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The Basecamp, 3rd Floor South Wing, Sri Pentas, 3,Persiaran Bandar Utama, 47800 PJ, Selangordetailing the results of a local poll has garnered a lot of debate about what it means be Malaysian . According to the poll, eight in 10 Malaysian s believe speaking Bahasa Melayu is a “must” to truly belong in Malaysia.
In the grand scheme of things, reducing “Malaysian-ness” to just the language itself is a huge disservice to the rich, interwoven tapestry that makes us who we are. It gets even more interesting when you look beyond Southeast Asia. Just picture a white guy from rural Texas, sitting in his cowboy hat, casually chatting away in flawless BM. Impressive? Absolutely. Does that make him Malaysian?with depressingly low water pressure or the joy of a perfectly charred satay by the roadside. Language is just one piece of a very intricate puzzle.
We blend languages and dialects in a way that’s both chaotic and poetic. One minute you’re speaking BM, the next you’re throwing in some Hokkien, Tamil, or even a random English phrase for good measure. Intentional or not, it’s perhaps the greatest way we show unity among the
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