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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5744881" data-attributes="member: 24302">I&#039;ve spent some time exploring living in Malaysia for retirement.&nbsp; Too hot and humid for me.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve talked to a couple dozen expats who do live there and have read extensively about the country.&nbsp; For example Malaysia is split between the peninsula it shares with Thailand and the island of Borneo it shares with Indonesia.&nbsp; There are two Malaysian states on Borneo, and one, Sarawak, is predominantly Christian and most speak good English.&nbsp; Not surprising because the whole country at one point was a British colony.&nbsp; Sarawak was where I was most interested but the country&#039;s capital, Kuala Lumpur, is a very modern city with great infrastructure.&nbsp; Excellent healthcare.&nbsp; Huge, beautiful malls.&nbsp; That&#039;s important if you want to be in air conditioning when it&#039;s 97° and very humid outside.There&#039;s an island off the coast called Penang that&#039;s majority Chinese&nbsp; heritage and Islam is a small minority there.&nbsp; Supposed to have incredible food with the blending of Chinese, Indian, and Malay cuisines.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5744881, member: 24302"] I've spent some time exploring living in Malaysia for retirement. Too hot and humid for me. But I've talked to a couple dozen expats who do live there and have read extensively about the country. For example Malaysia is split between the peninsula it shares with Thailand and the island of Borneo it shares with Indonesia. There are two Malaysian states on Borneo, and one, Sarawak, is predominantly Christian and most speak good English. Not surprising because the whole country at one point was a British colony. Sarawak was where I was most interested but the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur, is a very modern city with great infrastructure. Excellent healthcare. Huge, beautiful malls. That's important if you want to be in air conditioning when it's 97° and very humid outside. There's an island off the coast called Penang that's majority Chinese heritage and Islam is a small minority there. Supposed to have incredible food with the blending of Chinese, Indian, and Malay cuisines. [/QUOTE]

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