ENGLISH SPEAKING

COUNTRYS CULTURE

The most popular English-speaking

countries in the world

Malaysias Culture

Introduction

Malaysia has a multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multilingual society. The original culture of the
area stemmed from indigenous tribes that inhabited it, along with the Malays who later moved
there.
In 1971, the government created a "National Cultural Policy", defining Malaysian culture.
Some cultural disputes exist between Malaysia and neighbouring countries, notably Indonesia.
The two countries have a similar cultural heritage, sharing many traditions and items.

A cook making murtabak, a type of pancake mixed with eggs, small pieces of
meat and onions, in Kuala Lumpur.

Indian Culture

India is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Throughout the history of India, Indian culture
has been heavily influenced by Dharmic religions, credited with shaping much of Indian
philosophy, literature, architecture, art and music.
Over the centuries, there has been significant fusion of cultures between Buddhists, Hindus,
Muslims (Sunni, Shia, Sufi), Jains, Sikhs and various tribal populations in India.

Culture Shock
What is culture shock? It is the impact of traveling from a familiar culture and
trying to adjust to an unfamiliar one.
In Malaysia: Perhaps the biggest aspect of a new life in Malaysia is religion. Most
of the population is Muslim, and adheres to conservative Islamic customs. Another
major element of culture shock that expats may have to contend with is getting
used to the hot and humid equatorial climate.

In India: The differing landscapes in India, The mass of humanity in India can be
overwhelming, theres a lot of people, India is Beautiful but dirty, pollution, traffic,
and beggars are everywhere in India.

In my point, if you travel through this vast country you will experience different
levels of culture shock and you will love some places and hate others and that is ok!
You do not have to love everywhere you visit!

Educational Attitudes

In Malaysia: Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education

(Kementerian Pendidikan). The education system is divided into preschool education,
primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education and tertiary
education. Education may be obtained from the multilingual public school system,
which provides free education for all Malaysians, or private schools, or through
Typical age
homeschooling. Level/Grade
Preschool
Pre-school playgroup

34

Kindergarten

46

Primary school
Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

10

Year 5

11

Year 6

12

Secondary school
Removed Class

13

Form 1

13-14

Form 2

14-15

Form 3

15-16

Form 4

16-17

Form 5

17-18

Form 6/Pre-University

1819 (Available in some schools)

Post-secondary education
Tertiary education (College or
University)

Ages vary

Educational Attitudes
In India:

In ancient times, India had the Gurukula system of

education in which anyone who wished to study went to a teacher's
(Guru) house and requested to be taught. If accepted as a student by
the guru, he would then stay at the guru's place and help in all
activities at home.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM: India is divided into 28 states and 7 so-called
Union Territories.
Exclusive school
: Such as the Doon School in Dehradun that
take in a small number of students and charge exorbitant fees.
States School : known as government schools. The fees are quite
low in such schools. Then there are privately owned schools with
their own land and buildings.
The case of Kerala: Kerala was also the first state in the country to
introduce Information Technology as a subject of study at the High
School level.