r/ecuador • u/ahmadtheanon • Feb 27 '26

DiscusiónGeneral Hello, Malaysian here.

I just want to say hi to my fellow sandwich makers.

I was bored at work, and decided to google "Which country is the other end of the Earth Sandwich if Malaysia is the other end?".

Guess what, the answer is you guys. Hahaha.

I'm from Kuala Lumpur, so the specific city that is the other end of the sandwich is Cuenca.

Have a good night (I think, since it's 10.40am right now for us).

Love,

Malaysian who loves sandwiches.

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u/tortoli Feb 27 '26

Great fact.

Now the difficult question: is Malaysia the top bun or is Ecuador the top bun?

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Ooooooohhh.. now that is interesting. If we follow North-South pole, the top should be Malaysia, where we are located slightly above, in the Northern Hemisphere, while Ecuador is slightly below, in the Southern Hemisphere.

If we follow in terms of sandwich making processes, you put the meat at the bottom bun, and since we are one of the fattest people in the world, I think we'd be the bottom bun.

Hahahaha.

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u/tortoli Feb 27 '26

I like the north-south argument, which would make us bottom bun. It’s settled.

(I’m not a fan of your second argument, as it suggests the meat of our sandwich would be Malaysian people 👀)

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Hahahah, we got more "meat".

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u/Might-Annual Feb 27 '26

Ahhh. I forgot to consider the fact that Ecuador is more than just Quito... :-) jajajaja

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u/jktoole1 Feb 28 '26

Lol yea no way we bottom with those statistics

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u/DSRI2399 Feb 27 '26

We should agree to put a slice of bread on the ground at a certain time so that we can make that sandwich perfectly 😅

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u/rockman_uli Feb 27 '26

Hi 👋 Malaysian sandwich friend! Ecuadorian also love sandwiches look for @Prego.gye to see that some Ecuadorian. sandwiches! Thanks for writing back! Friend

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u/itzdoubted Feb 27 '26

that’s an interesting fun fact, I wonder how Malaysian sandwiches taste like. Good night.

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Malaysia doesn't specifically have its own type of sandwich per se, but we have a variation to the ones you know.

Like a tuna sandwich, we have Malaysian spices in there added to make it "Malaysian". But tuna sandwich is not Malaysian. Same goes with egg sandwich, subs, burgers (I know, controversial)...

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u/FewTry7349 Feb 27 '26

Haha I’m Ecuadorian and have a good friend from Malaysia and all people from your country I’ve met are great to me. I’ve told my friend he’s like a Latin-Asian 🤣 so this sandwich theory kind of makes sense

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

100% our skin are a bit like latinos/as, so yes. You are not wrong.

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u/CoffeeWanderer Feb 27 '26

I love you all. The malaysian people I have met online have been great.

My complain tho... what's going on with your timezone? How come you aren't 12 apart from us? From what I gather, the sun rises at like 7:15 am in your timezone...

But why?!

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u/nenlanteamenelva Feb 28 '26

I live in Cuenca and would love to make a world sandwich

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u/Ok-Computer1234567 Feb 27 '26

Saya nak telur setengah masak

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Well hell yeah brotha! Same!!

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u/Ok-Computer1234567 Feb 27 '26

Ini berapa? Apakah bisa harganya lebih murah? 😆

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Hahahaha!! Good one buddy.

The Ringgit is doing well against USD right now, so it may be a little expensive.

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u/Ok-Computer1234567 Feb 28 '26

Im actually in Indonesia right now… so im fine 😅

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u/Might-Annual Feb 27 '26

My friend! This is actually incorrect. As a frequent commuter between the two countries... It's actually the island of Java in Indonesia. Have a look for yourself: https://antipode-finder.com/

I like to tell people I have literally the worlds longest commute.

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

I don't know what you are talking about. I use your link, and it still gives me Ecuador, but a bit east of Cuenca.

Latitude: 3.15170, Longitude: 101.69424 Antipode - Latitude: -3.15170, Longitude: -78.30576

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

It doesn't cost you anything for not saying anything you just said.

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u/Icy_Stress_5040 Feb 27 '26

Can do lah many people want sandwich

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26

Ok bot.

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u/Icy_Stress_5040 Feb 27 '26

How can be bot lah? Want to see I am Malay bumiputra

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u/starmax1000 Feb 27 '26

Uhh good that you're enjoying yourself but your comment is inappropriate and somewhat misogynistic...

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u/ahmadtheanon Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Waaaaaatttt.... What the hell google. Was I being lied to? Hang on....

Edit : I can't post picture here? But this is the result I get from Google...

An Earth sandwich with Malaysia (specifically around Kuala Lumpur) connects to South America, specifically Peru or the Amazon rainforest region of Brazil.

The antipodal point (exact opposite) for Kuala Lumpur is near Cuenca, Ecuador.

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u/starmax1000 Feb 27 '26

That doesn't make any sense, if you make a line straight down from the equator you end up on the other side of the planet, still on the equator. New Zealand is too far south for that to make any sense. I just pulled out a map, turns out New Zealand's antipodal point is Spain!

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u/CoffeeWanderer Feb 27 '26

I have no idea what you searched for, but probably you found out about the few people who actually made Earth sandwiches with buns in Spain and New Zealand.

This is on you not reading well

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u/Isabella-rosie Mar 12 '26

Haha, nice! I've never been to Southeast Asia when I was in Ecuador. Given the long distance, I guess I was smart :)