The good the bad and the ugly

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Thu May 24, 2018 2:23 am

The good: just got missus to sign up for CEO.

The bad: she’s afraid to post or reply because she might lose face to the expats.

The ugly: Khmer get routinely chopped down by the grammar police and publicly hung to dry. (Or mocked when their English is too good.). She got this gist after just a short while.

Is there any way to combat this perception? Maybe making it more friendly for all?

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Thu May 24, 2018 2:58 am

this has been the subject of lengthy discussion and it is agreed that the forum should be more friendly without moderation becoming overpowering.
unfortunately, even polite requests to disrespectful members to self moderate often result in a furious attack.

that genius · Post by **that genius** » Thu May 24, 2018 4:55 am

I find it hard to believe that anyone would attack someone if their English was ' too good'. And how would they know that the poster was Khmer? And, I agree with you, why should anyone care about the nationality.

From the language of your post ('just got the missus to sign up') it seems maybe you pressured her a bit to join. Why? If she's scared to post, why would she join? Just be sure it's what she wants not what you want.

Just report it. We have racists, Islamophobes, Nigeriphobes, paedo apologists, every phobe and weirdo you can probably list.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Thu May 24, 2018 5:13 am

regrettably, nearly every Khmer poster we have had here has been run off by knuckleheads.

that genius · Post by **that genius** » Thu May 24, 2018 5:39 am

I also think cultural expectations play a part. Khmers are not direct, they avoid confrontation, and are generally very polite.

It must be confusing entering an environment where very few (expats) fit that bill.

kptic · Post by **kptic** » Thu May 24, 2018 8:50 am

frank lee bent wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 5:13 am regrettably, nearly every Khmer poster we have had here has been run off by knuckleheads.

Expand the profile functionality and try to siphon off some Khmer ladies from other social media

Kayve · Post by **Kayve** » Thu May 24, 2018 10:48 am

Just tell her all the posters lost their "face" to another poster at one point too :stir:

Heng Heng Heng · Post by **Heng Heng Heng** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:08 am

Tell her it's just an internet forum and not to be concerned about losing face or taking it too seriously. People express their views and sometimes those views don't match other people's beliefs, it does really matter, not everyone will agree with what you say but you are entitled to say what you think is true. Don't be overly concerned about perfect English. English is more flexible than most languages and people will still understand what you mean.

angkorjohn · Post by **angkorjohn** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:46 am

Just make sure you tell her not to search your previous posts about her, the loss of face they would cause her far outweighs anything that could be posted by anybody else.

that genius · Post by **that genius** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:47 am

Ouch.

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