I miss Cambodia

bkktrapper · Post by **bkktrapper** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:31 pm

Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:48 pm

I'd rather go and see the temples (even though I've been there a couple of times already)as I chat to locals everyday anyway.The Stung Meanchey dump closed about 5 years ago, I live near there.

And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?

Not me. Bor bor is ok but I'd prefer the fry-up.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:55 pm

bkktrapper wrote:Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?

A little blue-eyed, me thinks?

When I go to see the temples, I do it exactly for that. Chatting with locals? I can do that in front of my door.

Drink beer with Tuk-tuk drivers? Why?

Rubbish dump (which is no longer there) and I cold one by the river side? I am not even going to answer that.

What about making (more than) 70,000 a year IN Cambodia and not having to worry about paying for food and beer.

No fan of English breakfast but baw baw is terrible.

Let's face it: you had no choice to do most of the above and are thus trying to romanticize it no> I doubt many on an expat forum will agree with you

bkktrapper · Post by **bkktrapper** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:25 pm

best baw baw in PP is in 258 # near okay guest house on te right facng the river they crack up laughing when a barang has the nerve to eat there .

Poster X · Post by **Poster X** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:54 pm

Oh dear .. another barang wants to go native .. give up their worldly possessions and live the simple life in Cambodia .. sounds like you had a nice holiday ..just leave it at that ..

It's no fun being poor in Cambodia .. ask your Khmer 'friends' ..

bkktrapper · Post by **bkktrapper** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:13 pm

Poster X wrote:Oh dear .. another barang wants to go native .. give up their worldly possessions and live the simple life in Cambodia .. sounds like you had a nice holiday ..just leave it at that ..

It's no fun being poor in Cambodia .. ask your Khmer 'friends' ..

cambodia for 7 years i have lived like a native and been taken in many times by poor khmers they were happier than most friends i have back home.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:41 pm

I think ur confusing happiness with acceptance

NO One, anywhere, that is dirt poor, is happy

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:47 pm

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:14 pm

bkktrapper wrote:Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?

When family/friends visit Cambodia I usually promise that I'll go to the temples with them, then bail at the last minute and go drink beer anyways.

I did visit S-21 when my friend from Indonesia came for a visit. She had to check out the killing fields on her own.

Never seen the dump.

Work for drinks in Kampot? Sure.

Got me there. English breakfast every time.

bkktrapper · Post by **bkktrapper** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:38 pm

General Mackevili wrote:
bkktrapper wrote:Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?
When family/friends visit Cambodia I usually promise that I'll go to the temples with them, then bail at the last minute and go drink beer anyways.

I did visit S-21 when my friend from Indonesia came for a visit. She had to check out the killing fields on her own.

Never seen the dump.

Work for drinks in Kampot? Sure.

Got me there. English breakfast every time.

Love baw baw with salt for the chronic mekong hangover.
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