OPINION: The Difference between Lagos and Kuala Lumpur

After coming to Malaysia some five months ago I have to some degree noticed myriad of differences between how it is living in Malaysia and Nigeria. I will break it up into sections so that it is much more easier for you to read as opposed to my other posts which are like dinosaurs in this age of short attention spans especially on the internet.

Note: I'm assuming readers who are reading this post are from Nigeria, if you are not from Nigeria just drop a comment with an enquiry regarding what you do not seem to understand and I'll reply with Superman like speed, Emmanuel.

Look and Feel
The capital city of Kuala Lumpur which I reside is home to skyscrapers, industries, bridges and most of all people (duh, :p). You could argue that Lagos is the same but where you'd be wrong is in the sense that as opposed to Lagos Nigeria, the skyscrapers do not just adorn Victoria Island or CMS. How Kuala Lumpur is different and in fact Malaysia as a whole is that it has the feel of a more advanced country. There are good roads, well planned buildings, parking lots, traffic lights, tunnels to ease traffic off main roads, trains as alternative means of transportation, a well organised bus system and of course traffic e.t.c
Now that beats Lagos hands down in almost all sectors of how the city itself runs on a day to day basis.

Amenities and Social Recreation
In terms of leisure Kuala Lumpur also almost wins hands-down as there are so many activities you as an individual or a family could participate in as opposed to Lagos. There are badminton courts, tennis courts, football/futsal pitches, swimming pools, cinemas, bowling alleys, arcade centre for playing video games and then list just goes on and on.
And do you know the best part of all these?, they do not cost an arm and a leg as opposed to what you'll be paying if you were in Lagos.
Come to think of it apart from the posh places in Lagos, where can you really go to have a nice time or play badminton like me and my friends at 11pm in the night?
Hint( Nowhere!, please do correct me if I'm wrong)

Security
After spending about a month in Malaysia naturally I made some friends. One day one of them calls me up at 2a.m in the morning and tells me to accompany him to get some snack at the McDonald's  near the school residence and my first response was NO, GOD NO.
To those who have ever lived in Nigeria or more specifically Lagos you can attest to the fact that taking a stroll at 2a.m in the morning might equal into you losing your possessions or worse still your life if you are encountered by, erm, robbers who are most times armed with weapons that will make a grown man pee in his pants.
My friend laughs at me and persuades me to follow him. Me in an act of boldness followed him and to my surprise no one or group of people accosted me to take my very lowly price possessions (hey, I'm not rich okay? :)).
Till this day I can confidently say that I've gone out at almost all times of the day and I've never been harassed once from either robbers or the police unlike Lagos where I dare not step out after 10 (in popular areas you could but there is still the danger of getting ganked by men of the night)

24 Hours Service
Another thing which I found puzzling when I first got to Kuala Lumpur is the amount of 24 hour service you can get. Stores that deal with common commodities like food, electricity and even entertainment sometimes have some sort of 24 hour service. Want to play football at 12 midnight?, bam!, there is bound to be a sports store open.
Want to eat out at 3am?, there is probably a restaurant open too and that is so not the case as you can imagine caused by the aforementioned point.

No Power OUTAGES!
Now this is something that KL uses to beat Lagos hands down!. Since I've gotten here never has the power gone out, not once!. In my first month here I was so surprised that for that first full month I kept on waiting for NEPA to "take the light". Indeed it was hilarious

Internet Service
My last and final point is as regards to internet connection and as opposed to Lagos most establishments have Wifi connections. Are you going to eat at a restaurant?, they probably have an internet connection.
Or do you even want to subscribe to an internet package?, it isn't as unreliable and God-awful as you get in Lagos.

Differences between Lagos and KL
As pointed out above there are a lot of things that distinctly separate Kuala Lumpur from Lagos and apart from the part that they are both major cities in their respective countries there is really nothing that qualifies for them to be on the same standing. Oh well, I'll probably still come up with another post with what is lacking in Kuala Lumpur that is abundant in Lagos, cheers!

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