First Time at Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Street Market: Unexpected Incident Shocks Us! MY

Embark on our first-ever journey to Petaling Street Market in Kuala Lumpur! We dive into the bustling atmosphere, savour delicious local delicacies, and soak up the vibrant culture. But amidst the excitement, an unexpected incident left us feeling anxious and on edge. Watch the full video to see the surprising turn of events and how we managed it.
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[@Turtle88877]

If you don't feel right, better trust your instincts. Better be safe than sorry later. Sometimes you have to be a little rude to set boundaries and protect yourself. Take care and stay safe guys. Sending hugs from Penang Island. 🏝️

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@Turtle88877 thank you for the advice! It definitely was a shock to us 😟

[@mjo750]

The guy who asked you 380 for that knock off should be reported. That's robbery.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

We agree that it was a high price!

[@AhmadZackreas]

That scumbag want to scam you

[@dravindion]

Most of the vendors are foreigners from Bangladesh. They are not local Indians mind you. The Malaysians who owned the stalls have employed them. The irony of a tourist attraction run by majority foreigners. Its a disgrace to be honest. The government and the tourism ministry have done nothing to put this right. What a pity. I recommend that you go to Kampung Baru or you can take a food tour of Kampong Baru. Many good guides can be found online. Some other places you should visit are Little India, Selangor Pewter and Sunway Lagoon. Definitely worth your time. Stay safe and enjoy your visit.

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

When did the transition happen? I've been away for a long time from Malaysia.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Wow that is so interesting!! We didn’t realise!

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

@@nomadfamilyjourney They flock to the city in hundreds of thousands during weekends and public holidays. They make women, especially tourists, feel uncomfortable by relentlessly leering at them, and the latter (the tourists) think they are Malaysian.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@ROYAL_REBEL I unfortunately have heard of this from other tourist before. It is definitely a shame!!

[@azidinzidin9234]

U're 100% right. They are not Malaysian👍

[@coolriffs.]

Those weird people are most likely foreigners, not local.. pls be careful.. unlike in Tmn Connaught night market, who are mostly local vendors and customers

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Yes, unfortunately it was a foreigner, not a local!

[@rizlanghazali985]

True, You will see that China town is not really served by Malaysian Chinese people...

[@zazleezakiabdulmalek4722]

Go to Petaling Street only for the food.. if you must buy something else, stick to the shoplot buildings.. only if you must

[@SekolahRimbaStudio]

Please find local products and artisans in Central Market, and local night markets. Most malls around KL also have many local brand with quality as good and sometimes even better than international branded products. Sending best wishes for your stay around Malaysia.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for your recommendations! We really want to support local :)

[@rizlanghazali985]

When in Petaling street bargain slightly below 50%, any deal closed over 50% walk away...

[@late_bette]

Keep eating that spicy mango! Can’t believe you said ppl at home thought it was weird. Mexican, Caribbean, Southeast Asian all eat spicy mango & I’m sure plenty more! You’re in good company 🥭 🔥

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@late_bette amazing!! Thank you! We really enjoyed it!!

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Hope that you guys have had a good day exploring KL and what it has to offer.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Petaling Street used to be a good place to shop, not necessarily fake items. Don't be fooled by the immigrants workers by the pricing. If you really spend some time at the malls, you may find some good quality items on sale.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

It’s been great!!!

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@nomadfamilyjourney Wonderful. 😀

[@charlesjc893]

Fyi...All things in Petaling Street are imitation and the vendors there are majority foreigners.Bargaining is common there.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@fifik2108]

As many have mentioned all of the items at petaling are knock off and poorly made- I once looked at a watch for a few minutes and while I kept saying no as I truly was not interested, the price of the watch dropped from 500rm to 50rm.and when I walked away he started screaming at me. Also know that most of these shops are connected- if you ask for something in a different color or style, they will just go three stalls down and bring it to you- if you really want something from petaling street make sure to bargain with the vendor and check the quality and always keep your eye on the one you want and are negotiating on as they are very good at bait and switch. If you are in the mood to bargain it can be a fun place to shop.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@fifik2108 oh wow! Screamed at you! That’s not good at all! I’m sorry you had that experience!

[@salmazain1212]

Pls dont go petaling street full of bangladesh vietnamese .. i have bad experience there ..only im just take a look the watch .. and he force me to buy ..and im reject he chase me and i run from there … so sad 😢im malaysian but itwas long time ago.. but plss report ..at least the authorites will take action..i guess police wil inchange .. pls report

[@wan-ex1xc]

they(foreign worker) just robbed you, theres no way those bag or shoes prices rm380 and rm210..fake items anyway price max rm150 or less for each..

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for letting us know, luckily we didn’t end up pushing purchasing anything other then small items :)

[@keangwooichoo6138]

The chinatown town association never check the stalls because they are lazy. While city Hall is corrupt, so bangladeshis ,pakistanis, myanmarese may be selling things to you at 100% markup. Even if you bargain, and you thought you have won the game, they still win.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Wow, we didn’t realise!!

[@AhmadZackreas]

Immigration please raid this place..those banglas permit are not sales person their permit are labourer

[@samraj3179]

Never bargain or buy anything in Petaling Street unless it is sold by a Malaysian. You have to bargain heavily if you intend to. The 10 Ringgit or less peiced items are genuine prices. The sellers now are mostly foreigners. Foreigners are not allowed to do business unless they have the business legally registered under their name with proper license. The abundance of foreigners doing business in Petaling Strret just goes to show how corrupt our City authorities are. Corruption is a way of life here.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Oh wow.. I am glad we didn’t end up buying too much.. we definitely don’t want to support corruption!

[@hawaandroid2786]

Kuala Lumpur City Hall is not to be blame of corruption. Area of Petaling Street and Bukit Bintang are control by gangs of chinese triad. They exist before independence, British Empire brought them here at that time. THEY own many buildings and busnesses in the area. Which is the norm of many chinatown around the world. Nowadays many of them employ immigrant workers from Bangladesh who was known for their bad manners and behaviour.. THEY also rent their business licence to these immigrants for huge sum.KL City Hall only had limited power to stop them. They can arrest those imigrants workers but these business owner will come and bail them out..if central gov try to clean the area, then the issue such as racism will be played out. These triad member have strong backing from politician of their own race. Since they fund politicians because they are rich business owner.

[@AbdMutalib_Channel]

Try eat Ramly burger 🍔 delicious

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

We definitely need to try the Ramly burger!

[@user-fz3um3lj7l]

Pls try ​@@nomadfamilyjourney

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@user-fz3um3lj7l 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Themissbaybeee]

You can send my Gucci bag to nz 😝 or should I say Cuggi?? 😂

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

😂😂♥️

[@noorfazeleyaziz902]

Be careful the vendor are not Malaysian,, mostly Bangladesh and Nepali ,, you should go with local Malaysian ,

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Where is a local market we can try :) ?

[@SuperSmokeybud]

@@nomadfamilyjourney for hand crafted tings go to central market, fo night market theres one every other night around kl area. gud luck!

[@zambriabdrazak5709]

@@nomadfamilyjourney go to central market..or nite market at Jalan Masjid India every saturday

[@rosdibujang4769]

Yup, the majority of Petaling Street are foreigners selling. You have to be careful. Don't buy alone. You need a friend. I'm even a Malaysian who is afraid to buy. There are many foreigners in KL city.

[@rbmnetwork5419]

Go to Kampung Baru😀

[@mohdyusufismail1]

380/bag.. that's just overpriced. Be careful.... should be less than 80

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for letting me know!

[@Hornscope]

I was wondering, how would your baby child breathe when you totally cover like that in hot and humid country

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

The material is very light, we really loves it. But thank you so much for your concern! It’s so important that people care for children!

[@farahharis5016]

Please recognised Malaysian and non Malaysian we had headache with all illegal migrant workers and legal migrant workers that misused their working permit..DBKL buat ape Tk tahu makan hasil gamaknya imigresen buat ape Tk tahu tgk drama Korea agaknya

[@ThisnametaKenny]

go with a local if buying bootleg. they're quoting you tourist prices.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Yes it was very expensive to start!

[@anihantan5444]

foreigner should avoid petaling street, if you guys want to cheap knockoff product just go to uptown market in shah alam or damansara

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for letting us know, we haven’t heard of these 2 locations so will check it out!!

[@klloo5689]

From Petaling street you can walk to Menara 118 nearby, it's awesome to witness this huge blue building. Along the way there's some nice eateries in the street besides Petaling street. We

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

@@klloo5689 oh wow! We wouldn’t even know if you didn’t comment! It’s been really hard to find local spots on Google.

[@klloo5689]

​@@nomadfamilyjourneyyou can use Google Maps with the Walk option or Waze, you just need to type in the Location name. Since you're in Cheras there's the Cochrane MRT station about 400 or 500 yards from the Sunway Velocity mall. Using the train to Kwasa Damansara you can go to TRX, Pavillion Bukit Bintang (Bukit Bintang station) or Menara 118 - Menara station. Further down the line is 1 Utama shopping complex. The LRT / MRT map is available online, just Google for Malaysia LRT map.

[@klloo5689]

Apologies, that's Merdeka station for Menara 118.

[@mohdsalmisalleh9250]

I LIKE SEE YOUR WIFE...ALWAYS HAPPY FACE..

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Aww ☺️ thank you!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Never buy fake stuff

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for letting us know!

[@ejumpnipam4442]

be careful of fake brand..

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you for letting us know!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@IsniRashid-jy1tb]

be careful if you deal with shopping there because 98% are foreign traders from Indonesia, Bangladesh or India and ask for a lower price because they like to put the price wothout control and if they are rude go viral right and make a police report or find a Malay person nearby and ask for help and they are very afraid of the Malays and the viral power of Malaysia as well as the Malaysian onion army

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Wow! So interesting! We really didn’t realise!

[@adidideen]

My recommend, do not buy anything from them.

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Thank you!!

[@azrulaznizan]

I don't mind spending on fakes, those big brands were unethical in producing their stuffs anyway, at least by buying these fakes, we can actually support independent manufacturers in the third world country and take down that leeching money hungry big brands

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

I guess there is good and bad in all areas! But we are definitely looking to support local as much as we can!

[@salmazain1212]

Pls dont go petaling street full of bangladesh vietnamese .. i have bad experience there ..only im just take a look the watch .. and he force me to buy ..and im reject he chase me and i run from there … so sad 😢im malaysian but itwas long time ago.. but plss report ..at least the authorites will take action..i guess police wil inchange .. pls report

[@nomadfamilyjourney]

Aww I’m so deeply sorry that happened to you!