We've been out and about enough now to get a sense of Malaysia in the aftermath (hopefully!) of the pandemic. Things here seem much the same as in Singapore. People are still dutifully wearing masks in the indoor locations, like the malls, and quite often outdoors. Otherwise there's a feeling of business as usual - and most of the retail businesses with which we're familiar appear to have survived.
To be honest, I've always been puzzled as to how exactly any business survives at Melawati Mall, where we were this evening, even in ordinary times. I mean, the place wasn't ever exactly packed out and there are a lot of shops there, with plenty of eateries, but I didn't notice any obvious closures from when we were last there two years back.
All this seems cause for celebration if it means ordinary folks have been able to stay in work and earn some kind of decent living.
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