Malay-speaking Foreigner About His 30 years in Malaysia

Meet Nordin, an Australian who speaks Malay fluently and has lived in Malaysia for 30 years. In our chat, he shares how he learned to speak Malay so well, the wildlife you can encounter in Kuala Lumpur, and the role of women in Malaysian society. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:21 Nordin's accent
01:27 Speaking Malay
01:55 Crazy story in Malaysia
03:28 Top places in Malaysia
04:20 Why Malaysians are so obsessed with food
05:40 Women in Malaysia
09:23 PR and visas in Malaysia
11:19 Advices for foreigners
12:48 Where do Malaysians like to go?

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[shanelim]

I am half japanese - half taiwanese, my father brought our family to Malaysia for work purposes so i have been here since i was 7, I spoke Japanese and Chinese when i first arrived now I have learned how to speak Malay and English. What makes me really surprised is that the chinese here even after living here for decades, masih tidak fasih dalam Bahasa Melayu. Some of them dont even know chinese at all which is really sad to me as a half chinese person.

[Justinan]

English dia terus bunyi Malay accent. Bunyi sebiji macam orang Malaysia speaking english. Aku harap yg dia tahu lah ada perkampungan Melayu di Australia (Pulau Cocos, Katanning).

God bless this Aussie man ❤🇲🇾 🇦🇺

[travelpackgamerz]

I’m Japanese born in Okinawa but living in Kota Kinabalu Sabah since my age 6 until 19 and after live in Kuala Lumpur since 19 till my age now 38. My Bahasa still has Sabahan slang but I can talk KL slang not bad. Never back to Japan just stay here in KL. Even I just be able to talk Japanese not fluently.

[ahhoonlim]

How interesting, a true blue Australian speaking Malay and Malaysian English! Cheers from a Malaysian living in Australia

[akabbaka]

Dia pandai berbahasa Melayu kerana dia bercampur dengan semua orang.❤❤❤

[Photojouralist]

I'm an American living in KL for 30 years on MM2H I saw your interview over there at coffee Bean Bangsar Village

[purplelavenderland]

Ah.. whenever i see Ecik Nordin in any youtuber interviews, i feel like listening to my own uncle talking. Feel like there's something warm and family bound. We love you Encik Nordin :)

[rachael]

I am a British woman and I have lived in Brunei for 50 years, Malay is my language too plus Brunei food is the best 🎉❤

[forrevenge]

I lived in Malaysia for 5 years and I think it's fairly easy to learn the language. They don't have different words for different tenses like we do in English, you only need to add prefix or suffix and you basically master the whole language!

[gingerteddy]

He mentioned importance of education at 7:02 which reminds me of a book written by Sir Frank Swetenham describing the Malay community and their natural love and enthusiasm towards learning.

[mudzaffarafzan]

I like how yo present the interview and the overall video. No bullshit no nonsense intro. Straight to the point.

[roughmzin]

Yes. I’ve been to Perth. It’s the first choice of destinations for many when it comes to visiting Australia. I think it is because the variety of things to see, as well as the availability of halal cuisines, making it easy for travel agencies and ground operators to draw good overall wholesome experience of being in Australia. Love the park and wild life.

[samuderaveniceenigma]

2 times in a row watching Mr Nordin's interview 😂😂😂 If he need us to sign a petition for his citizenship, surely 100k signatures sap sap soiii... This gentleman are truly Malaysian... 😂😂😂

[Samii]

I’m born in Australia of Lebanese and Kuwaiti heritage and permanently migrated to Malaysia. Learnt BM pretty well and assimilated to Malaysian culture really well. I’d never move back to Australia ever again

[deedatfan]

The best qoute for tip travel in Malaysia as Mr.Nordin said was "Go find Malaysian Friends", ..that's brilliant advise...😬😅

[KedaiNasi]

SEE? I KNEW IT. I knew this guy can speak Malay, wow

and damn, he's right about women in Malaysia. I grew up in maternal family, everything he said was true. the women is really respected and powerful in family context, we don't need foreign feminism to empower women. All makcik2/auntie will always gave the same motherly vibe

[markov]

Love that guy . his english accent is so malaysian .. hope he and his family is blessed . and you tooo brother

[shadowboxer]

Admire and respect. His Malay is perfect.. sounds authentic!! 👍👏👏👏👏 thanks for the interview and sharing the video Mr Chernov

[hisham_othman]

Kalau "you" nak buat "interview" ni dalam bahasa melayu pun boleh lah... .. that's is MANGLISH.. malay snd english mixed together.. Mr Nordin, you really became a Malaysian and a good one at that. 👍👍

[CRUZEOO]

he speaks more fluent bahasa malaysia then some malaysian born here

and hes not even malaysian, respect