A video posted on TikTok by foreign content creators travelling across Malaysia received the ire of netizens recently after they showed themselves standing by the road in Perak trying to hitchhike to their next destination.
The video, shared by foreign travel content creator miquelrudy received negative comments from Malaysians, who criticised them for not planning their travels properly and relying on hitchhiking to move around.
Foreign travel content creators trying to hitchhike to Gerik, Perak
In the video, 1 of 2 travel content creators stood by the roadside at an undisclosed location believed to be in Perak while holding a sign saying ‘Gerik’.
Based on the conversation between the 2, they were heading to Gerik, which is around 55km away from where they were.
The person holding the sign then said that hitchhiking is easy and they would have no problems getting a ride.
The camera then panned to show the road as well as clouds gathering above them, signalling rain was expected soon.
The person recording then said that they didn’t have a place to stay where they were, though they might have 1 option, which was a bit expensive.
Despite waiting for around 1 minute, no one stopped to give them a ride, with the video ending after several vehicles passed them by.
However, in a follow-up video, the 2 foreign travellers did end up getting a ride from a passerby to Gerik.
Watch the video here:
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The foreign travel content creators defend their decision to hitchhike
In the comments section, many Malaysians dubbed the foreign content creators as ‘begpackers’ and criticised them for not having proper travel plans while in our country.
One commenter told them not to travel if they don’t have money, to which they replied, “Bro go out and do something fun. Life is not about money always,”.
Meanwhile, another commenter said that they faced this problem because they travelled without money, to which the content creators said that they had no problem hitchhiking.
Besides that, one commenter said that this is the foreigners’ trick to save some money as Malaysians are too kind and will always help out.
Another commenter told the foreigners to use public transportation in Malaysia, to which they simply replied that taking public transport is ‘boring’.
So, what do you guys think of the whole situation? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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