is malaysia a cool place to visit?

Hi...It depends on what you mean as cool? I take it that you're a young person so what exactly would you enjoy doing ? Malaysia has a multicultural society with the Malays being the major race, the Chinese the next biggest group and the Indians the third largest race and the minority groups of indigenous people, the Orang Asli , the Ibans, Penans, Punans, Kadazans from Sabah and Sarawak.

So you would be able to experience the multi cultural heritage of food, culture, festivals throughout the year . You would be spoilt for choice with our exotic cuisines.

If you love to shop, it is a shopper's paradise be it for antiquities, quality locally made clothing, traditional crafts, imported luxury goods. For recreation, we have world class golf courses country wide and the prestigious F1 Grand Prix is held here every year, motor rallies, bicycle runs and contests fill the sporting calender.

We have beautiful island paradise beach resorts like Langkawi Island, mountain retreats like Mt Ophir, the mountain Casino resort of Genting Highlands, Mt Kinabalu for mountain climbing, our World famous Sipadan Island for scuba diving, national parks like the Belum Rainforest( one of the oldest) and modern cinemas, clubs, pubs etc....enough to take your breath away. I could fill 20 pages just talking about the things one can do and places to explore but it wouldn't do you any justice as that's my personal opinion of my country.

Why not experience it your self.?

Beautiful country, but there are a few issues that might keep you from going here. There are three major groups living here: Chinese, Indian, Malays. The first two are lovely people. The Malays however are not very welcoming. They seem friendly but they never talk to you or make you feel welcome. If you actually live here then they will never become your friend, in fact, the longer you are here the more clear it gets that you are not part of their superior race. They are in charge of Malaysia and therefore decide the atmospere. They are moderate muslims which is nice, but it does mean that there is not much entertainment in Malaysia due to their laws and licensing laws. So walking through a town like KL is nice for a day and then gets very boring. Everything that is seen as a tourist spot is a dissapointment: You can only see the gate of the Royal Palace, empty museum, half closed museum, closed museum, everything always has seized to be years ago, nobody knows the way, cabs overcharge you. If you expect to see the beautiful Malay culture (dance, silat, music) then you will be dissapointed. The governement does not want to spend any money on it so there is not much going on. A weekly demonstration of dance and silat and music on Merdeka square would be nice, but there is nothing at all. Eventhough this is the so called 'Visit Malaysia' year. Most Malay cultural events are secret and only for local royalty and v.i.p.s. No foreigners and outsiders allowed. If there is something going on then you won't know, you will read it in the paper afterwards. Hotels are very nice though and some will sometimes have a little dance performance in the lobby. The hotels see why it is not bad spending some money on that. If you like nature, then going to the rainforrest or the islands is interesting however. Lankawi is the only place ready for tourists in the whole of malaysia. And of course diving is magnificent if you know where to go. The sea resorts are all beautifull and have some entertainment aswell. This is possible because it is on private land. So if you like a quite holiday with no real contact with people then I suggest one of the sea resorts. If you like to see some culture and like to walk around then go somewhere else. In Indonesia people are much nicer and they are quite good at entertaining tourists, every aspect of their beautiful culture is there ready and waiting for you. The Indonesians are used to foreigners and when they are nice they really mean it, when they are not nice they really mean it too. The Malays smile but have a lot of prejudice behind your back. They think we are all christians and anti islam in Europe. They have no idea that 40 percent of the so called white Europeans are historically muslim, and the rest are a combination of many religions including christianity. Also they don't understand that we are many tribes and not just one tribe. So expect some very backward racial talk if you are lucky to talk to anybody. But they probably don't talk to you at all. The malays only read books that are related to their career/job and to religion, they have no interest in other cultures or people. Therefore they don't know much about the rest of the world. The Malay women are often smarter than the men. Most customers of the few international bookshops in the many shopping malls are female. Probably because they have to fight and study harder to be somebody. To cut a long story short: Living here as a foreigner is a lonely existence, don't do it... Having a holiday here is only nice if you like peace and quite and you don't mind staying in a resort. If you want to see culture, go to Indonesia, Java in particular. Java has over a thousand temples alone.... Have a nice holiday.....

Malaysia is beautiful country you should come to visit Malaysia. I'm Malaysian people. Have many beautiful place in Malaysia. You will happy if you come to Malaysia.

Malaysia is not a very colc country but it is wet and dry all of the year....

It means that Malaysia's temperature can raise and set....

Cool as in? Weather? Hohoho.

But seriously, I think if I didnt live here, i would visit Malaysia.

You can get anything you want, basically.

From Mother Nature to shopping in the city..especially Taman Negara, great place. Been in the caves whre bat poo acts as a lubricant. Real fun. Or you can opt for Genting. Cool weather and theme parks and casinos. Shopping in KL. And the food! Chinese, Malay, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Italian, you name it, we have it! lol. I'm crazy bout food.

i've never been to malaysia but a lot of people i know says that it's a great place to explore

It's fantastic - my favourite country to visit. Great beaches, fantastic bars and nightlife, unbelievable food, lovely warm weather, amazing hotels, stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife. There is so much to do there - you can chill on the beach, trek the jungles, see the orang utans, shop until you drop, party all night, eat fabulous food, see stunning buildings. Plus it's fantastic value for money, too! I'd definitely recommend a visit.

Malaysia got many beautiful beaches, mountains, jungles etc....

can buy cheaper things here

What do you mean by cool? It's a hot country. Anyway, you are welcomed and have a nice day.

hey im a malaysian n i swear malaysia is such a great country to visit..

c'mon visit my country now..u wont regret 4 it...