Kuala Lumpur's CHINATOWN Isn't Really Chinese - Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@mrsbao]

Good observation. About time someone pointed it out. Nothing to see there, really. Taman Titiwangsa is the new hype.

[@azharidris7092]

barefoot.. they should rename China town Bangla town.. the original Malaysian Chinese left decades ago.. for real KL Chinese experience go to night market at Taman Connaught.. but only on Wednesday.. but much nearer to central KL checkout ICC Pudu.. all is within walking distance on the MRT line..

[@rosdanteh1218]

bangla town already existed.. hahaha.. Little Dhaka at Jalan Silang near Mydin..

[@AnneLaniaz]

​@@rosdanteh1218 rohingyatown @ pasar selayang

[@brandonwoo8299]

@@azharidris7092 yeah indeed. It don't looks good now.

[@dr.stonksakahelth5857]

That's why it's called Banglasia

[@chiewata]

Simple, because it is not Chinatown

[@jihanjittu3125]

History & Background Historically known as “Market Square,” Petaling Street is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown. Established around the same time as the city, Petaling Street has been active since the mid-19th century and has gone through various stages in its cultural evolution.

[@NaFiS-91]

Kuala Lumpur is not the place if you want to visit real Malaysia. Most of the time, you'll see only foreigners and migrant workers. Go outside KL and you'll see more locals. My suggestion, you may visit Penang for more Chinese Malaysian experience, Kelantan and Terengganu for more Malay Malaysian experience and Sabah and Sarawak for Bornean Malaysian experience. Most Native Malaysians (70%) live outside major cities of Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Ipoh, Melaka, Johor Bahru, etc. This is due to the British divide and rule policy in the past.

[@JenutTN]

In Chinatown, the bosses are local Chinese but their workers are from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand etc. The guy who claimed he's from Morocca is actually either from Bangladesh or India. Before 2010, this place still have a lot of Chinese running the outlets but it's totally different now, in just over a decade ago

[@bboysjb]

yup my wife is moroccan and she say minalwaldik to that bangla, padan muka hahaha

[@yuyij6703]

Yea as a local we never call the place Chinatown. It has always been called Petaling Street. If you really wanna see a Chinatown you go to Tras, Triang or Georgetown. Sg Siput is an IndianTown😂

[@fariqlye5455]

Welcome to Malaysia. I'm no surprise you can even see that Chinatown is run by Bangladeshi. It sad our Malaysian authority officers are not doing a good job or they're always sleeping on their job. Actually Malaysia is a great country.

[@kuldip9531]

Petaling Street runs by Chinese business people and those days full of chinese workers but now lots of foreign workers who works to run the business

[@hagridlemonhead611]

It’s not like Chinatown in other countries and definitely not like NYC . You have to go outside the city center, that’s where you get lots more Chinese food. SS2, Kepong, old petaling( old markets and cafes, uptown, Penang, Ipoh

[@iantravels2406]

Pj side has a lot of good Chinese local food

[@你是有缘人]

Go ICC Pudu

[@cy97]

I think if you want to see real malaysian composition try go to mid valley shopping mall. It is one of the biggest mall in malaysia. Malaysian are afraid of the heat so all hide inside air conditional mall😅😅😅😅😅

[@travelpackgamerz]

10 years ago all chinese and Myanmar 🇲🇲 workers. Nowadays the workers mostly Bangladesh 😝 probably some of them running business there but the boss Chinese. 15 to 20 years ago it’s black area, prostitution, drug, scam etc. Almost everyday I was there, I live there before.

[@teofilol2666]

It's more like 30 years ago

[@makkienleong6865]

There is a stall called Asam Laksa Petaling Street that is hidden from 12pm to 7pm. They sell good Curry Laksa and Asam Laksa there.

[@AnthonyHologounis96]

Enjoyed this vlog

[@decTac]

Most Malaysians work from home, or in the office premises and malls. Not in non AC sreetshops etc..

[@stephenhall8892]

The Hindu temple serves a free dinner . They don't mind visitors eating. I had my credit card blocked so it really was a blessing.

[@lembosiapno7717]

I LIKE YOUR TSHIRT CALVIN CLEIN NICE

[@orentivi]

Yes..long time ago it's Chinatown.......but not now anymore...

[@allancompton6912]

Always enjoy seeing you eat different foods! Barefoot Vlogger!

[@BarefootVlogger]

Thanks Allan and Starr!

[@joban7851]

You’re a real adventurer, thank you Terry!

[@BarefootVlogger]

Thanks for joining me Jo!

[@rpmcmurphy2348]

He sure is! Keep it up, Barefoot!

[@nothing2say-i1y]

With your production skills you ought to make a movie. I have a great title. Boracay Blues. Now all you need is a compelling storyline and someone to sell it to.

[@Malaysianpeace13]

the worker mostly from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam. you can find this anywhere in Malaysia, cause they are cheap labor. they also working hard. on main holiday, they still run business because of this worker dont get the same holiday as malaysian. i think they still get extra paid. i know about this because i have work with foreign worker during my intern in hotel with Nepali and Pakistani worker before. in construction mostly indonesia, pakistan, bangladesh, hotel worker mostly nepal and pakistan, security guard, mostly nepal. factory mostly indonesian. while restaurant mostly vietnam, they look like chinese but they usually cant speak mandarin, so you will easily know this is not malaysian chinese, tbh kinda hard for me to different vietnamese and malaysia chinese sometimes, but usually vietnamese are shorter and more tanned skin.

[@jihanjittu3125]

History & Background Historically known as “Market Square,” Petaling Street is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown. Established around the same time as the city, Petaling Street has been active since the mid-19th century and has gone through various stages in its cultural evolution.

[@Lee-1]

9:05 the guy was completely lying I’m from Morocco 😂 from his bracelet you can tell he is from India , why people ashamed of their nationality

[@arivfotomoto3642]

The guy with the amulet, I don't think he's Thai, despite claiming he's Thai. Aung is a generic Burmese name... maybe he lived in Thailand before.

[@calvinkoay1939]

The true Chinatowns are the suburbs of the capital - Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Klang town (at most 20 miles away from KL) Recommend you take a look at these places and discover the real Malaysian Chinese people

[@tatakpinoyph9846]

Good afternoon po sir . Take cake po . God bless you po.

[@mohdhafizahmadzainuri6144]

Back in the 90's and early 2000 not so many foreigners worker from Bangladesh and pakistan there in Petaling street. Now most of the workers there are Bangladesh. But the business owner are chinese Malaysian.

[@alfonsoedmonds6164]

My family and I enjoyed the video.. Please be safe my friend..

[@nothing2say-i1y]

I really like Malaysia. The food in Chinatown looked awesome and affordable. I'm always hungry an hour or so after eating Chinese food. lol.

[@lorenzbautistavlog5736]

Hi mr terry how are you,now you are in Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@shawnchin5147]

5:48 that wisp of odor HAHA it is some sort of hotel alright iykyk

[@Newbie191]

He’s Myanmar not Thai,I think that because his name ong is Myanmar’s name,he’s chewing betel and he’s not look like Bangkokian.

[@brownyadam]

Haha.. who said this is Chinatown? Who made this thing up? Probably some outside travel vlog on the internet.. We call this Jalan Petaling or Petaling Street written very big at the main entrance

[@jihanjittu3125]

@brownyadam History & Background Historically known as “Market Square,” Petaling Street is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown. Established around the same time as the city, Petaling Street has been active since the mid-19th century and has gone through various stages in its cultural evolution.

[@jerrynewman449]

Thanks Terry

[@kuldip9531]

Its a Lord Ganesh( The Elephant Head)..

[@pier35bng]

that dude was definitely not from Morocco

[@patriot7713]

What camera do you use?

[@BarefootVlogger]

Osmo pocket 3

[@Gila_kuasa3]

Are you Chinese? 👨🏿 : yea.. chang shu xixi😅😅

[@tsukasa1608]

Petaling Street isn't the real Chinatown anymore, most of the original residents had already moved out, but they still owned the business and hired foreign workers to run the business, thus nowadays Petaling Street is more like fake goods market or nicknamed "Foreign Worker Town" then actual Chinatown. For more classic Chinatown experience in KL you should go to places like Pudu which also has a large Chinese community living in there for decades, a.k.a the actual Chinatown. However in actual, Malaysia doesn't really have a traditional Chinatown as us local Chinese Malaysian doesn't just stay in one street like other Chinese diasporas in other countries, we are the 2nd largest ethnic group in Malaysia after Malay, our community were pretty wide spread. Most "Chinatown" that you will find in Malaysia were actually the original market street back in the British colonial era.

[@BarefootVlogger]

Great info thanks

[@zam023]

Maybe Barefoot just got unlucky that day LOL >_< I have seen other Travel Loggers who made a visit around the same time period, and they did not run into so many Bangladeshis like he did.

[@Eleora1997Msia]

as a Malaysian Chinese, that town you going in ,is actually old town. Too old to be maintained those old building, better we go for new building for better blessing. we now had new town at Kuala Lumpur to Selangor area ; such as ; Puchong / Bukit Jalil / Kepong / Cheras / Damansara / Petaling Jaya / Klang , feel free to find real modern Chinatowns. this old town is most likely ancestors great-grandparents related era that will stay in one spot after they arrived The land of Malaya, after Merdeka / Post Independence country ,new generation keep spreading far and widely expanded journey , no more racial quarantine is needed, now we lived with mixed race neighbours not like the old times with language barriers that make them stay together for safety of their own race mindset. That's what make Malaysian Chinese different, just mix and continuously learning, be open heart and soul, God knows what you did, so just go do what bring helpfulness while alived on earth. I currently lived in Rawang ,neighborhood are majority Indian with minority Malay and Chinese, so we learned to speak tamil with local 😂😂😂 it just strive with flow. It comes naturally.

[@PetikDanKetuk]

Man, you better try Most popular Malaysian dishes which is NASI LEMAK. But it very spicy. But I wonder you can eat a spicy food. Try it once.

[@colleen4062]

Very nice Thank you Stay Safe 😊

[@neal1006]

Did you go to the Indian town yet?

[@WilliamFluery]

Thanks for sharing this video. It has convinced me I never want to visit Malaysia. The people don’t come close to the friendliness of Philippines or Thailand

[@freepoor]

Every basic phone calculator has a currency converter

[@zam023]

I did not know that. Thanks!

[@BarefootVlogger]

Not mine

[@deedatfan6868]

That guy said he is from Morocco...that lies

[@ramukrishnan8589]

The hindu temple that you went is 1 of the most visited temple I lthe city center. The god is he eldest son of Shiva and his name is Ganesha.

[@BarefootVlogger]

Thank you my friend

[@hagridlemonhead611]

Tarik means pul, mee means noodlesl. Pulled noodles

[@DaneisyGarcia-q8n]

Mmmmmm se be deliciosa la comida provechito hermoso mil vendiciones amo ver tus videitos 🌷😎🌻🌻🥰❤️😇😇💖😇💓♥️♥️♥️🙏😎🌷😎🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@teofilol2666]

It's Chinatown maybe 100 years ago. 😅

[@bearfamily269]

Even if it's not a Chinese country, people still be looking for Chinatown. 🙄 Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei are multi racial. So please check out the food of other cultures.

[@tommydoherty42]

Go To kota raya on sunday its in pasar seni

[@wellplanmc5774]

In China town you didn't see Chinese but you see many Bangla and Mynmar people is funny ha ha..have fun man

[@sancx00]

This feels more like Bangladesh now. Where are the Malays?

[@decTac]

Malaysians work in the offices, malls others

[@jimalvir5866]

Haha 6:20 Ahh don't need that - need softener not hardener 😂

[@Sam-yj6br]

Real china town is shopping malls. Not petaling street.

[@nine_millimeter]

That how Malaysian works nowday. Bos sitting at the house with family, and our foreign workers running our business.

[@MelanieMenciano]

Hi barefoot tkcr .. enjoy ❤❤❤❤

[@AyamNasiHainan]

Dude... the word “duri” means thorn in Malaysian language. So guess where the word “durian” came from? 😂😂😂. The Siamese has no say on this matter. 😂.

[@lsy6318]

Bangala town in Kuala Bangala ..

[@simonasada4918]

Bangladeshitown.AKA Torontostan

[@sidairill5137]

what>??? Since 1938?? its that true?? how can???1957 Malaysia Merdeka...

[@rosdanteh1218]

Central Market since 1888.. KL already existed before merdeka..

[@blueanom]

wow

[@你是有缘人]

Go ICC Pudu

[@wolger]

Lord Ganesha

[@你是有缘人]

Do you know that this foreign workers in the Chinatown, play can't speak Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. Well you can only tell when you are able to speak in those languages. Never mind English will do😂 Spell all this with depends on the situation. That's only applicable in the Chinatown. Other foreign workers who not working there don't have such language skill in general.

[@nothing2say-i1y]

That dude at 18:51 is wearing a Lotto brand shirt. Gotta be a knockoff. But who cares. Lotto brand is pretty rare and cool in America.

[@mr.critic]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@PeterPutter-f9i]

Q the Chinese music hahahahha

[@RajeshCalais]

😂 he is not morrocan, he is bangladeshi

[@RS-oy7uh]

First ? Wow

[@handsomeghost8522]

I failed to understand why you make your life hard by eating using a fork instead of spoon?

[@zam023]

Different people have different ways. You have to respect that.