Samouth's Close Calls with Arranged Marriages in Cambodia

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:50 am

Samouth wrote:in order to understand more about Cambodia culture. Foreigner should travel to the province quite often or live there for awhile.

It's the same for the USA ....you dont see true Americans in the city.....Real America is where the red necks live...

Soi Dog · Post by **Soi Dog** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:07 am

General Chatter wrote:
Samouth wrote:in order to understand more about Cambodia culture. Foreigner should travel to the province quite often or live there for awhile.
It's the same for the USA ....you dont see true Americans in the city.....Real America is where the red necks live...

Nonsense. And how would you know anyway? Do you get all your views on Amerca by watching The Dukes of Hazzard reruns?

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:47 am

Yeah complete nonsense , but it is a must if you want know more about Khmer culture?

MekongMouse · Post by **MekongMouse** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:01 am

Soi Dog wrote:
General Chatter wrote:
Samouth wrote:in order to understand more about Cambodia culture. Foreigner should travel to the province quite often or live there for awhile.
It's the same for the USA ....you dont see true Americans in the city.....Real America is where the red necks live...
Nonsense. And how would you know anyway? Do you get all your views on Amerca by watching The Dukes of Hazzard reruns?

I lol'd. I hear this a lot from rednecks actually. I was raised in Oregon but am always told by the country folk that I'm from Portland, not Oregon (or Seattle, not Washington). Most of the time they're not even trying to be mean, they just actually think the "real America" is in the country. Too much spoonfeeding from Fox news, I say. I hadn't realized this idiotic sentiment had spread internationally.

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:20 pm

Next time I will post a sarcasm emo so you dont assume ...lol...it funny that some say that you find out about the true Cambodian culture in the countryside but not in the states....

MekongMouse · Post by **MekongMouse** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:36 am

Well most Americans live in urban areas and most khmer live in rural areas, so a difference in where you'll find the best representation of the broader national culture makes sense.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:12 am

General Chatter wrote:
Samouth wrote: Yes i have a sister. Many people said she is beautiful. However, sadly i am not looking for barang brother in law.
Why dont you want a Barang brother in law.....why are you planning your sisters life for her.....do you think you sound or are being racist ?

look forward to you reply

Samouth · Post by **Samouth** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:31 pm

John Bingham wrote:
General Chatter wrote:
Samouth wrote: Yes i have a sister. Many people said she is beautiful. However, sadly i am not looking for barang brother in law.
Why dont you want a Barang brother in law.....why are you planning your sisters life for her.....do you think you sound or are being racist ?

look forward to you reply

such a good song. I wish everyone understand the meaning.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:50 pm

Samouth wrote:
John Bingham wrote:
General Chatter wrote:
Samouth wrote: Yes i have a sister. Many people said she is beautiful. However, sadly i am not looking for barang brother in law.
Why dont you want a Barang brother in law.....why are you planning your sisters life for her.....do you think you sound or are being racist ?

look forward to you reply lease:

such a good song. I wish everyone understand the meaning.

Then post it in Song and lyrics thread.

Barang_doa_slae · Post by **Barang_doa_slae** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 6:33 pm

Soi Dog wrote:Arranged marriage was the world-wide standard until very recently. The practice of marrying for love was extremely rare even in the West until just a few hundred years ago, and caught on very gradually since. Marriage was most often a cementing of ties between families (or oddly, within families) as a matter of economics. I believe arranged marriage is still by far the norm in much of the world, definitely in India, Pakistan, the Middle East and most of Africa.

I never have, and never will, understand how fathers anywhere could sell or marry off their own daughters to men their daughters objected to. I hope that unfortunate scenario is not common in Cambodia.

As long as both sets of parents have their son's/daughter's best interest at heart, and the potential bride and groom have the final say whether or not the match is acceptable, then it's a fine, time-tested custom. It shouldn't ever be forced upon anyone.

Well said.
I would add that with the provisions and limitations SD stated, I do think it is a better system than the quickly fallen apart love bonds only, modern weddings.

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