👉 I appreciate all your comments. Please be aware that I don't tolerate racism, hate speech, or online bullying in the comments section. Let's behave like matured adults and keep the conversation respectful and polite. However, I welcome thoughtful and intelligent comments and love to engage in a good discussion. Let's make this a positive and inclusive space for all.
Another thing, Malaysian easily accept people. You might see the malay politician discriminate the Chinese here but on the street the malays are nice and soft spoken person, we live together like brothers.
I am a malaysian living in Melbourne. I always hv goosebumps hearing good comments like yours from foreigners. But sad thing is some groups don't appreciate this and try to cause division among races😢.
There was once a saying: "Germany plays football against another team and in the end, Germany wins". But I am not sure if this is still true. Over the past few years, German football wasn't very successful, and, following the discussion in Germany, there are lots of critics. But let's see how it goes next year during the European Championships :-). Thank you for your comment. 👍
You are right. Malaysians are shy and humble and that is a great trait, isn't it? Sadly, according to my opinion, that prevents the world to see Malaysia as a beautiful country to learn from. Would you agree?
@@awansx3935 worry about this guy comment? Don't worry It's just a lonely gorilla from Konoha .. Bullying netizen in social media no 1 in The World...🦧
I am teary when you remind us Malaysian help each other during the Covid pandemic and during the unexpected flood in Selangor. Yes, we have no one but each other our fellow Malaysians❤.
The "no biggie" attitude and the kindness of most people are things that I appreciate in Malaysia after living almost two years in Germany. I remembered once I had an accident with a car in front of me. It was my fault that I hit the back of the car of a Malay guy. He was very angry at first when he got out of the car. But when he saw my apologetic face, he immediately smiled at me and said "tak apa" which means "it's okay". I gave him my number so that he could let me know the cost of repair. But he never called me.
True, Malaysians do get angry and mad but when the other person knows they are wrong and apologetic, we appreciate it. That is why we smile, cause everyone makes mistakes. How you handled that mistake is what we appreciate.
German technology and German cars! The best in the world. I think that's due to a higher quality of German's education system. Malaysia still has a lot to learn from Germans.
I think that the German education system has a big role to play in the continuous development of Germany and let to many industrial breakthroughs. Something to learn from for any culture. Thank you for pointing that out!
You know what? There was a song produced by the govt specifically to promote SMILE back in the 90’s when i was in primary school. Not sure what’s the title but it goes like this “Senyum seindah suria yang membawa cahaya, senyumlah dari hati, duniamu berseri”. That’s how important smile is to us Malaysians 😊 Even the govt promotes it
@@asiaminddynamics you are welcome. There are a few newer malay songs about smile (e.g: Senyum by malique and senyum by aziz harun) So yeah. Smile is a big part of our culture ☺️
Fellow German here. Been in this most wonderful country with my family for 23 years. I can relate mostly to 'not smiling and always complaining' being such a turn-off but whilst Germany may take the crown I also find that is a general trait of Western countries vs Asian countries. Things to add: 11) International school education is much higher in MY, 12) Healthcare system is much better, 13) MY friends are happy for you if you achieve something rather than being jealous.
I was once stuck in a 3 hour standstill in Karak Highway, everyone shut their cars and got out to mingle and socialize until traffic started moving again. I doubt this happens anywhere else.
Now that is what I appreciate about Malaysia. Where else would this be possible? In fact, wouldn't you think it is possible to even form business or personal relation during such events, haha? 🤣
I think what we Malaysians really needs to protect are our precious rivers, forests and animals. Because our jungles and villages are really beautiful.
Mix marriage between races is absolutely a beautiful event. Combination of language, food, fashion & culture... it's just awesome. We are so blessed to live on the land that have no volcano, no typhoon & no earth quake. And Malaysian people are like a big family. Yes, like a normal healthy family, we love, we argue , we teased & we help each other but if anyone tried to break our family... believe me, we will unite & fight back. Thank you for giving good reviews about Malaysia. May God bless you. Have a blessed day!
I've always believed that Malaysians are like siblings. We fight and argue with each other i.e. the Chinese will say bad things about Malays, Malays will say bad things about the Indians and Chinese etc. But if a foreigner or foreign press say anything bad about Malaysia... Whole of Malaysia, no matter the race, will band together and fight back. Love being a part of the Malaysian family! 😁
@arlenesharida9215 Haha, yeah, that's spot on. Like a big family with up and downs but deep inside of our heart, we all love each other 🙏🤗. Thanks for your comment and I appreciate you 🙏
Those points are very true and many Malaysians take them for granted actually...not realising they are very much appreciated by foreigners. Thank you for pointing them out.!!
I lived in Heidelberg before, but I do believe this issue applied to whole of Europe. I always have trouble using the washroom. Even in my own house. My number 11 of Germany can learn from MY would be to install bidet in the toilet. Not everyone would fancy a wet toilet though. But since we've so used to clean our parts with water after done with our business, it's really hard to not have water in the toilet.
An American couple just came back from China complaining they can’t find water gun or bidet in the toilet not like Malaysia. They said in China every where people use tissue paper and not clean hehehe
God created so many races and nations so that we learn from each other...but u pointing out our malaysian best values u saw makes us malaysian realize to treasure our own culture/customs more. Thank u so much. ❤
Having grown up with all that values I never realized how amazing we are until you pointed out in such an approach that surely will make others think that we are specials. But one thing for sure, we are not perfect. We made mistakes in the past just to make sure it won't repeat ever.
We all made mistakes. That's normal and human - and it makes us beautiful. But I believe that every country should look outside to see, what they can learn from others, and try to adopt it to their own.
As a Malaysian Chinese, we learned Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, English in school time. And I can speak and read Hockien, Cantonese fluently as well. Pretty common in Malaysia
This is amazing and it amazes me about Malaysia. Malaysia could be a world power just because of the language proficiency of its people. and wow, you are REALLY good if you master all of them. Thank you for your comment 🙏🏼, and I appreciate you for this 🤗
It's not me only. Most Malaysian Chinese can do that. All Chinese can speak Mandarin. We study Bahasa, English in school. That's make 2 languages for sure; and Chinese students studied Mandarin in Chinese primary or secondary school. Indian studied Tamil in Indian secondary school Everyone studied Bahasa in secondary school too. That's make 3 languages officially. For Chinese mostly we speak 2 or 3 Chinese dialects. It depends on families and friends. I myself can speak Cantonese and Hockien. So it's not uncommon for Malaysian can speak 2 or 3 dialects here.
To add 2. We do used fork and spoon but mostly we use our fingers to eat 10. We use 4 language in a sentence and still made sense 11. We respect other religion. We are free to practice religion without preaching it to people of different beliefs.
Very very good, right to the spot and unfortunately true and probably will not change soon. I am Swiss - German speaking - and the same things you said goes for here; very difficult to make friends, no smiles and all the other. I am retired, worked for Lufthansa based in Frankfurt, but prefere to live in Asian / Latin American Countries (Thailand, Mexico etc) mainly because of the friendly and welcome poeple. I consider now moving to Malasia for my last years of retirement. Sehr guter Bericht, Danke Andreas, weiter so. ❤Gruesse aus Basel, Schweiz.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. I really appreciate it. I always appreciated the staff in Lufthansa, very professional, and really, no one would mess with them 😅. Come to Malaysia and reach out. It is a beautiful place :-)
PLUS point for Germany 1) vocational training is as important as Uni degree 2) dedicated and well connected cycling paths 3) well maintained public parks and facilities 4) driving manner 5) well preserved historical buildings
In Malaysia we have 'balik kampong' and in Indonesia they have 'mudik lebaran', we travel back to our hometown (kampong), where usually our parents live, to celebrate the special occasion or festivals (eids)
So many thing Malaysian need to learn from Germany... Automobiles technology Nuclear precision equipment Safety Autobahn Weapon industry Etc All the best to Germany😊
I think malaysia is like a house where they are many rooms and each room resided an ethnic in there. For each room one ethnic. But there rooms also for the ethnic that have different religion from the majority. And everyone with different religion will go out from the ethnic room and come into religion room where they discuss the issues related to their religion and spend times with people of the same faith. In that house also there's a living room where everyone can be together and miggle around. But when it's time, everyone return to their ethnic room because there is where their family live in and make them feel like home. Its looks segregated but this is how you keep the harmonious relationship in multiracial country which each group still embrace and stick to their values in the same time have respect toward others.
I have a German friend who is super hilarious in his own way, first time I met him, I asked him what did Germans do for fun and he answered.... fun is a word that doesn't exist in German vocabulary 😂 I have to say my German friends do complain a lot but they're all awesome folks no less!
Its really nice to hear all these wonderful and true things about Malaysia, where we do take things for granted and still complain. Above all I love my country Malaysia.
The fact that all of the good things you said about Malaysia are still true makes me very happy. As Malaysia progresses towards becoming a developed society like Germany, I hope that more Malaysians watch your video as a reminder to conserve all the lovely things you described before they begin to deteriorate. The society in the big cities is currently becoming more westernised, whether as a result of lifestyle choices or out of respect for personal space, which has prevented individuals from intruding each other's private spaces. I was able to better understand how different the two societies-old and modern-are when you compared Germany and Malaysia. Malaysia's urban society is now becoming more comparable to that of Germany, as you mentioned in the video.
Thank you. Your warm words made my day!. And yes, while urbanisation is something that cannot be prevented, we should try to preserve as much as possible from positive traditional values.
Our latest problem in Malaysia that is eroding our "we" "social" culture is the size of houses especially apartments and even condo getting smaller and smaller 900sq ft, 500 sq ft. Not even enough space to chill in your room on the floor, barely enough for a bed and a wardrobe. For the Muslims, not even enough space to pray without bumping into the furniture. Inviting ppl over means like inviting 4-6 ppl max. Bye bye to hanging out at home with our big families. We have to rendezvous outside of our home, 'schedule' visits, target family members who have big houses. So yeah, the lax government policies, greed of property developers, and us not standing up to our rights to better living conditions that suit our demeanor, family ties, culture and even religious needs are contributing to the erosion of our unity and strength. SPACE MATTERS.
@@user-wr8pu2xk9z - The high cost of living is the main factor that has changed people's way of life in today's society, particularly urban dwellers. A large family could once be afforded, but because of the high cost of living, many people today struggle just to afford a small flat in the cities, and other people only want to have one or two children. People therefore just look for residences that fall within their price range. Therefore, if they still have the money, any family gatherings like weddings, birthday parties, or just get-togethers should be held elsewhere.
We do had a bond with our neighbours in the city. Usually every housing area had a community group where we can organise a meeting,celebrating hari raya or what ever festival or any problem arises....
Amazing video. Totally agree with number 9. Cultural freedom (hence diversity) is real. I dun see that yet in any other country. I only get to appreciate that after living outside Msia for many years.
Thank you. And yes, i have visited so many countries in so many continents and it's really hard to match Malaysia! Cultural diversity is a thing worth keeping and treasuring!
@@wendyshoowaiching4161Even India ban Thaipusam. Even HK and China don't have extensive 15 days Chinese New year celebration. The jumping on poles move on liondance is a Malaysian creation. Nyonya peranakan in any other country would have been dubbed as cultural appropriation. What cultural freedom, dare you ask?
@@wendyshoowaiching4161 .... I grew up there. And i compare Msia with its neighbours and many countries across the globe. I only understand what is cultural freedom many many years into my adult life. It is not something obvious to Msians cos like I did, it is too often taken for granted. I study the history of Msia more than any Msian I know. I know what I mean by cultural freedom. Most Msians dun. No offense intended to anyone in my explaining. I can challenge any Msian to debate on what I say.
I'm always wondering why foreigner think people smile is a unique to Malaysian? Are the people smile to their family and close friend only or is it just their culture to be wary among the people? This is question only, I don't have any intention to offend anyone. Because it's awkward whenever I smile at the foreigner and they give me suspicious eyes. Not all foreigner, but some of them. In malaysia, smile a form of greeting or acknowledge people without words. You can greet people with smile anywhere without words and they will respond with a smile back. Then I watch your video and highlight the smile to people. I didn't know it was a unique traits to have because it's such a natural trait in Malaysia. I hope people all over the world can smile more. When you smile, surprisingly you have the strength to face your day, even if you have an unlucky day. That is my opinion and it does work for me. When you smile, others will also smile too.
Your awesome comment requires a longer response, because you said something which is very true and to the point. And my opinion comes as a German 😃. It is in our bones to be weary when people smile at us. Especially if they are strangers. The instant evaluation comes.... "what does he (and I say he, but it can involve a she) want from me? What is he up to? I got to be careful, they want my money, or more from me." As such, even a natural smile from a Malaysian is evaluated like this. I have the feeling that Malaysians are a kind lot of people. They smile, and are friendly. The warmth of your smile is shown in the eyes..... which is important, of course, as well, because there are smiles on the lips but not in the eyes. But still, because Germans are in a foreign country, out of the water, they can't quite read it and thus, retreat. Do I make sense to you?
@@asiaminddynamics I see. That's sad. to associate a smile with hidden intention. I hope more people can smile naturally and without fear. Who knows, maybe a smile can save someone from drowning in their inner demon.
This point makes me remember Russian for some reason. Russian as a whole also don't smile at people, not saying they're not going to be friendly, it's just culturally they don't just smile to strangers. And I think I've heard someone said, weather also plays a "minor" role. People who come from colder climate rarely smile, people who come from tropical climate smile more easily to people. Their observation not mine.
I've been living in Germany for 10 year, married to German. I can relate to your points..may I add some more? It bothers me that restaurants here don't have sink to wash hand. I don't want to go toilet to wash hands. My hands got dirty again after i opened the toilet door. Not to mention I lost my appetite after i smell something horrible in the toilet during my hand washing.
Regarding the malaysia family gathering in the rural parts, malaysia achieve independence 66 years ago. And with rapid industrialisation and urbanisation many of the older generation still lives in the rural parts. So many of the family members will go to their parent's house or grandparents as a meeting point.
Your points are hilariously true and definitely brought back memories of the many situations I had personally encountered. I still cannot get my kids to eat rice with a spoon! I think you've covered the major points. Thank you for making Malaysia and Malaysians look beautiful!
Malaysia and Malaysians are beautiful, and thank you for your comment. When you say my points are hilariously true..... do you mean, I actually showed humour, as a German? 😂😃
And even if they can't do it full time,they find alternatives that could help like elderly daycare. Kinda like kindergarten but for the elderly. Usually for those who live in the city and work full fulltime. At least, this way, the parents are not alone and will be properly cared.
This list is normal as Malaysian….. even smiling….. I’m surprise German feels weird if smile with no reason…. For us smiling is a sign of respect and love….. 😊😊😊
Childhoods story..My father 100% will slap me if my friends waiting for me out side while I'm eating something..STOP EATING OR CALL IN YOUR FRIENDS AND EAT TOGETHER.. Teaching to respect and be good manners to everyone..
It's nearly always about installing the right values and beliefs into the minds of the young ones. The outcome of the education is what you see later in life - agree? 😅😄
Agree with you. I always saying this to my family, friends, colleague that, we didnt realize how good Malaysia is until you are venturing out of the country and living at foreign country as an expatriate. Living abroad for many years and travelling around make me love my country more.. And uh.. Yeah, my family are consists of 4 different nationalities, 6 races and different language as 1st language and believe in 3 different religions.. No matter how different its sound, we agreed on one think Malaysia is the best to live in 😅
Thank you andreas for the nice words.. we do have multi-political issues too.. but we see it as a storm in a tea cup.. the calm will come after the storm.. it always does.. coz we are one large family..
I was in Germany recently. A lovely country, especially how everything was very efficient. Hamburg was especially lovely. However, the biggest challenge, as a non-German speaker, was trying to navigate through the city with everything in German. It was hard to find anything in English. Even the shows on TV were all translated to German. Besides that, enjoyed my trip.
Oh yes, that's what I realized as well when I came from Malaysia to visit Germany. It's terrible for foreign visitors. Thank you for sharing your experience.
hi sir thank you for highlight our Malaysian values 👍🏻👍🏻 Well ..those foreigner i think need to learn how to use the word 'lah' in their sentence, i e come on lah ,no lah, i am hungry lah..etc 😂 ' lah' just a word without any specific meaning that we always use here ,just to add flavor and humor..but we can know if the person is angry or happy from the way they pronounce their ' lah' i.e no lah ( meaning ' i don't want, please go away) ..no laaahhhl ( angry and fed up)
Thanks for sharing the extraordinary habits, behaviors, social life and other important stuff about Malaysia, it's true that Malaysia is a blessed country and the people are very friendly and helpful to others, just a small and friendly advice for you that you should not compare Malaysia to any other specific country like you did with Germany, you can admire the blessings in Malaysia but please do not put them on one side of the scale and other country on the other side of the scale. There are lots countries same like Germany that are not similar like Malaysia, hopefully you got my point of view. God bless you for appreciation of others kindness and helpfulness.
Malaysia people love each others.. and smile always😅 from Malaysia.... welcome to Malaysia ,so many varieties food here..😅😂😅😂..until you sleep in smiles 😁 we like BMW 😅
Try to join wedding event in kampung like felda.. Then u will realise about (bekwoh/gotong royong).. No need wedding planner or catering guys.. Almost whole street/block/kampung will join n give hand..
Nice. And yes, I am off to visit a friend tonight. Would you say that it is more common in the rural areas? Nevertheless it is something that I really enjoy in Malaysia. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is much appreciated 🙏🏽🤗
Other thing Malaysians can learn from Germans is how to complaint. Complaint can make improvement on something eg. complaining about broken footpath, potholes on roads, poor service etc.
You are right. A complain can be good. But to complain for the sake of complaining is not that good. A complain can be a way forward toward innovation, would you agree?
@ikramkencang8665 he died in Germany, not here. Rip. I met him once before covid19. Stern man. I asked him why malaysian football is not getting better compared to 1970s. He said this to me: 1. School playground in towns and cities are getting smaller or none. So children cannot play football. 2. In the 1970s Malaysians of all races played football. Now it is mostly the majority race that played it. So skills and strategies are limited. That include coaches. 3. In FAM, politicians are in football association. Not technical people who knows football.
M a Malaysian and working in the Republic of Croatia & my same building neighbor is German... Hi Peter Schmidt! He is so kind, invited me to his house and served me coffee & cake when I first touched down...
Oh yes, this is a huge success, but it came with a lot of struggle, something that is still lingering badly. Wow! I appreciate you and the many comments from your side! You are amazing 😄👊
im not good in english... but i merely would like to say: some malaysian still not appreciate the harmonious scene we have because of ethnocentric attitude base on politic and personal perception....
Oh, I thank you for taking the effort to write in English. Your English is surely better than my Bahasa, so be proud of it! And yes, terima kasih untuk komen awak juga!
I get to meet polite and good foreigners on CZcams but not on the streets. When I say foreign tourist who visit Malaysia, I meant everyone including Singaporean. It's like almost all foreign tourists I met think they are a superior race who do not need any help even when they are in a helpless situation. Even then as a Malaysian, I will and always smile,be friendly and willing to help.
I concur. And I overheard similar conversations as well. It is sad, because no one is faultless. But I really and sincerely hope that you keep smiling. If you can change just one person, one perception, you have changed a life! Thank you for your beautiful contribution sharing your experience. 😃
If i want to add... Just how we adress others. We always call other by auntie, uncle, bro(brother), sis or boss even when we didnt know any of them. All as one big family.
That's true. And I like it. I was not sure of it's significance first but then I understood the intention behind it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙏
Yeah when we start a job at new place or maybe someone just got hired at our workplace it only takes a week basically to being just colleagues. Then they will eventually be our friends. Just like that.
I as Malaysian thought we should learn from each other.. I really love how Germany response when there are emergency on the road.. you guys like making a line and so neat to make it easier for ambulance to pass by.. something that Malaysian should learn from you guys.. ^_^
Yes! That is so true. There actually is a law that requires Germans to leave the gap in the middle for the ambulance or police to pass through. It saves life!! There is a lot about traffic following the traffic rules that Malaysians can learn from Germans 😄. Wait for my next video 😅, or the one after the next...... it is coming and in preparation, haha!
Here in Malaysia, when you're warded in the govt. hospital, you're allowed one person helper amongst our family to accompany the sick. We too help the sick in the wards to feed them, if they don't have company
Thanks, but I see so many families coming to the hospital when one of their loved ones falls sick? Do I see it wrong? However, I heard about helping the poor and lonely ones in the wards and this is fantastic!
I like the personality of Karl-Heinz Weigang ( coach from Germany ). He once coached the Malaysian football team in the 1980s and the Perak state football team in the 1990s. He died on 12 June 2017 (aged 81)
Haha, because it is so ingrained in the neurology and culture. Only when you are outside of your own country can you recognise habits which are a bit funny, or different 😄
When i was germany hamburg, i lost my phone in a train. I contacted lost and found department, and there ir was, with the officer. Someone who found the phone passed to the lost and found department. Malaysia should learn something from this.
That's also true. Germans are very honest! When I found money in the house I lived with my parents, my mum send me from door to door to ask, if anyone lost it. I could only keep it, when no one came forward and claimed ownership! 😄
1. In Malaysia even after married the children will take care the welfare of thier parent / inlaw parents. 2. Malaysiaan will respect elders either within relative or non family . We call elder Brother, Sisters, Aunty, Uncle, Grandfather/ Grandfather. 3. Malaysian welcome guest / Respect and love to treat foods even to the foreigner either welcome them to the house , restaurant or at workplace . Malaysian culture giving or sharing foods with guest or to others is a blessing. 4. Malaysian love giving warm smiles because we believe is Blessing to other peoples life. 5. Helping others is Blessing to other who really need assistance. We believe once we helpping other with sincerer in futures our life will be ease by other ( Good Karma )
The shoe thing is weird because if you go just a bit north to Denmark you'll find that people do take off their shoes in the house. I think partly its because under-floor heating is more common in Scandinavia.
Absolutely love your views & perspectives. I know there WILL BE Malaysians who will hate this/take this the wrong way: "What can Malaysians learn from Germans?" Would love to explore your POV on this❤❤
Yes. This will be one of the next videos. In my mind already, just quite tough to put it into my timetable. Possibly next week 😀. Thank you for your support and encouraging words.
@@asiaminddynamics It was a long time ago and things were much different.👍🏻😊 There are several homestays or hotels that have rates that are considered cheap and reasonable near the beach. There are areas that have active communities with traditional cultural performances and also experience life in the forest.
Be considerate wherever and whenever we are and in dire condition practice anger management,be empathetic towards others do not hold grudges towards other people,help the needy feed the poor, be contempt with what you have
👉 I appreciate all your comments. Please be aware that I don't tolerate racism, hate speech, or online bullying in the comments section.
Let's behave like matured adults and keep the conversation respectful and polite.
However, I welcome thoughtful and intelligent comments and love to engage in a good discussion.
Let's make this a positive and inclusive space for all.
And design and manufacture proper cars.
Another thing, Malaysian easily accept people. You might see the malay politician discriminate the Chinese here but on the street the malays are nice and soft spoken person, we live together like brothers.
Another thing German have to learn from Malaysian is be humble. One thing respect the German is admit their mistake and move on.
I am a malaysian living in Melbourne. I always hv goosebumps hearing good comments like yours from foreigners. But sad thing is some groups don't appreciate this and try to cause division among races😢.
As Malaysian, one of the things we should learn from the Germans is how to win the World Cup in football 😀
There was once a saying: "Germany plays football against another team and in the end, Germany wins". But I am not sure if this is still true. Over the past few years, German football wasn't very successful, and, following the discussion in Germany, there are lots of critics. But let's see how it goes next year during the European Championships :-). Thank you for your comment. 👍
Currently, Germany are not doing great. But of course, it is always my pickup national team in Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) for 25 years long. ❤❤❤
The saying is by gary lineker…22 mens kick the ball for 90 minutes but in the end germany wins…😅
@@asiaminddynamicsLothar Matthäus is one of the greatest footballer ever.. 😅..
Azzurri...knock.. knock..😆😆
Malaysian will probably be too shy and too humble to teach the world but will proudly show people if they come to Malaysia. ☺️
You are right. Malaysians are shy and humble and that is a great trait, isn't it? Sadly, according to my opinion, that prevents the world to see Malaysia as a beautiful country to learn from. Would you agree?
True. I agree
Malaysians respect for elders regardless of race. Elderly strangers are usually addressed as uncles or aunties.
Yes, and the respect is still very strong. Thank you!
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What about Bangladeshis... They say that in your country you are despised Bangladeshis.. Is that right or wrong...?
Not in the environment i know in Germany 🤔😀
@@awansx3935 worry about this guy comment? Don't worry It's just a lonely gorilla from Konoha .. Bullying netizen in social media no 1 in The World...🦧
@Dausi363Lah 😂💪
I am teary when you remind us Malaysian help each other during the Covid pandemic and during the unexpected flood in Selangor. Yes, we have no one but each other our fellow Malaysians❤.
That's so true. Together as one. I appreciate you and your comment 🙏🤗
There was an interesting phrase during the Covid period. #kitajagakita
@@chungkimtan8102 yes, it was
The "no biggie" attitude and the kindness of most people are things that I appreciate in Malaysia after living almost two years in Germany. I remembered once I had an accident with a car in front of me. It was my fault that I hit the back of the car of a Malay guy. He was very angry at first when he got out of the car. But when he saw my apologetic face, he immediately smiled at me and said "tak apa" which means "it's okay". I gave him my number so that he could let me know the cost of repair. But he never called me.
What a beautiful story. And it happens so often. Everything goes easier with a smile and Malaysians Somehow mastered it 🙏.
@@arifff5185Tak faham apa yang tuan cuba sampaikan
True, Malaysians do get angry and mad but when the other person knows they are wrong and apologetic, we appreciate it. That is why we smile, cause everyone makes mistakes. How you handled that mistake is what we appreciate.
You made a very nice and valid point. Thank you for this.
German technology and German cars! The best in the world. I think that's due to a higher quality of German's education system. Malaysia still has a lot to learn from Germans.
I think that the German education system has a big role to play in the continuous development of Germany and let to many industrial breakthroughs. Something to learn from for any culture. Thank you for pointing that out!
Ja, da stimme ich dir zu!
Deutschland! Wir sind das beste!
Your German cars keep breaking down here in Malaysia. Especially Audi and Mercedes Benz vehicles.
I wish they were my German cars. I would be so rich, haha! 😳Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it 🙏
You know what? There was a song produced by the govt specifically to promote SMILE back in the 90’s when i was in primary school. Not sure what’s the title but it goes like this “Senyum seindah suria yang membawa cahaya, senyumlah dari hati, duniamu berseri”. That’s how important smile is to us Malaysians 😊 Even the govt promotes it
I googled it. It's called "Senyum Seindah Suria" by Jay Jay. Thank you for providing this information. Love it. 😄
@@asiaminddynamics you are welcome. There are a few newer malay songs about smile (e.g: Senyum by malique and senyum by aziz harun) So yeah. Smile is a big part of our culture ☺️
Seems to be true. Thank you for that 🤗
@@sjismail4600Raihan has a song titled Senyum as well. SenyumlaaaAAAAAaaaAAAaaah~ Senyum senyum senyum
There's an English version: A smile is a funny thing - it lightens up your face. And when it's gone, you'll never find its secret hiding place... 😊
Fellow German here. Been in this most wonderful country with my family for 23 years. I can relate mostly to 'not smiling and always complaining' being such a turn-off but whilst Germany may take the crown I also find that is a general trait of Western countries vs Asian countries.
Things to add: 11) International school education is much higher in MY, 12) Healthcare system is much better, 13) MY friends are happy for you if you achieve something rather than being jealous.
Oh wow. Another longterm Mat Salleh. I appreciate your comment and contribution and yes, I wholeheartedly agree! 👊
mostly every people in malaysia would be proud if his friend achieve that something you did not expect
I was once stuck in a 3 hour standstill in Karak Highway, everyone shut their cars and got out to mingle and socialize until traffic started moving again. I doubt this happens anywhere else.
Now that is what I appreciate about Malaysia. Where else would this be possible? In fact, wouldn't you think it is possible to even form business or personal relation during such events, haha? 🤣
Not to mention, the waze. Man, so funny. Got pantun also
@@hafizatulsufiahyaacob5186 Yea bro, waze map chats during jam always cheers me up. lol
@@asiaminddynamics 100% agree.
@@nickwong31 it's just wacky
I think what we Malaysians really needs to protect are our precious rivers, forests and animals. Because our jungles and villages are really beautiful.
I am totally with you on this! 💪🙏
Concur! 💪🏻
I lived in malaysia for quiet sometime.malaysians openness kindness hospitable.they may not be perfect but they are the most genuine
Thanks for your comment and yes, it's amazing, isn't it?
My sisters living in Australia more then 30 years, they still hunt for Malaysian food in Australia!! 😂😂
Haha, I believe that, easily. Malaysian food is just so good.
Mix marriage between races is absolutely a beautiful event.
Combination of language, food, fashion & culture... it's just awesome.
We are so blessed to live on the land that have no volcano, no typhoon & no earth quake.
And Malaysian people are like a big family. Yes, like a normal healthy family, we love, we argue , we teased & we help each other but if anyone tried to break our family... believe me, we will unite & fight back.
Thank you for giving good reviews about Malaysia. May God bless you. Have a blessed day!
So beautifully described. And I am totally with you on this. Thank you for sharing your insights :-)
I've always believed that Malaysians are like siblings. We fight and argue with each other i.e. the Chinese will say bad things about Malays, Malays will say bad things about the Indians and Chinese etc. But if a foreigner or foreign press say anything bad about Malaysia... Whole of Malaysia, no matter the race, will band together and fight back.
Love being a part of the Malaysian family! 😁
@arlenesharida9215 Haha, yeah, that's spot on. Like a big family with up and downs but deep inside of our heart, we all love each other 🙏🤗. Thanks for your comment and I appreciate you 🙏
Those points are very true and many Malaysians take them for granted actually...not realising they are very much appreciated by foreigners. Thank you for pointing them out.!!
Yes, that's sad, isn't it, that many only realise the beauty of something, once it is gone. Let's preserve this in Malaysia! 👊
I lived in Heidelberg before, but I do believe this issue applied to whole of Europe. I always have trouble using the washroom. Even in my own house. My number 11 of Germany can learn from MY would be to install bidet in the toilet. Not everyone would fancy a wet toilet though. But since we've so used to clean our parts with water after done with our business, it's really hard to not have water in the toilet.
Oh yes, that's something sorely missing in many parts of the world. Thank you for sharing and pointing out another learning 🙏🤗
An American couple just came back from China complaining they can’t find water gun or bidet in the toilet not like Malaysia. They said in China every where people use tissue paper and not clean hehehe
Bring an empty mineral bottle to the toilet. So that you can fill it with tap water at the sink before you proceed with your business. 😅
In Germany after 10 pm U already at rural .. can't make noise.. if U make noise .. U better watch up..
@juanryansasaki5522 oh so true 🤣👍
God created so many races and nations so that we learn from each other...but u pointing out our malaysian best values u saw makes us malaysian realize to treasure our own culture/customs more. Thank u so much. ❤
I am happy you like the video. You are awesome and I thank you for your comment 🤗
Having grown up with all that values I never realized how amazing we are until you pointed out in such an approach that surely will make others think that we are specials. But one thing for sure, we are not perfect. We made mistakes in the past just to make sure it won't repeat ever.
We all made mistakes. That's normal and human - and it makes us beautiful. But I believe that every country should look outside to see, what they can learn from others, and try to adopt it to their own.
As a Malaysian Chinese, we learned Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, English in school time.
And I can speak and read Hockien, Cantonese fluently as well. Pretty common in Malaysia
This is amazing and it amazes me about Malaysia. Malaysia could be a world power just because of the language proficiency of its people. and wow, you are REALLY good if you master all of them.
Thank you for your comment 🙏🏼, and I appreciate you for this 🤗
It's not me only. Most Malaysian Chinese can do that.
All Chinese can speak Mandarin.
We study Bahasa, English in school. That's make 2 languages for sure; and Chinese students studied Mandarin in Chinese primary or secondary school.
Indian studied Tamil in Indian secondary school
Everyone studied Bahasa in secondary school too. That's make 3 languages officially.
For Chinese mostly we speak 2 or 3 Chinese dialects. It depends on families and friends.
I myself can speak Cantonese and Hockien. So it's not uncommon for Malaysian can speak 2 or 3 dialects here.
To add
2. We do used fork and spoon but mostly we use our fingers to eat
10. We use 4 language in a sentence and still made sense
11. We respect other religion. We are free to practice religion without preaching it to people of different beliefs.
What a wonderful comment and so true! I appreciate your input 😄
Let’s go and makan, then tarpau the capati. Boleh ?
@@chungkimtan8102 jom makan, lepastu bungkus capati. Itu kan maksud kau?
@@chungkimtan8102 boleh. Geht schon!
No 2) is more for Muslims.
Non muslims we eat with fork & spoon or chopsticks
Very very good, right to the spot and unfortunately true and probably will not change soon. I am Swiss - German speaking - and the same things you said goes for here; very difficult to make friends, no smiles and all the other. I am retired, worked for Lufthansa based in Frankfurt, but prefere to live in Asian / Latin American Countries (Thailand, Mexico etc) mainly because of the friendly and welcome poeple. I consider now moving to Malasia for my last years of retirement. Sehr guter Bericht, Danke Andreas, weiter so.
❤Gruesse aus Basel, Schweiz.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. I really appreciate it. I always appreciated the staff in Lufthansa, very professional, and really, no one would mess with them 😅. Come to Malaysia and reach out. It is a beautiful place :-)
PLUS point for Germany
1) vocational training is as important as Uni degree
2) dedicated and well connected cycling paths
3) well maintained public parks and facilities
4) driving manner
5) well preserved historical buildings
This is wonderful input. I might use them in my next video 😄 thank you for sharing.
Oh ya, the german appreciate and value the old technology and machine too e.g steam trains, Zeppelin, cars and mills
In Malaysia we have 'balik kampong' and in Indonesia they have 'mudik lebaran', we travel back to our hometown (kampong), where usually our parents live, to celebrate the special occasion or festivals (eids)
That's right and I so appreciate your comment, and my journey back to my wife's Kampung. Where is your Kampung?
Thanks for reminding me how friendly my country is. I’m glad I’ve learned something about German too.
I am glad that Malaysia welcomed me and your comment just reenforced the positive vibes 🤗. Thank you 🙏
So many thing Malaysian need to learn from Germany...
Automobiles technology
Nuclear precision equipment
Safety
Autobahn
Weapon industry
Etc
All the best to Germany😊
I like your points and might add them to my upcoming video! Thank you for your input 😄
The local Malaysian cars last longer here than the German cars.
I think malaysia is like a house where they are many rooms and each room resided an ethnic in there. For each room one ethnic. But there rooms also for the ethnic that have different religion from the majority. And everyone with different religion will go out from the ethnic room and come into religion room where they discuss the issues related to their religion and spend times with people of the same faith. In that house also there's a living room where everyone can be together and miggle around. But when it's time, everyone return to their ethnic room because there is where their family live in and make them feel like home. Its looks segregated but this is how you keep the harmonious relationship in multiracial country which each group still embrace and stick to their values in the same time have respect toward others.
This is just such a WOW comment. What a beautiful outline. I really like it! 😄
I have a German friend who is super hilarious in his own way, first time I met him, I asked him what did Germans do for fun and he answered.... fun is a word that doesn't exist in German vocabulary 😂 I have to say my German friends do complain a lot but they're all awesome folks no less!
Yep. I love my German friends. I know them for over 40 years and we laugh a lot. Thank you for sharing your experience 👍
Its really nice to hear all these wonderful and true things about Malaysia, where we do take things for granted and still complain. Above all I love my country Malaysia.
Thank you and I appreciate a nice and supportive comment in the morning. 😃 You made my day. 👊
Thank you so much
Thank you for pointing out good things about Malaysia.
My pleasure and it is easy to find good things about Malaysia! 😄
The fact that all of the good things you said about Malaysia are still true makes me very happy. As Malaysia progresses towards becoming a developed society like Germany, I hope that more Malaysians watch your video as a reminder to conserve all the lovely things you described before they begin to deteriorate. The society in the big cities is currently becoming more westernised, whether as a result of lifestyle choices or out of respect for personal space, which has prevented individuals from intruding each other's private spaces. I was able to better understand how different the two societies-old and modern-are when you compared Germany and Malaysia. Malaysia's urban society is now becoming more comparable to that of Germany, as you mentioned in the video.
Thank you. Your warm words made my day!. And yes, while urbanisation is something that cannot be prevented, we should try to preserve as much as possible from positive traditional values.
@@asiaminddynamics - Very true, especially when it comes to civility, decency, and shyness to be impolite to our guests and the elderly.
Our latest problem in Malaysia that is eroding our "we" "social" culture is the size of houses especially apartments and even condo getting smaller and smaller 900sq ft, 500 sq ft. Not even enough space to chill in your room on the floor, barely enough for a bed and a wardrobe. For the Muslims, not even enough space to pray without bumping into the furniture.
Inviting ppl over means like inviting 4-6 ppl max. Bye bye to hanging out at home with our big families. We have to rendezvous outside of our home, 'schedule' visits, target family members who have big houses.
So yeah, the lax government policies, greed of property developers, and us not standing up to our rights to better living conditions that suit our demeanor, family ties, culture and even religious needs are contributing to the erosion of our unity and strength. SPACE MATTERS.
@@user-wr8pu2xk9z - The high cost of living is the main factor that has changed people's way of life in today's society, particularly urban dwellers. A large family could once be afforded, but because of the high cost of living, many people today struggle just to afford a small flat in the cities, and other people only want to have one or two children. People therefore just look for residences that fall within their price range. Therefore, if they still have the money, any family gatherings like weddings, birthday parties, or just get-togethers should be held elsewhere.
@@user-wr8pu2xk9z oh yes. This is what happened in the west as well.
Malaysians respect their elders by calling them uncle and aunt even they don't know each other...
Yes, that's right. And it is nice, right? 😄
We do had a bond with our neighbours in the city. Usually every housing area had a community group where we can organise a meeting,celebrating hari raya or what ever festival or any problem arises....
That's actually true. We do this in my condominium here, and it is nice. Thank you for your addition! 😄
Amazing video.
Totally agree with number 9.
Cultural freedom (hence diversity) is real. I dun see that yet in any other country. I only get to appreciate that after living outside Msia for many years.
Thank you. And yes, i have visited so many countries in so many continents and it's really hard to match Malaysia! Cultural diversity is a thing worth keeping and treasuring!
Cultural Freedom? If you really know. It's a dominated racist country. Don't judge the country by its surface as a tourist
@@wendyshoowaiching4161 - Hello! I think u miss the bus!😅
He already staying here almost 30 years!
What a racism u are!!! 🤨
@@wendyshoowaiching4161Even India ban Thaipusam. Even HK and China don't have extensive 15 days Chinese New year celebration. The jumping on poles move on liondance is a Malaysian creation. Nyonya peranakan in any other country would have been dubbed as cultural appropriation. What cultural freedom, dare you ask?
@@wendyshoowaiching4161 .... I grew up there. And i compare Msia with its neighbours and many countries across the globe. I only understand what is cultural freedom many many years into my adult life. It is not something obvious to Msians cos like I did, it is too often taken for granted. I study the history of Msia more than any Msian I know. I know what I mean by cultural freedom. Most Msians dun. No offense intended to anyone in my explaining.
I can challenge any Msian to debate on what I say.
I'm always wondering why foreigner think people smile is a unique to Malaysian? Are the people smile to their family and close friend only or is it just their culture to be wary among the people? This is question only, I don't have any intention to offend anyone. Because it's awkward whenever I smile at the foreigner and they give me suspicious eyes. Not all foreigner, but some of them. In malaysia, smile a form of greeting or acknowledge people without words. You can greet people with smile anywhere without words and they will respond with a smile back. Then I watch your video and highlight the smile to people. I didn't know it was a unique traits to have because it's such a natural trait in Malaysia. I hope people all over the world can smile more. When you smile, surprisingly you have the strength to face your day, even if you have an unlucky day. That is my opinion and it does work for me. When you smile, others will also smile too.
Your awesome comment requires a longer response, because you said something which is very true and to the point. And my opinion comes as a German 😃. It is in our bones to be weary when people smile at us. Especially if they are strangers. The instant evaluation comes.... "what does he (and I say he, but it can involve a she) want from me? What is he up to? I got to be careful, they want my money, or more from me." As such, even a natural smile from a Malaysian is evaluated like this. I have the feeling that Malaysians are a kind lot of people. They smile, and are friendly. The warmth of your smile is shown in the eyes..... which is important, of course, as well, because there are smiles on the lips but not in the eyes. But still, because Germans are in a foreign country, out of the water, they can't quite read it and thus, retreat.
Do I make sense to you?
@@asiaminddynamics I see. That's sad. to associate a smile with hidden intention. I hope more people can smile naturally and without fear. Who knows, maybe a smile can save someone from drowning in their inner demon.
@@taqwadynamic it is quite sad considering that a smile can shift worlds and beliefs.
This point makes me remember Russian for some reason. Russian as a whole also don't smile at people, not saying they're not going to be friendly, it's just culturally they don't just smile to strangers. And I think I've heard someone said, weather also plays a "minor" role. People who come from colder climate rarely smile, people who come from tropical climate smile more easily to people. Their observation not mine.
Always smiling. Smile is free. You don't have to pay for it.
I've been living in Germany for 10 year, married to German. I can relate to your points..may I add some more? It bothers me that restaurants here don't have sink to wash hand. I don't want to go toilet to wash hands. My hands got dirty again after i opened the toilet door. Not to mention I lost my appetite after i smell something horrible in the toilet during my hand washing.
Igs! I can relate. That's why I open the toilet door with tissues. Thank you so much for sharing. Such an important point 👊
For what it's worth:
Some cheapo eateries in Malaysia don't provide soap for washing. Sometimes they even dilute the hand wash.
True
Regarding the malaysia family gathering in the rural parts, malaysia achieve independence 66 years ago. And with rapid industrialisation and urbanisation many of the older generation still lives in the rural parts. So many of the family members will go to their parent's house or grandparents as a meeting point.
Yes, that is true. The homes of the elderly is the gathering point of the family. Thank you for your explanation and your comment 😄
Your points are hilariously true and definitely brought back memories of the many situations I had personally encountered. I still cannot get my kids to eat rice with a spoon!
I think you've covered the major points. Thank you for making Malaysia and Malaysians look beautiful!
Malaysia and Malaysians are beautiful, and thank you for your comment. When you say my points are hilariously true..... do you mean, I actually showed humour, as a German? 😂😃
Malaysian love complaint too😂... But complaint for good😅
1: Respecting the elders. 2. Take care of parents when they are old, as opposed to senior houses and old folks home.
Yes, your points are so important! So incredibly important. Thank you for sharing.
And even if they can't do it full time,they find alternatives that could help like elderly daycare. Kinda like kindergarten but for the elderly. Usually for those who live in the city and work full fulltime. At least, this way, the parents are not alone and will be properly cared.
All Malaysian elderly are called aunty & uncle as a big one family.
Semoga dunia bertambah aman dan damai...
I am with you on this! Thank you!
This list is normal as Malaysian….. even smiling….. I’m surprise German feels weird if smile with no reason…. For us smiling is a sign of respect and love….. 😊😊😊
I love how you put it. A smile is a sign of respect and love. That's wonderful! 😄
One point you forget to highlights is.. M'sia 🇲🇾 is "Truly Asia"!!!🤗
Ahhhhy. This, i mentioned in my other video about my 30 years of arrival in Malaysia. Have you watched it? 🙏💪
Childhoods story..My father 100% will slap me if my friends waiting for me out side while I'm eating something..STOP EATING OR CALL IN YOUR FRIENDS AND EAT TOGETHER.. Teaching to respect and be good manners to everyone..
It's nearly always about installing the right values and beliefs into the minds of the young ones. The outcome of the education is what you see later in life - agree? 😅😄
@@asiaminddynamics absolutely
i'm a filipino and would love to say what can filipinos learn from malaysia
Please feel free to add to your comment. This would be an awesome addition 😁
Agree with you. I always saying this to my family, friends, colleague that, we didnt realize how good Malaysia is until you are venturing out of the country and living at foreign country as an expatriate. Living abroad for many years and travelling around make me love my country more.. And uh.. Yeah, my family are consists of 4 different nationalities, 6 races and different language as 1st language and believe in 3 different religions.. No matter how different its sound, we agreed on one think Malaysia is the best to live in 😅
Wow. Your family is amazing. Possibly representing the future - i dare say so. It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 🤗👍
Thank you andreas for the nice words.. we do have multi-political issues too.. but we see it as a storm in a tea cup.. the calm will come after the storm.. it always does.. coz we are one large family..
I love how you see it, and yes, Malaysia somehow has a way in dealing with issues. There is a quick storm, but it's over quickly! 😄
This is the best content about Malaysia i have ever seen
Awwwww. Thank you. You made my day 🤗🙏
Why Germans dont smile?
Maybe because of the weather.
Malaysia is full of sunshine.
It effects our mood.
Could be the weather. You might be right but really, Malaysians smile a lot.
I was in Germany recently. A lovely country, especially how everything was very efficient. Hamburg was especially lovely. However, the biggest challenge, as a non-German speaker, was trying to navigate through the city with everything in German. It was hard to find anything in English. Even the shows on TV were all translated to German. Besides that, enjoyed my trip.
Oh yes, that's what I realized as well when I came from Malaysia to visit Germany. It's terrible for foreign visitors. Thank you for sharing your experience.
hi sir thank you for highlight our Malaysian values 👍🏻👍🏻
Well ..those foreigner i think need to learn how to use the word 'lah' in their sentence, i e come on lah ,no lah, i am hungry lah..etc 😂 ' lah' just a word without any specific meaning that we always use here ,just to add flavor and humor..but we can know if the person is angry or happy from the way they pronounce their ' lah' i.e no lah ( meaning ' i don't want, please go away) ..no laaahhhl ( angry and fed up)
We all try our best. It is easy to adopt to something but it is hard sometimes to get it right! Thank you for your comment. 😃
So lively video. Interesting points to compare both cultures. Friendliness, you learnt from Malaysia.😊
Thank you so much and I agree, the friendliness is something outstanding in Malaysia! 😄
Thanks for sharing the extraordinary habits, behaviors, social life and other important stuff about Malaysia, it's true that Malaysia is a blessed country and the people are very friendly and helpful to others, just a small and friendly advice for you that you should not compare Malaysia to any other specific country like you did with Germany, you can admire the blessings in Malaysia but please do not put them on one side of the scale and other country on the other side of the scale. There are lots countries same like Germany that are not similar like Malaysia, hopefully you got my point of view. God bless you for appreciation of others kindness and helpfulness.
Thank you for sharing your insights and I appreciate your advice. 👊
Malaysia people love each others.. and smile always😅 from Malaysia.... welcome to Malaysia ,so many varieties food here..😅😂😅😂..until you sleep in smiles 😁 we like BMW 😅
Oh I love Malaysian food. The BEST in the world, my a mile, haha! And yes, smiles all around, and more smiles if the food is good!
Try to join wedding event in kampung like felda.. Then u will realise about (bekwoh/gotong royong).. No need wedding planner or catering guys.. Almost whole street/block/kampung will join n give hand..
Thanks for joining the discussion. I attended many weddings and totally agree with you!
12:00 it happens in both village and city, we love having friends over to celebrate 🎉
Nice. And yes, I am off to visit a friend tonight. Would you say that it is more common in the rural areas? Nevertheless it is something that I really enjoy in Malaysia. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is much appreciated 🙏🏽🤗
Very interesting video. Thanks a lot indeed for the valuable information
Thank you for watching it and taking the time to comment. I appreciate you 🙏
Brilliant 👌. This video makes me tear a bit . Thank you for stressing about the beauty and importance of "unity in diversity".
I am glad you enjoyed it. I like to create such videos because it reiterates in me, how beautiful Malaysia and the Malaysian people are 😃
Other thing Malaysians can learn from Germans is how to complaint. Complaint can make improvement on something eg. complaining about broken footpath, potholes on roads, poor service etc.
You are right. A complain can be good. But to complain for the sake of complaining is not that good. A complain can be a way forward toward innovation, would you agree?
@@asiaminddynamics yes agree
I really appreciate the quality, service and caring of Germany hospital where my son get his treatment during his study...
That's a nice comment and I am glad that your son was well taken care of. I hope that your son is ok again?
I love this different point of view thank you. There are things that I can learn from Germany ways too.
We all can and should learn from wherever we can. Would you agree? I learned tons from Malaysia 🙏😁
Malaysia never enter world cup but we had a German coach long ago. Karl is his name.
That would be a dream, wouldn't it? But it would also take a long, long time, right now!
Karl heinz weigang to be exact…he even stayed on and eventually died here in malaysia few years ago…he also fell in love with malaysia i guess…
@ikramkencang8665 he died in Germany, not here. Rip. I met him once before covid19. Stern man. I asked him why malaysian football is not getting better compared to 1970s. He said this to me:
1. School playground in towns and cities are getting smaller or none. So children cannot play football.
2. In the 1970s Malaysians of all races played football. Now it is mostly the majority race that played it. So skills and strategies are limited. That include coaches.
3. In FAM, politicians are in football association. Not technical people who knows football.
M a Malaysian and working in the Republic of Croatia & my same building neighbor is German... Hi Peter Schmidt! He is so kind, invited me to his house and served me coffee & cake when I first touched down...
I am so glad that you have a positive experience. I was in Croatia a few years back for a visit and loved the place. It is beautiful 😄
Germany has reunification of east Germany and west Germany. That is a success as well
Oh yes, this is a huge success, but it came with a lot of struggle, something that is still lingering badly.
Wow! I appreciate you and the many comments from your side! You are amazing 😄👊
You have a good heart like Malaysian. Bravo
Thank you 🤗. You made my day 🙏
Nice job..sincere and straightforward...all the best ..
Thank you! I appreciate your compliment!
Great observations Andreas
Thank you so much for your support 💪🙏
im not good in english... but i merely would like to say: some malaysian still not appreciate the harmonious scene we have because of ethnocentric attitude base on politic and personal perception....
Oh, I thank you for taking the effort to write in English. Your English is surely better than my Bahasa, so be proud of it! And yes, terima kasih untuk komen awak juga!
Brilliant observation Andreas. Danke Andreas. 😊
Thank you, Yuva, and I appreciate your support. Thank you and have a great weekend!
people like you are always welcome anywhere 👍
Oh Thank you. You made my day 🙏🤗
Greetings from Sabah East Malaysia ❤❤❤
I love Sabah. Which place are you from?
So amazing insight! Malaysia Boleh!
Malaysia Boleh! And I appreciate your comment and support!
I get to meet polite and good foreigners on CZcams but not on the streets. When I say foreign tourist who visit Malaysia, I meant everyone including Singaporean. It's like almost all foreign tourists I met think they are a superior race who do not need any help even when they are in a helpless situation. Even then as a Malaysian, I will and always smile,be friendly and willing to help.
I concur. And I overheard similar conversations as well. It is sad, because no one is faultless. But I really and sincerely hope that you keep smiling. If you can change just one person, one perception, you have changed a life! Thank you for your beautiful contribution sharing your experience. 😃
If i want to add... Just how we adress others. We always call other by auntie, uncle, bro(brother), sis or boss even when we didnt know any of them. All as one big family.
That's true. And I like it. I was not sure of it's significance first but then I understood the intention behind it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙏
love the disclaimer. it preps us for anything.
The disclaimer in the comments or the disclaimer in the video? And yes, I want to avoid misinterpretation. Thanks for your support 😃
Wow..i have goosebump while watching your video...and yes, im malaysian..😅😅😅
Thank you! I appreciate your comment and you as a person 🙏🤗. I am happy you enjoyed the video 😁
Yeah when we start a job at new place or maybe someone just got hired at our workplace it only takes a week basically to being just colleagues. Then they will eventually be our friends. Just like that.
That's exactly it. Thank you for sharing your experience. And, most people stay in touch with their corner colleagues as well. 🤗
I as Malaysian thought we should learn from each other.. I really love how Germany response when there are emergency on the road.. you guys like making a line and so neat to make it easier for ambulance to pass by.. something that Malaysian should learn from you guys.. ^_^
Yes! That is so true. There actually is a law that requires Germans to leave the gap in the middle for the ambulance or police to pass through. It saves life!! There is a lot about traffic following the traffic rules that Malaysians can learn from Germans 😄. Wait for my next video 😅, or the one after the next...... it is coming and in preparation, haha!
Here in Malaysia, when you're warded in the govt. hospital, you're allowed one person helper amongst our family to accompany the sick. We too help the sick in the wards to feed them, if they don't have company
Thanks, but I see so many families coming to the hospital when one of their loved ones falls sick? Do I see it wrong? However, I heard about helping the poor and lonely ones in the wards and this is fantastic!
@@asiaminddynamics We help each other. We are colour blind. We are not racist at the wards
During visiting hours allow many person visit but to stay during night or non visiting hours usually only 1 person
That's true!
I like the personality of Karl-Heinz Weigang ( coach from Germany ). He once coached the Malaysian football team in the 1980s and the Perak state football team in the 1990s. He died on 12 June 2017 (aged 81)
Thank you for sharing his story. I appreciate it. He lives on in your memory and that shows how great you are as a person 🤗🙏
Im still cant understand why in house need wear shoes that used for outdoor😅
Haha, because it is so ingrained in the neurology and culture. Only when you are outside of your own country can you recognise habits which are a bit funny, or different 😄
Danke Schoen for sharing, Andreas. Grusse Dich .
Alles klar dan Terima Kasih 💪
When i was germany hamburg, i lost my phone in a train. I contacted lost and found department, and there ir was, with the officer. Someone who found the phone passed to the lost and found department. Malaysia should learn something from this.
That's also true. Germans are very honest! When I found money in the house I lived with my parents, my mum send me from door to door to ask, if anyone lost it. I could only keep it, when no one came forward and claimed ownership! 😄
@@asiaminddynamics . Haha.
I use fork and spoon depends on what i eat. Usually i don't use it when eating chicken, rather use hands.
Yep, fork and spoon for everything for me, and my hands. So much more convenient 😄
You also is one of us sir...We Are Malaysian.. Thank You for suct a great information you gave . Love from Malaysia❤❤
Thank you for your kindness. I appreciate you and your comment 🤗🙏
thank you sir for your encouraging opinion about Malaysia
Thank you for your great comment and yes, i love Malaysia
Now it will be interesting to make a video what can Malaysia learn from Germany. I am sure there are plenty. Thank you.
Coming coming. I am just slightly behind schey 😁😅. But thanks for your sub and comment 💪
that true bro, i realize it when you telling this. When i was in europe mostly people no time to talk to you feel so busy with their works.
Thank you, and yes, it's a sad case. To busy to get to know other people. 😃
1. In Malaysia even after married the children will take care the welfare of thier parent / inlaw parents.
2. Malaysiaan will respect elders either within relative or non family . We call elder Brother, Sisters, Aunty, Uncle, Grandfather/ Grandfather.
3. Malaysian welcome guest / Respect and love to treat foods even to the foreigner either welcome them to the house , restaurant or at workplace . Malaysian culture giving or sharing foods with guest or to others is a blessing.
4. Malaysian love giving warm smiles because we believe is Blessing to other peoples life.
5. Helping others is Blessing to other who really need assistance. We believe once we helpping other with sincerer in futures our life will be ease by other ( Good Karma )
Thank you for your outline. I really appreciate it. 😄
The shoe thing is weird because if you go just a bit north to Denmark you'll find that people do take off their shoes in the house. I think partly its because under-floor heating is more common in Scandinavia.
It's weird, isn't it? But I think it might be changing...... Slowly, so!
Not only in Denmark, in Germany too. I live in Germany for 46yrs. They have such things called "House shoes".
Im from sabah Malaysia...thank you 😊
Sabah is great! Thank you for commenting and your support 🤗
Thank you very much for this wonderful video. God bless you for sharing your thoughts about Malaysia. Thank you again.
Thank you. You made my day 🙏🤗
Absolutely love your views & perspectives. I know there WILL BE Malaysians who will hate this/take this the wrong way: "What can Malaysians learn from Germans?"
Would love to explore your POV on this❤❤
Yes. This will be one of the next videos. In my mind already, just quite tough to put it into my timetable. Possibly next week 😀. Thank you for your support and encouraging words.
Hello brother thanks for sharing this video with us all the best
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏🤗
Smile more and stay healthy.. stress free . 😄
That's the easiest way to live a wonderful life, isn't it? Thank you for your comment 🤗
Watching from Melaka, Malaysia 🇲🇾🌺
Great. Welcome to my channel. And i love Melaka 🙏💪
@@asiaminddynamics Thank you...
Have you ever visited Turtle Conservation and Information Center Melaka ? 🐢
Actually, i did not 😳. But visited the different parts of the town many times. First time in 1983, taking a bus from KL. It was a long ride 😅
@@asiaminddynamics
It was a long time ago and things were much different.👍🏻😊
There are several homestays or hotels that have rates that are considered cheap and reasonable near the beach.
There are areas that have active communities with traditional cultural performances and also experience life in the forest.
Oh, i get it. Thank you.
Thank you for this wonderful video. Danke.
Did you enjoy it?
@@asiaminddynamics Yes, I did, thank you, I was trying to think what else I could add. 😄
Wonderful. I am sure you find a thing or two 🙏
@@asiaminddynamics Yes, I think so too. 😄
@@Yasin_Affandi Looking forward to your thoughts and ideas 😁💪😉
Indeed. 😊
Thank you 💪
Be considerate wherever and whenever we are and in dire condition practice anger management,be empathetic towards others do not hold grudges towards other people,help the needy feed the poor, be contempt with what you have
That's a nice point of view. Thank you for sharing 😁🙏
Thank you my friend...Danke
Thank you too. I appreciate your comment 😁
Yah... when we meet someone we'll asked sudah makan where's the best food we can eat...
Betul and that's actually such a nice statement, right?
Thanks, you make me smile.
Thank you. You're comment makes me smile as well 🤗