Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
After five years of retirement life in Cambodia, and two years before that in the Philippines. I repatriated back to America. I'm starting more and more to miss Cambodia and Khmer people, and of course my friends there. One thing I don't miss is Khmer food.
Re: Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
So,... come back?
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never allow the dumb ones to lead the pack.
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by xandreu » Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:45 am
"So,... come back?"
Right, xandreu. Everything changes.... Sometime, when it's practical for me I want to come back, at least for the duration of one visa stay if not longer. Speaking of everything changes, that's one basic thing in Buddhism (anicca), and I'm a Buddhist. I enjoyed living in a Buddhist country.
"So,... come back?"
Right, xandreu. Everything changes.... Sometime, when it's practical for me I want to come back, at least for the duration of one visa stay if not longer. Speaking of everything changes, that's one basic thing in Buddhism (anicca), and I'm a Buddhist. I enjoyed living in a Buddhist country.
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Re: Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
When you leave the west and come to Cambodia, you are irrevocably changed. You never totally feel you belong but then when you go home, you feel the same. No one gets you anymore either. Total shift in values.
"Dear Lord Baby Jesus, Lyin in a Manger"
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Yup, RickyBobby,RickyBobby wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:59 am When you leave the west and come to Cambodia, you are irrevocably changed. You never totally feel you belong but then when you go home, you feel the same. No one gets you anymore either. Total shift in values.
That's a BIG topic too, as I'm sure you already know. It's probably already a topic with posts here, somewhere.
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I have talked about Cambodia a lot with my friends and family, I am surprised how uninterested most of them are. Then I just stopped talking about it. The west and consumerism and hamster wheel of life is another strange phenomenon.nuzen wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:04 amYup, RickyBobby,RickyBobby wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:59 am When you leave the west and come to Cambodia, you are irrevocably changed. You never totally feel you belong but then when you go home, you feel the same. No one gets you anymore either. Total shift in values.
That's a BIG topic too, as I'm sure you already know. It's probably already a topic with posts here, somewhere.
I never worked in the KOW, and I feel that if I was plugged in, my experience would have been a lot more positive because I find it hard to stay healthy in mind and body. But, the entire experience of coming here and seeing the world from a whole other perspective has also been pure gold and I wouldn't change if for the world.
Every time I leave, I miss it so much.
"Dear Lord Baby Jesus, Lyin in a Manger"
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The food quality is not something I miss either. It will remain a mystery to me why Cambodia, sandwiched between 2 countries that are renowned for fine food, turns up such vile fare.
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RickyBobby wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:59 am
the KOW,... seeing the world from a whole other perspective has also been pure gold and I wouldn't change if for the world.
Every time I leave, I miss it so much.
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OMG, haha, I had to google then search here for "KOW", duh, of course I often call it the Kingdom with friends. Now writing about it here the acronym for the 'Kingdom of Wonder' is KOW. Nice. BTW, I'm enjoying this, my first post where I have to WRITE about the KOW.
AND, RB, I do agree and empathise with the rest of what you've written.
Thanks, mate.
Joe
Re: Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
Yes, Khartoum, although I wouldn't call it "vile", only unknown or, 'I don't know what that is". I have a sort of psychological block to eating mystery meats and things that I don't know WTF they are.
Oh, I got sidetracked there. My main point is that I've read that apparently all knowledgeable chefs and Educated, skilled professional food people were among those killed by the Khmer Rouge. Supposedly it was on a par with other neighboring countries, like Thailand, before that.
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Re: Expat misses Cambodia after repatriating to home country.
Right, something else to blame on the KR. Bullshit, as far as I am concerned. Then food in N. Vietnam should be bad as well, seeing how they had nothing to cook with for decades.nuzen wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:54 amYes, Khartoum, although I wouldn't call it "vile", only unknown or, 'I don't know what that is". I have a sort of psychological block to eating mystery meats and things that I don't know WTF they are.
Oh, I got sidetracked there. My main point is that I've read that apparently all knowledgeable chefs and Educated, skilled professional food people were among those killed by the Khmer Rouge. Supposedly it was on a par with other neighboring countries, like Thailand, before that.
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