tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147619946335987953.post4670731960479176083..comments2023-09-19T20:28:09.457+08:00Comments on Race + Gender + Faith: Top 10 Things I Will Miss about KL, MalaysiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147619946335987953.post-83725892779685969072012-05-10T23:15:14.483+08:002012-05-10T23:15:14.483+08:00You are such a kindred spirit, I didnt realize you...You are such a kindred spirit, I didnt realize you had just moved from Malaysia. This is excellent I will share it with my husband who very much wants to take us there.<br /><br />www,noorjanan.blogspot.comNoor Jananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468358836887006602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147619946335987953.post-54307630014206143332011-11-29T22:33:22.279+08:002011-11-29T22:33:22.279+08:00#7, at least with respect to shoes, is not so much...#7, at least with respect to shoes, is not so much a sharing of "purity rituals" as it is a practical necessity for maintaining clean homes and other buildings. As a long-term permanent resident of Singapore (which is very similar culturally to Malaysian culture), we too remove our shoes before entering homes. Considering the amount of dirt and water we'd track in if we didn't, this is a universal custom throughout Singapore. But the custom of removing one's shoes before entering a home is also universal in South Korea, where I lived for a year, and where there are very few Muslims in that country.<br /><br />The real surprise to me is why non-Muslim Americans <i>don't</i> remove their shoes before entering their homes.JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147619946335987953.post-21668914645757910322011-05-23T21:53:38.999+08:002011-05-23T21:53:38.999+08:00So happy for all that you have discovered during y...So happy for all that you have discovered during your time in KL...and thankful for sharing your insights with us!Salaehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667695342576125925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147619946335987953.post-4590235509297943552011-05-22T22:11:04.750+08:002011-05-22T22:11:04.750+08:00Great post! I think I'm going to feel the same...Great post! I think I'm going to feel the same way when we leave SG... it's slowly growing on us! Hope we get to see you guys soon, either in KL or states-side :)<br /><br />-SaqibVTMuslimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202579991850995893noreply@blogger.com