HOW does a person differentiate between the city folk and the village folk? Do the villagers get to work riding an ox cart while wearing a straw hat?
Perhaps not that obvious. But a netizen recently went viral for his video stating how it was possible to identify these two categories of people just from the way they measured distance.
Among several other things, he said people from the city measured distance based on how long it takes to reach from point A to point B.
Accurate 😂💯
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— ًِ (@bckupacc99) August 16, 2025
“There are some places in KL which are only 10km away, but because of the traffic jam, it makes the travelling time about one hour,” he said.
On the other hand, people from the village measured distance based on the kilometres, which is fine since traffic jams are not a problem outside the city. The video post has since garnered quite a following and many other netizens have since chipped in to give their remarks, and the result is hilarious.
According to netizen @KenanganCoffee, sometimes distance is measured by the number of songs which have finished playing. “There are times when it is based on when my latte finishes,” he added.
Netizen @PasrahMenyerah pointed out that people from Ipoh even used “batu” as a way of measuring. “When asked about how long we have worked, we say seven purnama,” he said jokingly.
Perhaps in a bid to rile up the Kelantanese folks, @RobbieChri92608 said there is no such thing as KL people since they all originated from Kelantan. The comment was likely a jab at Kelantan being a backward state, resulting in her people moving over to the capital in search of job opportunities.
On another note, is traffic jams such a bad thing? Yes, it causes a great deal of inconvenience but studies show that traffic jams also indicate that a place is booming. The increasing number of vehicles effectively translates to higher demand in real estate, driving up the prices of homes as well as rental.
Which explains why even with all that traffic jam, people from the village are more than happy to buy their homes here in the capital. —Aug 17, 2025
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