Driving — 2 years ago
I was in Melaka for a project at Infineon for two weeks. The people were really friendly (they wanted to “order out” for KFC or McDonald’s, thinking that’s what I would be comfortable with) and wanted to make me feel welcome. I enjoyed the food (lots of Portugese) and experiencing a culture so different from ours here in the USA.
What I can honestly say I liked aside from what I’ve already mentioned is the driving…the absolutely crazy driving of these people! Back in The States, there would be lots of road rage due to how people drove, but I thoroughly enjoyed the orchestrated chaos. When someone needed to come over into your lane, you just moved. No big deal. People made three-lane roads into five-lane roads. The lines on the pavement seemed to be more of a “guide” than lane markers. I also enjoyed driving on the “wrong” side of the road. ;)
