17 Things Only Malaysians Who Studied in the US Would Understand
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
1. Americans have not heard of Malaysia, China or Korea.
2. You fake an American accent just to fit in.
3. The Joy of doing your own taxes is just amazing (NOT!)
4. Finding A Malaysian Market is a REAL STRUGGLE.
5. The moment you find a fellow Malaysian, you guys will hang out endlessly.
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6. Generally people are impressed by how many languages you speak.
7. And they are surprised that you know how to speak English. Yup!
8. Malaysians hate winter because of 'I am from Malaysia, we don't have winter there' is a common dialogue.
9. "Oh...Is this your first time seeing snow? How does it feel?" -_-
10. Jimmy Choo is Malaysian?
11. Hard time removing your 'lah', 'ah', 'mah', 'meh'."Cannot lo!"
12. You probably forced yourself to cook Nasi lemak.
13. There is a point that you felt left out because you didn't fit in the American culture.
14. You tend to binge buy on American brands not available in Malaysia.
15. But later on... You always compute the currency in your head if it is worth buying or not.
16. When you finish graduation, you find ways to stay in the States.
17. But later on realize that you love Malaysia. Because there's no place like home.
Did we miss out anything? Let us know! Email me at [email protected] so we can list out whatever we missed!
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