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Culture Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together for generations. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya and are terms used for the descendants of the 15th through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay archipelago and British Malaya.
MALAY Malay's traditional cuisine is Nasi Lemk. Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and "pandan" leaf commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. Their traditional outfits are : for men, they normally wear 'Baju Melayu ', for women they wear 'Baju Kurung' or 'Baju Kebaya'. The most common traditional games are Wau, Congkak, Batu Seremban and Gasing.
Chinese Bak-kut-teh is a herbal soup dish developed in Hokkien immigrant communities. After this cuisine became famous, Chi kut teh is created so that malay can enjoy the food as well. Chinese traditional outfit for men are short sleeved shirt & light weight trousers. For women, they wear 'cheongsam' for traditional outfit. Chinese most common traditional games played are 'xiangqi' and chapteh.
IndianTandoori Chicken is a traditional food for Indians. It's a whole spring chickens or chicken quarters are marinated in a deep red batter. Indian's traditional outfit for men is called 'Kurta' and for women it is called 'Sari'. Their traditional games are 'Kho Kho' and 'Gilli Danda'. These games was introduce by Indians long time ago.
Penang◦Penang, Malaysia's 'Pearl of
the Orient' carries a natural beauty and cultural splendor like no other places.
◦George Town is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. It's named after Britain's King George III.
◦Famous tourists spot:
◦Penang Hill
◦Kek Lok Si Temple
◦Escape Adventureland
◦Made in Penang Interactive Museum
◦Fort Cornwallis
Malacca◦Malacca, dubbed "The
Historic State", is the third smallest Malaysian state after Perlis and Penang.
◦Christ Church was built by the Dutch when they took possession of Malacca from the Portuguese.
◦A Famosa was Originally constructed by Alfonso de Albuquerque (who led the Portuguese invasion on the Malacca Sultanate), the remains of the fort is now a crumbling whitewashed gatehouse and is located downhill from St. Paul’s Church.
Manglish
Manglish is a Malaysian speaking style with many similarities with the Singaporean Singlish. It is a distorted usage of English that is mainly spoken between the locals. Locals rarely speak to foreigner in Manglish as it is not proper usage of the English language.
Example: LOCAL ENGLISH
• Teacher what is this ah?
•Where got?
• See first.
• See how?
• You cannot do that!
◦I prefer the red color one.
STANDARD ENGLISH
• Teacher, what is this?
• No it's not.
•Will talk about it later.
• I'll think about it.
• You can't do that!
• I prefer the red one.
OUR COUNTRY SPEAKS COLORFUL LANGUAGE
Uniqueway to communicate
•WHEN WE ASK FOR THE BILL
•WHEN THERE'S A PERSON USED THE WRONG WAY OR NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES ON THE ROAD.
•WHEN YOU WANT TO ASK SOMEONE OUT FOR A MEAL.
Malaysian uses body language without speaking.
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