Selamat datang and welcome /r/Mexico to our cultural exchange thread!

[u/FireTempest]

Today we are hosting /r/Mexico for a cultural exchange. Please answer their questions in this thread, and you can go ask them anything you want to know about their country in this other thread.

Thank you /r/Mexico for having us as guests. We hope you have a great time!

[u/blackswanmx]

So a little bit of background... Mexico is recently going through rough times derived from economical, political and violence crisis. Our president is bashed daily in social networks due his inability to solve any of the aforementioned issues, causing his image as national leader to deteriorate rapidly. Being the new generations of both countries my questions would be:

1. How is your general perception about your own government and its policies?? Are they making Malasya a better country? What worries you the most about your government policies?

2. Being influenced by both super powers (US & China), would you say you'd like to pursue the American Dream? Why??

3. Best food to eat at 4 am as you are leaving a party considerably drunk?? :)

[u/FireTempest → u/blackswanmx]

1. So a little bit of background... Malaysia is recently going through rough times derived from economical, political and violence crisis (not as bad as Mexico's but there are a lot of unexplained immigrant deaths going on). Our Prime Minister is bashed daily in social networks due his inability to solve any of the aforementioned issues, causing his image as national leader to deteriorate rapidly.

It seems we are quite similar in this regard :)

2) Malaysians are definitely more pro-US than China. The American Dream has brought a lot of US brands into the country. If only we could bring in Chipotle too...

3) Best drunk food at 4am is an ultra greasy Mamak Mee Goreng accompanied by a glass of Milo Dinosaur.

[u/tetosonico]

Is the Malasyan F1 Grand Prix popular there? a lot of people want to go, or are just the rich people?

[u/[deleted]]

I'm interested in literature. Unfortunately, in the west, the only non indoeuropean language that gets regularly translated is japanese. Is there something you know that is:

• Written in one of your languages

• Available in English

• Prose

• Part of the canon. Like the stuff your lit majors read.

• XX or XXI century.

Also, I'm interested in the way people interact. So...

• How do you say 'hi'? Is it ok to kiss cheeks? Is there much of a difference depending on gender/age/closeness?

• How do you feel about personal space?

• Are there rules of etiquette which are peculiar to your country/ethnicity?

[u/tucif]

Is Malaysia Airlines popular? Were there any evident changes on airports/airlines because of the lost flight?

[u/[deleted]]

I remember in the news that 2 brothers got caught setting up a drugs lab in your country, was this a big story on your news? how you the public fell about these people? is there a drug problem whit the general population? what is the drug of choice in your country? thanks

[u/vonn90]

• I had the opportunity to visit your country some years ago. I spent 1 week in Kuala Lumpur, and I loved it, but I would have liked to visit other cities. If I were to visit Malaysia again, which cities would you advise me to visit?

• What's your favorite Malaysian movie?

• Any easy traditional dish that I could probably cook at home?

• Finally, I just want to mention something that was interesting/funny to me. Your caution signs say "awas", which is pronounced the same way as "aguas" in Spanish (meaning waters), which is a very informal way of saying caution/be careful in Mexico.

[u/aliensarehere]

Are there any Mexican restaurants where you live, and/or have you had tacos (not Taco Bell)?

Has any part of Mexican culture infiltrated your own culture? Food, TV, films, music etc.

Do people in countries around you speak the same language? If they do not, is it similar to yours?

Name some sort of "fun" rivalry that you have with another country. (Example: Peru and Chile fight over which country came up with a type of brandy called pisco.

*it could not be fun

[u/Mosquito_Up_My_Nose]

How did you guys react to the Malaysian airlines incident? In your opinion, what are the 3 biggest problems your country is facing right now? Any good dishes you guys would recommend? I live in Texas there is a 5 star Malaysian restaurant just a few blocks from my house and I'm planning to go there for the first time.

[u/daltonslaw]

¡Hola r/malaysia! one question that I've been thinking about for quite a while, what is the overall feeling about the expulsion of Singapore nowadays? Do you guys think about it as the right thing to do, or as a major mistake?