Thump their Melayu chest and again paint the the non-Malays as bogeymans.
The old man has his post here.
In other countries including the much-admired democracies of the West, citizens are not linked to or classified by their countries of origin. They speak the national language habitually, go to schools where the national language is the medium of instruction and adopt the culture of the indigenous people, or at least the people who originally founded these countries (the indigenous people having been systematically wiped out).
But in Malaysia although the national language is the language of the indigenous people, many Malaysian citizens cannot speak the language, much less use it habitually in their homes and with fellow citizens. Whenever some foreigner speak Bahasa Malaysia to them, they would reply in English. Foreigners cannot understand why they seem to downgrade their national language. And yet these citizens question why there is, for practical purpose, no Bangsa Malaysia.
I will spit on the floor right now ! If I could, at the old man's face !
How dare he starts questioning after non-Malays are literally treated like shit in their homeland. The official medium of instruction for ALL public exams is in Bahasa Malaysia. We learnt the language, excel at it. What we speak at home is none of the state's business.
Let's get real.
Why does an immigrant to the USA like myself, habitually speaks English ? For that matter, I also speak Bahasa Malaysia at home. Here I am treated equally, my children has access to the best universities in the world. In due time, they can function competently in the global economy.
The price I paid when I bought my home is the same as the next white guy. I am informed of my rights under non-discrimination laws. What has Malaysia offered anything to second or third generations immigrants (the non-Muslim kind, mind you) ? What have we benefitted from learning Malay. How many libraries are there in Malaysia ? Anyhow, I do like to look on the bright side of things, at least now, I can communicate with the East Timorese and the ancient Cham Muslim of Kampuchea, after 12 years of Bahasa Malaysia instruction, for that I thank you.
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as he becomes the village idiot, he can well lead the rest of the idiots 9since he created them). AS long as Malaysia keep raising the cost of living, i wonder how many more village idiots will have more good things to say about their wonderful leader.
I wonder without them slanty-eyed and those indians from india where would the Melayu be right now. oh yes still a good British ruled colony, which i might say be better of for everyone else except those who think they rule malaysia right now. Remember the time when the HEAD village idiot tried to look *EAST*, to learn from the "better and more prosperous counterparts of ASIA" ... the two melayu that commented here should go open the laundry business.
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