It is common in Malaysia to:
· See Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, Korean and Backpackers walking the streets
· Eat Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian and “America” foods in one day
· Almost get hit by the public transportation
· Use your sleeping bag and extra blankets because of the AC
· Freeze in the movie theaters
· Eat McDonalds and act like it is the best thing you have ever eaten
· Eat shark meat at a Christmas celebration
· Be the main performers to a Christmas Program
· Make the best of friends from the places you eat
· Be chased by monkeys
· Wake up to the call to prayer
· See colors upon colors of rooftops
· See women in Saris, short shorts and headscarf’s walk the same street
· Be one of a hundred “foreigners” walking the street with the title “backpacker”
· Celebrate a Christian holiday with Christians in a closed Muslim country
· Befriend many locals on Facebook
· Speak ENGLISH! This is rare!
· Sing “Feliz Navidad” more than “Jingle Bells”
· See street art that doesn’t look like a gangs graffiti
· Eat at a Chili’s Restaurant
· Go to the 2nd tallest building in the world
· Stay at a backpackers hostel
· Have your front door be on the street level but actually live 4 floors up
· Walk everywhere.
· Define “Rush Hour” as the amount of people using the public transportation & if you will get a seat or not.
· Shop at the biggest, most complex malls & the smallest, most intimate street vendors all in the same day.
