INTERVIEW

WITH
FOREIGNERS
IN MALAYSIA

Name: Khaldoon Ahmed

Original Country: Jordan
Course: Accounting

Q:

How many years have you been in Malaysia?

A:

Ive been in Malaysia for 3 years.

Q:

What do you think of the tourism in Malaysia?

A:

Well, Im happy to say that Malaysia provides a lot of

facilities for foreign students such as in transportation,
the variety of food here and also the shopping
complexes are more than enough.

Q:

Where have you been in Malaysia other than Kedah?

A:

Im not interested in travelling right now since Im

studying right now but Ive been to Langkawi Island
once with my friend and its a very nice island.

Q:

Why did you choose Malaysia as the location for you to

further your studies?

A:

Firstly, Malaysia is an Islamic country and theres a lot

of mosques plus Islamic facilities here so I can practice
my religion freely. Secondly, Malaysia has an enormous
variety of food plus it is not a country that needs a lot
of money since its not that expensive for me.

Q:

What makes Malaysia special to you?

A:

Malaysia is special cause like I said before the facilities

are fully accessible such as the universities, transports,
the knowledge and so on and also because the
Malaysian people are very friendly and kind plus its
easy to dealing with them.

Q:

What are the differences between Malaysia and

Jordan?

A:

Each country has its own uniqueness, Malaysias very

lucky because it has a beautiful landscape and
environment such as the seas, beaches and the
rainforest to explore rather than in Jordan which is
quite lack of places to visit.

Q:

What are your hopes for Malaysia in the future in

terms of education tourism?

A:

I hope Malaysias education system is going to increase

and improve to become a global education hub and for
Malaysia to keep providing better facilities for its
people and foreigners in the future.

Name: Arowolo Rachel

Original Country: Nigeria
Course: Accounting

Q:

How many years have you been in Malaysia?

A:

Ive only been here for almost one year starting from
the 23rd of August 2013

Q:

What is your opinion about tourism in Malaysia?

A:

Malaysia is very accommodating it makes people safe

and want to stay in Malaysia. The people are also able
to practice your religion so it attracts foreigners to
come and the tourism system here works very well
indeed.

Q:

Where have you been in Malaysia other than in Kedah?

A:

Ive only been in Alor Setar, Kedah since Im still

studying and Im trying to save costs

Q:

Why did you choose Malaysia as the place for you to

continue your education?

A:

Actually, I only took information from my lecturer who

knew about Malaysia, so thats why I came here.

Q:

What are the difference between Nigeria and Malaysia?

A:

Nigerias tourism is neglected while in Malaysia its

tourism is plays a big role in its development. The
teenagers in Nigeria are abiding their studies because
they cant afford a good education and in Malaysia they
are very lucky because they are free and can get
excellent schooling.

Q:

What are your aspirations for Malaysia in the future?

A:

I hope that Malaysia will use its many opportunities to

pursue a better success in the future.

Name: Suleman Purokayo

Original Country: Nigeria
Course: Economics

Q:

What is your opinion about tourism in Malaysia?

A:

Its fine, Malaysia has very many places of attraction and

Im able to taste new kinds of food such as this one
time when I travelled to Penang and I ate Pasembor.
Pasembor is very unique because of its taste, its
ingredients and also its just fritters but it can make me
full and its scrumptious.

Q:

Where have you visited other than the places in Kedah?

A:

Ive been to Perlis, Penang and Im planning to go to

Langkawi Island as Ive heard that it is the Top 10
beautiful islands in Asia.

Q:

How does your course can help Malaysia in its tourism?

A:

Since Im taking economics I can say that Malaysian

economy is good and still immerging and its banks have
good preferences and its valuation of currency is good.
Ringgit Malaysia (RM) is quite stable actually. The
agriculture in Malaysia is nearly abundant.

Q: What are contrasts between Malaysia and Nigeria in

terms of education?
A:

Malaysia has a fairly good education system, and its

population is small so the competition is not as tough
as in Nigeria. Since there is a population in Nigeria is
high, the competition is high because not everyone can
have a decent education there. Not just that Malaysia
has many lecturers while in Nigeria the total number of
the educated is still low.

Q:

What makes Malaysia a special place to you?

A:

This country has many exclusive features so you are

very lucky to be a Malaysian. For example, the variety
of culture is absolutely amazing here. I love the fact
that Malaysia is a food haven since its yummy and its
cost is low too. The accommodating rates are low here
so its easy for us foreigners to stay in Malaysia.

Name: Aras Ghazi

Original Country: Kurdistan
Course: Information Technology (IT)

Q:

What do you think of the tourism standards in

Malaysia?

A:

Malaysias tourism is very nice, it has lots of unique

culture but maybe it might be going down despite of
the MH370 and MH17 flight accidents.

Q:

Where are the places that youve already visited in

Malaysia?

A:

Ive already been to Langkawi Island, Penang and Kuala

Lumpur and the places are totally magnificent.

Q:

What is the main reason for you to choose Malaysia as

the place for you to continue your studies?

A:

They are many reasons actually, I was given a

scholarship by my country and since Malaysia is low in
cost I dont have to worry about the extra charges like
how my friends do since they chose Britain and America
as their location and they have to pay 10 times higher
than in Malaysia. Other than that, Malaysia is a Muslim
country so I dont have to worry about terrorists or
being scared to practice Islam here.

Q:

What are the differences between studying in Malaysia

and Kurdistan?

A:

In Kurdistan Im a lecturer, but since my place has no

political stability I dont have a salary. Corruption is he
done by the leaders thus the level of technology is very
low as an example, we dont have good internet
connection back in Kurdistan and theres only wiring to
connect, Wifi is not accessible. One more thing, in
Kurdistan they only speak Kurdish and Arabic. While in
Malaysia the main languages are Bahasa Melayu and
English so its easy to communicate.

Q:

What are your aspirations for Malaysia in the future?

A:

I hope that they are more students coming in Malaysia

so that it can increase its tourism and it is nice to have a
fountain.