My mom’s HONEST REVIEW of Malaysia (BIG culture shock) 🇲🇾

[@zaharizak]

Malays usually eat with the right hand. What is the rationale and why do Malays eat with their hands? This question was answered easily at the end of the 19th century by a royal relative of Kedah who lived in Selangor named Tengku Kudin. This matter was told by a wife of a high-ranking British officer who served in Selangor at that time in her book "Chersonese - The Guilding Off" by Emilly Innes. One day Tengku Kudin was invited by the British Resident to attend a dinner at the resident's house. When all the invited guests were ready to face the meal, Tengku Kudin suddenly got up towards the water tap and washed his hands. Ignoring everyone else's use of spoons and forks, he lazily fed food into his mouth with his hands...! Tengku Kudin's antics were noticed by an English woman who happened to be sitting next to him. Feeling intrigued by Tengku Kudin's behavior, the woman then asked: "Why do you eat with your hands? Isn't using a spoon and fork cleaner and more polite?" Tengku Kudin sloppily answered loudly and could be heard by others. He said: "I eat with my hands for at least three reasons: First: I know my hands are cleaner than spoons and forks because I wash them myself - no one else. The spoon and fork were washed by other people who were not necessarily clean enough. Second: I'm sure my hands are cleaner because I'm the only one who uses them - never borrowed by someone else, whereas the spoon and fork are used by many people Third: I believe my hands are cleaner because they never fall down the drain...!!" Tengkun Kudin's answer left everyone who heard it speechless. If before that there were some of them who smiled cynically when they saw Tengku Kudin feeding his food with his hand but after that each of them nodded maybe because they thought there was logic in the answer. Translated by google from Source: ceritalawak dotcom

[@uncledan2u]

Thanks for sharing. Long live Tengku Kudin. Hip - hip hooray👍😁

[@resepimudah4419]

I love your mom’s honest observations and the 2 positive things that she pointed out are exactly the 2 things Malaysia are known for (in a positive light) ie food and people. It warms my heart and made me shed a little tear (I’ve been following her journey since she got here) towards the end of the video. Two things I want to comment on : 1. Motorcycle jackets were worn that way because normally the wind and the rain will hit the rider from the front side. It’s too warm and too restrictive to totally button the jackets up 2. I agree that even in the capital city, Malaysia is not handicapped and pedestrian friendly. I think the issue was raised a few years ago but nothing happened. 3. I chuckled at the big spoon comment. I think (I could be wrong), the amount of rice we put in our hand is even more than what we can fit on the big spoon. So actually, for us, the spoon is not big enough 😅 Anyway, I’ve only ever followed your videos since you brought your mom here. Her experience is such a joy to watch. I hope mom and dad enjoyed their time in Malaysia and would come again.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Love this comment!! Thanks for watching and following along :), we appreciate it

[@mohdzaki1089]

Dah jauh sangat you tertinggal keretapi...you should follow jetlag warrior previous journey in Malaysia...all of them are epic I must say

[@boonthaikang5174]

if the jacket was worn in normal position. it will be bulging at the back when going fast

[@resepimudah4419]

@@mohdzaki1089 Itulah 😅, kena start tengok videos yang lama-lama

[@resepimudah4419]

@@boonthaikang5174 that’s true!

[@udinnzain3669]

Thank you very much for the very positive feedback while in Malaysia. I hope you have fun & don't worry about visiting Malaysia again. If you have ever had a bad experience, please forgive us for our shortcomings.

[@iwanmuzaki8049]

Malaysia sucks

[@zainahadnan484]

Thanks so much for your beautiful feedback 💪💪💪... very much love to our beloved Mommy and Daddy 😁😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️❤️🐈🐈

[@buddies8757]

Eating food with hands is a healthy habit that has many benefits for our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It can enhance our digestion, blood circulation, immunity, and weight management. It can also enrich our sensory experience, mindfulness, and cultural awareness.

[@asznizam]

Yes.. The jecket it’s true, because of heat.. 😊

[@fishiestify]

Yada yada, just made sure you don't use the same hand to wipe your poops after finishing your business.

[@buddies8757]

@@fishiestify who do thats?? We have two hand.. We only use left hand for toilet..

[@norasimahrahman2912]

​@@fishiestifysaid the person who never wash their bum..wiping your bum with paper will not keep your bum clean..and the stink will not go away...

[@AzlindaRosAbdulAziz]

Science has proven that our fingers have enzymes that help digestion. That's why it is good to eat with your fingers... it helps digestion... Using water bidet @ bum gun to wash your bum is also very clean, instead of using tissue... don't you watched people doing forensics? They wash everything including corpse using water, not tissue... 😅

[@brianchinh]

Glad Malaysia leave a good memory to your mum. Please visit us again next time. Malaysia always welcome you and your mum.

[@michaelheong166]

Welcome to Malaysia and thank you for framing your responses in such a positive way.

[@melayujahiliyyah1006]

Thanks for the honest review ma'am!

[@dorayantz3649]

Thank you for your honest review of my country. You're right, we eat a lot of rice, at least 3 times a day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. 😁😅

[@AlanaDunsmore]

Awwww your mom is adorable!! I absolutely love her 😭🥺 hahaha eating with your hands does take some time to get used to haha. Yes, can't wait to see the hands eating! 😆

[@shafuanshafuan8920]

Lovely mom😊

[@Ace-tu2bj]

13:23 most of the elderly walk on the road sides to bypass the stairs. Most store fronts have stairs each level. Roads are a big ramp.

[@RayMak]

Ripping chicken with hands 🙅 Ripping Roti Canai with hands 👍

[@moel4452]

You have the best mom ever. Man

[@noordinbeldenlex1620]

Your mother asked a valid point regarding how difficult it is for those with disabilities to get around KL. Most pavements have uneven surfaces and are rather small. It's challenging for those who use wheelchairs as well as prosthetic leg users. I speak from personal experience as a double amputee. In addition to being small, the pavement is crowded with motorcycles parked on it. which makes things harder for us to deal with.

[@aisyahfadhilahmustafar1662]

Auwwww didnt realize this was the last episode of the Malaysia Playlist.. watched the vid till end then suddenly no more vids to play huhu 😭😭 Anyways had SO MUCH FUN watching you guysss 💖💖🇲🇾🇲🇾 Loves from your 2nd Home!

[@solololobro2167]

awwww aunty crying. I'm glad that you've met a lot good, kind people and have a good moment and experience in Malaysia❤. Love you aunty❤❤❤❤

[@toomoygoh6928]

Wheel Chair - Malaysia have many big Shopping Malls, you can see during the Weekends, elderly people sitting on the Wheel Chair are normally visiting the Shopping Mall with their love ones and taking care by their love ones - it is very safe as there is no road side walking, but carpark - lift - Mall… 🤝

[@cheryll8008]

I am glad your mom enjoyed my country so much it made her cry it made me cry too ❤

[@ICTicon]

In Muslim way, GIVING (belanja) is BEST via foods and drinks especially on Fridays ❤❤

[@earthlyeasel7807]

Thanks for being honest 🙏. Excellent!!!

[@ijasatar]

I like your mom very much. She so cute and smiling and gigling whenever she is explaining things, i think she got A lot of humurous thoughts inside her mind 🤣. My sincere regards to her.... she is my favorite person . Love From 🇲🇾 me❤

[@shira4973]

We believe breakfast is the most important meal. And also if it's nasi lemak in the morning. It's resistant starch. It's food for the probiotics.

[@brandonlim5468]

It's good to hear the comments from your mum and the way she observe the cultural differences. As a Malaysian, eating with our hand (right hand as the left hand is for something else 😇) actually taste better...but it's usually for plain rice with side dishes and not for fried rice which are mostly eaten using a spoon and sometimes with a fork as well. And I can understand the shock when she noticed that we can have rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and sometimes for supper as well) as rice is very much a staple food here. Welcome to this part of the world, Diane and hope you'll have many fond memories of Malaysia. We're getting so used to seeing you on JetLag and will certainly miss you when you go back to Canada. 😊❤

[@bldomain]

only the malay eats rice in every meal. Chinese has more food variety. They can have noodle, porridge and dumplings besides rice.

[@maureendarias01]

Thankyou mom and dad for coming. I enjoyed all of Steve and Ivana adventures and videos and especially when they bring their parents. Please keep them all coming❤❤

[@irischeng9946]

Thats the fun part of travelling around the world to experience different types of culture, food, life styles etc. Thanks for coming to Msia🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@susinchan2045]

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[@naztariq7490]

Amazing honest opinion from your mom❤

[@yirouvn9621]

I love that she is pointing out things that are not comfortable for her but in a very polite way. ❤

[@celupbong7835]

Your mum's adorable. Loved the part where she laughed when you asked her about going to toilet for the first time!😂 cheers!

[@chooitan]

You'll notice that our spoons are thinner- so we use the side of the spoon to cut the meat. I'm ashamed to say most of our toilets are awful when it comes to cleanliness and dryness. And yes, you are expected to bring your own tissue. We don't have a walking culture here and yes, it's very wheelchair unfriendly. But like you said, Malaysians will stop and help when the situations requires it. I read somewhere from a traveller who said that Malaysia is the best country to visit if you're travelling with a baby as you will always get more help than you need with the baby, anywhere, anytime. As a Malaysian, we are very warm hosts who are proud of our culture and especially our food. We will be disappointed when you don't like a certain thing, but we also appreciate your honest opinion. And then we will challenge ourselves to introduce you to something more to your style and that you will like. Overall, it was great to see a middle aged (no offence meant- it's just to emphasise that at that age one can be quite set in their ways and can have certain expectations in Life) caucasian couple trying everything and giving honest opinions. As you have experienced, eating here is very serious but can be very casual with no airs- if you don't like it, you can spit it out. No one will take offence. Both of you are such good sports. I do hope you will take back with you many great memories of Malaysia.

[@kalawadymuniandy5716]

Thank you for nice feedback ❤❤

[@longshank007]

I ve been to Canada years ago and I had a great experience and the people were very nice too.

[@roszynon]

Thank you for the comment and happy that you enjoyed staying in Malaysia. Mom and Jetlag should travel to more islands in Malaysia…Tioman, Redang, Sabah islands.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thank you for this video and for your mom's honest review about Malaysia. Wonderful. Yes, that's what travelling is all about, learning something different from your comfort zone.

[@Klu-9]

Your mom is so cuteeee 🥰

[@joycetan4684]

Very cute!! In person as well 😅🥰😍🤩😻🫂

[@apakansaja8505]

*Mom, let me teach you how to eat with your fingers.* *1.Wash your right hand. We eat only with our right hand. The left hand...er..I'll tell you about it someday.* *2. Use only the tips of your fingers, its 'not cultured' if the rice or dishes goes all the way up, touches and 'dirtied' your knuckles.* *3. Grab your food, bring it to your mouth. Use the back of your thumb to push the food into your mouth.* *Thats it, mom. Give it a try and good luck.*

[@daengzool6023]

I once had nasi lemak for breakfast. A friend at another table payed for my meal. A few months later I paid for my friend's breakfast when I saw him at another table. Sometimes strangers pay for my breakfast and the cashier said its paid for.

[@resepimudah4419]

Surprisingly (or not surprisingly) this happens a lot to me too, especially during breakfast. Either I get a free nasi lemak or someone already paid the bill for the next 10 person in queue. So we started to pay it forward, which means other people will get their breakfast paid. I guess that’s why this never ends when people started paying forward.

[@muhammad11ali11]

hopefully some one can pay for me coz i also wanna free meal please help me ??? maybe u can belanja me makan @daengzool6023 @resepimudah4419

[@wangsweikien341]

wondering why they paid for u.???

[@daengzool6023]

@@wangsweikien341 we have a saying in our culture...the more you give, the more you get in return.....

[@megatmarzuqi]

I used my hand for myself. But restaurant we share cutlery with other & someone else clean it in the kitchen. I trust my hand cleanlines more. Btw we wash hand before & after. Your mum is adorable & funny.

[@a_min60]

about the cars & scooters, your mom would find it even worst in Jakarta!

[@JetLagWarriors]

stay tuned for our Jakarta series, coming soon :D

[@Do2mifasol-nh3lq]

You wouldn't find scooters in Jakarta highway

[@enchesoyaregaliaatriadelig5951]

Can't wait 😂😂😂😂 she might be feeling grateful when Steve driving in KL rather than in Jakarta... Anyway, Steve, please give a try to drive a car there as well...

[@joycetan4684]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hey guys!! Malaysia & Jakarta is kacang! 🥜 🥜 Wait till Diane gets in to Vietnam!!!😅😂🤣🛵🏍️🦽🦼🚲🛴🚙🚐🚚🚕🚌🤭🤕💥😹🤫🤫

[@lexilexis6963]

Think you should see how Italians are behind the wheels.

[@savante76]

The spoon is for the rice generally.

[@shirman5576]

Love it ! I’m half Malaysian and return once a year …..travelling to a different state each time to gain knowledge and eat the foods from that state…I adore my birth place and feel so “at home” and most welcomed by the Malaysians I meet each “holiday “. So thrilled that your parents enjoyed Malaysia and the Malaysian hospitality! ❤️ Congrats on your Nuptials!

[@DVDNine78]

glad you like it here....apply for Malaysian My Second Home....

[@RayMak]

Welcome!!

[@arep1030]

People paying for your meal is actually quite common here. I think only last week someone paid for me and my friends when we're having breakfast 😂

[@deltahunter2302]

Mom, it's never too late to experience the world.👍🏻

[@james8708]

The hose is called Hand Bidet. It has a trigger to press so that water may pressured out from there. Now how does one use is like this. After pooping, you press the trigger and shoot at the anus. One hand holding the bidet the other used to wash the anus. When washing clean, use hand soap to wash your hands. This way of using water is cleaner than the tissue.

[@liztaylor4251]

Infact i use soap to clean the parts too...not only water...😅 Can't imagine myself using a washroom without water n soap.... that's y i always bring along tissues n soap when going out...n only use public toilet that had water supply...😅

[@ghazaliahmad892]

Sincerely I would like Steve and lvane make a trip to beutiful islands in Malaysia such as Redang and Perhentian island in Terengganu,Sipadan and Ligitan in Sabah,Tioman and others.Sure u would like it.Bring along ur family.

[@r_wan8555]

We seldom have rice for 3 times in a day. If i had nasi lemak for breakfast then i opt for something else for lunch. & I usualy have a heavy breakfast but very light dinner.

[@mayfoo02]

Thx Stece and Diane for your views. Wld hv loved to hear your dad's take on his experience of Malaysia as well

[@RomeMonkee]

What a nice episode, love your mom's honesty & humor. Hope she'll come back to Malaysia once in a while when she has the chance. Btw, i wanna respond to 2 things about what you mom just said: 1. Malaysian (especially Malay & Indian) enjoy eating with their hands, it feels satisfying lol. And we trust the cleanliness of our hands because we take care/wash it ourselves, while forks & spoons are wash by other people which we are not sure of the cleanliness. 2. Most Malaysian (or maybe all?) dont bring our own tissue to the toilet, we prefer to wash our private parts with water. It feels cleaner. I mean if anythings dirty you wash it with water & not wipe it with tissue right?. Lol Keep em video coming Steve, Ivana & mom!

[@alvinchung8184]

I would say 99.9% of Chinese ladies bring along the tissues with them to dry up after washing. As for men, most of us carry tissues as well.

[@liztaylor4251]

I bring tissue all the time outing to dry off the water when using public toilet, otherwise our underwear and clothes will get wet...and i can't bear to walk with wet part of my skin...same with soap i did bring along some small pack if to travel longer.. Bdw some toilet have provided toilet rolls n soap n it safe my tissue....(but ofcoz using it after use water to clean.)

[@mahani3173]

Guna tisyu untuk lap mangkuk tandas sebelum duduk

[@leoshanbob]

The traffic until u visit Vietnam 😅

[@joycetan4684]

That's what I said!! 😂😹🤣🤣

[@LAURAAMELIA-o1x]

At some washrooms, at restaurants, hotels do have hose. Cleaning with wash is the to clean and some do provide tissues there.. But if there is none it's good to have tissue in our hand bags.. That is what I do.. Enjoy!❤

[@alinamargineantu6011]

I just love your mom ❤,such an amazing person, bless her heart

[@yusofaziz4649]

Mom just pronounces roti canai fluently. Good progress. 😍👍😄

[@RudyNasrulChannel]

A really nice and honest review 😊

[@goldfries]

Interesting. We don't call them scooters, the term scooter is specific for a certain type of bikes but nevertheless the description is correct. They (the motorcycles / motorbikes) can be a real nuisance.

[@the7asmann]

super mom!!! love the review!!

[@maznahharon3665]

A very honest review. Thank you that you enjoyed our country

[@benpang163]

Your mom is adorable with her honest opinions. So hilarious to listen to her descriptions about new experiences 😂

[@brendanbang6636]

Rice, rice and more rice… hilarious I’m Australian Vietnamese and I’m shock at the big breakfast they all eat in Asia.

[@leowvm6215]

Thank you for visiting Malaysia❤❤❤

[@faizalsanusi8421]

Glad you enjoyed your stay! If it's one other thing Malaysians are famous for besides hospitality is food. You'll need another trip to savour it all.

[@luizleitao1775]

Spontaneity and pure common sense! 😀👌

[@rachellee2967]

I am Chinese Malaysian and we never eat with hand ever and we also don't eat rice for breakfast. Usually Malay or local natives eat with hand. In the middle eat and india they eat with hand too. Keep in mind West Malaysia is very different with East Malaysia too.

[@arata31]

Please spend Christmas & CNY here in Malaysia!

[@deanneshane3799]

We ALWAYS bring our own tissue. I even bring wet wipes because I got used to using it overseas and Western countries dont have bidet spray

[@joycetan4684]

Diane, you're so cute and honest, We all had a good laugh 🤣🤣🤣 about it which at times is totally different as well from the Western style, IF we don't travel abroad! 🌏🌎🌍 Thats why, there's many funny incidences/stories to share like the un-levelled floor, the Big hole 🕳️, the scooter riders, using the hand ✋🏻 to eat, the weather etc etc. We Malaysians have succumbed to all these with ease coz it's our lifestyle and when we go abroad, it's the same culture shock as well! Nevertheless we learnt each others' culture and gradually adapting to it with time! 😁 Like the expats. 😂 6️⃣🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍🏻

[@lunaJJ88]

She is adorable but clearly doesn’t get out much but love the fact that she is open to trying to eat rice with her hand kudos to your mom🎉

[@TW-SPSBIPZX]

NOT ALL Malaysians eat with their hands, this is a misconception….. most eat with proper fork and spoon, with chopsticks… all depends on the type of food to eat. Only a certain segment eat food with their hands. However, when it come to soupy dishes, everyone eat with a proper spoon, fork, knife or chopsticks. Your son have got the habit to eat with hands and then generalized that misconception. And NOT everyone eat rice for 3 meals a day. As a tourist, most probably your son wants the mother to experience something “different” I’m a Malaysian and following his travel with his family in Malaysia, her son have a tendency to patronized food from a certain segment of Malaysia. It’s wrong to generalize it to the whole population of Malaysia. Just as saying ALL CANADIANS eat this or that. I’m sure NOT all CANADIANS are homogeneous and uniform. Natives in Canada eat differently so does those that live in Quebec too. Nevertheless, it great to have the whole family enjoying their holidays in Malaysia

[@m.t.abdullah9747]

Love 💘 your mom Muslims ☪️ used water to clean. If you wipe your butt, the germs are on the skins. Then your wash with soap 🧼. Using hands give you the contextualisation of sensorimotor of food, smells and touching

[@zalmilahbaharuddin1928]

Not all Malaysians eat the same way. I'm a Malay, but, I eat with spoon. My husband eat noodles using chopsticks, like the Chinese. I'll use fork and spoon. About scooters. Well, even Malaysians are not happy about the scooter riders. All my kids drive cars. ☺

[@simplyme3306]

Toilet papers...You have to travel to malaysia with a lot of tissue papers. Some people like to "steal" them so that is one reason why a lot don't provide it. You eat rice with the spoon. How do you hold rice in a fork? The rice grains will all slip out. It is generally how asians here eat forks and spoon with a plate. Chopsticks if you have noodles and rice in a bowl (for chinese).

[@MizanQistina]

I am a motorist, the reason we wear the jacket backward :- i. it is easier, take less time to wear it ii. the back doesn't matter because the wind is in the front iii. if it's raining, the front get wet when riding, the back less wet iv. the passenger cover the back, they have to wear jacket to cover their back v. most jacket are long, by wearing it backward it can cover our legs when raining, it is not the same if wearing them properly

[@a_min60]

some public washrooms are provided with electric hand dryers or toilet tissues to wipe dry your hands.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Yep. The toilet tissue is at the wash basin with a giant roll

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Talking about wet butt. Not hands

[@hisyamismail1083]

Thanks mom, u got it right with the fact that Malaysian motorcycle rider wearing the jacket the other way around. The purpose is to protect our body from the strong wind, quicker way to wear it. And u’re on point about the heat. We don’t want to get our shirts soaking wet with sweats

[@mizlialia1476]

I'm Malaysian but I can't stop giggling 😆

[@joycetan4684]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melginger3794]

Rice is a staple in Asia, just like bread is a staple in the West.

[@dogarucos]

To be honest, we (westerners) eat bread for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rice is a substitute for bread so, I am not that shocked.

[@tomiemyspace5054]

Great first impression never leave you forever.

[@karenteng3183]

Hi!,...I'm a Chinese m'sian...when eating rice..seafood,chicken or meat cooking with sambal ,chilli,I will eat it with my hand, it really tasty.

[@johnswtan]

🤣 As Malaysian, i've never eat any rice "Nasi Lemak / Kandar...etc" with my bare Hands thou. thats No No for me haha

[@tajabdullah.malaysia]

Great mom. Sometimes people paid my meals 🎉❤ ya including Chinese toilets

[@munir89]

Malaysia takes seriously in food hygiene. If a health inspector finds out your gerai / warung had not achieved the standard food hygiene and safety, you will be fine or might settle in court.

[@langkawicountrylodge1432]

Come to Langkawi @Langkawi Country Lodge

[@joeylim9319]

hi.in Malaysia only the Indians and Malays eat with their hands but not the Chinese. the Chinese people in Malaysia eat with chopsticks and fork and spoon.

[@jessl9727]

@joeylim9319 guess you haven’t met all chinese Malaysian in Malaysia. They are many eating with hands especially when savouring curry rice. Especially in the northern states and east coast states. Cheerio🎉

[@joeylim9319]

@@jessl9727 what i am saying is generally, the majority and most of the time, the chinese usually eat with chopsticks and forks and spoon bcos it is their culture.yes some chinese do eat with their hands sometimes when they eat indian and malay food.when they eat chinese food, they don't use their hands right ? they have to use chopsticks and fork and spoon when they eat chinese food right ? i am not criticising or insulting people who eat with their hands.i also like to eat indian and malay food but i prefer to use fork and spoon bcos i don't want to get my fingers messed up bcos it makes me feel uncomfortable.i don't mean to insult the malays and indians, as i said, i still eat indian and malay food sometimes.it can be 2 times a week that i eat indian and malay food bcos i like the taste and the curry and my favorite curry is mutton curry which is available in the indian shops and restaurants.this is a misunderstanding between you and me.i have indian and malay friends also so i cannot insult or crticise them and their culture.

[@joeylim9319]

when foreigners come to Malaysia and see people eating with their hands, they are very surprised and they say this in many of their videos on KZbin.so i am only trying to explain to them the traditions and culture of indian and malay people so that they will understand and to help them to understand. this is not a racial and racist issue and i am not a racist bcos i have indian and malay friends. i hope you understand what i am saying. please don't misunderstand me. thank you for your reply

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Steve, good to hear your mom's experience in Malaysia. All the while, she would only watch it from your videos, it's totally different when she herself is actually in the video with the real up, close and personal vibes.

[@hanneyyuki5569]

Agreed with mom on wheelchair point… like myself my mom is OKU depend 100% on a wheelchair and its hard to bring her out sometimes. Our pavement is not wheelchair friendly.

[@srekashraff]

Eating with your hands is not strange because hands are designed to be used for it. The flora and enzymes on our fingers are ingested when we eat with our hands, benefiting our digestive system. Hence, eating with hands is known to stimulate the five senses and the nerve endings on the fingers stimulate digestion. Experts also suggest that when eating with hands, one eats in controlled proportions and hence overeating can be avoided.

[@ruminanvalley4835]

Hahaha table spoon mom.....normally at western food restaurants or hotels provided a knife...anyway enjoy your travelling mom

[@azizahkatan3941]

Love your mum ❤

[@samudera1]

its FINGER LICKIN GOOD.... of course we wash before and after eating with right hand. and about the hose, we wash it with our left hand middle finger, wash clean,if there is soap,wash it with soap and clean off with clear water.dont worry we malays are hygienic, we shower 2-3 times a day(because we need to do our PRAYERS/5 times a day, in a super clean condition). hope you guys enjoyed your time over here.

[@fadzrinazulghafar6197]

I watched some tourists mad at Malaysia coz our food are delicious that they cant have it in their countries. I feel bad for them 😅😅

[@simonyee5524]

Try nasi kandar and banana leaf rice .😊

[@pheat123]

Most of Malaysian habit (specifically malays) they are from prophet Muhammad sunnah (sunnah means prophet action, spoken). Like eating with hand. Btw welcome to M'sia

[@DuaneTanTC]

Only Malays and Indians eat with their hands, Chinese like me usually don't eat with their hands although I can, but I don't choose to. And most chinese restaurants have utensils.

[@irenewalters301]

Food taste better with fingers.

[@malpalmer3269]

Wash not wipe - it’s cleaner

[@val.t7487]

If you're mentioning you've seen most people eating with their hands, you've probably been eating Indian food in mamak restaurant. If in Chinese food court or restaurant, people eat with chopsticks and soup spoons.

[@vuzereusazureus2245]

Nice honest review, love it, chuckled about the cultural shock. 1.The reason some countries eating with hand have to do with Geography, that later become culture. We arent afraid to touch water, all year long, unlike northern area, its cold and definitely hard to touch water, this later seep into the culture. 2.The hose, same as above, it aint cold. Another hint:You wash your dishes with water, so the best way to wash your ...with...yeah, water. Dont do that in Canada, painful there. 3.The motorcycles/scooters and jackets etc etc....yeap, our bad hahahaha, other countries are worse! 4.The storefront pedestrian (kaki lima/five feet)...uhh yeah hahaha our bad. 5.Cattles in the street ? Ehh where did you guys went ?

[@kerryryan5116]

We love Malaysia and visit Kuala Lumpur...KL...frequently.