What are the old farang and retiree doing in Cambodia?

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What are the old farang and retiree doing in Cambodia?

Post by Samouth »

Honestly i don't have any old farang friends and i also have never talked to any of them. So it is fair that i have no ideas about them. Are they working as English teacher or just living and exploring in Cambodia.

Most of my friends are in 20s and they are mostly working as intern at some international organisation like UN, UNDP and the embassies.
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doing the same thing in Cambodia as they are doing anywhere in the world;
living although the ones i know in Cambodia seem to just sit in one place and get older.

some just have chosen Cambodia to do it
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As an old barang (not farang) in Cambodia, I run a business, am raising a family, and enjoy studying Cambodian archaeology, culture and politics. I also like getting out on the town every other Friday night or so.
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Buy and sell stones. Live quietly and cheaply.
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frank lee bent wrote:Buy and sell stones. Live quietly and cheaply.


Now that could be an interesting hobby for a retiree.

What are kidney stones worth these days.
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I live rurally with a women I met in PP. She was employed by an NGO to help handicapped Cambodians and I was a a teacher. Beyond working on our land and house, I no longer work, but support my family on
a very limited Social Security budget that is augmented by funds from a rural homestay that I designed around my wife's gifts as a cook and her natural charm. I no longer teach, except to my children whom I hope will one day leave this country with no future. I recognize them as Cambodian, but I want them to escape this sad excuse of a country. If they choose to come back, it's up to them. Yes, I am happy with my Cambodian friends and neighbors.
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Taabarang , do you project those views about Cambodia having no future to your kids and it being a sad excuse, if so I would like to say well done on the educating bit, why dont you open a school....I think given a good education and a strong command of a second language or two a young Cambodian has great opportunities. Grumpy old git...

...OP, what I do in my free time is wonder why some people bother....Cambodia is fantastic place to chill whatever age...
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phuketrichard wrote:doing the same thing in Cambodia as they are doing anywhere in the world;
living although the ones i know in Cambodia seem to just sit in one place and get older.

some just have chosen Cambodia to do it
Ture ...I now know that there is going to be times of boredom , and in the past I would move to a new country. Then I saw the pattern and accepted that here in Cambodia is the best place in the world for me at the moment ....getting old sitting under the mango tree , propping up a bar, walking the dog ,enjoying each dawn and dusk, feeding the fish is my daily routine ....no more rat race for me
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This is my favourite type of thread and I love reading about those who have found a chilled life, away from the madding crowd.

I look forward to something similar soon
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When I get older, I plan on giving that homeless Tarot Card reader a run for his money. He needs competition.

Or maybe see if any tourists on the RiverSide want to play cards.
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