Don’t flame me, ok? I got this from somewhere else and it is written with a mix of sarcasm and self-deprecation. And best of all, it’s written in Malaysian English. Phwoar!
30 Reasons Why Malaysia is Better Than Singapore
- Malaysia has royal families who get benefits.
- Malaysians have the “roti” men to bring us bread.
- Malaysian drivers are infinitely more x-treme than any other country’s drivers (especially Singaporean drivers).
- Malaysian drivers are allowed to U-turn anywhere, even when there is a “No U-turn” sign.
- Malaysia has about 10,000 times more daredevil motorcyclists than The Entire World.
- Food is cheaper and nicer in Malaysia.
- Malaysia has the “old newspaper” guys.
- Malaysia has the “tilam lama” guys.
- Roti canai is nicer in Malaysia than in Singapore and other places.
- Malaysian cencorship rules ensure healthy uncorrupt youth.
- Trying to get a taxi is infinitely more exciting in Malaysia because of their unpredictability.
- Malaysians are nicer than Singaporeans.
- Malaysia is made up of two land masses, while Singapore has only one.
- Malaysia is bigger than Singapore.
- Malaysia has “Akademi Fantasia”.
- In Malaysia, the Parkson store is permanently in “The Grand Sale” mode.
- “Rendang” is easy to find in Malaysia.
- “Rendang” cheap in Malaysia.
- Malaysian taxi drivers have a 1 in 3 chance of having very interesting and/or provocative views on life.
- Malaysian weather is the best in the world.
- The Malaysian “Ringgit” is totally original, not like Singapore’s dollar.
- Malaysian mamak give you good food for good price! (without any of that “hygene-guarentee” nonsense)
- Malaysia airlines is very nice.
- Malaysia has a car named after a mousedeer (its a small car!).
- Driving in general is more exciting in Malaysia because of the unpredictable appearances of motorcyclists.
- Malaysia has three of the tallest towers in the world.
- Singapore buys water from Malaysia.
- Pak Lah is cooler than Lee Kuan Yew.
- If you count the colour frequency of the Malaysian flags in order backwards, it spells BEST IN THE WORLD.
- I live in Malaysia.
The last one, obviously, does not currently apply.
* FTW – Acronym, For The Win – An enthusiastic emphasis to the end of a comment, message, or post. Sometimes genuine, though often mocking, in jest or sarcastic. ~ www.urbandictionary.com
this coming June, I will get about 10 days to verify the list . . .
And I thought I was so lucky my visits home coincided with the Parkson Grand Sale!