If there is one thing we are often reminded to do when heading to a government office or department to have anything prepared, whether it be a driver’s license, a passport, or a business license, it is always important to be mindful of the prerequisite dress codes. For men, this would mean proper shoes, long pants, and a collared shirt while in the case of women, that would call for skirts that drape past the knees.
Man lends his collared shirt to student driver who forgot to wear one before JPJ test
But what if you were caught in a situation where the dress code had slipped your mind, and you were caught between a rock and a hard place? Unfortunately, this would be a circumstance that one local man would inadvertently find himself in after he had forgotten to wear a collared shirt while getting ready to sit for his Department of Road Transport Vehicles (JPJ) driver’s test.
While many of us may be left with no choice but to reschedule our driving test, this young Chinese man was fortunate enough to meet another fellow Malaysian in the vicinity who was wearing a collared shirt. In a clip shared by TikTok user eeqramazizi that recorded their entire exchange, the student driver could be seen explaining his situation to the Malay man.
Without needing much convincing, the Malay man promptly took off his collared shirt, before folding it neatly to hand over to the Chinese man, who appeared grateful for his help. He was then seen swiftly heading back to join other student drivers who were awaiting to sit for their own test.
“This is the true Malaysian spirit,” he captioned in the video.
Malaysian netizens commend the man for his kindness
The video has since gone viral across the local social media space, with many applauding the Malay man for unreservedly coming to the learner student’s aid when he needed it the most, and being well-mannered for folding his shirt before handing it over.
“He fold the shirt before hand it over.”
“He tidied and folded it before handing it over, how well mannered.”
“To the man who lent the shirt, your heart is truly pure. May your life be eased. You’re great.”
“It’s politics that divide us. When in reality, we’re all just fine with one another when we meet outside.”
“This is my Malaysia. Even when needing to take off his shirt to offer it to someone, he folded it neatly first. Manners are our culture.”
One TikTok netizen has identified the Malay man as her father, and she explained that he would always wear an extra shirt with him as he often felt it was too cold while riding his motorbike to work in the early hours of the morning.
“That’s my father! He always wears two layers of shirts, as he said he often feels that it can get a little cold when he leaves for work at 5.00am in the morning on his motorbike.”
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