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  • By diggingdeep on July 30, 2003
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  • You can wear whatever you want in KL but do be aware of certain places. The weather is roasting hot here and most people go around with khaki shorts(my fav!) and T-shirts but if you plan to visit the mosque or holy places, it would be more appropriate to wear something that err...cover up. No, you dont have to buy a burqa. Wear jeans or long pants instead of shorts.

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    Dress: What to wear - from a KL born gal
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  • Updated By s0rceress on October 23, 2005
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    I am a KL born. Let me give a true guide of what to wear. In KL, there are some areas where you should avoid wearing too skimpy or sexy e.g Mosques and temples(showing respects)Chow Kit area and Petaling Street(to avoid being harass). Please don't be misguided that we wear our clothes till high up our neck or something. There are alot of locals and foreigners wear mini-skirts,short pants, hot pants, sleeveless, tight pants, tube while shopping etc. Is OK because it is hot! But hopefully you wear your bra and not provocative shirts or else you would want people to stare at you. I really think with such humid and hot weather, wearing a bra is much comfortable, unless you want your clothes to stick to your body and revealing your.....you know what i mean.


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    Dress: What not to wear
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  • By leanne_pearc on April 10, 2005
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  • Girls try not to wear short skirts and tiny tops. The best thing to wear is t.shirts or singlets with thick straps & shorts, skirts, 3/4's. You wont get into trouble or anything it is just something that the people do not wear.

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    Dress: Be Sure to follow dress codes
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  • By makiro on August 26, 2006
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    When visiting mosques, be sure to follow the dress codes. I noticed in general, locals dress more neatly than they do in the U.S.


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    Dress: Batik: Traditional Malaysia...
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  • By sunnywong on September 13, 2002
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    Batik: Traditional Malaysia batik is a kind of fabric which combines wax brushing, dyeing, and boiling the material. The material may be silk, cotton, rayon or satin.

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    Dress: What to Wear
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  • Updated By keeweechic on August 26, 2006
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    Light, cool and casual clothing is recommended all year round. Shorts, miniskirts, sleeveless garments for women are not advisable, especially when visiting Mosques and temples. Comfortable walking shoes.

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    Dress: KL is a pretty modernised city...
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  • By emmandtom on August 26, 2002
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  • KL is a pretty modernised city now but westerners should remember that Malaysia is also predominantly muslim. I made the mistake of forgetting this and feeling the heat left the hotel for the morning site seeing in shorts and a vest top - for the next 3 hours I got lots of pervy stares (totally my fault) as soon as i could I went back to the hotel and changed. The shorts were fine (they weren't that short) but I changed to a t-shirt which wasn't as revealing and the differnece with passing men was amazing - now I was totally ignored! :o) So you don't have to cover up totally thankfully becuase it is so hot and sticky! Also remember that the building & shopping centres have freezing air-con so again as a woman I found a padded bra was a good item to wear as it stopped obvious problems poking through your t-shirt!! Lastly if you want to visit the temples remember that women have to cover their head and shoulders and men can't wear shorts sometimes. But also most of them provide scarves and robes anyway for a donation.

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  • By walnutz on August 25, 2002
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  • Make sure you are not wearing any shirts with prints of pigs!! My friend was wearing this yellow top with a picture of a really cute pig on it and you could see Malays deviating from their paths as they walked towards her!!

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  • Updated By travelmad478 on August 25, 2002
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    Since Malaysia is a majority Moslem country, be prepared to dress accordingly. The country is accustomed to foreign tourists, so you won't have rocks thrown at you for wearing shorts and a tank top, but it's nice to be respectful. In mosques (including the National Mosque), women are required to cover their heads and wear full-body coverings. These are available for borrowing, if you don't have one. Here's me in full gear...I think I need some lessons on how to wear that head scarf!

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    Dress: This is the ethnic dress of...
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  • By chanakya on August 25, 2002
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    This is the ethnic dress of the malaysian people...grand,rich and vibrant in colours with artistic finishes...

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