Culture Of Malaysia ★: Culture of Malaysia

Culture of Malaysia

Every country has a culture which its citizen practice, however, Malaysia has an unique

culture because of the diversity of its' citizens.The Malaysian citizen are made of three main race which is

Malay, Chinese and Indian. There are also other races in the country such as Sikh and Bumiputras. The

Bumiputras are non-Malay indigenous people, including ethnic Thais, Khmers, Chams and the natives of

Sabah and Sarawak. All these ethnic cultures have influenced each other, creating a truly Malaysian culture.

The basic attitude of a Malaysian is acceptance, courteous, respectful, honest, sincere,

generous, modest, humble, helpful and hardworking.The Malaysians practice this attitudes on a daily basis

with their elders and their peers. For Malaysians, family value is very important in their life. This is the reason

why most Malaysians have such good manner towards others in society. Moving on, there are many belief

within the Malaysian society which can be seen through the festivals celebrated in the country. For example,

Thaipusam in January, Chinese New Year in February, Hari Gawai & Dragon Boat Festival in June,

Independence Day & Hari Raya Aidilfitri in August and Christmas in December.

Besides that, the business culture in Malaysia is closely related with their beliefs and tradition.

For example of tradition is the practice of the structure and hierarchy in Malaysian companies.Malaysian

companies generally follow a vertical hierarchical structure where authority is directed from the top. Titles

and job descriptions play a significant part in many Malaysian companies in order to emphasis the line of

authority within the business.

Furthermore, Malaysians' respect for authority is evident in most business dealings.The

relationship between subordinates and their superiors for example is distinct and highly official with the use of

titles such as "Mr" and "Madam" followed by their honorific form of address. Relationships between

Malaysian business colleagues are based on mutual respect and, as such, the same procedure used when

addressing their superiors is also applied with their Malaysian business colleagues.

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