Malaysia and Indonesia Comparison!! Similarities & Differences in Culture and Languages!

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Do you think Malaysia and Indonesia are sharing same culture?

How much different are they and how much similar are they?

Today, we compared their langauges and culture!

🇺🇸 Sophia @sophiasidae
🇮🇩 Elita @alohaelita

[GrumpyCoffeeMachine]

Man....our malaysian girl really chill and laid back. What a vibe.

[MalayanFrog]

the malay girl really brings the malaysia vibe : lepak & rilek 🥰

[klewung]

Looking and hearing Indonesian and Malaysian talking each other, it is similar with American and British talks.
Indonesian so fast, loud and attractive like American English style, meanwhile Malaysian looks calm, soft, wise and gentle like English British style.

[bembs]

I’m Indonesian, and I understand 85-90% of Malay language. Indonesian and Malay are mutually intelligible because both languages originated from the same root (Johor-Riau Malay).

I think colonization brought differences to both country. Indonesian language is heavily influenced by Dutch, while Malay language is heavily influenced by English. Indonesians also tend to be assertive, loud, and kinda direct (just like the Dutch), while Malaysians tend to be more laid-back, relax, and proper (just like the Brits).

Culture is also the main differences. In Indonesia, if you drive to a different province, you’ll get a new language, new culture, new culinary, etc. Every region in Indonesia has its own culture and it always differ from one another. I don’t know much about Malaysia, but I think it’s safe to say that Malaysia is a giant melting pot of many ethnicities in Asia, like the Arabs, Chinese, Indian, Malay, all of them were blended well and created a fully unique culture that shaped Malaysia today.

[Despotic_Waffle]

For soto, it is definitely an Indonesian pure food, the soto we have in Malaysia is from Indonesian immigrants/descended people who open shops here. Eventually locals learned it over the years and started making soto too, but the Indonesians introduced it to us.

[lovendearest]

not only indonesian and malaysian have similarities from the cultures and foods, but also the girls, Elita & Myra look like twin sister as well there. its like seeing the twin sisters who have different personalities 😂😂

also, as an indonesian i remember that some regionals/ethnic groups, like javanese, sundanese, malay (melayu) have a calm, slow-talking personality. while the others like betawi, batak, padang, and some eastern regions of indonesia have loud, firm and straightforward personality.

[rai.official]

Rendang comes from the Minangkabau people which originally came from Sumatra (current Indonesia) before Indonesia and Malaysia became independent, the Minangkabau people migrated to the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia Current) and settled there and mingled with the native people then spread culture and food in the Malay peninsula

[bruneena]

love the vibe of the malay girl. i aspire to be chill like her.

[jamaltongkol]

The Malaysia lady must has forgotten the most popular dish in Malaysia which is Nasi Lemak. Well everything is slightly similar because we used to be under Sri Vijaya Empire before it was splitted to several small countries. Then when the Hollander and British came they had splitted the region into two

[dewantoroo]

I'm assuming the Indonesian girl is not really that fluent in english but speak korean fluently which the other two also speak or understand. She should've just let the Malaysian girl speak up more in my opinion. The Indonesian girl was all over the place, even tried to explain the malaysian's perspective on some of the topic.

[Kxsminnotkimin]

I like the part when Myra (MY) said "it's rice." It's so hilarious but said in the most chillest way possible 💀

[endrafebrian]

When it comes to Indonesia n Malaysia in one frame, there's might be a fight since we're really that close. It's never ending battle haha. I'm just tired with all of that.

Elita, i'm so proud of you. You describe everything clearly and on point. I love the way you switching from English to Korean.

[SetuwoKecik]

The differences of writing method in both indonesian and malay were probably affected by their colonial past. Indonesian adopted a modified Dutch alphabetical system while Malaysian adopted British system.

Also im not sure about Malaysian, but adopting Dutch system actually makes Indonesians easier to spell German words since Dutch is technically a germanic language which shares quite similar alphabet with Germans.

[MrJeszam]

As a Filipino, I'm happy to see my 2 brothers represent their cultures and their differences.

I think its okay to not include Filipino here because.. Im afraid the representative will be out of place. Its like this:


Malaysia = Younger Brother
Philippines = Middle Child / The amnesia brother
Indonesia = Oldest one

[henri]

Malaysia had been on the channel before, but didn't have a video talking about the language or culture of the country, hope see more, Sophia has been good and better in the videos

[adrifaudiansyah]

Saya org Indonesia, saya suka liat pembawaan cewek malaysia, kelihatan lebih kalem, tenang dan berpendidikan. Tidak bermaksud merendahkan lain nya 🙏🏻

[Tamayo.Sama]

Love this, still waiting for malay, indonesian, Singapore, Brunei, Thai, and Philipino edition

[Definitely_Not_Ash_]

Watching malay and Indonesian representative interaction vibes, is like watching American and British interaction vibes lol

[moonlya.]

i love that malaysian girl vibe so muchh she so chill<3

[sideecm]

before colonial times, there were no separation between malaysia and indonesia. Many people from different ethnic groups travelled freely within the area and some even moved permanently. therefore the culture/food are similar because everyone still practice their culture at the place they moved to