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Hold Up, Wait a Minute - Were Malaysia's "Good Ol' Days" Really That Great?

Ever get that feeling when your parents talk about how amazing things were "back in the day"? You know, the good ol' days when teh tarik was 1 cents, and roti canai 5 cents came with endless gravy? They love to reminisce about those "simpler times" in Malaysia, right? Well, hold onto your Sunday's Teh Tarik or go back to weekend sleep sesh, because a recent article: ‘The good ol’ days’ – really? by Jayanath Appudurai on Aliran.com will got you thinking; were these "good ol' days" actually all sunshine and rainbows? 80s baby I can’t agree more with Jayanath Appudurai’s thought-provoking article. It challenges the nostalgic view many of us hold about Malaysia’s past. Jayanath throws some serious shade on this rosy-tinted view of Malaysia's past. Yes, he reminds us that this sunshine wasn't reaching everyone equally. He argues that this supposed harmony wasn't exactly a nationwide rave. Apparently, city folks who went to "English

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