TikTokker who travelled to Malaysia got millions of views as he challenged misconceptions about the country
- Alwin GC, a French travel content creator, first arrived in Malaysia in August 2022 and shared in a video that the country defied many of his expectations
- Many of his videos receive over 1 million views – the first got 6 million – and he continues to encourage visitors to Malaysia to challenge preconceptions
A TikTokker who has been posting videos about his travels in Malaysia has gone so viral he said he’s gained hundreds of thousands of followers and people stop him in the street.
Alwin GC, a French travel content creator with 744,000 followers, has been documenting his travels around the world since mid-2021, and first arrived in Malaysia in August 2022, telling his followers about his impressions of the country over the course of his initial three-month visit.
On September 26, Alwin shared that Malaysia defied many of his expectations in a TikTok video. He said that the “biggest shock” he experienced while travelling through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city, was how nice people were, saying that he feels extremely safe in the area.
“Even in Thailand, I didn’t feel as safe as in Malaysia. But the crazy thing is, I thought it would be the opposite. I thought Malaysia would be a little bit more dangerous and I would have to be careful more, but I am in KL right now, and I feel like I can go pretty much anywhere, and nobody’s gonna rob me,” he said.
The Global Peace Index 2022, a ranking of the safest countries in the world measured against a number of factors, including societal safety and security, places Malaysia as the 18th safest country in the world. Thailand has the 103rd spot on the list.
Alwin also said he was shocked by the amount of urban development he could see in the city.