Other expat communities to keep up with?

AE86 · Post by **AE86** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:03 am

Hi all,

I used to live in Cambodia from 2011 to 2014 (Jan) but live in the states right now (although I am here in PP at the moment). All I really knew of was K440 at the time where I posted fairly frequently. Other than that, I don't know. Anyway, I wanted to keep up with things in Cambodia and wondered if anyone had suggestions of online places that people are at. I know of facebook, but I don't know how it works, nor do I know which facebook to join and then there's a Yahoo group I've heard, but I don't know how that works, nor do I know anyone on it...

Anyway, just curious on where to "hangout" to keep touch with Cambodia and it's expats.

Thanks!
-AE86

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:03 am

there's SihanoukvilleOnline.com and LivingInCambodia.com.

Both are pretty quiet though last time I checked in with them. ThaiVisa has a whole section for Cambodia as well.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:31 am

there a bunch of facebook pages

https://www.facebook.com/groups/siemreap/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/truecambodia/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/expatscambo/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/351953948230523/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/359323167414079/ if ur a photographer

are ones i use, some great info without all the bullshit as u are who u are not some silly user name .

Teak door and Pattaya addicts has a cambo section as well

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:55 am

there are a RETARDEDLY high number of facebook pages. it makes them suck. because 1 person ends up posting the same shit on all of them, or stuff ends up so scattered between them you end up missing it.

that list richard posted is a VERY small sampling of them. i count at least 15 that i keep getting added to... all expat run. and almost all fairly useless because they're full of spam.

AE86 · Post by **AE86** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:19 pm

I've never joined facebook before, but I've seen so many people talk about so many things so often that I just give up even trying to follow. Even on forums I read almost none of the other topics because I just can't read that fast.

EDIT: Thanks btw, I'll have a look at those and other suggestions as well, but maybe not facebook.

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:58 pm

One of the big problems/attractions to the facebook model is the A.D.D. system. Posts are there, talked about a little, then gone. If they ARE talked about a lot it ends up being overwhelming and people stop the notifications... so then stop talking about them.

Meaningful conversations rarely happen, usually just blurb responses and then gone. Or sometimes just a "like" and gone. Meaningless.

There are exceptions to this... but they still end up lost causes. Usually because the threads get too long and repetition begins or because the conversation is moving so fast that it's impossible to reply to a post before it's well buried and without context becomes difficult to reference.

I had a post top out over 300 comments... the last 1/3 was almost a direct rehash of the 1st 1/3.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:47 pm

AE86,,,call me selfish if you like, but I would not tell you if there are any other forums, cause I'm afraid you might forget about us here and put all that knowledge and good info you have, on another forum.
I don't think you fully realise that your posts on motorbikes etc that you posted on that other forum in the past , were some of the best informative advise that we have ever had over the past few years.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:53 pm

The coffee posts were also very informative.
welcome, OP.

Drifter · Post by **Drifter** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:42 pm

FB and Twitter are not a replacement for forums, they've a different use, they're for quick and simple exchange of opinions in real time.

AE86 · Post by **AE86** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:47 am

Duncan wrote: I don't think you fully realise that your posts on motorbikes etc that you posted on that other forum in the past , were some of the best informative advise that we have ever had over the past few years.

I think you're right. I always have (and still do) see myself as just an ordinary person trying to make what contributions he can via the internet. Honestly though, I never started with the intention of writing for gain or money (still don't), just to give the information that I could for others to read in case it would help. I'll admit though, I was very surprised to have such an outpouring of welcomes when I posted again. I never thought such information would have "earned" me any kind of thanks, let alone would have caused me to be missed in anyway.

I'm glad there are those that found some of the information useful though, and that's all I wanted.

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