In the last 14 years I hv often heard the dialogue”oh you speak very good english” every time I am in the company of matsaleh’s. I really don’t understand wht is the big deal in knowing and speaking a language tht is spoken in most part of the world. It is just a language tht has been forced down the throat of my ancesstors, when they became British Subjects..And now we still have oxymorones who think tht their language is so special tht u r privilleged to speak it? Or is it tht these oxymorones think tht the brown coloured(or wht ever ur skin colour) hv less grey matter in the brain tht only a few can speak English?
I absolutely hate when people hv the notion tht Asians are backward, illiterate and ningkampoops. I met a lady yesterday who told me proudly tht she goes via Singapore, and never bothered to visit Malaysia, because she knows it is BACKWARD!!!!!. oh puhlessssse.. malaysia backward? Wht exactly make Malaysia backward compares to Singapore. How did people get all these notions? Wht next? We hv cannibals in Malaysia?
To all those who read this blog
Malaysia is not a backward country. If it wasn’t for the policies of select few ignoramous politicians, i would hv never left the country. Most of us speak good english, some speak better manglish. We hv the most beautiful islands, hill stations. We hv the magnificient twin towers. and also few of the best colonial buildings in Asia.You don’t see people begging on the street. and it is not a welfare state. People work for a living.
There are not many countries, where you can find Malays, Chinese,Indians,Kadazans, Dunsuns and Ibans living together in harmony. There is not many places on planet earth, where you can walk in to a food court and eat Nasi Lemak, Dosai and noodles, not to mention western food like steak with mushroom sauce.