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October 3rd 2009

Published: October 3rd 2009

We were glad to be leaving Malaysia after spending nearly a month there. Not that there is anything wrong with the country, its just not the best place we have been. There aren’t many sights to see and everything involves doing an expensive tour. The tours though are excellent, but with a budget in mind there were a bit out of our range. We did do some but probably not as many as we would have l... Read Full Entry

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4th October 2009

jonrha
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Your right
"Ok, it wasn’t that bad, but it was quite boring. The people were not as friendly as other countries we have met and we weren’t quite sure was that because they were reserved..." These are my same thoughts having visited there twice some years apart.The second time to check out if the country has changed. The reason I think is the conservative nature of the country which influences all aspects in life and acceptance of foreign ways. However I can never understand why the people have embraced the many Western Shopping Mall with their KFC and McDonalds?

4th October 2009

Iva
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Malaysia rocks :)
hey! i just came randomly across your blog as another travelblog user and gotta say ... i have had the bestest of times in Malaysia. Definitely because I was hanging out with the locals (via couchsurfing) and they have showed me hospitality unbeaten by any other country. But even with the non-CSers, I have been treated - true, not always with a smile like the Thais, but - with genuine friendliness and interest. I felt so welcome here it made me come back only after half a year :))) But it definitely is different than Thailand or any other buddhist country, for sure! I just wanted to say that regardless of the religion difference, my time in MAlaysia compared to the one in Thailand was much, much more warmeharted. :) All the best!

4th October 2009

Iva
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the food
oh ya, and not to mention the food! omg!!! there's SO MUCH more to it than just noodles and rice, omg, it is neverending!! as i"ve said, i am here the second time and label myself as a foodie and have not yet tried everything there is ... it's endless! :)

4th October 2009

Paul
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Yea, KSR is much better now, the first time we were there it was constant hassle, but now its how it should be, chilled, i reckon people there have just got more money now and are more content? And as far as the food? its still right at the top of my list!! I would kill for a proper papaya salad and red curry king fish right now, enjoy Paul-and-emma@travelblog .org

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