RELATIONS INTERVIEW REPORT Lecturer: DR. HASMADI BIN HASSAN
GROUP 4 N O
GROUP MEMBERS
MATRIC NO
Ahmad Sheriff Bin
Mohamed Fadhil Nur Ziana bt Norizat
MA15069
FA15057
3 4
Siti Norain Binti
Kassim A.H.M Nayeem
FB15011 MH14068
OUR GUEST:
MOHAMMAD ISMAIL (FROM
YEMEN) OUR GROUP MEMBERS:
Story behind interview:
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Our guest was MOHAMMAD ISMAIL from
Yemen. He is the co-owner of the Arabian restaurant which is in the old caf in our campus. Regarding the ethnic relations interview we asked him some question about his journey from Yemen to Malaysia. We also tried to know his thinking about Malaysian society and culture and the reason why he is in Malaysia. He was very supportive to us. We shoot the whole video in our campus. To be specific beside block B. it was a beautiful weather at that time. We used a mobile camera for the video. During the interview season there was too much wind. Because
of that we replace the audio with the
recorded version. These interview is a result of our hard work. Every one of our group member tried their best to make the interview part Successful.
The conversation part of the interview
written below: Q .What is the perception about Malaysia? Asn: When I listen about Malaysia 1 st think come to my mind that its a good place for education and business. Q. How you came into Malaysia? Ans: I came here by Yemeni airlines. I came directly from Yemen to Malaysia .there was two transits on the way, one was in Saudi Arabia and another one was in India. Q. What do you do here?
Ans: I do business here. Because I think
doing business is better here. Q. How you got the information about your business? Ans: I got the information from my brother. He told me that business is good here. He also do business here and I observed what he did here. Q. How do you adopt into the Malaysian society? Ans: They are very helpful and friendly. They are not rude with the foreigners. Q. Why did you chose Malaysia? Ans: its because of business. Doing business is better here than any other country. So that I chose Malaysia. Q. Do you know how many races here in Malaysia? Ans: I think there is a lot of races here. For example Muslim, Kristian, Buddha etc. Q. By looking at them can you recognize there races? Ans: No, I cant. Its not possible to recognize someones races only by looking
at them. I have to communicate with them
to understand there races. Q. What do you think about the integration here in Malaysia? Ans: I think its good. They respect each others culture. Q. From all the races in Malaysia, which one attract you most in terms of art and culture? Ans: Chinese ethnic group attract me the most because during the Chinese New Year they enjoy a lot by doing different dances like the dragon dance and its very colourful. Q. How they can live peacefully with each other while the have different races? Ans: I think everyone respect each other and there culture also. So that they can live peacefully for years and years. Q. Do you think Malaysia will able to hold this peace for a very long time? Ans: yes, I think they can. As long as they keep respecting each other they will be able to maintain this peaceful situation. Q. Whats your opinion about the education system of Malaysia?
Ans: Education system in Malaysia is very
good. Almost everyone is educated here. So its easy for us to communicate with them. Their education system is world class. Q. Do you know that the education system in Malaysia is based on the ethnic group? Ans: No, I dont have any idea about that. Q. Do you want your children to study in Malaysia? Ans: Sure, its a good place for education and a peaceful place as well. Q. Have you tried any traditional food here? Ans: Yes I tried. I tried a food called Nasi lemak. It was very good and it wasnt that sweet or sour. Q. How much it cost you? Ans: The price was around 8-10 ringgit and its depend on the place. Q. do you think the price is reasonable? Ans: Yes I do. Q. What are the challenges you are facing in Malaysia? Ans: Mainly the weather. The weather is very hot here. Also the transportation is a
very big problem here. If you want to go
outside, you have to rent a car every time otherwise you have to take a bus which takes more time for travelling. Q. How long you will stay here? Ans: I think as long as the business runs good here I will stay here.
Thats the end of the interview part.
As conclusion:
We didnt add or remove anything from the
interview part except some parts which we used to make the question easier for him. The main contain is unchanged. As a conclusion of the interview we can say that our guest Mohammad Ismail came to Malaysia because he thinks that business is better here than his country. He also got some information about Malaysia from his brother who is doing business here also. His thinking about Malaysia is that its a peaceful country. People here are very helpful and friendly. As long his business runs well here he would like to stay in Malaysia.