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What do foreigners really think about Malaysians? And what will happen to you if you come to Malaysia but don’t like the local food? I met Daria, she has been living in Kuala Lumpur for 20 years and even wrote a book about the country. So if you are traveling or moving to Malaysia, this is the most helpful video you’ll find on KZread. Enjoy!
Daria on Instagram: / darya.kirienko
NEW INTERVIEW with Daria here: • Non-obvious Things You...
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 What are Malaysians really like
01:46 How Daria got used to Malaysia
04:31 Cooking in Malaysia
05:49 The best things about Malaysia
08:25 Malaysia is not perfect
12:12 What is Daria's job
13:52 What was it like working with Lee Kuan Yew
15:32 About the work of an interpreter
21:15 Favorite places in Malaysia
24:11 Cost of living in Malaysia
25:42 Reasons to leave Singapore for Malaysia
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2nd part of the INTERVIEW with Daria here 👉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lX2elbdsnci1ks4.html
@limozain2148
Жыл бұрын
Gd for u max. Daria, you r a story teller!
@elenas5837
5 ай бұрын
Max, can you ask her for recommendations for schools ? Thank you very much
@azizanaziz1835
3 ай бұрын
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She is very honest and accurate about Malaysia. I am glad an intelligent person like her chooses to stay in Malaysia.
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
you are right..instead of all those rohingyas syrians, banglas, tamils etc
@twizzyworld6663
Жыл бұрын
an intelligent person??? my brain taking 1 minute to process hahahahahaha. You should spell it She was a smart person..
@cantikpnd6384
Жыл бұрын
PR is the best ways for foreigners for me let's not make another singapore or australia... they can enjoy anything that malaysia have but let malaysia truly asian with a malaysian
@jerseyjames9478
Жыл бұрын
Agree, she is being honest.
@hishamjalal9078
Жыл бұрын
@@brabaius162 wtf
damn, its scary how accurate she is on describing malaysians its normal to hear malaysian drives hundreds of kilometers just for a dish and went back home right after that, i did it, my friends also did it 😂
@rebeccarose4733
Жыл бұрын
we are still doing it & will continue doing it!!! Jst for FOOD!😁😁😁😁😁
@blardymunggas6884
Жыл бұрын
Daria is super intelligent. Love her. Russians are super intelligent and we love Russians.
@norlizarahman3609
Жыл бұрын
if you re staying in KL yes, traffic jammed
@muhammadnazerinsaripin1925
Жыл бұрын
Lol my brother sister in law one ask him to go genting for breakfast from puncak alam Kuala selangor, my brother kinda baffle cause she said she went the with her friend before.
@syafiqaszamin6411
Жыл бұрын
I've took a 3 hours train ride to ipoh, a flight to Penang and Perlis just for food.
This is by far the most honest and positive review about Malaysia by an expat Ive ever heard. I love listening to something like this. Thank you for sharing!
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
She interpret language,and interpret Malaysia very well. Even if she doesn't agree with something,she said in very well and not hurting others.
Really positive and fair opinion from Expats views... INDAH nya Malaysia ku... Subhanallah...
I'm from Sabah Malaysia. whatever she said is absolutely true and I love her honest opinion about Malaysia.
She’s fitting in nicely into Malaysia. Realistic and well balaced❤
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
she is more malaysian then most 20 years
It’s true what you said Malaysia is very comfortable and Good tO live in . I’m from Indonesia working here 16 years and feel comfortable and Like it because Malaysian and Indonesian food are the same because they are one Family. Thank you for sharing. Nice tO meet you ❤
6:36 To add to what Daria says, Malaysia is host to more than 7 million foreign workers from about 15 countries - those from Indonesia, Bangladesh and India being the top three. That's a very high number of foreign workers - equivalent to 22% of the population and 45% of the workforce.
@user-yt7hz1pz7h
5 ай бұрын
But for me lthink is more than the number lthink around 15 to 20 million foreigners in Malaysia because some of them they came here then lost but not lost actually theyre still here and dont want to go out from Malaysia .You know Malaysia is a gold mining here.
Very impressive! Very knowledgeable on the region and travels extensively throughout the world. Daria has been living in Malaysia for 20 years. Accurate description of Malaysia. Better knowledge and experience on Malaysia than most Malaysians.
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
Haha
@PCai2012
Жыл бұрын
I like this Mrs Daria. How can I get interact with her.. just to know more her view about this country.. (well 20 yrs experience as expat), love to hear from her (bad or good , it's okay)
@blardymunggas6884
Жыл бұрын
Mrs Daria seems to have a very high analytical and IQ level. She is spot on on all of her views. I totally agree with her that the moment you speak more than 1 languages, one will see life totally differently
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
@@blardymunggas6884 but she reminds me more of Anna Karenina... who Im sure was just as analytical.
@shahdzul3483
Жыл бұрын
Better knowledge and experience on Malaysia than most Malaysians - Owh pleaseeeee, locals know better...do not reflect ur limited knowledge abt Msia incase u are local to other locals....
We are not perfect, but the ability to coexist in one country peacefully and harmoniously, it matters a lot to us.. 🙏🙏
@zoroalakazam
Жыл бұрын
Well said..well said👏👏👏
@RUHappyATM
Жыл бұрын
But be very careful of the Green Wave, It will destroy the country.
@terrima4064
8 ай бұрын
Well said! I visited KL back in July. As a New Yorker, I immediately saw the similarity KL and NY shared: the diversity of people. The difference is its much more tone down and calm in KL, even during their New Year's eve, with tons of people out on the streets but the energy is much more relax. Really enjoyed my time there!
Any expats that stay here for years, but honestly speak good and bad about Malaysia..they deserve our recognition..most foreigners not being here long enough just to say the truth..they said nice thing, but their eyes and smiling goes other direction...its OK, to criticise us..just take some time before doing it and do it politely..
Excellent discourse with Daria. She's integrated over time, not fawning quickly head-over-heels with a new country. Balanced views are needed in today's quick-paced social media news and views.
Iam aiming to move to Kaula Lumpur from the UK this year with my wife and kids. I honestly cannot wait to move.
Thank you so much for this interview.She s such *open minded brilliant lady* .As Malaysian originated from Borneo Island (Sarawak) sumtimes *lost* my *ways* too with *so many diversities* in Malaysia.Our families have Indian, Arabs, Afican, Chinese, Eropean, Malays, Indonesian, Philiphines, New Zealanders, Autralians n so on.When come to festival seasons such as *Hari Raya* we have so many diversities of fruit cakes from Europeans till Asian version 🤪 _My dad loves fruit cakes_ 😅☺️ C..that how diversities we re 🤣.U cant imagine what kind of foods we have n reconstructed .But I am proud to be Malaysia tho 😇😊😉
@apuspeak8764
Жыл бұрын
What a messed up family.
Very wise women. The best honest commentary about Malaysia. She tells just as it is.
KL indeed has the world class Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra to perform very high standard classical music. They were brilliant before the covid pandemic and ticket price was affordable, unfortunately recently they tripled the ticket price and became more commercial.
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
haha tickets were cheap subsidised by our oil money
@secrets.295
Жыл бұрын
Yes we do have them. But compared to other cities, the theatre or in America they call it Broadway scene is very small. Theatre actors can't make a living in Malaysia, because the market is so small and theatre really isn't that big of a deal here.
@niki0918
Жыл бұрын
@@leealex24KL got Istana Budaya
Your networking game is strong to be able to come out with these content.
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
Thanks bro
My family also diverse my father can speak Mandarin , Arabic and Malay while me Arabic, English and Malay and still learning mandarin
Daria is definitely brilliant! So much wisdoms and attractive charisma from her speech and experiences. Very impressed on how interpreter can stretched out to even being a surgeon & helicopter pilots interpreter up to the point of she can confidently claims that she might fly one. Plus, to know both sides of the speakers' cultural appropriation, differences, and even literature (Confucius, poets, etc), that is very difficult! Ultimately, it takes a flexible and understanding person to be this open and viewing world in various perspectives.
To KNOW Malaysia is to LOVE Malaysia...
Love her brutal honesty! Everything she says is unbelievely true...Thanks ...love this channel
Russians are exceptionally blunt, sharp and intelligent! I like!
Watching this video makes me appreciate my country more.. Suddenly feeling super patriotic
When she say bout cook.. i got one idea.. and i never see this content anywhere from any youtubers… i would like to watch one day.. like any foreigner to who are stay in malaysia to cook one malaysian dishes.. but my preference is nasi lemak.. i think that would be soooo cool and fascinate to see any of them cook our national dishes.. coz any malaysian any race can cook and even sell nasi lemak not just malay.. ive seen even chinese malaysian sell nasi lemak with pork coz its our national dishes.. it would be epic to see our ‘guest’ from other country to cook it.. just imagine russian cook our nasi lemak.. omg EPIC! ❤❤❤
@bengtee6052
Жыл бұрын
U may check out a Japanese KZreadr name: @ichang she cooks nasi lemak while she is in Hong Kong and invites the Malaysian who stay in Hong Kong to have lunch for Hari Raya
On the subject of food, a lot of Malaysians have this mental imprinting from young that the best or most original foods are from where they originated from or grew up. Hence whenever they return to their hometowns, they will make a pilgrimage to their favorite food stalls and restaurants just to eat their favorite foods. Since Malaysian recipes and cooking styles are very diverse, the same food prepared by one restaurant could have its own distinctive taste and flavor, which other restaurants are unable to replicate. So this is why Malaysians will usually have their favorite nasi kandar, char kuey teow, asam laksa etc stall. You are correct in saying that distance will not discourage the average Malaysians from traveling across town or state just to get a bite of their favorite food.
I could sit down for hours listening to her talk about her work experience. So fascinating.
I love listening to her talk. She is so eloquent
Definitely the best interview so far about Malaysia, if someone were to ask about Malaysia, this is one of the video to be recommended to watch. Thank you!
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
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Very interesting & informative discourse, great job guys
Fascinating interview. Thank you, Max and team.
This is a great content.. thanks for sharing 👍👏👏👏
I like her telling speech at all..smooth and clear ,polite..thanks for this video
Great interview, she knows a lot about Malaysia, thanks for revealing the truth! Cheers and great video!
Tun M is really good speaker, what he has spoken through out his life are on point and esy to understand..
There’s a four season also in malaysia, hot season, very hot season, wet season, very wet season
Wow..awesome interview. Lots of info rgd Malaysia. Keep it up both.!!
I wouldn't describe Malaysia as a developing country. Malaysia is a new developed country, the GDP per capita (PPP) is about 37k and at its growing at a super healthy pace, it will probably match and surpass many European developed countries during before 2030.
Very informative and helpful, thank you!
Very fair comment about Malaysia... Thanks ma'am... May yr stay in Malaysia an enjoyable one..
Good honest perspective from Daria.
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
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She truly know her way in Malaysia. Diving here is one of the best. Tanggol is my favourite besides Sipadan. Tqvm for the infor, looks like it takes a foreigner to open a Malaysians' eyes on its beauty.
Very knowleadgable & highly intelligent person i might say and she humbly resides in one of the best country in the world. May not be the very best but worth the stay though. Cheers
Your channel is just great, i love your interview style...keep it up.
Malaysia has many unique things to offer.
Thank you Darria...thank you so much
New subscriber here.. Really love the way she described Malaysia.. Thank god i found your channel.. Really nice to hear an honest view of Malaysia..
@MaxChernov
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video n for showing your interview with Daria, she's such a lovely person with a pleasant character. It's very interesting to hear what she has to say.
@Yasin_Affandi
Жыл бұрын
Daria, as u mentioned in d description, been in KL, Malaysia for 20 years. I'm sure, but cannot assume, that she's been or like d philharmonic orchestra musical performances at d Petronas philharmonic concert hall, d only one in KL n Malaysia. It's located in d podium underneath d Petronas Twin Towers.
Very casual and frank view of KL & Malaysia 👍🏼👍🏼
i really really hope your channel grows to be really big. u dish out really good content.
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that! 🙏
awesome interview it was accurate. A+
She spoke very well. Thank you for the frank views. 👍👍
Its the 1st time that i forced myself to finish watching this channel in the middle of the night! She knows Malaysia very well and very honest also. Thumbs up!
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoyed:)
I very honest review of Malaysia, hopefully one day we will be able to settle down in this beautiful country!
Our slogan used to be called 'Msia truly Asia'. I hope it is still now 😂 Hope you both won't get anymore homesick anymore 😂 And I must point out that it's a very wise and open minded/broad explaination from the beautiful lady
@apuspeak8764
Жыл бұрын
Wtf is M'sia? Spell it in full. MALAYSIA.
You must learn our cultures... It is beautiful
Close your eyes, just focus on her voice. OMG! I could hear her accent just like us as Malaysians. 😅😅😅
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
4 yr info that's how russians speak englishmy friend.
@MyAljufri
Жыл бұрын
@@brabaius162 Anya Kopp, a russian american model didn't sound like that to me.
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
@@MyAljufri I really can't say. The only Russian I know is Putin on Saturday Night Life.😁
@atrixsauza2068
Жыл бұрын
Not really
@yamisin7385
Жыл бұрын
@@atrixsauza2068 right..she says she is not russian. married to an Indian..I guess that is why Hadi bastan find it familiar...she has indian accent.
Thank you for this video👍🏻
Wow. You spend 20 years here. Thank you for appreciating it As someone working in sustainability, i was dismayed to know that since 2016, the Amazon is a net carbon emitter. Intergovernmental organisations are working hard to stop deforestration in Malaysia and indonesia right now to try stop climate change. I hope Malaysians will fight for their forests to keep them intact.
Oh my goodness! Her English is beautiful! Thank you very much for this wonderful video! Oh! She's a Coference Interpreter! My hat comes off to her!
I subscribed because of this video.. she is superbly precise in describing Malaysia & Malaysians. Good job Max
@AkatDeen
Жыл бұрын
@masih mudakurang faham??
@AkatDeen
Жыл бұрын
@masih muda mende ni??? Jalan2 cari pasal ke apa?
This video are high quality. Hard to skip.
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
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@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
she is what is call easy on the eyes.. Admin should have her standing up..side view alone is just not cut it.
very informative conversation.. and good vdio content.. keep up the good content and good vdio footage.. 👍👍👍👍👍 to you..
Amazing the humble roti canai is the second best street foods in the world.. Hope Malaysia stay humble, friendly despite being underrated.. ofc it's a safe and peace place on earth to live in 👍🇲🇾❤️
I am glad she very honest with her words and all of the words is truth about Malaysia. I agree with her very much. I think she can be Malaysia ambassador, promote Malaysia coz she very understanding about Malaysia very well.
Dashaaa! You are great!
@DaryaKirienko
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 😊
hey Max, a suggestion.... i think a slightly more in depth color on the backgrounds of your interviewees will gve us a beter of understanding thru what lens they r looking at the countries they eventually settle in
thanks for the info and realy proud as malaysian...
very nice and easy country to stay, with the same like in singapore well even more but cheaper than them, very beatiful islands and lanscapes everywhere and very friendly people
I speak 7 languages. English, Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin, Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, and Indonesian. Some Japanese 40 - 50 % fluency.
@apuspeak8764
Жыл бұрын
I think dialects aren't considered as a language. That's a reach just to make out the quantity.
@cappuchinolatte2356
Жыл бұрын
damn. did u do classes by any chance? 😂
@advancesg
Жыл бұрын
Indonesia National Language, Singapore National Language, Brunei National Language.....
The more you underrate Msia the more you love Msia
I love Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾 TQ brother n sister.
nice & high quality information
She tell mostly true , event I'm from Malaysia didn't notice it. Anyway enjoy your staying here in Malaysia, semoga sukses selalu 👍
Very nice interview.
After seeing what's happening in the USA in the past couple of years, all the craziness is beyond comprehension. I understand the restriction and difficulty of becoming PR in Malaysia.
I like her honest. 👍 Cultural entertainment in Malaysia most of them in Borneo part, if you say less, it means only in peninsular part. However, keep exploring Malaysia ! Please comeback to Borneo Malaysia. You will see the differents. Thanks for the video.
Thank You Sir.. Welcome to Malaysia..
Great interview ..
Absolutely true about Malaysia and Singapore
Very good video. Great woman
Malaysia is probably one of the few polyglot haven in the world
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
it's spelt heaven sir
@dericcyk
Жыл бұрын
@@brabaius162 it's haven hahahaha, please
@arjrfamily8634
Жыл бұрын
Haven it's sporse to be like "haven't" ..oww
@apuspeak8764
Жыл бұрын
Well you need to travel more then.
@Hellibra
Жыл бұрын
@@brabaius162 its the spelling, haven.
Borneo island - Kalimantan in Indonesia and Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia.
Her English is very good...simple and understandable
wowwww 20 years in malaysia!!!!
Thank for your positive comments and love, we still far more to improve. ❤
Madam, your profession is very interesting. I wish my younger son would take up interest in foreign languages n interpreting. If he can, be polyglot. You're right, Malaysians know at least 2 Languages, mother tongue language + Malay (if not the mother tongue lingo) + English. He now also reads Arabic & Japanese. Thus, if he can speak Malay, English, Arabic, n Japanese, that would be amazing.
Hi Max, I have been watching your videos lately and I like that you have a unique voice from an outsider about Singapore or Malaysia. I do have a suggestion you may want to consider : It would be nice if you let your subject introduce himself or herself like “ Hi, my name is xxxxxx and I’m originally from xxxxxx and I have been living in xxxxx for xxxx years. “ . When viewers have a basic info of the subject‘s background, they will appreciate the comments and opinion about the country he or she is currently living in, as compared to their homeland.
Love Daria accent. Urs too Max.
This is not content cari follower. It honest opinion.
Yess...it is because here is the trade route from the ancient times till now....thanks
3:39 hits hard even for Malaysians 😂. If an expat says they hate that, know that we also hate it even more. Your destination can be 500m in a straight eye direction but you'll find yourself 1 km away after exiting the road you came from.
*Welcome to Malaysia Truly Asia Good foods Enjoyed Thanks for Very good videos* 🇲🇾❤️💓💖💕💝💗😍😍💗💝💕💖💓❤️🇲🇾
She's not only honest & intelligent but beautiful
Tq bro👍
Thanks for share
What an amazing guest! She’s going to have a lot more work coming as we head into a Multipolar world as Russia pivots East and looks to create new opportunities in this region
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
@riris monalisa zulnisyam all russian women are beautiful thats why they hv Anna Karenina...they have affairs..ehem😀
I know Dasha, she's an amazing person and usually very objective unless you ask her personal opinion about something. It's always a pleasure to hear what she's saying, even though most things are well-known to you as well :)
@DaryaKirienko
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊❤
@brabaius162
Жыл бұрын
@@DaryaKirienko very objective unless you ask her personal opinion..really don't understand this.....how many amazing russian women interpreters are there in kl? I thinks it's lost in translation😁
@apuspeak8764
Жыл бұрын
Well a blunt answer would be proper for russian because they're always like that. The lack of empathy sugarcoated.
@indigo_ua_uk
Жыл бұрын
@@brabaius162 Guess this is a comment for me, not for Dasha. Ok, let me explain what I mean with some examples: Objective - DiCaprio is a very good actor. Personal opinion - he's cool, but can't say I will watch every movie he has starred in, not a fan. Objective - Malaysian cuisine is vibrant and diverse. Personal opinion: I love some Malaysian food, but must admit, for me most of the dishes are too fatty or too spicy.
@indigo_ua_uk
Жыл бұрын
@@apuspeak8764 that was rude. Due to the fact, neither I nor Dasha are Russians.
Good to hear from the perspective of an Expat.