its not lazy, but exp and cost living, in other country than Malaysia, their book are more affordable, sometimes you can compare it with food, Book<Food. But in Malaysia BOOK>FOOD

I was once addict to RPG novel book (play life character like DnD) which cost around 60+, and done less than a week, then go for another series until I feel broke and go for PC instead of book anymore. If it was cheap then I will hav a stack of it by now. But then again maybe I not into book anyway coz I didn't spend all for it.

i red newspaper everyday. sometimes during my time in the toilet lol

I'm embarrassed to admit I got excited over warehouse book sale.

Every time I said I like reading books, people rolled their eyes because they don't think anyone like reading book for real anymore.

I'm embarrassed to say I'm addicted to the smell of books. That I can't stop reading and purchasing book or any reading materials.

It has become a secret that I like book and a geek at heart. I don't read in public because it's distracting. I just think that people who read in public is pretentious. I mean how could you possible read a novel in a bustling environment.Of course that is amendable if you're sitting around in a cafe in quiet area with a book. But reading in lrt with people squashing you? and by the road with honks? I'm just impressed with those people.

Best way to recognize people who likes to read is the one who goes scourging up and down bookstore isle.

I just think it has become sort of culture not to read. Which I think an absolute pity. I think it has to be the way of your parents reward you.When I was a kid, my parents reward me with brand new book. I appreciate it very much and now I reward my nieces the same way.

I got them the fables from europe,interesting pop up books, hard cover book and of course enid blyton series.

And it's great to say, they have acquired the same sense of appreciation of getting a book instead of me buying them toys or eating mcd.

That's a very broad generalizing you have there.

There are people like me who (used to) are traveling long distances and would rather read than to spend 30-40 minutes of train rides sitting and doing nothing at all. Just because you cannot read in such situations doesn't equate to everyone else being the same. Some people can sleep no matter how noisy the surrounding is, the same goes to people who can read in trains and public places.

Try visiting Japan, it's completely common to read in trains, some even read standing.

I can totally understand for a long trip.I did it as well.

What I mean is for short commute. Everyday I sat waiting for the bus between 10 minutes to 40 minutes and I tried reading a book but it's very distracting.with the fumes and all that. Cars honking. Great if you can do it.

IMHO , we're just like other countries.
Malaysians nowdays prefer to watch TV , play online games , online chatting and whatsoever.
Why do they waste their time to do something that they don't like?
Plus , now is the global economy crisis.
Althought we are not that serious yet , but I think Malaysians prefer to work harder rather than read novels.
Typical mentality perhaps.
Can't blame anybody , because reading is a hobby.
As I mentioned before , can't force somebody to do what he doesn't like to do.

i'm helpless when i got my hands on a good book, i cant do nothing else! sometimes it affect my sleeps and work. and i annoyed someone close to me when he tried talking to me while i was reading. so i dunno if its good thing or not that i like to read.

I know. just like with other things.

you start having no space to put books and you worry about their conditions.

and when you find a good book, money is no object.

and you get less sleep when you're trying to finish a book and you get irritated with people who disturbs you.

i think i just like to read, but i'm not much of a book lover, i dog-eared, bend my books, read while i'm eating or while on the loo. i tried to take as much care as possible especially if the book is expensive like my harry potter series, most are hard-covered which is harder to care for when u read it more than twice and sharing with your brother, and i dont mind lending it to my friends as long as they return it back, because i want other ppl to enjoy the experience of reading like i did. ah i think i'm off topic already.

how many do u have til u have no space?
come vote here and see how is the collection of lyn book lovers!!

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/931699


back to the topic, malaysians i think are ignorant and believe tat if they need to read, its onli because they need to become successful.
like uncle auntie they no interest in reading.

and malaysians' rojak language makes our ppl bad in some language, separuh tong we chinese call them.
so when they can't understand the word and lazy to dig the dictionary, they give up~

Listening to some music helps.

I'd carry a book or a magazine whenever I go out. Whether it's a long or short commute, you can still spend time reading a book. I wouldn't go as far as to call it pretentious though.

Malaysian is genius. they don need to read and show off to all people that they are good. Others country like Japan and USA have bunch of idiot people. Thats why they have to read a book but if u see carefully, they just pretend to read a book. Their eyes look at the pages but their mind is somewhere else. We Malaysian is cool people. We read only our exam is near but some of us don read and study but still can pass with flying colours. I can say that Malaysian is best of the best

i think whether you like to read or not is individual thing. you cant judge the whole country like that. i mean, some of us here like to read and we're malaysian right? to actually say "Malaysians are lazy to read" just because you dont see every single person here with book under their nose 24/7 isnt quite right in my opinion. its generalization in a way.

This post has been edited by lunalovegood: Feb 21 2009, 02:20 PM

Rubbish.

The way you think and type is that of a typical Malaysian who doesn't read.

This post has been edited by baoz: Feb 21 2009, 11:40 PM

he may be from somewhere at what they call it "genius state"

I think he is saying the other way round guys.
Perhaps a reverse psychology statement.

a.k.a being sarcastic

My perspective on this issue is that Malaysians probably think that if you read a lot, you're a nerd. Among my friends, they'd say they would google up something if they want to know about it, so there's no necessity for reading a book/magazine just to gain such knowledge. And to be seen in public while reading, shows that you're the introvert type, and that makes you score less with the opposite sex. This is narrow-thinking. And maybe it's just the Malaysian attitude that it's good to follow the big-group, as they say. If the majority don't read, then it must be the right thing to do. And people might also find that doing other things to fill their time is more worthwhile than reading, for example play games, watch TV, surf net, shopping, socialising, partying, clubbing, find friends to drink at mamak, travellin, sports...etc.

Cause books are expensive and no proper place for reading especially in public places while waiting for bus, etc.

Lol, it was just last month I came back to M'sia for holidays and I recall complaining to my mum on me seeing tons and tons of fashion stores and hardly any bookstores in either a single area or a mall.