Caught in the bustle of a city of millions


A tuk-tuk driver waits for customers along a busy street in Bangkok. — AFP

YOU cannot miss a Malaysian walking on the streets of Bangkok. They are so apologetic and considerate.

You can always recognise Malaysians by how they walk in a crowd there; they avoid people, hunch a little and say sorry repeatedly as they wade through the crowd.

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