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Discuss the plurality of Malaysian society and its effect on you

I'm not doing that letter thing lol
Welcome back to another blog post folks. I hope you had a nice week or day.
Either way, I would like to discuss the plurality of Malaysian society and its effects on me.
Now, we all know what Malaysian society is like, and how diverse it is. Seriously, look around you when you are in town, you'll see Chinese, Malays, and Indians around- they make up most of the Malaysian population, then a handful of other races to complete the incomplete circle of Malaysia. It's truly one of the more unique factors of our country. That being said, let's dive into our main point.

Living in Malaysia is like striking a lottery in my honest opinion. In other parts of the world, let's say for the sake of simplicity, China or the US, you'll only learn one major language, that is Chinese or English respectively. You're never specifically told to go study both at the same time, and thus creating a problem when you eventually go out from China or the US into other parts of the world. Malaysia on the other hand, since we're such a mixed bag of cultures, races and religion, have developed cross-culture practices, where we would learn each other languages, cultures and so on. And this is how I, and of course other Malaysian students get a significant advantage over other people, as we are trained to speak in multiple languages- Chinese, English and Malay.

Moving on, being in a mixed bag creates a number of colourful combinations for life. In Malaysia, I can learn about cultures from different cultures. That's not where the good news ends. I could even go on short trips around Malaysia just to experience those cultures and the events they celebrate personally. Chinese New Year? Yep. Deepavali? Sure. Hari Raya Aidilfitri? No problem. The amount of experiences that I could get from one country, is just phenomenal. Where else can you get this experience?
#VisitMalaysia2019/ not sponsored btw.

Lastly, and I think the most important aspect, one that could help the world become a singular entity, is that how no matter what happens, no matter the religion, race or culture, us, not Chinese, Malays or Indians, but Malaysians, would always stand by together whenever trouble arises. The flames of unity among the races in Malaysia since the fight against the Japanese never burned out. I find that really remarkable, since every day we hear from the news how racism is still a massive problem elsewhere, but here in Malaysia, it's really minor to the point where I don't have to mention it at all.

The sheer amount of plurality of Malaysia makes it so special. I'm proud to say that I'm Malaysian.


Cheers,
Chua
Have a jolly Chinese New Year.

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