Have you been to Pasar Filipina in Sabah? It is a famous spot to find a wide range of reasonably priced foods.
Pasar Filipina is also not your usual market because it has this unique trait that captures tourists’ attention! Many sellers here are fluent in speaking different kinds of foreign languages. Hence why it is one of the well-visited tourist attractions in Sabah.
Recently, a video went viral on Instagram featuring an “akak” who sells ayam bakar and can speak fluent Korean, stealing the spotlight.
Check out our video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEGFmvDlEs/
Look how casually she was communicating with the Korean tourists! She even asked whether they wanted to cut the chicken and if they liked spicy foods.
Here are some of the interesting comments from netizens on Instagram:
“Most sellers in Pasar Malam Kota Kinabalu can speak fluent Korean. That’s how competitive they are,” a comment left by an Instagram user on the short viral video that gained 1.5M views, 75.2K likes and hundreds of comments.
So, if you plan to visit Sabah soon, don’t forget to include this market in your itinerary to get the most out of your trip. Let’s support more small businesses!
