6 Reasons Why Expats Choose to Live in Malaysia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Talking about the biggest reasons why expats decide to live in Malaysia.
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There are many more valid reasons to choose Malaysia as your 2nd home or a retirement destination. Malaysia is free from any natural disasters, free from any threats of wars, free from extreme pollution, family friendly, language flexibility, safe, a food paradise, and many more valid reasons. But we prefer to welcome foreigners who respect and can positively contribute to our local society, though!😊✌️
As I understand the MM2H programme has been suspended temporarily as they are finalising the entry criteria after it was changed previously and applications fell almost 90%.
For me a big draw apart from what you and Ben have stated is the secularism and peaceful co existence of people and faiths and a stable govt helps which it is and the general safety of the country. The climate is favourable and access to the highlands and/or the beach is easy.
Very well said!👍🏻
I think you summarise Malaysia's attraction to expats extremely well. Thank you.
Well said.
Might visit to experience and explore. I have heard though climate is too hot and muggy year around. Any cooler cities that are retiree friendly?
One more point you forgot that Malaysians generally can understand & speak English even though we're multi racial country. In ibig cities like KL we do speak English fluently.
I love the humble opinion of yours Ben. Like its very sincere from your heart. The way you telling that you have a hurdle ups and down in your life. Also you acknowledge the struggle of the local. Keep it up Ben💪 Support your channel. Love from Malaysia.
Agree with you.
Yes, actually 1 of the reasons that i like n follow his videos is because of his humility n honesty. He's not your typical American. He's an American yes..but his attitude is truly Asian.
If he bongkak n berlagak, l won't listen to his talks
Malaysia is a simple, safe and peaceful country.. it's convenient with "simple" lifestyle particularly for example the street vendor staff and workers they are complying with health and hygiene training and practice accordance with the MOH, they are literally quite helpful and friendly.. Bear in mind too, please avoid foreign immigrants stalls and workers which might illegally have operations saprodically within big towns/cities.. Thus, Malaysia is safe and clean for a decent lifestyle which is underrated by outsiders..😊
Yes, family 1st. You want to spend all you life with someone share some believe, faith, values. The most important is do it right & respect every body ❤❤❤
Maybe u already heard Malaysia tagline back 15 years ago... "Malaysia Truly Asia"
Nice video. Glad you mentioned the excellent healthcare in Malaysia. It's a big reason why I go there. You should get a health screening done at one of the private hospitals. I go annually to Prince Court Medical Centre to have my health screening and it is so much more superior to any physical you could get in the US. Takes only 6 hours to do all the tests, get the results, go over the results with a dietician and go over the results with a doctor. Truly mindblowing. And you'll only pay about $300 USD for it.
what happened to Obamacare if u don't mind me asking
My husband and I are planing to move to Kuala Lumpur from Texas and we both are Muslim . Thank you for the video it’s very helpful ❤
Awesome, best of luck with your move 😀
Great content! love the scenery. Felt like I covered 10k steps with you lying down 😅
ahh ha ha True is True is True lol ha ha ha loved it 🎉
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- Multi cultural society
- Warm, respectful & friendly people
- Variety of delicious local food
- English is widely spoken
- Top quality education system
- Affordable and world class healthcare
- Relative low cost of living - value for money
- Safe, laid back and low crime rate
- Efficient public transportation
- Good & reliable Internet connection
U forgot to mention no open/mass pew pew 😊
Bull's-eye
Good summary
@@izwanlaviothat doesn’t happen in America either but go ahead believe the news lol
Hey Ben , hope alls well. Yeah, i think you sold me, was thinking thailand. 62 in march, love your show, love your delivery, uou seem like a real nice dude. Thanks Ben.
Thanks a lot, Thailand is fantastic, both are great places and offer a different environment. I'm glad Thailand is so close and the flights are cheap, it makes it easy to go between the two places.
A very detailed perspective, I’m impressed. The air quality is spot on. Back in the 90s, Bangsar used to be one of the night life base. Those partygoers has now turned into responsible parents hence, night life has really toned down or non existent altogether 😂
Hi Ben , I have just recently started watching your videos . I find them informative. FYI I am residing in Australia and your videos have caught my imagination of moving to SEA. Thank you Ben for the videos .
One of these days, the Malaysian mainstream media are going to notice your videos and decide to do a story on you, and you'll go from TH-cam to nationwide TV !! 😘
Malaysia is a good option, Penang is my favorite! Will see how the MM2H visa goes, still too expensive $100K US deposit in a Malaysian bank is a big ask for most retirees. Philippines $10K US and $1000 US income and you qualify over 50!
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We initially had it at a lower rate but that seemed too attractive and affordable for South Asians to migrate which is not favourable to Malaysian citizens as we already have our own South Asian descendants at 7% and that might disturb the current ratio of our population, therefore our government had to increase the banking in Malaysia rate.
After all we do have limited space unlike the Philippines or Indonesia.
its 150k for Silver not 100k
Good evening, Ben. Beautiful cool weather, huh? Thanks for another great walky-talky post along the... Klang River? I don't know about other expats, but if you don't already know, most Malaysians love and will always welcome you. Stay happy, healthy and grow wealthier 🌺
I live as a perpetual tourist between Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan. Sometimes I will goto EU or Colombia for a little bit to see friends. Not everyone can or would want to live like that but we all make our choices in life. Do what makes you happy. Life is too short to not go for what you want.
Awesome, I'd really love to visit Japan, I feel like I will really enjoy the place. It was always too expensive from the US. Now it's getting more affordable all around, at least for the flight, the accommodations still worry me but I do want to save enough just to go for 1 week to start and see how it goes. Colombia is on my list too and Brazil.
I think brunei, singapore, malaysia have very good air quality (unless indonesia burn the farms)
You got huge potential Ben....imagine the prime minister getting a hold of your video....boom!
Thanks a lot, let’s hope that happens 🤩
The weather there is pretty hot every day, and yet you don't seem to sweat at all.
Everything is reasonable and affordable? This is reason why malaysia is not a rich country. We can chose to do so, but we decided not to burden the people.
You are awesome Ben, thanks for all the tips, advice on Malaysia. I ❤ Malaysia alot. Being closed to Malaysia i get to travel easily from sg by land.
About the food, yess I seldom cook nowadays as juz the two of us in the house... it’s cheaper & saving time to eat outside than do all the cooking at home..and so many options , so many varieties of food to choose from...We feel blessed...😊
No worries about Malaysians health care, most of the Malaysians hv insurance for health care
Having nice footpaths is a big plus for me. A lot of countries in SEA you have to walk on the road which can be dangerous.
No,regular Malaysian have public hospital that are heavily funded by the goverment..meantime the private hospitals cater the rest with top bracket middle income and above which normally having medical insurance
Private hospital still affordable for expats. That's why Malaysia is one of the most popular destination for healthcare tourism.
I am Malaysian but live in England more than 10 years, I agree with your opinion. Every time I go back to Malaysia I put weight on because of the food😂. Can't wait to fly back again next year. Hopefully you have a good time in Malaysia
During your travels, you may or may not have had a scary experience of being bothered by ghosts during your stay. If so, share your story on TH-cam
This is funnily request... But i also want to know😂😂😂😂
@@mardhiyanasaedon8839He's a orang putih, he hardly believes in ghosts.😭
Then org putih celeb halloween , cane tu yop..,,🧛♂️
@@mardhiyanasaedon8839 harap dia akan mjawab soalan 😁
A wonderful video.. I have been in Malaysia before, you are right about every single word that you said.
Bro Ben...I believe the most appropriate place to live in Malaysia is Kota
Kinabalu..one of the reasons is being the suitable cooler temperature at Kokol Hills 15 miles away from CBD Kota Kinabalu....by next year riad/ highway linking Kokol Hills n Kk will be perfect..once the Pan Borneo Highway completed....n next aprtment us cheaper then KL ..people are the friendliest in Malaysia.....Aur pollution is low because is a greeny city...foods varies..Asian n westerern foods are always available..last but not least..to get married to the local not a big problem.
Great reaction.... yes you are right Ben...most of what you shared are correct....we also have family members/relatives married to foreigners/Europeans and they seems had a good life and they do come back to visit us from time to time. Yes its true their children who were brought up grown in Malaysia seems love to come back visit Malaysia again and their personality seems different too because they had their education here at the International and they do mixed with the races from different countries and including the Malaysian that make them more tolerance and appreciate...
Ben, great work! Love to have you as a guest on my podcast. Please let me know if you'd be interested. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Hey I’d be down for that, shoot me an email to bfishermin@gmail.com
SEA with an average of 10 degrees celsius less would be the perfect place.
But heat every day and sweating around the clock wouldn't be for me.
10C less... it will be heaven... omg!! haha
We do have 10 degrees celsius less area. The area are Cameron Highlands, Genting Highlands and Fraser Hill. The temperature hover around min 14'C to max 22'C yearly.
Jog for an hour in Malaysia is equivalent to running on the treadmill for 2 hours. 😊 U can burn more calories in less the time
Very nice moving scenery Mr Ben...Safe n sound😊
Just be carefull man.. too many conman lurking around nowdays going after your money. A friend of mine got broke after being cheated several times in dubious investment schemes.
Hi Ben. Where in KL did you record this video? Would love to jog around here.
This is river of life section from pasar seni until jalan tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. It's good for running, cycling, walking.
Along Klang River near Sogo/Pertama complex😊
Brickfields
As an American looking to retire in 6-7 years, many Americans have been priced out of retirement here. We looked at Malaysia but the new visa for retired expats was really unobtainable!! Hoping they lower that substantially. I think that’s why the visa numbers dropped 90%.
@angieledingham531 everyone seems to think malaysia has 1 type of visa but in fact we have 3 long term visas depending on regions.
1. Mm2h peninsula - expensive
2. Mm2h sarawak - autonomous region
3. Mm2h sabah - autonomous region. Based on comparison. Sabah is still the best.
Both sabah and sarawak mm2h only require participants to stay for 30 days in a year. So the rest of the year they can go explore other places.
The financial aspect is attainable. Unlike peninsula mm2h.
Thanks Ben for sharing the positive points of this country .. no doubt, there are some negative points too here but they are generally manageable.
There are a number of positives about Malaysia but my current go to place is Saigon. I find it's a bit edgier than Malaysia and even Thailand for that matter. I stay in D7 which is a lot cleaner and less hectic than tourist central Saigon. I feel that most of S E Asia is pretty family friendly. I feel safe walking around all these countries at night. The same can't be said for where I live in Australia. Malaysia is a very welcoming country and even the immigration officers are friendly. I do remember going to a modern cinema and having a drunk guy sit right next to me. Also you used toi be able to buy high alchohol beer at corner stores in the past. Not sure if it was legal though. I'm eating beef rendang tonight so I've definitely been influenced by Malaysian culture. Hopefully I can return to Penang some time soon.
Nice I need to check out Saigon. I've always been more interested in Hanoi but I'm curious about Saigon too
what I researched, you can only stay in Malaysia for more than 6 months once a yr
Great content sharing of opinion. You should visit other praises of worship, there are many beautiful old churches during colonial times and temples around Malaysia.
Cool video. Hope to see some of your experiences in Vietnam and how it compares. I’m looking at Japan, because it’s possible to own property with land as a foreigner at truly insane value compared to USA,
Thank you for being experienced in Msia. As a Msian, I hope U've a nice stayed here.
Bengap sangat apahal. Kau tau tak dia ji bangsa Yahudi??? Kau welcome dia sngat kenapa?
Yes medical tourism is a draw especially from indonesia where medical facilities and staff are bad there.
Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country and Islam enjoins a good balance between this worldly life and hereafter. You surely must hear the frequent callings for prayers to the one true God.
The Islamic tradition warrants cleanliness in all respects especially in observing the five pillars hence becoming the culture. Education is important the knowledge of which translates to the need for good healthcare, education, family, social life and many other virtuous values.
Yet Malaysia do not strive to be highly advanced capitalistic country - spending for wars is nominal, it wants peace with all nations of the world.
Malaysia has always advocate moderation, tolerance, love thy neighbours - all these culminate from the teaching of Islam..
bc its way more affordable and peaceful
Hey Ben, what kind of camera do you use? Is it a camera phone?
Take care man!
On the alcohol consumption..your statement might not sit well with uncle henry of the malaysian chinese grab driver statement recently
The best part of Malaysia, we say no to "woke culture" 😅
i wonder where are you walking. its like continuous pavement beside without a dead end and very clean. very nice to jog in the morning or evening.
go to desapark city. nice area to brisk walk or jog around the lake and around the township full of condominiums and parks.
Do you know hes Jewish? The hint is in his name
As malaysian, i want to go Azerbaijan,
What about getting a retirement visa? How would that work?
Where is this place you walking?
Ben you face just like Randy Blythe lamb of god if u have dreadlock😁😁😁👌❤️❤️
Most important we malaysians are raised to be respectful and ...we got real tough gun control laws here😂
Yes true Malaysians are very respectful, and no access to guns is definitely a good thing
how much you make in nyc as tattoo artist to be able to afford 3000$ room?
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Ben, I love roti canai, but I'm often concerned about the cleanliness of the people who make it. I wonder how often they wash their hands thoroughly before they make it. I've ended up with diarrhoea from eating roti canai a few times, probably because the guy who made it didn't wash his hands after taking a dump.
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you are seriously confusing western countries with usa, its not the same!
Not all the lgbtq crap you get in America and Thailand!
Come over to East Malaysia
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Good video Ben, hope you find a Malaysian beauty oneday, just like i have 🫠
Just out of curiosity Ben, have you ever done a real days work in your life? Just sayin.....
Nah hes an Israeli Mossad Agent and hes been planted in Malaysia
@@DemoNinja79😂😂😂 not very good at it I must say.
That's not true malays used to be partying everyday but because of din tompok who lock down the whole country for two dem years then everything changed.
haha... din tompok. But quite true. Here in Penang, after the lockdowns, most of the clubbing scenes disappeared.
A Dutchman globe trotter I knew said Malaysia is world's food haven
True. From Kuching I came to Penang and visited Bukit Mertajam, on foot for 2 hrs along the main road, eateries shoplots are here, there and everywhere, let alone a crossroad I passed by. Almost all coffee shop there were full-housed, OMG......
Thanks for promoting our country. Its true that the expat can have a good quality life here. Welcome to our country❤️
As someone approaching retirement age I find Malaysia is respectful towards the older generation and I feel much safer too
That’s Islam for you. High respect for parents and elders
@@saf1999 X pyh la nak menunjuk sangat agama awak tu lagi bagus dari yang lain. X hbs2 nk menunujuk. Cuba pergi kat negara Arab tu, orang deme dah la kurang hajar, x hormat orang tua.
Yes I do agree with you. I have some friends from western countries who prefer to live separately from their parents and tend to leave their parents on their own. I mean not all people from the west are like that. But what i'm trying to say is that taking care of our elderly parents are kind of the norm here in Malaysia and most eastern cultures. We plan to stay nearby our parents, care for them of they are old. Speak softly to them and we are taught to bevery patient with elderly people. I'm a Muslim and Malay and that is embedded in our cultures. I'm sure it is also part of the teaching of my other fellow malaysians as mostly are brought up with eastern culture.
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@@FixerUpper-cb3woso out of context arab is where islam originates because arab is arab no need to comparelah
What a wonderful reasons for the expatriates to live in Malaysia. Big value for your money.
How is the value now with recent inflation everywhere?
Your soul fits perfectly here in Malaysia. The longer you stay its going to be harder to leave. Hope you find what youre looking for 😊
Thanks I appreciate that 🤩🙏
Ben should be looking at those streets that have no names 😊
very insightful and wise words :)) I am 35, single, no kids but i want a wife and kids . The USA is not the place for a family sadly !
Thailand (not all , some ) women seem to be happy with relationships but not want kids from my experience
Thai women don't want u, they just want your money. After you get all the adulation, worship from the local girls. Once the fun is over, you would struggle to settle down in Thailand. If u want an easy woman, that's the results u get. Malaysian women might be harder to get but they are more wife materials. You don't get the fun & party & wild women of Thailand but u get more stability.
in general, most people in Malaysia are very family oriented. longterm relationship equates to marriage and starting a family. If that's what you're looking for, Malaysia is indeed the place to go. I cannot say the same on behalf of other South East Asian countries since I'm not from there and don't really know their culture
Thai women and filipino women want a better life. To do that they hook up with whites.
Agree with u, i hv been living since my chilhood days until now retirement age i never had experienced any air pollution n rest assure we dont burn any trash or agriculture residues bcos its illegal n can be fined😊
There are 3 long term visa.
Sabah mm2h
Sarawak mm2h
Peninsula mm2h
You need to do a little more research on how the health care training works there and how it is not going to work long term.
"Convenience" should also include language since english is pretty widely used here in Malaysia. So english-speaking expats would find that as another attraction to come here
Very true I should’ve mentioned this one!
You forgot a huge part: the English proficiency is nearly on par with PI (per the EF English language index). Also the education is supposedly top notch.
Also there’s a huge ethnic diversity. Besides English there are large amounts of ethnic Chinese and Indians so unlike other SE Asian countries, many might already have some language proficiency. Also, as I understand it, the local languages of Malaysia and Indonesia are similar.
It’s true the Malaysians do speak great English. The only unfortunate part if you’re in Kuala Lumpur there’s almost more immigrants than Malaysians around, and those folks don’t speak English, so most days I find myself coming across far more immigrants than actual Malaysians 😩
Thumbs up 👍 Ben…..I just love Phuket way too much 😎🏝️
Healthcare cost is a fraction of the US. Malaysians pay 0.25 dollar for 3 months of prescription drugs. Foreigners can access but you do pay higher than the local but still a fraction of a fraction
If you intend to use private hospitals, premiums is less than 500 dollar a year which again is a fraction of you pay in the US for even better care
Assisted or long term care facilities is between 6000 to 20,000 dollar a year. Again a fraction of what you pay in US
About the case of 0.25
dollar for 3 months of prescription drug is no longer true anymore, because of lack of fun the government has to cut costs by increasing the fees to 5 ringgit and only give away 1 weeks to 1 months of prescription drugs, and the hospital is encouraging people to buy their own drugs outside.
And due to very low wages and very long working for doctors and nurses, the government hospitals have been facing manpower crisis for awhile, many doctors and nurses had resigned and making the situation worse,
If you in KL, on Sunday they have KL car free. Can jog walk on street, from 7am to 9am if you want to experience something new
The number one reason is the taxes, in Malaysia a resident individual will not be subjected to Malaysian income tax for income you derived overseas.
When you go to emergency hospital. It only cost rm1. Im so happy with health care.
to be clear, when you're talking about healthcare, you are just referring to the US, not the West in general. We have the worst system in the industrialized world.
The comment section is a Malaysian echo chamber!
My friend who lives in KL is always complaining everything about Malaysia.But I totally understand watching this video. He stands the opposite side of your saying. He moved from Tokyo.
I’ll go on a trip to KL next year❤❤❤
We can see that it’s very clean the place you are walking during the video.
It’s nice to not have trashes everywhere…
In Europe it’s amazing to see how dirty it became.
I live in Japan for the last 23 years and honestly cannot live in trash anymore 😂
Would you show me around when i come?
great video
do you plan to have kids?
Malaysia is not heaven... Still lot more need to be upgraded, but if anyone expect to be perfect, just go to the heaven.
Yea every country has its positives and negatives I agree
Assuming one would earn much more in USA.!!
Should an international student choose malaysia over USA?
As a malaysian, i think it really depends on what course you are taking. Many malaysians study abroad in the US. But we do have international students here as well, but mostly from the arab countries, africa and the rest of asia. And we also have foreign exchange students, teachers and lecturers from US & Europe, Japan.
From my point of view, financial wise might be better to study here. I saw plenty of european medical students come here i don't know for how long but they are here.
@@zulvenom are part time job allowed in malaysia for international students.? I am looking to study Nutrition. But I checked dietitians make 3-3.5 k Ringgit per month as a fresher. Is this a good salary for KL?
@RAO.NUTRITION depends on your lifestyle, less partying, no alcohol no monthly car installment, RM3.5K is enough and probably u can save a bit. Some locals here survive with less than that. And i know a few people who earn more than RM10K per month but still not enough. There are students here work part-time jobs as well. I know i did.
thanks for choose Malaysia =)
Thanks for watching and commenting!
What an interesting insight Ben especially on the part of family. Some would have a different take on how westerner would react to things like night life and relationships
Another reason is english is widely spoken here. Safety is a top priority as well. Malaysia is also a much developed country compared to other south east asian country.. Publc transport is another talking point here in malaysia as its cheap, easy and convenient .
Thanks for sharing about pollution quality of S.E.Asian countries. This is very important to my quality of life.
Just found your channel, what a breath of fresh air! New subscriber here !
Hey, Ben...
Nomad Capitalist channel.. fyi..
Hi Ben
Please discuss ways to get a visa in Malaysia?
Ironically we the old KLites moved away from KL as it's turned into migrants city, 90 percent of the people you see on the streets are foreigners and even the suburbs where I used to live now are looking very different and more like third world. European expats I knew then also moving out of this country as they don't like the rapid development.
Only kl that develop fast but not other states of Malaysia. So if you don't like the way of kl you can move to Penang, ipoh, taiping whereby you can enjoy the nature there. Not necessary to move out of Malaysia.
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