[Wild Fragaria]

The interesting bit about Malaysia is that the country has very distinct areas for muslims and non-muslims.  The funny thing is in the cities, muslims are usually pretty open minded.  A lot of muslim women don't usually wear veil (or tudong, in Malay), except special occasions like Ramadan and Puasa.

Tudong is the Malay version of the headscarf.

Malaysia's fine to visit...just don't go visiting the northern states (Kelantan, Terengganu), which is where most of the more crazy muslim stuff happens.

Small correction, Terengganu and Kelantan are in the western region of the peninsular.  The northen region of the peninsular consists of Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan and part of Pahang.  You're right about not visiting those two states though, not if you're a huge sea turtle fan or researcher   The majority of the fundamental muslims live in those two States.  Otherwise, it's still a pretty country to visit

[aldo_14]

Sea turtles?  Cool.

[Wild Fragaria]

Yeah, giant sea turtles go to the shore of Terengganu every year to lay eggs

[aldo_14]

Yeah, giant sea turtles go to the shore of Terengganu every year to lay eggs

Is it a preserve?

[Wild Fragaria]

It is.  The government is working hard on the project to stop local people from consuming the eggs.  Lots of fisherman and villagers by the shore aren't well educated enough to realize how they could potentially endanger the species by harvesting the eggs

[Unknown Target]

I always thought that the burkha was originally established as a way from keeping raiders out in the desert from identifying the women so that they could take them away and do various unspeakables to them? And then it just evolved from that into a required thing.

[Fragrag]

Actually, the Islam does not place the man above the woman.

The reason why the womans wear the... hat like thingys (sorry, im dutch) is because they think the man are weak and may be distracted by a beautifull woman.

Ze noemen burkas

Ik dacht altijd dat het ze heten was.

Or are you using Babelfish?

Neen, Belgische dialect

[Darius]

Yeah, giant sea turtles go to the shore of Terengganu every year to lay eggs

Turtle eggs? Cool Didn't know that.

I was born there, but don't normally follow up on news there...although it was interesting when the Sultan of Terengganu (my third cousin) became king of Malaysia.

[Wild Fragaria]

Yes, very famous giant turtle egg laying shore.  Malaysia has another famous animal -- Orang Utan on Borneo Island.  Me a fan of animals

[Ford Prefect]

Me too. They taste like chicken, which, incidentally, is also an animal.

Nah, I'm just kidding; my cat probably doesn't taste like chicken.

[Kosh]

Yeah, giant sea turtles go to the shore of Terengganu every year to lay eggs

Turtle eggs? Cool Didn't know that.

I was born there, but don't normally follow up on news there...although it was interesting when the Sultan of Terengganu (my third cousin) became king of Malaysia.

Your third cousin is the king of malaysia?

[Darius]

Your third cousin is the king of malaysia?

Aye.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Actually, the Islam does not place the man above the woman.

The reason why the womans wear the... hat like thingys (sorry, im dutch) is because they think the man are weak and may be distracted by a beautifull woman.

Ze noemen burkas

Ik dacht altijd dat het ze heten was.

Or are you using Babelfish?

Neen, Belgische dialect

could have been poldernederlands 

[brozozo]

Your third cousin is the king of malaysia?

Aye.

Wow, that's cool.

[Wild Fragaria]

Do we get a tour in the palace??