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Hi All,

Thanks for all feedback, I really appreciate it! The replies are actually more positive than I expected. I will definitely need to make the trip to Cambodia (Phnom Penh, where this lady is based) to see what happens next!
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And there are of course the dwarf comedians on TV. Khmers laugh at people’s conditions but are actually probably much more accepting than we westerners.
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I met several dwarf Khmers through my wife when she worked at an NGO for handicapped Cambodians. They were trained in skills that would enable them to start up self-employed cottage industries since all avenues leading to positions in the normal business world were shut to them.

They had to withstand constant staring once beyond the confines of the NGO and usually became emotionally involved with another dwarf. If your girl can handle the staring, she is an unusual Khmer. As an acid test I would make certain you are seen in public together before making any hasty commitment. And I mean often and in different places. I hope you find the real thing. Bear in mind all foreigners here have to wade through a lot of mud to find the gems.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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further down the Malay archipelago from Sumatra onwards little people are regarded in folk mythology as intermediary between humans and the Gods- goes back to Hindu.
royalty often made these people members of their household- and they were exempt from many of the constraints imposed on "normies"
they could tell the truth to the king because they came from the "gods"
after questioning a few ppl here i cannot uncover such ideas locally

you may do very well here OP.
just tread carefully with your money
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it is a culture of challenge here for everyone. it manages to work through family. i am convinced that what you perceive as a disability in your home country will disappear here if you have a pension- you will perhaps be a highly desirable bachelor so keep your options open and visit.
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might like to look at who the boss is in this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1D3a5eDJIs
it is not Tom Petty
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console wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:16 pm [Admin Edit: Garbage posts on random topics from years past.]
You realise this thread is over 3 years old?
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He has 5 on the go now.
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