So we have in Malaysia for about three weeks now and what have we learned?
Well we had to set down the pace in more than one way. First of all the walking pace, if you walk you would do in Denmark, then you would be drenched in no time. The humidity and heat is quite high and when we decided to walk to the nearby mall after a few days here, the guards looked at us like we very crazy and asked a second time if he shouldn't call us a cab. On the way we found out why, it was quite hot and we had to walk slowly to not a sweat.
Also the Malaysians feeling of time is very different than in the Nordic, in Denmark if you have a meeting or appointment at 7, then you'd better be there at 7 or at latest ten minutes after and hopefully you did send a message saying you are late.
In Malaysia the time of the appointment is considered as a guidance, people will come around 7.30,if you invited them at 7. So don't have the meal ready right on time. If you are throwing a party then the meal should be ready about an hour later the the appointment.
To be honest I kind a like that they aren't so dependant on time, however I hate being late myself, but those times i was on time then I was the first. So I try to be a bit late from now on ;-)
