KL Quirks

• Drivers rarely follow the speed limit. People consistently drive 20 kph beyond the limit.
• The locals use their mobile phones quite a lot, even during driving. My cabbie tells me the ladies are the worst offenders. And they drive quite fast, too.
  
• Don't make a mistake of putting on the seatbelt. I did it once, and the cabbie was a bit miffed.
• There's way too many cars on the road, and majority has only one occupant.
• The populace is predominantly Malay, then Chinese, then Indian. By definition, all Malays are Muslims. I was told the only way a non-Muslim can gain Malaysian citizenship is by converting to Islam. Inter-faith marriages are allowed, as long as the non-Muslim guy or girl convert to Islam.
• Muslims pray five times a day. On Friday, the men have to go to the mosque during lunchtime to pray. The ladies don't go to the mosques, so they go shopping instead during the 2-hour lunch break.
• English use is not that prevalent, compared to Singapore or Manila. The local Chinese speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Fookien, Teochew, etc.
• You have to pay a fee to use the toilet - 20 cents.