I ABSOLUTELY HATE LIVING IN JOHOR BAHRU (RANT)
Context: 35 born in the North , parents moved to JB 40 years ago (yes I was born in the north when they temporarily went back)
Studied all the way here, working and staying here for now, I can’t even begin to describe my hatred towards this place
It all started back in high school when I constantly witnessed the violent gang fights in school to the point where gang members were called in to escalate things further , nothing was done by the JB authorities back then as usual , worked in a place after high school where I constantly needed to talk with people and that’s where my hatred grew because most people in JB are unable to speak proper English or even speak properly in bm not to mention most of them are snobs as well
fast forward to college things were ok because it was a mixture with international students however the local b40 JB style behaviour was present as well ,
When I started out my first full time job in JB after college I witnessed the full JB dugem , spec style of people they were lazy incompetent and just plain dumb
Not all of them of course but most but now thankfully I work in a place where my colleagues dislike JB people as well it’s gotten so bad I have actually bought a house in the north and I am making preparations to move there permanently in the future with my wife
Being a JB native (unfortunately) what I’ve seen and observed are
Most JB are egoistic , snobbish low iq and eq especially the ones working in Singapore when they ride to and fro sg they can ride like absolute aholes but whenever others do it they get angry
JB drivers are absolutely trash as well they really can’t drive for crap (tail gating, slow driving, q cutting, reckless driving) are just some of the examples of J plate behaviour here (not all of course but the majority of them are beli kopi lesen)
JB people are the tak boleh kena tegur type when you criticise anything about JB or Johor people you will absolutely be crapped on to the point where doxxing and harassment is normal even though you’re right (again not all)
JB infrastructure is utter crap the same roads from 10-30 years ago with minimal or no new upgrades (federal government gets blamedas usual) NPC cheap looking condos everywhere no LRT MRT, busses are jam packed with body odour filled Singaporeans and those working in sg
Salary while working in JB utterly sucks imagine working 12 hours for rm 2k while the rental here is 1600 even ppr flats are expensive in JB now
Food is expensive and tasteless, just the same npc shops cafes mostly catering towards Singaporeans
Housing is even more crap rental and house prices are more expensive than kl you are paying more for less or nothing you are just near ciq
So many gangsters and secret societies around to the point they do anything they want and get away with it (ah beng ah ,lian) etc they like to create trouble as well especially those under their 30’s
The local government is busy focusing on those working in Singapore and Singaporeans only all the new public transport housing projects currently being built here are catered towards them us locals are being driven out because of the utterly exorbitant prices
Local authorities here are absolutely useless in anything , massive traffic jam? Good luck traffic police only reserved for vip or a certain person escort
House broken into? Good luck they are never gonna try solving it
There is nothing to do here everything is just malls malls cafes malls and china makan shops there are very few places to lepal properly in JB just
To chill even the malls are boring and more expensive than kl malls
These are only some of my experiences staying in JB I ain’t even gonna talk about a certain family and they way they behave here
Do you all find JB?