There are few thins that you may better to know:
- Islam is the official religion of Malaysia while other religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism are freely practised in Malaysia. So don't be surprised to find mosques in many locations while Buddhist, Hindu temples and churches are also aplenty.
- English is widely spoken in Malaysia, so you will not have much difficulties getting around. Bahasa Malaysia which is the national language (and native language of the Malays) is spoken by all Malaysians. Other languages such as Mandarin (and several Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, Hailam etc) and Tamil are largely spoken by the Chinese and Indian communities respectively. While all other minorities such as Dayak, Kadazan, Dusun, Bajau etc have their own ethnic languages.
- The official currency in Malaysia is Ringgit, denoted as RM. It is about RM3 to a US Dollar. Banks and money changers are available at major airports and within KL city and other major cities or towns. It will be a good idea if you start off with a few hundred ringgits. ATMs are abound if you can't find any bank or money changer to exchange money. Major credit cards especially Visa and Mastercard are accepted in many establishments.
- As Malaysia is in the tropics with a warm and humid wheather all year round, light cotton attire are recommended for the low lands. Afternoon thunderstorms are not uncommon so it will be handy if you have a retractable umbrella.
Some more tips will be provided in the following posts. If you need any company drop a message to aboutmalaysia83@gmail.com
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