15 Reasons Why Cambodia is a Single Man's Paradise

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Agreed. Poipet is an eyesore but I have been to places like Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya). It makes Poipet look like paradise.
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phuketrichard wrote:
TheGrinchSR wrote:
Mr Curious wrote:
TheGrinchSR wrote:
He also writes a full review of Sihanoukville, if you're interested.
How long can it take to write "shithole" anyway? ;-) Cue, predictable, howls of outrage from those living in Snookie.
it can't be as bad as Poipet can it? Not having been there YET, based on all I've read, I can agree with "colorful" :) I'm hoping to get tips on where to go and see from Sammy.
In fairness nothing is as bad as Poipet... quite simply the worst town on earth.


wow

Been thru there a few times, stayed once and not even close to the worst

obviously u have never been to Africa
You couldn't be more wrong. I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria (consistently voted the worst place to be an expat in the world - though occasionally losing out to Port Harcourt which is also in Nigeria). Much of Africa's awfulness is accidental. Poipet is awful completely by design.
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Maybe for a 55 year old confirmed bachelor (and without the fruity implication), but for the single 21 to 35 year old white foreigner it is probably more preferable to be based in a European or Europeanized region like South America.

The abundance of sad young teachers OD'ing alone in an awful looking broom closet after months of working for peanuts makes me think elsewhere may be preferable until you're grey.
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General Mackevili wrote:Haha, came across this guy's blog who lists why he thinks Cambodia is single man's paradise, including Easy Visa, Low Cost Of Living, It’s Easy To Start A Business, Friendly Locals, Khmer Women Are Beautiful, You Can Easily Own A Motorcycle, Is Still Lawless and Has Casinos.
Some of those things on his list are not really advantages for being a single man in Cambodia, as they apply to everyone equally. He should have stuck to a top 10 list. Focus.
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hanno wrote:Agreed. Poipet is an eyesore but I have been to places like Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya). It makes Poipet look like paradise.

Lat time I was in Nairobi, I heard a story of a Japanese man who had basically got off the plane and ended up wandering around Kibera with his ruck-sack et al. After a short time, he was left in the middle of the street wearing just his underpants. A nice touch was that a little boy came running up after and gave him his passport back. Apologies if I've told this one before.
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General Mackevili wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:54 am Personally, I agree it's a single man's paradise. A married man's paradise too if you're discreet. Image
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TheGrinchSR wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:02 pm
phuketrichard wrote:obviously u have never been to Africa
You couldn't be more wrong. I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria (consistently voted the worst place to be an expat in the world - though occasionally losing out to Port Harcourt which is also in Nigeria). Much of Africa's awfulness is accidental. Poipet is awful completely by design.
Yeah, I lived in Africa for 40 years, was shocked the first time I saw Poipet.

And that was the customs post, LOL, imagine the other bits.

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Croydon is a shit place,
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vladimir wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:25 am
TheGrinchSR wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:02 pm
phuketrichard wrote:obviously u have never been to Africa
You couldn't be more wrong. I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria (consistently voted the worst place to be an expat in the world - though occasionally losing out to Port Harcourt which is also in Nigeria). Much of Africa's awfulness is accidental. Poipet is awful completely by design.
Yeah, I lived in Africa for 40 years, was shocked the first time I saw Poipet.

And that was the customs post, LOL, imagine the other bits.

Poipet the Toilet
Personally I find poipet a whole lot of fun probly the most photogenic suburb of KoW and interesting "Hood" in SEA deninatly not for the faint hearted or the barangs who lived a sheltered life.
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I'm not sure an aversion to filth, dodgy types and squalor equates to being sheltered.

Sounds like common sense to me.
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