i do not wish to stereo type too but taking the easy way out is often part of their trait. my personal experience is that most of them lack perseverance and discipline. at the slightest hardship, they give up. hence, you see many malays resign from their jobs very often, all due to trivial reasons. whatever drive they have is usually short lived also. when i interview candidates for jobs, the reasons for leaving previous jobs is starkly different between malays and chinese. chinese would say things like previous job scope wasn't challenging enough or they wish to take on higher level responsibilities for better career advancement, etc. malays would give reasons like workplace a bit too far from home or working hours not so convenient and such trivial stuff.