians in general are laid back and friendly, hospitable and interested to meet foreigners, with a good command of English, whereas the Thai in general are a bit more reserved and English is not widely spoken everywhere. When it comes to the stereotyping of sex tourism, of course Bangkok is in the face, but don’t be mistaken, Kuala Lumpur has its’ massage parlours and prostitution as well. It is just less visible, but it is there, when you look for it. Foodwise, Malaysia may have more variety and a diverse palate, whereas Thai food is, well, Thai food. Both countries love their spicy dishes and you’re in food heaven, if you like hot, bold flavours.
Thanks for the detailed comment! We’ve actually been considering living in either Bangkok or KL for a year. We have a good feel for Bangkok after spending a month there, but we only spent 4 days in KL so we aren’t as familiar with it.
Which city do you end up spending more time in?
@@SeanGranseeTravel put it like this: I am always happy to come to Bangkok, but also happy to leave after a while, whereas I am always happy to come to KL and not really wish to leave so much. In KL we live right opposite the Petronas Towers in KLCC downtown, in Bangkok we stay at the riverside. Both are nice to stay, but Bangkok just gets to you (or better, us) after a while.
@@EGO0808 Thank you! This makes me excited to come back to KL someday and give it more of a chance beyond the typical tourist experience.
on point (I'm from kl).😊
Fact
Dear Sean, I think your analysis of thailand and malaysia is one of the best that i have come across so far on youtube. Congrats.
Nice video! I'm glad I went to Malaysia for a visa run, I ended up really enjoying it much more than I ever expected to. I love that Thailand is so close and it's very easy to go in between the two.
Yeah, I definitely enjoyed Malaysia more than I expected to as well.
I’ve been watching your videos ever since you were in Bali, and it’s been awesome to see you get settled in Malaysia.
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Unfriendly and rude peoples
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@@samchan3240only you
Pretty accurate description of Malaysia vs Thailand. As a Malaysian, lets stay underrated.
It's great that you have made this video. I hope some people in US with Islamophobia gets some eye opener..
Malaysian government ( the local district and town councils etc.) is trying to house all the street food vendors and hawkers in food courts in order to make sure that the streets stay clean and also to see to the safety of the customers. It is also to avoid traffic jams on busy roads.
Actually, we have a lot of tourists. In fact, last year we had more than Thailand. However, our tourist come mostly from South Asia, Southeast Asia, EastA-sia and the Middle East. Not white folks. We have a large community of Koreans and Japanese living in Malaysia. Along with Chinese tourist and the daily commute of Singaporeans to Malaysia for holidays and shopping. Indonesians are regular visitors to Malaysia especially for medical tourism. During hot-summer season, we have a huge influx of Middle Eastern tourist.
We also have tens of thousands of international students in our various public and private universities and private schools as Malaysia is an Education Hub.
Thailand is our close family and I would love for tourists to visit both Malaysia and Thailand as West Malaysia is connected by land. Why pick only one when you can go to both and maybe make a rendezvous to Singapore too.
All you need to do is search for Malaysia in UA-cam and you will find so many vlogs.
Malaysia is becoming popular with Australians now. I'm from Australia and there was an article published in Australia's largest news site about how Malaysia is rising in popularity among Australian travellers.
So true. Very bright explanations and facts
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x I welcome you to visit Malaysia.
As a malay i grow up eating, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Thai food depend on my appetite that day, if i craving Middle Eastern or European food i just hit the mall, or on lazy day just go to American fast food restaurant eat what foreinger eat. Life is full of flavors.
exactly..same with me 😆
@@smarinaabdullah5452 yes absolutely akak, not to forget far east food like japan and korea yummy too. We the malay didnt just eat one boring and same junk food like thai street selling. As long as halal we eat it all, bless by cheap prices
@bboysjb
I am craving for halal hokkien mee, like the ones in SIN. Where do I get one in KL?
@@Bunggil honestly malay very particular with halal food, so i eat halal hokkien mee only at my local china muslim restaurant here all over setapak area KL
@Bunggil You can easily cook at home. Sautéed prawns w garlic and oil. Once fragrant ,crack 2 eggs scrambled add 2 cups water,sesame oil,oysters sauce,soy sauce,sugar,white pepper and let it boil. Then add the laksa noodles or bihun (30%)and yellow mee(70%). Add tauge bean sprouts,and Chinese chives(cover the pan/wok but if u like them more raw then add last).
Keep malaysia a secret. We love it that way. 😅
So, we have to boycott Malaysia isn't it?
@@aungmyintoo4635yes you can do that. It will gain more visitors to come to Malaysia. 😂
@@aungmyintoo4635 This type myanmar so obsessed with us. Can't help when your country is a shith0le
You can do whatever you want@@aungmyintoo4635
If your country is a "secret", then it won't be the most visited country, beating thailand and KL won't be ranked the 6th most visited city in the world. Is that how you like it? Looks like you don't want your country to be known golabally!! Aneh sungguh!
As Malaysian, I support the high price of liquor. This is a country where you can enjoy yourself without liquor.
As neighbours we love each other. Actually the 2nd highest visitors to thailand is malaysian. First is chinese mainland.
It's great that the two countries get along so well!
I wish that was the case in more of the world. The moment we got to South Korea, I got a lot of "we hate Japan" vibes.
@@SeanGranseeTravel lol
sometime we malaysians are the highest visitors to thailand.
@@SeanGranseeTravelHistorical speaking, because of Japanese occupation of Korea and the brutal treatment of the local Koreans by the then Japanese government, it will take a long time to forgive the perpetrator.
We are good with our neighbours. Don't worry.@@SeanGranseeTravel
I travelled in Thailand and in Malaysia 34 years ago ! (1990) And that was also my conclusion... Malaysia was already very much underrated compared to Thailand !
So I have to smile when someone today just discovers that fact ! 😉
Fake.
Thailand has a strong communist style propaganda campaign to promote itself and even troll and slander other neighboring asian countries for tourism.... There were negative incidents like box jellyfish stinging and almost killing tourists and the locals in Thai resort were FORBIDDEN to acknowledge it. Slavery, drugs and organized crime is tolerated because it has communist mainland China connections
Your assessment is really spot on. keep up the good job. thank you from George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
I miss George Town! Such a wonderful place.
I think one of the biggest differences between Malaysia and its neighboring countries that is worth pointing out is the crime rate... because Malaysia banned drugs and monitored the use of alcohol, you can see the crime rate is pretty low over here... Malaysia just listed as one of the safest countries in the world, so we don't mind if we're underrated, just keep it that way.
Yes, I did feel incredibly safe in Malaysia.
Malaysia and Thailand are top2 crime rate in Southeast asia
Malaysia has significant crime and drug use, stop with the lies.
Thanks to the Islamic regulation in place where non-muslims can't go full chaos like in Thailand. To the Muslims in Malaysia, they call it the blessing from Allah (Rahmatan Fiil Alaamiin).
@@apuspeak8764 What a vile statement but pretty much expected from a Malay exposed to the biased teaching of state school.The last time there was full chaos here was in 1969 when you Malays started the race riots.
Malaysia is more into family oriented
Thailand is more into entertainment. If you intend to relocate with your family then malaysia is the place. Food, accomodation, transportation are really affordable. Malaysia has one of the best health care in the world.
Thailand is more for backpackers. Malaysia tend to attract more high value visitors from Japan, Korea, UK and the Middle East with money and plans to retire there as well.
Bag Packers?
Backpacker is the term
@@najairashid3976 that's the correct term.
@@samraj3179 My bad. Corrected.
Why do you have to worry whether they are rich or budget tourists while they have flied over the ocean to boost your tourism industry?
They use money not blank paper to pay for traveling.
And expected that in 2024 Thailand will have 100 billion USD revenue from tourism industry.
Aloha, thanks for taking the time to put together your thoughts. My wife and I have started our world travel journey after retiring in January. I am presently in Cambodia (honestly a bit disappointed), but I will be off to Kuching, Malaysia, in a couple of days. Only know a little bit about it. Choose it because July is the best time of year to visit Borneo. Excited. It looks like it's off the tourist spotlight. Might be interesting.
That's exciting! Best of luck with your journey, and safe travels!
try a train journey through jungle in Malaysia ua-cam.com/video/ERNITNuF6So/v-deo.html
Kuching is my hometown n the right time to visit . Our rain forest music festival is the main attraction in July. Wishing you interesting n Safe journey 🤗🙂
Welcome to Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The city I was born and live.
Enjoy the sunset by the waterfront in the city, eat all the hawker food and jus relax and go slow.
Wishing you a safe trip here 🙏❤️
you will be surprise that almost all states in Malaysia are very different, Sabah and Terengganu will have a host of beautiful islands, added Mt Kinabalu in Sabah, Penang and Melaka are a great histocial Unesco site, KL and Johor will have one of the busiet and vibrant cities in Malaysia. Sarawak is definitely has its flora and fauna to explore, especially that Rainforest music Fest. Take your time and venture different parts of Malaysia.
new subscriber here, i watch your vlog without skip and thanks for the honest review bout this two country.
Thanks for subscribing! 😃
@SeanGranseeTravel, thanks for your honesty in sharing on Malaysia 🇲🇾 👏 👍 🙏 warmest welcome to Malaysia 🇲🇾
Thank you! 😊
Genuine reviews. The good and bad. Great job bro
Thank you for watching!
I think you are very clear in your mind when you talk, you are a fantastic speaker. whatever points you have mentioned is spot on and that s exactly what i think too but you have explained it much better and clearly. Great!
we malaysian loves thailand too, the food the scenery...as tourist that is, at the end of the day we would love to go back to Malaysia and have some good old roti canai and the tarik
I like your contents! Very well done mate! Best of luck 💪
Good keep it that way... under rated... I'm Malaysian...
MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS THE BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING 💯💯💯
AND SAYING THAT I'M FROM ENGLAND 🏴 👍
That's nice,Dave
❤😊😊😊😊❤ truely Asia
Then you clearly know nothing about Malaysia.
Tourism in malaysia is not the biggest thing for us. So we do not care much who wants to visit us and for how long. Our main revenue is from oil / gas and manufacturing. But due to multi cultural environment , our food is more varied.
Yeah, Malaysia definitely feels like more of a self-sustaining economy. I feel like Thailand would struggle quite a bit if all the tourists stopped coming, but that doesn't feel like the case in Malaysia.
@SeanGranseeTravel gdp per capita, singapore, Brunei, malaysia are the top 3 although thailand and indonesia have good gdp in asean(2nd and 1st biggest economy)
We Malaysian n Singaporean n Brunei don't not to be rated🌹🦧🙊🪭
This comment is totally untrue as we are actively promoting our country as the main tourism centre in asia hence we have the tagline of malaysia truly asia and the income generated from tourism is huge so no one in their right mind would undermine tourism to their country
But can we agreed that if we keep this behaviour, we are the lose one
I've been in Kuala Lumpur number of times but my best time was in Borneo Island/East Malaysia. I visited Miri city and vicinity I enjoyed so much that Island which is shared with Indonesia and Sultanate of Brunei. Borneo is fantastic.
Borneo mostly is, Brunei is not.
@@byteme9718 Brunei is beautiful one of the cleanest and safest state I've visited. Sharia law but as a tourist I loved it.
@@tiborzkarate1 It's clean in parts tourists visit but like all Malays the people have little regard for the environment so other areas are full of plastic rubbish. It's deadly boring and devoid of any evidence of it's history. It's Shariah is based on a very perverse interpretation and visitors can very easily fall foul of it.
@@tiborzkarate1 It's a country, one that used to have a vast empire. It's not a state! What you see in terms of rubbish depends on where you but like all Malays, they have little regard for the environment. You must have stuck to the tourist areas. The local Shariah is perverse and dangerous.
as I plan my trip to both countries, this is super helpful. Thank you
-.a fellow American expat
Enjoy your trip!
You probably have more viewerships in Malaysia due to language proficiency. Most people can speak or at least understand English. Malaysian loves their food and at the same time you could quite easily find Thai 🇹🇭, Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean , Middle East and of course western food around.
You’re correct. 80% of the audience for this video is in Malaysia. And only 2% in Thailand.
It's great
I totally agree with ur comments. U very experienced n knowledgeable. Keep it up.
Kudos. Very good comparison. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Asia.
Malaysia is truly Asia...
No!
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Thank you for the honest opinion of us. Please come back to Malaysia.
Love your vlog! You pretty much nailed it about Malaysia with so little time spent here. Your powers of observation is top notch!
As a non-muslim Malaysian, I'm glad we're a Country that doesn't have such low morals as our neighbours up north.Personally, i strongly believe, drugs in any form whether it's weed smoking or the more hardcore ones and prostitution will doom a Country! As i see it our neighbours up north is one Country in Southeast Asia who'll spiral to their doom simply because their leaders are openly embracing and supporting all these sinful and degenerate vices!
Sir,you are honourable
Welocome to Malaysia and thank you for such a good vlog🎉 Both countries have their unique culture, food and eco system. Thailand is our good neighbour country, Msian travel there a lot2. It will be great to experience both countries🎉❤
Thank you for enjoying Malaysian foods. We are proud of it ❤
Fun fact, malaysia beat thailand to become the no.1 most visited country in southeast asia last year.
Without promoting sex
Goes to show when you have good qualities, your reputation will travel further. What we have is different than Thailand, and that's special. We should protect and nurture it.
@@azure4100 Yup no need to spread prostitution
nice review ❤️. for malaysian gov to take note for improvement in tourism industry.
You literally spot on in every point. I'm a malaysian and my.wife is Thai. I live in Thailand for over a decade . I prefer to live in Malaysia more than in Bangkok .
Stay hydrated, preferably not downing cold water as it's really hot ...
Welcome to Malaysia... Subscribed 😊
Thank you!
Thank you, Sean. I love your presentation and style and comparative ideas. As a Thai, I enjoy your observations on things that's straightforward and agree with you totally abouit Thaiand and Malaysia. The people in Malaysia do speak more English. Partly because it's been the country's policy and it's easier for Malaysians to learn English as they use Latin alphabet in their language. And the multi-racial society calls for communication in English. I love traveling in Malaysia a lot too. Keep up the good work and I'm sure your subscription will grow more very quickly. All the best, Sean.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I've noticed a large number of new uber-deluxe, 5-star and 6-star hotels pop up in KL lately. This is the direction that Malaysia wants. Just like how it changed its MM2H long-term visa stay that requires you invest a half-million to a million bucks into the country for a long-term stay visa, and keep money in the bank and buy a high-end condo
Yes, those backward Malays always get everything wrong.
Selling high price visas attracts criminals.
Great observations - I am just about to return to Malaysia for a quick three week trip after being a SE Asia backpacker 35 years ago. Thailand was awesome back in 1990, clearly not all set up with the backpacker tours and minibus transfers that are now the norm, but I remember crossing the border from Thailand to Malaysia and it seemed just that much more advanced in terms of infrastructure, transport, cleanliness and ability to communicate with the locals. Don't get me wrong loved both places, spent 3 months in Thailand (90 day visa on arrival was the norm at that time) and only couple of weeks in peninsula Malaysia. Looking forward to another small dose of SE Asia in the coming weeks, and now being aged mid-50's Malaysia might be the right fit for my demographic! Great video btw.
Please stop spreading this,we love being underrated.We love staying that way.Thank you so much.
From Thailand. Very insightful. Very solid comparison. 👍 Subscribed !!
Malaysia is best kept secret. We don't want to be like Phuket or Bali.
Bali is far better than Malaysia because Muslims make up a tiny minority.
Thank you for promoting Malaysia 😊
Thank you for your reviews 🥰, Btw, kindly ignore the comments about wanting Malaysia to remain underrated or flying under the radar. Honestly, they are cuckoo. We love people to come visit Malaysia 😍😍😍😍
Thank you! Reading the comments for this video is pretty tough for me. There’s a lot of negativity. But your comment brightened my day 😃
Loved both countries. Kind of blew me away and made me fall in love with Southeast Asia. Love how safe I felt everywhere I went.
Visit both and get a full spectrum of experience that makes ASEAN so awesome. :)
PS Imagine if the west had food culture options like ASEAN (street food, street snacks, etc) … great for entrereneurs and great for people like me who miss the variety of tastes and palettes😂
Welcome to Malaysia 🎉
Thank you! 😊
I'm from Malaysia, and I agree with your point of view representing backpackers, because it's tough to locate a budget accommodation when touring the islands of Malaysia.
it's totally underrated and as regular visitor I'm hoping it remains that way. let the tourists stay in Thailand 😅
Fantastic video. Subscribed!
Thank you so much! :)
sorry to say this...weed is 100000% illegal in Malaysia... alcohol is expensive in Malaysia..
Malaysia never force you to come in...but you are WELCOME by Malaysia and Malaysian.
underated for Malaysia is better .
and Malaysia is not S E X TOURISM promotion country.
Drugs are rife in Malaysia, particularly among the Malays. Alcohol is no more expensive than many other countries. Sex is available easily and especially from young Muslimah who don't want to be married to a local and suffer a lifetime of abuse.
Malaysia is among the top 10 best retirement location in the world for 2024 nominated by Retirement index.
The top in Asia because mostly other 9 countries are in Latin america & Europe.
Sir.. We’re proudly Malaysian btw 🎉💕💕 we feel happy if our neighbors country is your favorite!! Enjoy your life as long as you can..🙌🏼🙌🏼
You are on point 100%
Learned a lot from this one!!
Thanks for watching! You gonna go to Malaysia now? 😄
Thank you... proud to be a Malaysian.
Great video, thank!
boss if u love to see different vibe and food come malaysia during ramadhan.. tlyou can see heaven food
Ya.....keep it under rated....we love it that way....❤❤❤
Ive been in Malaysia for over 3 months, & i find your video to be the most accurate overview and fair.
What surprised me was the lack of homeless people / drug addicts that you usually see in large capital cities - well done to Malaysia for their hard stance on drugs.
@@HumbleWordsmith Nice to know it
Great video- thank u
Msia is a moderate country...not too extreme & not too liberal....although we respect human right but we abide to our religious....as such msia is good for family raising & relaxing....
As a Malay, you wouldn't have a clue.
@@byteme9718 Nope. You woundn't have a clue and not grateful.
@@ilaAlia007 Not grateful for what exactly?
@@amz8172 Agreed
would LOVE to see your CNY video
Enjoy ur traveling and stay safe have fun ❤
Thank you!
Next year, you should come and experience Hari Raya in Malaysia. I believe many Malays would love to invite you to their homes.
Beer sold from RM10 per pint in George Town. Cheaper than many places in Thailand.
Very interesting comparison. I have been to neither country but want to visit Malaysia in particular.
Thailand much more variety of choices to discover so malaysian tourists top list of visitors to Thailand every year
So well explained. 👏👏👏
The countries are very different. You can't do in Malaysia what they allow in Thailand. Different cultures and social norms. But with that they have good relations with each other and they live and let live with each other as neighbours.
I nearly visited Kuala Lumpur back in 2022 but instead chose Bangkok; though I do plan to visit KL when I visit Asia again. The biggest factor for me was the transit system and cost of food/lodging. Malaysia tends to be a little more expensive in those regards. When I visit new countries its not about the parties or alcohol its about experiencing a new culture by speaking with locals, trying the foods and of course long walks around the city hopefully finding hidden gems. Travel is what you make of it and for me its expanding the horizons and learning more about myself in the process.
Yeah thai win in cost of food and booze but malaysia win in cost of condominium rent and cheap petrol. Good in long term staying.
Hi I would visit more than just KL if you visit Malaysia.
You can speak English with Malaysians, it is our second language.
Yep that is true, Malaysia 🇲🇾 is underrated compared to Thailand just as d beaches in Malaysia are underrated compared to beaches in Bali, Indonesia for e.g. ... Thank you for highlighting that to d public out there and in a way promote Malaysia 🇲🇾 too thru' your channel here ... Thank you ... 🙏
Keep in your mind Malaysia does not promote sex.
very good point about the foreigner "bubble" and authenticity
We wish to remain underrated...
So it is my wish also as a Malaysian . if we are underated ,its ok as long as we can lead a healtthy normal ife as a Malaysian im fine with it .Our source of income could come from elsewhere beside tourism . But if there anyone who wish to visit Malaysia you are most welcomed eventhough we dont offer as much excitement as our neigjbours
Hey mate, great video. Can I ask what Camera did you use for this video? It looks wonderful.
Thanks! The shots of me talking are from a GoPro Hero 12. Most of the shots I cut to are from an iPhone 13 Pro.
Work in Singapore live in Malaysia party in Thailand,that’s me few years ago
As far as english is concerned, we use english a lot in our daily conversation.. our mortgage agreement is usually in English.. I speak manglish with friends, especially with non malay friends but use proper English in workplace. We love our foods and take pride in them, but Malaysian also like to travel to Thailand, especially the southern part. Just to enjoy their food and also the scenery. For Malaysian, the language barrier is almost non-existent in southern Thailand because of the large numbers of Thai Malays community there
Malaysia is truly Asia. Let's come and visit Malaysia. Lots of thing you can find here in Malaysia.
Good observations Sean!
Sean, thank you for promoting a bit bout malaysia. Actually malaysia is not lacking of tourist annually from statistic view. It is just because you dont see crowd of westerner tourist all over the place in malaysia. Malaysia never promoting tourism for bacpacking or budget tourist but targeting more on retirees, family, long term vacation etc. malaysia has the highest number for muslim tourist and traveller. Malaysia also promoting targeted group most from china, japan, korea. Thats why you dont see much tourist because the most tourist is asian mostly neighbouring country indonesia, phillipines, thai and many muslim countries tourist especially middle eastern tourist that flocking and targeting but the country. It is not that we not promoting to westerner, but the westerner is more on solo travelling and we focus for long term vacation for westerner traveller with nomad bisa, mm2h program, 90 days visa free for most western countries etc. Foreighner wont be able to distinguish whose local and whose tourist in malaysia because they all look the same as the malaysian because we have many local malay, chinese, indian even arabs and speak their languages also. Thats the unique about malaysia with tagline " MALAYSIA TRULY ASIA"😂😂😂😂
Pls come to Borneo, East Malaysia next time. You’ll shock knowing we got more than 70 ethnic speaking different languages and lots of cultures and celebrations! And much easier to get beer or local produce alcohol 😀
Malaysia is not relying much in tourism as our main source of income. We are not suitable for backpacking because our set up is different and the people prefer things to be organised and having a well dressed people around. We are working hard towards being a developed country status. Physically you will see that we are a modern society, appreciate beauty and cleanliness. We have high tech facilities and infrastructures.
Most Malaysian i believed prefer it that way, being under rated than otherwise.
Agreed
Not because of Muslim country. The gov took an advice from ministry of health department & other departments or agencies. Not to promote cigarette & booze. So they're highly taxed. However visitors enjoy cheaper booze at certain areas such as free duty area.
Come and visit Borneo Sabah in Malaysia, where you can explore mount kinabalu, beautiful islands and many seafoods too.
Thousands Thais cross border & come to Malaysia for work, together enjoy our Malaysian people subsidy😁😁
We glad that tourists come to stamp their visa and stay one or two weeks in Malaysia before their venture back to the preferred touristy country, and Malaysia will forever underrated for tourists, people in Malaysia will happily live forever
Just 1 day actually cause hub flight
I will be in Malaysia next year
Welcome to Malaysia
@@amiruddinbuyong3877 thanks so much
For tours/travels in Malaysia, if you want to get matched with a group, you'd have better chances online. A lot of our businesses have transitioned to marketing and selling online here.
We tried that in KL and struggled to find anything. Everything we could find was private tours at a higher price than what we found in person.