TikToker Recommends Visiting Malaysia Over Singapore: “It’s 10 Times Better”
Source: Tiktok | @zakattackcalii
Recently, an 18-year-old American living in Thailand, known for his TikTok travel videos around Southeast Asia, suggested that people looking to visit Singapore should consider exploring Malaysia instead.
The TikToker, @zakattackcalii, who has nearly 120,000 followers, ranked Singapore as the “worst” among the seven Southeast Asian countries he visited over the past five months.
According to him, there’s not much to do in Singapore.
“I do not recommend it. There was, like, nothing to do in Singapore besides walking around and seeing a few things, but Singapore is just so small,” he said in a TikTok video posted on Sunday, May 26.
He acknowledged that while some people in Singapore were “pretty nice,” others, particularly the service staff at Marina Bay Sands, were “super rude.”
“When I went up to the big, huge tower, Marina Bay Sands or whatever, the waiters and waitresses were just super rude. Like, they were just not kind at all,” he claimed.
Comparing Singapore to Disneyland “because everything in Singapore is perfect,” he commented that Singapore has “very little culture”
The lack of cultural depth in Singapore did not match his preferences.
“I like to go to a country that has a lot of culture and I try to embrace myself in it,” he explained.
The American teen then suggested that those thinking about travelling to Singapore should instead visit Malaysia, which he ranked fourth on his list
“If you want to go to Singapore, go to Malaysia. It is very similar but like, Malaysia is 10 times better, with like, more culture, better food, better buildings,” the 18-year-old told his viewers.
He added that he loves Malaysia because Kuala Lumpur is “very walkable.”
According to him, Malaysia is very underrated, despite being more “well put together” than Thailand.
While some agreed with his assessment, with one even saying, “I’m Singaporean and I agree with you,” others noted that the American teen seemed to rate the countries he visited based on affordability.
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