# East Malaysia takes over the feed

> Sabah and Sarawak creators are turning Malaysia Day into a scroll of jokes, culture shocks and sharp little truths.
- Title: East Malaysia takes over the feed · Malay Mail | Shortify
- Summary: Sabah and Sarawak creators are turning Malaysia Day into a scroll of jokes, culture shocks and sharp little truths. East Malaysian social media is funny…
- Keywords: east malaysia, sabah, sarawak, social media, culture, news, world, East, Malaysia, takes, feed, Malay Mail
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/life/2026/09/16/need-some-east-malaysian-wisdom-and-whimsy-heres-some-social-media-gems/235351
- Author: Erna Mahyuni
- Published: 2026-09-16T08:25:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: east malaysia, sabah, sarawak, social media, culture, news, world
## Malaysia Day scroll
The piece marks Malaysia Day with a playlist of Sabah and Sarawak creators who bring Borneo humour, identity and everyday friction into Instagram and TikTok feeds.

> some local, or specifically East Malaysian flavour
## Sabah road blues
Carl Devson turns one of Sabah's shared frustrations into a song, poking fun at bad roads and a long-delayed highway that locals know too well.

> Sabah’s bane: terrible roads
## Two cultures, one reel
Thusna, who is Tamil-Iban and a Bharathanatyam dancer, shares life between cultures, airline work and Sarawak traditions like Hari Gawai.

> mixed Tamil-Iban heritage
## Too friendly to run
Miri creator Leong Jeen Jern finds Sabah jogging comes with a surprise, locals are so friendly that even a neighbour from Sarawak gets culture shock.

> the locals were just too friendly
## Angry Sabah woman
Amirul Hafiz builds a joke around the feared Angry Sabah Woman, playing with a stereotype while letting Sabahans laugh at the way outsiders talk about them.

> Don’t play-play with Sabah women
## The comeback lands
Sharmaine Alexander answers a tired fear about courting Sabahans and witchcraft with the kind of comeback that makes the anger feel earned.

> Sometimes the anger is warranted
## Not the same place
Lee Michelle's reel skewers the casual way West Malaysians blur Sabah and Sarawak together, including food takes that can test anyone's patience.

> ‘Sabah and Sarawak samelah’
## Bah, but different
Athalia shows how Sarawakian English sounds, with a reminder that Sarawakians also use “bah”, even if Sabahans get more credit for it.

> Sarawakian Malay is a whole other language
## Key takeaway

East Malaysian social media is funny because it is specific, proud and quick to call out lazy assumptions.