COMMENT | It is said that two things will always unite people in Malaysia - food and sports. Those who claim this will use all kinds of examples to prove it.

For example, how all Malaysians love quintessentially Malaysian dishes like nasi lemak. We hear all kinds of tales about how Malaysians overseas come home and the first thing they want to do is to eat a big plate of nasi lemak to really feel like they’re home.

I don’t doubt that this is true. Nasi lemak is one of the few things that I truly miss every time I am outside of the country for extended periods and it indeed is one of the first meals that I would eat when I get back to our shores.

But this is just too superficial and general to prove that...