Interesting Facts of Malaysia
Interesting Facts of Malaysia on the Local Folks' Eating Habits:
1.) Malays and other ethnic races of Malaysia actually eat using their fingers instead of using spoons, knives and forks.
2.) The staple food for Malaysians is rice. Many Malaysians eat rice for breakfast (usually in the form of nasi lemak, rice for lunch (usually white rice and other side dishes such as meat, vegetables, egg and/or fish), and rice for dinner (sometimes plain rice or fried rice). Rice or special rice dishes are served during engagements, weddings, parties and any kind of social events.
3.) One of the Malaysians' favourite drink is teh tarik, which is hot tea flavoured with sweetened milk. This drink has to undergo a rigorous process of being 'stretched' or 'pulled' by a teh tarik brewer, who would ensure that the drink is well shaken and stirred before being served to the customer.
4.) Malaysians love to eat. Holidays, social events and family gatherings are an opportunity to have 'open houses', banquets and buffet dinners at hotels. Invite a Malaysian for dinner and you'd rarely get no for an answer.
Interesting Facts of Malaysia on Malaysian Roads and Drivers:
1.) Malaysians drive on the right side of the road and the driver seat in on the left.
2.) Though illegal, Malaysians nowadays like to drive whilst talking on their mobile phones. This has been the cause of many road accidents.
3.) Kuala Lumpur and Selangor have some of the worst traffic jams in the region.
4.) The road systems in Peninsular Malaysia, especially in the West Coast, are one of the best in the region.
5.) The most popular Malaysia-made cars for students, young folks and those with low income is the cute little Kancil ("CLK"), which is a small car that can accommodate 1-4 passengers.
Interesting Facts of Malaysia on Malaysian Pastimes
1.) Malaysians love watching and playing football. Though the local team leaves much to be desired, Malaysians are avid fans of Manchester United, Leeds, Liverpool and other EPL teams.
2.) Malays in the past used to play with gasing (spinning tops), congkak (traditional board game) and wau (kites).
Modern Malays play games on their computers or the Playstation and X-Box.
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